Patents by Inventor Akira Takeyama

Akira Takeyama has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9438061
    Abstract: Even when current values of a current that flows to a plurality of cell modules connected in parallel are different, efficient charging is performed. A charge control device that controls a charging current to be supplied to a plurality of cell modules connected in parallel compares a maximum current value, selected from current values detected by a current sensor provided in each of a plurality of the cell modules, with a reference current value predetermined as a maximum current value of the current to be supplied to secondary batteries, and controls the charging current to be supplied to a plurality of the cell modules based on a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Takeyama
  • Publication number: 20150244191
    Abstract: This battery monitoring system quickly and accurately grasps the position of a monitoring device that monitors battery packs when an abnormality occurs in the monitoring device. The battery monitoring system is equipped with a comparison unit and a change unit. When a battery management unit (BMU) which acquires, from each of a plurality of cell monitoring units (CMUs) that monitor a plurality of battery packs provided with at least one secondary battery cell, battery state information for the associated battery pack, activates a particular CMU according to a predetermined sequence, the comparison unit compares the sequence number representing the sequence in which the CMU was activated with an identification number assigned to the CMU acquired from the CMU. If the sequence number and the identification number differ, the change unit changes the identification number to the same number as the sequence number, and outputs the new identification number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Matsumura, Akira Takeyama
  • Publication number: 20140186665
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell including a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, and a conductive battery case, a first resistor including a first end which is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal and a second end which is electrically connected to the battery case, a voltmeter, a second resistor, a switch, and a control. When the switch is controlled to be changed from an off state to an on state to electrically connect the second resistor between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal or when the switch is controlled to be changed from the on state to the off state to electrically disconnect the second resistor between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal, the control device monitors a change in the voltage to determine whether the first resistor is electrically connected to the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Akira Takeyama
  • Publication number: 20140159666
    Abstract: Even when current values of a current that flows to a plurality of cell modules connected in parallel are different, efficient charging is performed. A charge control device that controls a charging current to be supplied to a plurality of cell modules connected in parallel compares a maximum current value, selected from current values detected by a current sensor provided in each of a plurality of the cell modules, with a reference current value predetermined as a maximum current value of the current to be supplied to secondary batteries, and controls the charging current to be supplied to a plurality of the cell modules based on a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Takeyama
  • Patent number: 8560667
    Abstract: An analysis method for carrying out an analysis for responses of a computer system including a plurality of servers, includes: obtaining data concerning a CPU utilization ratio of each of the plurality of servers from the computer system, and storing the data concerning the CPU utilization ratio into a CPU utilization ratio storage; obtaining processing history data generated in the computer system, generating data of a request frequency by users of the computer system, and storing the processing history data into a request frequency data storage; and estimating an average delay time in each server by using the CPU utilization ratio of each server, which is stored in the CPU utilization ratio storage, and the request frequency stored in the request frequency data storage, and storing the estimated average delay time into a server delay time storage. By carrying out such a processing, the analysis can be carried out without changing the computer system to be analyzed and any additional cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Ken Yokoyama, Akira Takeyama, Kenichi Shimazaki, Takamitsu Maeda, Koji Ishibashi, Seiya Shindo, Koutarou Tsuro
  • Publication number: 20130252051
    Abstract: A battery system including: a secondary battery (7A) including a stacked electrode body housed in a battery can (11A), a positive electrode terminal and the battery can (11A) being electrically connected; a secondary battery (7B) including a stacked electrode body housed in a battery can (11B), a positive electrode terminal and the battery can (11B) being electrically connected; a cell can voltage sensor (9A) that measures a first voltage of the battery can (11A); a cell can voltage sensor (9B) that measures a second voltage of the battery can (11B); and a BMU (15) that receives information corresponding to the measured first and second voltages of the cell can voltage sensors (9A, 9B). The BMU (15) activates expansion detection information based on the information when the first voltage increases and the second voltage decreases substantially simultaneously with the increase, thereby enabling detection of presence or absence of expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Hiramura, Akira Takeyama
  • Publication number: 20120160793
    Abstract: A storage rack includes a shelf board on which an object to be stored is placed and which is installed so as to slidably move in a horizontal direction from a depth direction of a rack main body to a front direction, which is outside the rack main body, and a supporting structure, a movement of which is coupled with the sliding movement of the shelf board to support the shelf board which has been pulled out by the sliding movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichiro Kondo, Masataka Uchida, Akira Takeyama
  • Patent number: 7970584
    Abstract: In determining a condition of a case under which the occurrence rate of the performance abnormality is high based on information related to a resource utilization situation acquired in a resource utilization situation acquisition step and an occurrence frequency of a request acquired in a request occurrence frequency acquisition step, and information related to the existence/nonexistence of the performance abnormality determined in a performance abnormality existence/nonexistence determination step, when branching a parent node that represents a situation of a decision tree to two child nodes using the method of decision tree, the decision tree is generated using an evaluation function which performs branching such that most of normal samples which belong to the parent node are contained in the one child node, and most of abnormal values which belong to the parent node are contained in the other child node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Ken Yokoyama, Akira Takeyama, Koji Ishibashi, Kenichi Shimazaki, Lilian Harada, Nobuhiro Yugami, Yukiko Seki
  • Publication number: 20090048807
    Abstract: In determining a condition of a case under which the occurrence rate of the performance abnormality is high based on information related to a resource utilization situation acquired in a resource utilization situation acquisition step and an occurrence frequency of a request acquired in a request occurrence frequency acquisition step, and information related to the existence/nonexistence of the performance abnormality determined in a performance abnormality existence/nonexistence determination step, when branching a parent node that represents a situation of a decision tree to two child nodes using the method of decision tree, the decision tree is generated using an evaluation function which performs branching such that most of normal samples which belong to the parent node are contained in the one child node, and most of abnormal values which belong to the parent node are contained in the other child node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji KIKUCHI, Ken Yokoyama, Akira Takeyama, Koji Ishibashi, Kenichi Shimazaki, Lilian Harada, Nobuhiro Yugami, Yukiko Seki
  • Patent number: 7450584
    Abstract: A network repeater apparatus connected to a plurality of networks is provided which includes a VLAN tag addition section (15) or a VLAN tag rewrite section (17) that performs prescribed VLAN tag processing with respect to a communication packet based on prescribed information of the communication packet when the communication packet is input from any one among a plurality of networks, an address translation section (16) that translates a source address of the communication packet based on the prescribed information, and an input and output section (11) that outputs to a prescribed virtual network a communication packet which has been subjected to at least either one of processing by the VLAN tag addition section (15) or the VLAN tag rewrite section (17) or address translation by the address translation part (16), whereby access can be made to a common device while ensuring security between the networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okano, Akira Takeyama, Toshihiko Naritomi
  • Publication number: 20070214261
    Abstract: An analysis method for carrying out an analysis for responses of a computer system including a plurality of servers, includes: obtaining data concerning a CPU utilization ratio of each of the plurality of servers from the computer system, and storing the data concerning the CPU utilization ratio into a CPU utilization ratio storage; obtaining processing history data generated in the computer system, generating data of a request frequency by users of the computer system, and storing the processing history data into a request frequency data storage; and estimating an average delay time in each server by using the CPU utilization ratio of each server, which is stored in the CPU utilization ratio storage, and the request frequency stored in the request frequency data storage, and storing the estimated average delay time into a server delay time storage. By carrying out such a processing, the analysis can be carried out without changing the computer system to be analyzed and any additional cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Ken Yokoyama, Akira Takeyama, Kenichi Shimazaki, Takamitsu Maeda, Koji Ishibashi, Seiya Shindo, Koutarou Tsuro
  • Patent number: 7075932
    Abstract: A communication device includes a static routing table, a dynamic routing table and a judging unit. The judging unit, if no failure occur in a static route, selects the static route based on routing information given from the static routing table as a route to which a packet should be forwarded. The judging unit, if the failure occurs in the static route, selects a dynamic route based on routing information given from the dynamic routing table as a route to which the packet should be forwarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuhira, Akira Takeyama
  • Publication number: 20050058132
    Abstract: A network repeater apparatus connected to a plurality of networks is provided which includes a VLAN tag addition section (15) or a VLAN tag rewrite section (17) that performs prescribed VLAN tag processing with respect to a communication packet based on prescribed information of the communication packet when the communication packet is input from any one among a plurality of networks, an address translation section (16) that translates a source address of the communication packet based on the prescribed information, and an input and output section (11) that outputs to a prescribed virtual network a communication packet which has been subjected to at least either one of processing by the VLAN tag addition section (15) or the VLAN tag rewrite section (17) or address translation by the address translation part (16), whereby access can be made to a common device while ensuring security between the networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okano, Akira Takeyama, Toshihiko Naritomi
  • Publication number: 20010046227
    Abstract: A communication device includes a static routing table, a dynamic routing table and a judging unit. The judging unit, if no failure occur in a static route, selects the static based on routing information given from the static routing table as a route to which a packet should be forwarded. The judging unit, whereas if the failure occur in the static route, selects a dynamic route base on routing information given from the dynamic routing table as a route to which the packet should be forwarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuhira, Akira Takeyama
  • Patent number: 5140582
    Abstract: A packet switching system having a matrix switch including input packet transfer buses and output packet transfer buses. Transfer buffers or gates are provided at cross points of the input and output packet transfer buses. An input packet is supplied to the matrix switch through a transfer control circuit, and an output packet from the matrix switch is output through the transfer control circuit. The input packet is permitted to be applied to the matrix switch so that each of the output packet transfer buses has only one packet during one packet transfer cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tsuboi, Susumu Tominaga, Akira Takeyama, Satoshi Nojima
  • Patent number: 4542496
    Abstract: A loop transmission system and a method of controlling the loop-back condition thereof. The loop transmission system comprises a plurality of node stations, a supervisory station, and two duplicate loop transmission lines which transmit signals in opposite directions. In the loop transmission system, the supervisory station first sends out loop-back commands via both of the duplicate loop transmission lines when faults are detected on both of the duplicate loop transmission lines at the same time. Each of the node stations establishes a loop-back path while retaining a connection path to a succeeding node station upon the receipt of a loop-back command. The loop-back path is released only in the node stations which receive signals normally from both of the duplicate loop transmission lines when the supervisory station sends release commands to the node stations after sending the loopback commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Akira Takeyama, Kenshi Tazaki, Satoshi Nojima, Norihiro Aritaka, Teruyoshi Mita