Patents by Inventor Atsufumi Kimura

Atsufumi Kimura 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: 9548506
    Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided a fuel cell evaluator for evaluating a characteristic of a fuel cell based on a frequency characteristic of impedance of the fuel cell. The evaluator includes: an impedance acquisition unit configured to acquire impedances of the fuel cell for a certain current value in a Tafel region by changing a measurement frequency; an extraction unit configured to extract a reaction resistance from the acquired impedances; a calculator configured to calculate the product of the reaction resistance and the certain current value; and an indicator configured to indicate the product calculated by the calculator as the frequency characteristic of the impedance of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamazaki, Tetsuo Yano, Souichirou Torai, Nobuhiro Tomosada, Atsufumi Kimura, Tomomi Akutsu, Makoto Kawano
  • Patent number: 9128166
    Abstract: There is provided a secondary battery tester for testing a state of a secondary battery based on an impedance characteristic of the secondary battery. The tester includes: an impedance acquiring section configured to acquire an impedance value of the secondary battery; and a determining section configured to determine a state of a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer of the secondary battery based on the impedance value acquired by the impedance acquiring section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Akutsu, Daisuke Yamazaki, Nobuhiro Tomosada, Atsufumi Kimura, Makoto Kawano, Souichirou Torai, Tetsuo Yano
  • Publication number: 20120182020
    Abstract: There is provided a secondary battery tester for testing a state of a secondary battery based on an impedance characteristic of the secondary battery. The tester includes: an impedance acquiring section configured to acquire an impedance value of the secondary battery; and a determining section configured to determine a state of a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer of the secondary battery based on the impedance value acquired by the impedance acquiring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi AKUTSU, Daisuke YAMAZAKI, Nobuhiro TOMOSADA, Atsufumi KIMURA, Makoto KAWANO, Souichirou TORAI, Tetsuo YANO
  • Publication number: 20120145564
    Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided a fuel cell evaluator for evaluating a characteristic of a fuel cell based on a frequency characteristic of impedance of the fuel cell. The evaluator includes: an impedance acquisition unit configured to acquire impedances of the fuel cell for a certain current value in a Tafel region by changing a measurement frequency; an extraction unit configured to extract a reaction resistance from the acquired impedances; a calculator configured to calculate the product of the reaction resistance and the certain current value; and an indicator configured to indicate the product calculated by the calculator as the frequency characteristic of the impedance of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamazaki, Tetsuo Yano, Souichirou Torai, Nobuhiro Tomosada, Atsufumi Kimura, Tomomi Akutsu, Makoto Kawano
  • Patent number: 7575012
    Abstract: A gas supply apparatus including: a tank unit that includes a tank storing a gas and a discharge mechanism discharging the stored gas to the outside of the tank at a reduced pressure of the stored gas; a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the tank; and a supply regulator that regulates supply of the gas from the tank according to the detected tank temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Miki, Kazunari Shirai, Atsufumi Kimura, Naohiro Yoshida, Osamu Yumita
  • Publication number: 20060246177
    Abstract: A gas supply apparatus including: a tank unit that includes a tank storing a gas and a discharge mechanism discharging the stored gas to the outside of the tank at a reduced pressure of the stored gas; a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the tank; and a supply regulator that regulates supply of the gas from the tank according to the detected tank temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Miki, Kazunari Shirai, Atsufumi Kimura, Naohiro Yoshida, Osamu Yumita
  • Patent number: 6603562
    Abstract: A two-dimensional positioning apparatus for positioning an object in a two dimensional direction, wherein are provided a platen, a slider having two X-axis motors and sensors and a Y-axis motor and sensor disposed above the platen, a converter for providing signals to detect the X-axis position of the center point of the slider, a controller for feedback control of the slider in a X-axis direction and a yaw direction, and for feedback control in the Y-direction, and a converter circuit for converting output of the controller to propulsion commands to be supplied to the motors, wherein a limiter is provided to restrict one axis limits of the propulsion commands. In this manner, accuracy is improved and flexibility is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Ono, Shigeru Hashida, Yutaka Koizumi, Fumio Kaiho, Yasuhito Kosugi, Ryuichi Jimbo, Atsufumi Kimura