Patents by Inventor Atsushi Uehara
Atsushi Uehara 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).
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Publication number: 20240099139Abstract: A fabrication method of a thermoelectric conversion element includes forming a first metal layer containing Cu on a first surface of a thermoelectric conversion layer, and forming a first electrode and a first intermediate layer from the first metal layer. The thermoelectric conversion layer is composed of a thermoelectric conversion material containing Mg and at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi, the first intermediate layer is provided between the thermoelectric conversion layer and the first electrode, the first intermediate layer is in contact with the thermoelectric conversion layer, the first electrode is in contact with the first intermediate layer, and a composition of the first intermediate layer is different from both a composition of the first electrode and a composition of the thermoelectric conversion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Miho UEHARA, Yuriko KANEKO, Atsushi ONO, Masashige KAWABE, Tsutomu KANNO, Hiromasa TAMAKI, Hiroki SATO
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Patent number: 10655544Abstract: An engine comprising: a fuel injection device including a rack and an actuator, the rack being configured to regulate the amount of fuel injected to a combustion chamber, the actuator being configured to control the position of the rack; and a control device that controls fuel injection performed by the fuel injection device based on an instructed revolution number, and that performs a dither control on the actuator, wherein the control device has information of a revolution number variation region that is based on the relationship between a dither frequency in the dither control and an engine revolution number, and upon determining that the instructed revolution number is within the revolution number variation region, changes at least one of the dither frequency and the instructed revolution number. Thus, an engine capable of reducing a periodic variation in engine speed which may be caused by a dither control is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuhiro Yamada, Atsushi Uehara
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Patent number: 10185315Abstract: Electronic control units (ECUs) provided with circuits for backing up other ECUs lack versatility and increase costs. In the present invention, motor control ECUs respectively control motors via signal wires that perform motor control. In addition, a dedicated substitute ECU is connected to each motor via signal wires that perform motor control. A substitute control circuit part of the dedicated substitute ECU runs to a network, is continuously receiving malfunction information and stability information via a signal wire, and detects the malfunction of the motor control ECU from said information. Then the dedicated substitute ECU substitutes for the motor control ECU and performs a backup operation to continue control of the motor via the signal wire.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Naoi, Atsushi Uehara, Takashi Nagai
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Publication number: 20180291821Abstract: An engine comprising: a fuel injection device including a rack and an actuator, the rack being configured to regulate the amount of fuel injected to a combustion chamber, the actuator being configured to control the position of the rack; and a control device that controls fuel injection performed by the fuel injection device based on an instructed revolution number, and that performs a dither control on the actuator, wherein the control device has information of a revolution number variation region that is based on the relationship between a dither frequency in the dither control and an engine revolution number, and upon determining that the instructed revolution number is within the revolution number variation region, changes at least one of the dither frequency and the instructed revolution number. Thus, an engine capable of reducing a periodic variation in engine speed which may be caused by a dither control is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiro YAMADA, Atsushi UEHARA
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Publication number: 20170220035Abstract: Electronic control units (ECUs) provided with circuits for backing up other ECUs lack versatility and increase costs. In the present invention, motor control ECUs respectively control motors via signal wires that perform motor control. In addition, a dedicated substitute ECU is connected to each motor via signal wires that perform motor control. A substitute control circuit part of the dedicated substitute ECU runs to a network, is continuously receiving malfunction information and stability information via a signal wire, and detects the malfunction of the motor control ECU from said information. Then the dedicated substitute ECU substitutes for the motor control ECU and performs a backup operation to continue control of the motor via the signal wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru NAOI, Atsushi UEHARA, Takashi NAGAI
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Patent number: 9020704Abstract: An electronic control apparatus includes a control unit, a plurality of power supply units for supplying the control unit with power, and a power supply fault detector unit for detecting a fault in the plurality of power supply units. The control unit operates in a normal mode on electric power supplied from the plurality of power supply units when none of the plurality of power supply units is faulty.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyasu Kanekawa, Ryoichi Kobayashi, Tomonobu Koseki, Keisuke Honda, Atsushi Uehara
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Publication number: 20140229074Abstract: An electronic control apparatus includes a control unit, a plurality of power supply units for supplying the control unit with power, and a power supply fault detector unit for detecting a fault in the plurality of power supply units. The control unit operates in a normal mode on electric power supplied from the plurality of power supply units when none of the plurality of power supply units is faulty.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyasu KANEKAWA, Ryoichi KOBAYASHI, Tomonobu KOSEKI, Keisuke HONDA, Atsushi UEHARA
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Patent number: 8738232Abstract: An electronic control apparatus includes a control unit 2; a plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2 for supplying the control unit 2 with power; and a power supply fault detector unit 3 for detecting a fault in the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2. The control unit 2 operates in a normal mode on electric power supplied from the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2, when none of the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2 is faulty. If at least one of the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2 is faulty, the control unit 2 operates in an energy saving mode in which less power is consumed on electric power supplied from the power supply unit that remains fully operational. Thereby an electronic control apparatus is obtained that enables continued operation during a faulty condition, while preventing circuit scale, dimensions, weight, and cost from increasing.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyasu Kanekawa, Ryoichi Kobayashi, Tomonobu Koseki, Keisuke Honda, Atsushi Uehara
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Publication number: 20130090813Abstract: An electronic control apparatus includes a control unit 2; a plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2 for supplying the control unit 2 with power; and a power supply fault detector unit 3 for detecting a fault in the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2. The control unit 2 operates in a normal mode on electric power supplied from the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2, when none of the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2 is faulty. If at least one of the plurality of power supply units 1-1, 1-2 is faulty, the control unit 2 operates in an energy saving mode in which less power is consumed on electric power supplied from the power supply unit that remains fully operational. Thereby an electronic control apparatus is obtained that enables continued operation during a faulty condition, while preventing circuit scale, dimensions, weight, and cost from increasing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyasu Kanekawa, Ryoichi Kobayashi, Tomonobu Koseki, Keisuke Honda, Atsushi Uehara
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Publication number: 20020004408Abstract: A portable mobile unit is provided which is easy to search a desired function by using a plurality of routes. The portable mobile unit has: a function information managing unit for classifying function information of the portable mobile unit into groups and hierarchically managing the function information; a storage unit for storing various data; an input unit for inputting information to the portable mobile unit; and a display for displaying various function information items, wherein the portable mobile unit is provided with a function of displaying a result obtained by the function information managing unit in response to a search input, hierarchically searching a function, setting and displaying various information, the function information is classified into at least two groups, and the function information can be hierarchically searched from a plurality of groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2001Publication date: January 10, 2002Inventors: Kiyoshi Masuda, Atsushi Uehara, Junichi Yoshida