Patents by Inventor Eiji Kumagai
Eiji Kumagai 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: 20230392049Abstract: Provided is a readily adhesive polyester film that has antistatic properties-and prevents an antistatic agent from transferring to other items The readily adhesive polyester film includes a polyester film and a readily adhesive layer on at least one surface of the polyester film, wherein the readily adhesive layer is formed of a cured composition containing an ion-conducting antistatic agent, a polyester resin, and a polycarbonate urethane resin, a surface of the readily adhesive layer has a surface specific resistance value of 1.0×1013 ?/sq or lower, and after the surface of the readily adhesive layer is brought into contact with an additional polyester film and maintained at a temperature of 50° C. under a pressure of 1 kg/cm2 for 3 days, the surface of the additional polyester film that is in contact with the surface of the readily adhesive layer has a surface specific resistance value of 1.0×1014 ?/sq or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Eiji KUMAGAI, Yohei YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi KUBO, Noriyuki TAKAGI, Tsuyoshi OHTA
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Publication number: 20230120617Abstract: A readily adhesive white polyester film comprising a polyester film substrate and a coating layer on at least one surface of the polyester film substrate, the coating layer comprising a cationic antistatic agent containing nitrogen, a polyester resin, and a polyurethane resin, the proportion A (at %) of nitrogen derived from the antistatic agent and the proportion B (at %) of nitrogen derived from the polyurethane resin based on surface element distribution measurement by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in the coating layer satisfying the following formulas (i) and (ii), and a surface of the coating layer having a contact angle with respect to water of 50° to 70°: A(at %)>0.4??(i) 2.0?B/A?5.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi KUBO, Eiji KUMAGAI
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Publication number: 20220275139Abstract: Provided is a white laminated polyester film that has blocking resistance when water adheres and has excellent adhesion to UV ink. A white laminated polyester film comprising a polyester resin layer and a coating layer on at least one surface of the polyester film substrate, the coating layer being formed by curing a composition containing a urethane resin with a polycarbonate structure and a branched structure, a crosslinking agent, and a polyester resin. The crosslinking agent is preferably a compound containing three or more blocked isocyanate groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki TAKAGI, Eiji KUMAGAI, Takeshi KUBO
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Patent number: 10587127Abstract: There is provided a charging device including a charging voltage providing unit configured to provide a maximum charging voltage for an electricity storage unit, wherein the electricity storage unit includes a plurality of battery cells, and wherein the maximum charging voltage satisfies an equation (1) below: Maximum Charging Voltage=Total Battery Voltage+(Fully Charged Voltage?Maximum Cell Voltage)*n (1) wherein n represents a total number of the battery cells connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoyuki Sugeno, Hisato Asai, Eiji Kumagai, Noritoshi Imamura, Koji Umetsu
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Patent number: 10008862Abstract: There is provided a power storage device including a plurality of modules each including secondary batteries, a charging switch that controls charging to the secondary batteries, a discharging switch that controls discharging of the secondary batteries, and a voltage measuring unit that measures a voltage of the module, and a switch control unit that controls one or both of the charging switch and the discharging switch. The modules are connected in parallel. The switch control unit maintains an on state of the discharging switch for at least one of the modules for a predetermined period, and controls the charging switch of the module in which a maximum module charging current estimated based on the voltage of the module is a predetermined value or less, to be in an on state.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Takizawa, Naoyuki Sugeno, Koji Umetsu, Eiji Kumagai, Bunya Sato, Aniket Khade, Tatsuya Adachi, Atsushi Chinen, Hisato Asai, Kohki Watanabe
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Patent number: 9991702Abstract: A battery system including a battery unit including a plurality of battery cells, and a control device including a power supply boot-up unit. The power supply boot-up unit is configured to receive a voltage from the plurality of battery cells, and supply a control signal in response to the voltage supplied by the plurality of battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Eiji Kumagai
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Patent number: 9966759Abstract: A battery monitor circuit includes a first monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a first group, a second monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a second group, and a current cancellation unit for canceling a difference between first and second currents that flow through the first and second monitoring units, respectively. One terminal of a series connection of the battery cells in the first and second groups and one terminal of the first monitoring unit are connected, the other terminal of the first monitoring unit and one terminal of the second monitoring unit are connected, and the other terminal of the second monitoring unit and the other terminal of the series connection are connected. The current cancellation unit is disposed between a connection point between the first and second monitoring units and a middle connection point in the middle of the series connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Kumagai, Akira Sampei, Kazuharu Yanagihara
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Patent number: 9929559Abstract: A first power source line disposed between a positive electrode side of an electricity storage unit and a first external terminal, a second power source line disposed between a negative electrode side of the electricity storage unit and a second external terminal, a power source circuit connected to both the first and second power source lines and configured to supply an output voltage to a control circuit in an operating state, a power source control circuit configured to control an operating state and a non-operating state of the power source circuit, a first control signal generation circuit configured to supply a first control signal corresponding to transition of an external voltage applied to the first external terminal and the second external terminal to the power source control circuit to set the power source circuit in an operating state for a prescribed time, and a second control signal generation circuit configured to generate a second control signal that allows the power source circuit to be set iType: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING Co., Ltd.Inventors: Raghunath Bellala, Eiji Kumagai
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Patent number: 9698449Abstract: A connection mode of a plurality of arbitrarily connected storage units is detected and the plurality of storage units is controlled according to the detected connection mode. Six storage modules MOD1 to MOD6 are connected in series. A total voltage V(Total) and individual output voltages V(1) to V(6) of respective storage modules are supplied to an output controller ICNT. A controller PR of the output controller ICNT determines the connection mode depending on whether a determination equation is satisfied. When the number of storage modules is set to N, the total output voltage is set to V(Total), the individual output voltages are set to V(1), V(2), . . . , and V(N), and the number of parallels of the connection mode is set to M, (determination equation: V(1)=V(2)= . . . =V(N)=(1/M)×V(Total)) is used. When the determination equation is satisfied, (N/M) parallel M series is determined.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Eiji Kumagai
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Publication number: 20170163034Abstract: A battery system including a battery unit including a plurality of battery cells, and a control device including a power supply boot-up unit. The power supply boot-up unit is configured to receive a voltage from the plurality of battery cells, and supply a control signal in response to the voltage supplied by the plurality of battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventor: Eiji KUMAGAI
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Patent number: 9608451Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric power supplying apparatus including: an electric storage device; and a control portion configured to control processing for mixing an output from the electric storage device, and an electric power of an external electric power system with each other in accordance with at least one of a peak shift command, a load electric power, and a remaining capacity of the electric storage device, wherein an alternating current electric power is formed in the mixing processing. When the electric power supplying apparatus further includes an electric power generating apparatus, processing for mixing an output from the electric power generating apparatus, an output from the electric storage device, and an electric power of the external electric power system with one another, is controlled.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Sugeno, Noritoshi Imamura, Eiji Kumagai, Koji Umetsu, Atsushi Minami, Masayuki Yasuda
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Patent number: 9608464Abstract: A battery system including a battery unit including a plurality of battery cells, and a control device including a power supply boot-up unit. The power supply boot-up unit is configured to receive a voltage from the plurality of battery cells, and supply a control signal in response to the voltage supplied by the plurality of battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Eiji Kumagai
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Patent number: 9419458Abstract: Discharge is stopped when a voltage of a battery becomes smaller than a defined value or a remaining capacity of the battery reaches 0, and further, when power to a system cannot be maintained, the system is automatically shut down to be put into a shutdown state. When it is determined that the voltage of the battery or an SOC from a battery monitor 11 is smaller than the defined value, a discharge control switch 22 is turned off. A voltage Vx corresponding to a voltage between terminals T1 and T2 is input to an A/D port of a controller 21 and a value thereof is monitored. When it is determined that the voltage Vx input to the A/D port is smaller than a defined value, the controller 21 turns off a switch circuit 12 to turn off power to the battery monitor 11.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Eiji Kumagai
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Publication number: 20160164282Abstract: A first power source line disposed between a positive electrode side of an electricity storage unit and a first external terminal, a second power source line disposed between a negative electrode side of the electricity storage unit and a second external terminal, a power source circuit connected to both the first and second power source lines and configured to supply an output voltage to a control circuit in an operating state, a power source control circuit configured to control an operating state and a non-operating state of the power source circuit, a first control signal generation circuit configured to supply a first control signal corresponding to transition of an external voltage applied to the first external terminal and the second external terminal to the power source control circuit to set the power source circuit in an operating state for a prescribed time, and a second control signal generation circuit configured to generate a second control signal that allows the power source circuit to be set iType: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Raghunath BELLALA, EIJI KUMAGAI
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Publication number: 20160072282Abstract: A battery monitor circuit includes a first monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a first group, a second monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a second group, and a current cancellation unit for canceling a difference between first and second currents that flow through the first and second monitoring units, respectively. One terminal of a series connection of the battery cells in the first and second groups and one terminal of the first monitoring unit are connected, the other terminal of the first monitoring unit and one terminal of the second monitoring unit are connected, and the other terminal of the second monitoring unit and the other terminal of the series connection are connected. The current cancellation unit is disposed between a connection point between the first and second monitoring units and a middle connection point in the middle of the series connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Eiji Kumagai, Akira Sampei, Kazuharu Yanagihara
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Patent number: 9270135Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a plurality of power storage modules that are connected in parallel and a backup power storage module that is connected in parallel with the plurality of power storage modules. When charging or discharging of at least one of the power storage modules is disabled, charging of the other power storage modules is inhibited, discharging of the backup power storage module is permitted, states of charge of the backup power storage module and the other power storage modules are detected, and charging of the backup power storage module and the other power storage modules is permitted in accordance with the detected states of charge.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Eiji Kumagai
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Publication number: 20160049813Abstract: There is provided a power storage device including a plurality of modules each including secondary batteries, a charging switch that controls charging to the secondary batteries, a discharging switch that controls discharging of the secondary batteries, and a voltage measuring unit that measures a voltage of the module, and a switch control unit that controls one or both of the charging switch and the discharging switch. The modules are connected in parallel. The switch control unit maintains an on state of the discharging switch for at least one of the modules for a predetermined period, and controls the charging switch of the module in which a maximum module charging current estimated based on the voltage of the module is a predetermined value or less, to be in an on state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Shuichi TAKIZAWA, Naoyuki SUGENO, Koji UMETSU, Eiji KUMAGAI, Bunya SATO, Aniket KHADE, Tatsuya ADACHI, Atsushi CHINEN, Hisato ASAI, Kohki WATANABE
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Patent number: 9178366Abstract: A battery monitor circuit includes a first monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a first group, a second monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a second group, and a current cancellation unit for canceling a difference between first and second currents that flow through the first and second monitoring units, respectively. One terminal of a series connection of the battery cells in the first and second groups and one terminal of the first monitoring unit are connected, the other terminal of the first monitoring unit and one terminal of the second monitoring unit are connected, and the other terminal of the second monitoring unit and the other terminal of the series connection are connected. The current cancellation unit is disposed between a connection point between the first and second monitoring units and a middle connection point in the middle of the series connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Eiji Kumagai, Akira Sampei, Kazuharu Yanagihara
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Patent number: 9034511Abstract: A power storage apparatus having a battery unit housed in a case includes external terminals of positive and negative poles for providing, from outside the case, electrical connection to corresponding positive and negative poles of the battery unit; and electronic parts, wherein only when a connection with the battery unit is cut from at least one of the external terminals of both the poles, the electronic parts can be accessed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Adachi, Eiji Kumagai
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Patent number: 9018911Abstract: There is provided an electric circuit including a semiconductor switch that is inserted in a positive side power line; and converting means for converting an input voltage input to an input side terminal to a predetermined output voltage and for outputting the output voltage from an output side terminal, wherein the output side negative terminal of the converting means is connected to the positive side power line, and the output side positive terminal of the converting means is connected to a terminal that controls an opening and closing of the semiconductor switch.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Eiji Kumagai