Patents by Inventor Fumihiko Satou

Fumihiko Satou 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: 10483777
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes: a plurality of channels of auxiliary power supplies; a charging circuit; and an auxiliary power supply switching circuit disposed between the charging circuit and positive electrode terminals of the plurality of channels of auxiliary power supplies and configured to switch one channel of auxiliary power supply connected to the charging circuit among the plurality of channels of auxiliary power supplies and to simultaneously switch one channel of auxiliary power supply connected to a power supply destination so as not to match the channel of auxiliary power supply connected to the charging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumihiko Satou, Toyoki Sugiyama, Masataka Okuda, Hidefumi Kamikawa
  • Publication number: 20180205251
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes: a plurality of channels of auxiliary power supplies; a charging circuit; and an auxiliary power supply switching circuit disposed between the charging circuit and positive electrode terminals of the plurality of channels of auxiliary power supplies and configured to switch one channel of auxiliary power supply connected to the charging circuit among the plurality of channels of auxiliary power supplies and to simultaneously switch one channel of auxiliary power supply connected to a power supply destination so as not to match the channel of auxiliary power supply connected to the charging circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumihiko SATOU, Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Masataka OKUDA, Hidefumi KAMIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8736208
    Abstract: When one of six FETs has short-circuit faulted, a controllable region identification unit stops driving of an electric motor, and then performs processes for determining whether a short-circuit fault has occurred, and when a short-circuit fault has occurred, for identifying the position of the FET that has short-circuit faulted based on phase voltages (induced voltages) VU, VV, and VW of phases. When the position of the FET that has short-circuit faulted is identified, the controllable region identification unit performs a controllable region identification process. In detail, the controllable region identification unit identifies a “possible region,” an “indeterminate region,” and a “impossible region” based on phase voltages VU, VV, and VW of the phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Jtekt Corporation
    Inventors: Shigekazu Okumura, Fumihiko Satou, Hiroshi Sumasu
  • Publication number: 20120326644
    Abstract: When one of six FETs has short-circuit faulted, a controllable region identification unit stops driving of an electric motor, and then performs processes for determining whether a short-circuit fault has occurred, and when a short-circuit fault has occurred, for identifying the position of the FET that has short-circuit faulted based on phase voltages (induced voltages) VU, VV, and VW of phases. When the position of the FET that has short-circuit faulted is identified, the controllable region identification unit performs a controllable region identification process. In detail, the controllable region identification unit identifies a “possible region,” an “indeterminate region,” and a “impossible region” based on phase voltages VU, VV, and VW of the phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigekazu Okumura, Fumihiko Satou, Hiroshi Sumasu