Patents by Inventor Harumoto Itou

Harumoto Itou 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: 10519961
    Abstract: A ventilation device includes AC voltage estimation unit (32) for estimating an AC voltage, based on a DC voltage detected by voltage detection unit (30) and a current detected by current detection unit (20). Air volume computation unit (24) determines a rotation speed of a motor, based on the AC voltage estimated by AC voltage estimation unit (32) and a target air volume output from a target air volume computation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Doumoto, Tsuraki Nakajima, Harumoto Itou, Yuusuke Urata
  • Patent number: 10041496
    Abstract: Between the lower stage in respective phases of inverter circuit and the negative potential side, shunt resistors are inserted for respective phases. The potential differences across shunt resistors occurring by current flowing through shunt resistors are amplified by amplifier unit. From the output of amplifier unit, current detecting unit detects current of each phase flowing through motor formed by a sensorless brushless DC motor. Rotation detecting unit calculates the rotation speed and position of motor based on the current detected by current detecting unit. This structure makes it possible to directly detect solely the current flowing through the windings of motor. Therefore, it becomes possible to accurately detect the current of the motor windings, and the ventilation device can maintain the ventilation air volume from a small air volume to a large air volume always at a constant value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuraki Nakajima, Harumoto Itou, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Shingo Takenawa, Kazuki Doumoto, Teikyo Ueno
  • Publication number: 20170248149
    Abstract: A ventilation device includes AC voltage estimation unit (32) for estimating an AC voltage, based on a DC voltage detected by voltage detection unit (30) and a current detected by current detection unit (20). Air volume computation unit (24) determines a rotation speed of a motor, based on the AC voltage estimated by AC voltage estimation unit (32) and a target air volume output from a target air volume computation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: KAZUKI DOUMOTO, TSURAKI NAKAJIMA, HARUMOTO ITOU, YUUSUKE URATA
  • Publication number: 20160131142
    Abstract: Between the lower stage in respective phases of inverter circuit and the negative potential side, shunt resistors are inserted for respective phases. The potential differences across shunt resistors occurring by current flowing through shunt resistors are amplified by amplifier unit. From the output of amplifier unit, current detecting unit detects current of each phase flowing through motor formed by a sensorless brushless DC motor. Rotation detecting unit calculates the rotation speed and position of motor based on the current detected by current detecting unit. This structure makes it possible to directly detect solely the current flowing through the windings of motor. Therefore, it becomes possible to accurately detect the current of the motor windings, and the ventilation device can maintain the ventilation air volume from a small air volume to a large air volume always at a constant value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: TSURAKI NAKAJIMA, HARUMOTO ITOU, MASAHIRO YAMAGUCHI, SHINGO TAKENAWA, KAZUKI DOUMOTO, TEIKYO UENO
  • Publication number: 20110012572
    Abstract: A heat exchange cooler capable of eliminating continuous radiation of high-frequency noise waves and reducing the man hour for the installation work, and a power circuit driving device used for it are provided. A commercial power transformer (311), which transforms commercial AC power (307) supplied from a heat generating element storing box to a specified range of voltage, is provided. Moreover, first relay (210) and second relay (212) are used for automatically switching a plurality of taps disposed at the coil of commercial power transformer (311) which keeps a wide range of commercial AC voltage from 200V to 250V in nominal voltage within a specified range of output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanji IZAKI, Matsuo SHIRAISHI, Yasuyuki OKUMURA, Harumoto ITOU, Kouichi ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7863854
    Abstract: A heat exchange cooler capable of eliminating continuous radiation of high-frequency noise waves and reducing the man hour for the installation work, and a power circuit driving device used for it are provided. A commercial power transformer (311), which transforms commercial AC power (307) supplied from a heat generating element storing box to a specified range of voltage, is provided. Moreover, first relay (210) and second relay (212) are used for automatically switching a plurality of taps disposed at the coil of commercial power transformer (311) which keeps a wide range of commercial AC voltage from 200V to 250V in nominal voltage within a specified range of output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kanji Izaki, Matsuo Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Okumura, Harumoto Itou, Kouichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090224712
    Abstract: A heat exchange cooler capable of eliminating continuous radiation of high-frequency noise waves and reducing the man hour for the installation work, and a power circuit driving device used for it are provided. A commercial power transformer (311), which transforms commercial AC power (307) supplied from a heat generating element storing box to a specified range of voltage, is provided. Moreover, first relay (210) and second relay (212) are used for automatically switching a plurality of taps disposed at the coil of commercial power transformer (311) which keeps a wide range of commercial AC voltage from 200V to 250V in nominal voltage within a specified range of output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Kanji Izaki, Matsuo Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Okumura, Harumoto Itou, Kouichi Ishikawa