Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Yamashita
Hidekazu Yamashita 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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Patent number: 11926881Abstract: A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having a high yield ratio and excellent stretch flangeability and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a chemical composition including, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.30%, Si: 0.50 to 2.00%, Mn: 2.5 to 4.0%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.100% or less, and B: 0.0003 to 0.0030%, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. N and Ti satisfy a specified formula, and the total area fraction of martensite and bainite is 95% or more. The number density of bainite grains having an area of 3 ?m2 or more and a carbon concentration of less than 0.7C is 1200 grains/mm2 or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Tanaka, Hidekazu Minami, Naoki Takayama, Takako Yamashita
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Patent number: 11828225Abstract: A control device for adjusting an amount of fuel to be supplied to a gas turbine based on a rotational speed of the gas turbine, such that a frequency of electric power output by a power generator that generates electric power using the gas turbine is within a given range, includes a load value acquisition unit configured to acquire a load value that is a value of a load applied to the power generator after cutoff of a part of the load applied to the power generator when the part of the load applied to the power generator is cut off, an arithmetic unit configured to calculate an adjusted value that is a value of the load different from the load value by carrying out an arithmetic operation on the load value and a bias, and a command unit configured to adjust the amount of fuel by outputting a first signal for causing the power generator to output electric power corresponding to the adjusted value.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiko Saito, Hidekazu Yamashita, Jun Sasahara, Koichiro Yano, Yosuke Kitauchi, Mizuhiko Tanaka, Masahiro Yoshida
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Publication number: 20230014316Abstract: A control device for adjusting an amount of fuel to be supplied to a gas turbine based on a rotational speed of the gas turbine, such that a frequency of electric power output by a power generator that generates electric power using the gas turbine is within a given range, includes a load value acquisition unit configured to acquire a load value that is a value of a load applied to the power generator after cutoff of a part of the load applied to the power generator when the part of the load applied to the power generator is cut off, an arithmetic unit configured to calculate an adjusted value that is a value of the load different from the load value by carrying out an arithmetic operation on the load value and a bias, and a command unit configured to adjust the amount of fuel by outputting a first signal for causing the power generator to output electric power corresponding to the adjusted value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Akihiko SAITO, Hidekazu YAMASHITA, Jun SASAHARA, Koichiro YANO, Yosuke KITAUCHI, Mizuhiko TANAKA, Masahiro YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 8919130Abstract: An object is to maintain a constant gas turbine output without requiring a complicated procedure on site and without being affected by variations in the output of a steam turbine during a reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of a condenser. A gas turbine control system for a single-shaft combined cycle plant generates a gas turbine output command using a parameter reflecting a gas turbine output during a reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of a condenser and generates the gas turbine output command on the basis of a generator output command and a steam turbine output during a period other than the reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of the condenser.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hidekazu Yamashita, Shoichi Nagata, Morihiko Masaki
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Publication number: 20100301615Abstract: An object is to maintain a constant gas turbine output without requiring a complicated procedure on site and without being affected by variations in the output of a steam turbine during a reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of a condenser. A gas turbine control system for a single-shaft combined cycle plant generates a gas turbine output command using a parameter reflecting a gas turbine output during a reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of a condenser and generates the gas turbine output command on the basis of a generator output command and a steam turbine output during a period other than the reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of the condenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Yamashita, Shoichi Nagata, Morihiko Masaki
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Patent number: 7521786Abstract: At least two switching devices each including a substrate formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor, source and gate electrodes formed in a principal surface side of the substrate, and a drain electrode formed on the back surface of the substrate are stacked so that respective upper surface sides of the switching face each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Makoto Kitabatake, Kazuhiko Asada, Hidekazu Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Nagagata, Kazuhiro Nobori, Hideki Omori, Masanori Ogawa
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Patent number: 7396228Abstract: Calories of a first mixed gas are predicted by calculations based on the mixed flow rate of a blast furnace gas and the mixed flow rate of a converter gas measured by flow meters, and preset blast furnace gas calories and converter gas calories; the flow rate ratio of the mixed flow rate of a coke oven gas to a gas turbine consumed fuel gas flow rate is calculated based on the predicted calories, set calories, and preset coke oven gas calories; the mixed flow rate required value of the coke oven gas is calculated based on the flow rate ratio and a gas turbine fuel gas requirement signal corresponding to the gas turbine consumed fuel gas flow rate; and the opening of a coke oven gas flow control valve provided in a fuel gas production system is controlled, based on the mixed flow rate required value, to control the mixed flow rate of the coke oven gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Hidekazu Yamashita
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Patent number: 7385496Abstract: A monitoring system for preventing crime in a home, includes a plurality of terminals for monitoring whether predetermined monitoring points are in a stationary or nonstationary state. Further, the monitoring system includes a central processing device for controlling the setting/canceling of alarm operations of the terminals. The central processing device has a communication unit that receives stationary/nonstationary information from the terminals and transmits predetermined information including commands to the terminals. Each terminal has a communication unit that transmits stationary/nonstationary information to the central processing device and receives the predetermined information from the central processing device. Thus bidirectional communication can be achieved between the central processing device and the terminals.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Ogino, Hideki Omori, Hidekazu Yamashita, Naofumi Nakatani, Osamu Eguchi, Makoto Imai, Wataru Uchiyama, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Tadashi Miki, Haruo Terai, Kenji Kida
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Publication number: 20060234171Abstract: Calories of a first mixed gas are predicted by calculations based on the mixed flow rate of a blast furnace gas and the mixed flow rate of a converter gas measured by flow meters, and preset blast furnace gas calories and converter gas calories; the flow rate ratio of the mixed flow rate of a coke oven gas to a gas turbine consumed fuel gas flow rate is calculated based on the predicted calories, set calories, and preset coke oven gas calories; the mixed flow rate required value of the coke oven gas is calculated based on the flow rate ratio and a gas turbine fuel gas requirement signal corresponding to the gas turbine consumed fuel gas flow rate; and the opening of a coke oven gas flow control valve provided in a fuel gas production system is controlled, based on the mixed flow rate required value, to control the mixed flow rate of the coke oven gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanabe, Hidekazu Yamashita
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Publication number: 20060071246Abstract: At least two switching devices each including a substrate formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor, source and gate electrodes formed in a principal surface side of the substrate, and a drain electrode formed on the back surface of the substrate are stacked so that respective upper surface sides of the switching face each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Kitabatake, Kazuhiko Asada, Hidekazu Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Nagagata, Kazuhiro Nobori, Hideki Omori, Masanori Ogawa
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Patent number: 6995473Abstract: At least two switching devices each including a substrate formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor, source and gate electrodes formed in a principal surface side of the substrate, and a drain electrode formed on the back surface of the substrate are stacked so that respective upper surface sides of the switching face each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Kitabatake, Kazuhiko Asada, Hidekazu Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Nagagata, Kazuhiro Nobori, Hideki Omori, Masanori Ogawa
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Publication number: 20050160325Abstract: A monitoring system which is suitable for, for example, preventing crime for a residence, includes a plurality of terminals (31, 32, . . . ) for monitoring whether predetermined monitoring points are in a stationary state or a nonstationary state, and a central processing device (10) for controlling a setting/canceling operation of alarm operations of the terminals (31, 32, . . . ). The central processing device (10) has a communication unit that receives information related to the stationary/nonstationary states from the terminals and transmits predetermined information including commands to the terminals. Each terminal has a communication unit that transmits information related to stationary/nonstationary states to the central processing device and receives the predetermined information from the central processing device. Thus bidirectional communication can be achieved between the central processing device and the terminals. The plurality of terminals (31, 32, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Hiroyuki Ogino, Hideki Omori, Hidekazu Yamashita, Naofumi Nakatani, Osamu Eguchi, Makoto Imai, Wataru Uchiyama, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Tadashi Miki, Haruo Terai, Kenji Kida
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Publication number: 20040124474Abstract: At least two switching devices each including a substrate formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor, source and gate electrodes formed in a principal surface side of the substrate, and a drain electrode formed on the back surface of the substrate are stacked so that respective upper surface sides of the switching face each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Kitabatake, Kazuhiko Asada, Hidekazu Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Nagagata, Kazuhiro Nobori, Hideki Omori, Masanori Ogawa
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Patent number: 6297483Abstract: A heating apparatus includes a heating element having a conductor, at least a part of which is an electrically closed circuit along which an eddy current flows; a container for accommodating the heating element; a magnetic field induction section for induction-heating the heating element; and a high frequency power supply device for supplying high frequency power to the magnetic field induction section. The heating element is induction-heated by an AC magnetic field generated by the magnetic field induction section.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1998Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Sadahira, Youji Uetani, Shinji Kondoh, Hidekazu Yamashita, Hideki Omori, Tetsuo Obata, Takayuki Urata
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Publication number: 20010019052Abstract: A heating apparatus includes a heating element having a conductor, at least a part of which is an electrically closed circuit along which an eddy current flows; a container for accommodating the heating element; a magnetic field induction section for induction-heating the heating element; and a high frequency power supply device for supplying high frequency power to the magnetic field induction section. The heating element is induction-heated by an AC magnetic field generated by the magnetic field induction section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 1998Publication date: September 6, 2001Inventors: MASAFUMI SADAHIRA, YOUJI UETANI, SHINJI KONDOH, HIDEKAZU YAMASHITA, HIDEKI OMORI, TETSUO OBATA, TAKAYUKI URATA
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Patent number: 6069347Abstract: A heating roller device which incorporates a metal roller having a curier temperature adjusted to an appropriate level and enabling a self-temperature-controllability and which has a structure that the metal roller is induction-heated by an induction heating section. A method of manufacturing the foregoing metal roller according to the present invention has a step of joining a pipe, which is made of temperature-sensitive magnetic metal, and the composition of which has been adjusted so as to have a predetermined curier temperature, and metal having a resistivity lower than that of the temperature-sensitive magnetic metal to each other by a drawing work in such a manner as to prevent formation of any gap. Thus, an induction heating pipe exhibiting an excellent heating characteristic is manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Genji, Takahiro Miyauchi, Hidekazu Yamashita, Naoaki Ishimaru
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Patent number: 6018154Abstract: A high-frequency inverter having a simple circuit construction capable of executing a constant-frequency operation and a zero-volt switching operation and an induction heating cooker using the high-frequency inverter are disclosed. The high-frequency inverter is comprised of an inverter circuit for converting a direct current from a DC power source into a high-frequency current and a control circuit for controlling the inverter circuit. The inverter circuit is comprised of: a one-transistor inverter constructed of a heating coil whose one terminal is connected to one terminal of a DC power source, a first switching element connected in series between the other terminal of the heating coil and the other terminal of the DC power source, and a first resonance capacitor connected so as to form a resonance circuit with the heating coil; and a series circuit connected in parallel with the heating coil and constructed of a second switching element and a second resonance capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1998Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Izaki, Hideki Omori, Hidekazu Yamashita, Taizo Ogata, Takeshi Kitaizumi, Kamli Mokhtar
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Patent number: 4578553Abstract: A multi-unit induction heating apparatus for cooking applications comprises a plurality of inverter units for generating high frequency energy, each of the inverters having first and second input terminals, the first input terminals being coupled respectively through first circuits to a first terminal of a low frequency power source, the second input terminals being coupled together to a common circuit node which is connected through a second circuit to a second terminal of the power source. The apparatus further includes a like plurality of manually operated switches respectively connected in the first circuits and a like plurality of first high frequency noise rejection filters connected respectively in the first circuits. The second circuit includes a common, high frequency noise rejection filter.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1983Date of Patent: March 25, 1986Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, LimitedInventors: Hidekazu Yamashita, Hideyuki Kominami