Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Kitazono

Hideyuki Kitazono 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).

  • Publication number: 20150346357
    Abstract: A radiation monitoring system includes: a signal transmitting unit gives a discrimination ID of a sensor that detects radiation, to a data signal based on an output of the sensor, and transmits the data signal to a lower network; a calculation unit calculates various amounts on a basis of the data signal that is received via the lower network using the discrimination ID as a key, and transmits the various amounts to an upper network; and a display unit displays information on the various amounts that are received via the upper network using the discrimination ID as a key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hirotaka SAKAI, Kanako Hattori, Norihiro Umemura, Shinichiro Nakazono, Yoshiyuki Nitta, Hideyuki Kitazono
  • Publication number: 20150348656
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a neutron flux level computing component has: an analog signal processing system that amplifies an AC component of a detector output signal from a neutron detector and performs filtering for removal of a high-frequency component; a digitization system that converts, at a certain sampling period, an output signal from the analog signal processing system into a digital time-series signal; a wavelet analysis system that performs discrete wavelet transformation using the digital time-series signal to compute a wavelet coefficient; and a digital signal processing system that computes a mean square value of the wavelet coefficients and converts the computed mean square value into a neutron flux level value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigehiro KONO, Daijiro ITO, Hideyuki KITAZONO
  • Patent number: 8442181
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting and testing a startup range neutron monitoring system for a nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes: a neutron-flux detector; a preamplifier that amplifies an electric signal output from the neutron-flux detector; a pulse measurement unit that counts times when electric signal output from the preamplifier exceeds a discrimination voltage; a discrimination-voltage setting unit that applies the discrimination voltage to the pulse measurement unit; a voltage-setting unit that applies a voltage to the neutron-flux detector; an arithmetic processing unit that calculates an output power of the reactor based upon an output signal of the pulse measurement unit; an output unit that outputs data representing the output power of the reactor, calculated by the arithmetic processing unit; and an inspecting/testing unit that sets the discrimination voltage and the voltage to be applied by the voltage-setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kitazono
  • Publication number: 20120121054
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting and testing a startup range neutron monitoring system for a nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes: a neutron-flux detector; a preamplifier that amplifies an electric signal output from the neutron-flux detector; a pulse measurement unit that counts times when electric signal output from the preamplifier exceeds a discrimination voltage; a discrimination-voltage setting unit that applies the discrimination voltage to the pulse measurement unit; a voltage-setting unit that applies a voltage to the neutron-flux detector; an arithmetic processing unit that calculates an output power of the reactor based upon an output signal of the pulse measurement unit; an output unit that outputs data representing the output power of the reactor, calculated by the arithmetic processing unit; and an inspecting/testing unit that sets the discrimination voltage and the voltage to be applied by the voltage-setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hideyuki KITAZONO
  • Patent number: 8116421
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting and testing a startup range neutron monitoring system for a nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes: a neutron-flux detector; a preamplifier that amplifies an electric signal output from the neutron-flux detector; a pulse measurement unit that counts times when electric signal output from the preamplifier exceeds a discrimination voltage; a discrimination-voltage setting unit that applies the discrimination voltage to the pulse measurement unit; a voltage-setting unit that applies a voltage to the neutron-flux detector; an arithmetic processing unit that calculates an output power of the reactor based upon an output signal of the pulse measurement unit; an output unit that outputs data representing the output power of the reactor, calculated by the arithmetic processing unit; and an inspecting/testing unit that sets the discrimination voltage and the voltage to be applied by the voltage-setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kitazono
  • Patent number: 7774187
    Abstract: A safety protection instrumentation system for a nuclear reactor is constructed by using digital logic. The digital logic includes functional units in which output logic patterns corresponding to all input logic patterns are verified in advance and a functional module formed by combining the functional units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mikio Izumi, Toshifumi Hayashi, Teruji Tarumi, Shigeru Odanaka, Naotaka Oda, Toshiaki Ito, Toshifumi Sato, Hideyuki Kitazono, Tatsuyuki Maekawa
  • Patent number: 7669090
    Abstract: An apparatus for verifying a custom IC including a test pattern generating unit for generating a test pattern for verifying a function of the custom IC. The test pattern is output to a master IC and a test IC. The apparatus further includes a comparing unit connected to receive operation signals output from the master IC and the test IC for comparing the operation signals to see if the operation signals are agreed with each other and for generating a comparison signal based on a comparison result, a judging unit connected to receive the comparison signal for judging if there is any abnormality in the test IC and for outputting a judged signal based on a judged result, and a computer connected to receive the judged signal for displaying the judged result of the test IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kitazono, Toshifumi Sato, Naotaka Oda, Toshiaki Ito, Mikio Izumi
  • Publication number: 20090003506
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting and testing a startup range neutron monitoring system for a nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes: a neutron-flux detector; a preamplifier that amplifies an electric signal output from the neutron-flux detector; a pulse measurement unit that counts times when electric signal output from the preamplifier exceeds a discrimination voltage; a discrimination-voltage setting unit that applies the discrimination voltage to the pulse measurement unit; a voltage-setting unit that applies a voltage to the neutron-flux detector; an arithmetic processing unit that calculates an output power of the reactor based upon an output signal of the pulse measurement unit; an output unit that outputs data representing the output power of the reactor, calculated by the arithmetic processing unit; and an inspecting/testing unit that sets the discrimination voltage and the voltage to be applied by the voltage-setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kitazono
  • Publication number: 20070271489
    Abstract: An apparatus for verifying a custom IC including a test pattern generating unit for generating a test pattern for verifying a function of the custom IC. The test pattern is output to a master IC and a test IC. The apparatus further includes a comparing unit connected to receive operation signals output from the master IC and the test IC for comparing the operation signals to see if the operation signals are agreed with each other and for generating a comparison signal based on a comparison result, a judging unit connected to receive the comparison signal for judging if there is any abnormality in the test IC and for outputting a judged signal based on a judged result, and a computer connected to receive the judged signal for displaying the judged result of the test IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kitazono, Toshifumi Sato, Naotaka Oda, Toshiaki Ito, Mikio Izumi
  • Publication number: 20070185700
    Abstract: A safety protection instrumentation system for a nuclear reactor is constructed by using a digital logic, in which the digital logic includes functional units in which output logic patterns corresponding to all input logic patterns are verified in advance and a functional module formed by combining the functional units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOBHIBA
    Inventors: Mikio Izumi, Toshifumi Hayashi, Teruji Tarumi, Shigeru Odanaka, Naotaka Oda, Toshiaki Ito, Toshifumi Sato, Hideyuki Kitazono, Tatsuyuki Maekawa