Patents by Inventor Jin KATO
Jin KATO 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: 9764649Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power management apparatus is provided with storage means, discharge plan creation means, discharge instruction means. The storage means stores a discharge amount of a power storage device to a distribution system, correspondingly to a prescribed parameter. The discharge plan creation means, when storable regenerative power is generated, creates a discharge plan to determine a discharge amount of the power storage device, from past data stored in the storage means, of regenerative power amount of a train and the discharge amount of the power storage device to the distribution system. The discharge instruction means outputs a discharge instruction to the power storage device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Hanashima, Miyako Miyoshi, Tatsuhiro Yamaguchi, Koji Otsuji, Kenichi Tanomura, Masayuki Nogi, Jin Kato
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Publication number: 20170174099Abstract: An electric vehicle control device includes a power conversion device, an auxiliary power source device, a charging device, an electricity storage device, and a controller. The power conversion device receives power supplied from an overhead line in an electrified section to perform power conversion, and supplies driving power to a vehicle driving motor. The controller connects the electricity storage device with the charging device and causes the charging device to charge the electricity storage device in the electrified section, and causes the electricity storage device to supply stored power of the electricity storage device to at least the power conversion device, instead of the power from the overhead line in a non-electrified section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kenichi KIKKAWA, Jin KATO, Tatsuya TAJIMA, Ryozo OKUDA
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Patent number: 9616770Abstract: An embodiment of an electric vehicle drive apparatus includes a rotary electric motor, an electromagnet apparatus, an electric motor controller, and an electromagnet controller. The rotary electric motor drives at least one wheel. The electromagnet controller generates at least one of an attraction force between a rail and a bogie, and a propulsion force. The electromagnet controller controls the electromagnet apparatus. The rotary electric motor and the electromagnet apparatus are provided on the same bogie.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masayuki Nogi, Shun Taniguchi, Yosuke Nakazawa, Jin Kato
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Publication number: 20160207421Abstract: An embodiment of an electric vehicle drive apparatus includes a rotary electric motor, an electromagnet apparatus, an electric motor controller, and an electromagnet controller. The rotary electric motor drives at least one wheel. The electromagnet controller generates at least one of an attraction force between a rail and a bogie, and a propulsion force. The electromagnet controller controls the electromagnet apparatus. The rotary electric motor and the electromagnet apparatus are provided on the same bogie.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masayuki NOGI, Shun TANIGUCHI, Yosuke NAKAZAWA, Jin KATO
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Patent number: 9067606Abstract: There is provided a railcar including a under frame, paired side bodyshell parts, and a roof bodyshell part. Strap bar receiving parts hanging downward from the roof bodyshell part are fixed to the roof bodyshell part. An upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member are provided like bridges between the paired side bodyshell parts. The upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member are disposed at an interval in a vertical direction and connected by connection pipes. The upper horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes and the lower horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes. At least one ends of the plurality of reinforcement pipes are fixed to the strap bar receiving parts.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignees: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN TRANSPORT ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Jin Kato, Aya Kojima, Keisuke Mizutani, Kenichi Koyama, Tetsuya Asaka, Takashi Ono, Takashi Azuma
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Patent number: 9032730Abstract: A solar receiver is disposed on a top portion of a tower provided upright on the ground for heating a compressible working fluid by means of heat converted from sunlight collected by heliostats disposed on the ground, to raise the temperature of the compressible working fluid. The solar receiver has modules disposed back-to-back, and each of which includes a casing having a bottom plate to be fixed to the top-portion upper surface of the tower. A heat-transfer-tube unit is accommodated in the casing and includes heat transfer tubes. A sunlight inlet port having a circular shape in front view or an elliptical shape in front view is provided at the center portion of a plate-like member whose lower end is connected to an outer circumferential end of the bottom plate to constitute the casing and that extends obliquely upward from the outer circumferential end.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVEY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuta Kobayashi, Masashi Tagawa, Toshiyuki Osada, Kuniaki Aoyama, Masahiro Masuda, Takeshi Okubo, Shuhei Sasaki, Akira Furutani, Jin Kato, Hiromi Nakatani
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Publication number: 20140368154Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power management apparatus is provided with storage means, discharge plan creation means, discharge instruction means. The storage means stores a discharge amount of a power storage device to a distribution system, correspondingly to a prescribed parameter. The discharge plan creation means, when storable regenerative power is generated, creates a discharge plan to determine a discharge amount of the power storage device, from past data stored in the storage means, of regenerative power amount of a train and the discharge amount of the power storage device to the distribution system. The discharge instruction means outputs a discharge instruction to the power storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi HANASHIMA, Miyako Miyoshi, Tatsuhiro Yamaguchi, Koji Otsuji, Kenichi Tanomura, Masayuki Nogi, Jin Kato
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Patent number: 8769951Abstract: [Problem to be solved] To achieve a reduction in facility costs in a geothermal power-generation system. [Solution] To provide a compressor 11 that compresses air, a heating device 14 that heats compressed air compressed by the compressor 11 by geothermal heat, a turbine 12 that obtains a rotational force by heated compressed air heated by the heating device 14, and a generator 13 that generates power by the rotational force inputted from the turbine 12.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromi Nakatani, Jin Kato
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Publication number: 20140150688Abstract: There is provided a railcar including a under frame, paired side bodyshell parts, and a roof bodyshell part. Strap bar receiving parts hanging downward from the roof bodyshell part are fixed to the roof bodyshell part. An upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member are provided like bridges between the paired side bodyshell parts. The upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member are disposed at an interval in a vertical direction and connected by connection pipes. The upper horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes and the lower horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes. At least one ends of the plurality of reinforcement pipes are fixed to the strap bar receiving parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicants: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY, JAPAN TRANSPORT ENGINEERING COMPANY, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Jin Kato, Aya Kojima, Keisuke Mizutani, Kenichi Koyama, Tetsuya Asaka, Takashi Ono, Takashi Azuma
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Publication number: 20120180483Abstract: A solar receiver is disposed on a top portion of a tower provided upright on the ground for heating a compressible working fluid by means of heat converted from sunlight collected by heliostats disposed on the ground, to raise the temperature of the compressible working fluid. The solar receiver has modules disposed back-to-back, and each of which includes a casing having a bottom plate to be fixed to the top-portion upper surface of the tower. A heat-transfer-tube unit is accommodated in the casing and includes heat transfer tubes. A sunlight inlet port having a circular shape in front view or an elliptical shape in front view is provided at the center portion of a plate-like member whose lower end is connected to an outer circumferential end of the bottom plate to constitute the casing and that extends obliquely upward from the outer circumferential end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuta KOBAYASHI, Masashi TAGAWA, Toshiyuki OSADA, Kuniaki AOYAMA, Masahiro MASUDA, Takeshi OKUBO, Shuhei SASAKI, Akira FURUTANI, Jin KATO, Hiromi NAKATANI
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Publication number: 20120000198Abstract: [Problem to be solved] To achieve a reduction in facility costs in a geothermal power-generation system. [Solution] To provide a compressor 11 that compresses air, a heating device 14 that heats compressed air compressed by the compressor 11 by geothermal heat, a turbine 12 that obtains a rotational force by heated compressed air heated by the heating device 14, and a generator 13 that generates power by the rotational force inputted from the turbine 12. [Chosen Drawing] FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiromi NAKATANI, Jin KATO