Patents by Inventor Junichi Takada

Junichi Takada 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: 11949325
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to an embodiment may include: an output circuit configured to perform a power conversion operation of converting input power into an output power and outputting the output power; and a microcomputer configured to control the power conversion operation by the output circuit with power supplied from an internal power source of the output circuit, wherein the microcomputer outputs a status signal notifying whether the microcomputer is in a power shutdown permit period or a power shutdown inhibit period, and the output circuit includes a power supply stop circuit configured, when receiving the operation stop signal that instructs to stop the power conversion operation, to stop the power supply from the internal power source to the microcomputer on a condition where the status signal indicates that the microcomputer is in the power shutdown permit period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Takada, Toshihiro Nakano
  • Publication number: 20240017935
    Abstract: A conveyance system including a conveyance device configured to convey, with a plurality of containers having a bottomed cylindrical shape arranged in a conveyance direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, the containers in the conveyance direction, an imaging device configured to capture images of the containers that are being conveyed by the conveyance device, and a detection device configured to detect, by using the images, a container not having a predetermined posture of a plurality of the containers that are being conveyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kikuchi, Junichi Takada, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Taketoshi Manou
  • Publication number: 20230351578
    Abstract: An abnormality detection method includes: acquiring a determination target image that is an image of a determination target object to be regularly aligned while standing, which is a cylindrical container; creating a difference image emphasizing a difference between an image of a normal determination target object regularly aligned and the determination target image; calculating a multi-segmentation error of the difference image to determine a maximum value of the multi-segmentation error; and determining whether the determination target object is normal or abnormal in accordance with the maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kikuchi, Junichi Takada, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Taketoshi Manou
  • Publication number: 20220216782
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to an embodiment may include: an output circuit configured to perform a power conversion operation of converting input power into an output power and outputting the output power; and a microcomputer configured to control the power conversion operation by the output circuit with power supplied from an internal power source of the output circuit, wherein the microcomputer outputs a status signal notifying whether the microcomputer is in a power shutdown permit period or a power shutdown inhibit period, and the output circuit includes a power supply stop circuit configured, when receiving the operation stop signal that instructs to stop the power conversion operation, to stop the power supply from the internal power source to the microcomputer on a condition where the status signal indicates that the microcomputer is in the power shutdown permit period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi TAKADA, Toshihiro NAKANO
  • Patent number: 10879786
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to one or more embodiments may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Takada, Mitsutomo Yoshinaga, Toshihiro Nakano, Koki Imai, Osamu Ohtake
  • Patent number: 10763751
    Abstract: A device and method for controlling a power converter. The device includes an activation terminal configured to obtain a first voltage based on the input voltage; a controlling terminal configured to obtain a second voltage based on the output voltage; and a digital controller configured to obtain a driving power based on the first voltage and/or the second voltage; the digital controller is configured to obtain the driving power at least based on the first voltage when the power converter is stopped. Therefore, a sufficient driving power can be provided for the digital controller even when the power converter is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Takada, Mitsutomo Yoshinaga, Toshihiro Nakano, Koichi Shiotsu, Satoshi Funakoshi
  • Publication number: 20200186036
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to one or more embodiments may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi TAKADA, Mitsutomo YOSHINAGA, Toshihiro NAKANO, Koki IMAI, Osamu OHTAKE
  • Patent number: 10608536
    Abstract: A power conversion device may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Takada, Mitsutomo Yoshinaga, Toshihiro Nakano, Koki Imai, Osamu Ohtake
  • Patent number: 10589651
    Abstract: A headrest includes: a main frame, left and right side frames, and left and right rotation-coupling portions. The main frame is supported at an upper end portion of a seatback. The left and right side frames that are disposed on left and right sides of the main frame. The left and right rotation-coupling portions couple the left and right side frames to the main frame such that the left and right side frames are capable of rotating with respect to the main frame about left and right up-down-extending axes. Each rotation-coupling portion includes a boss hole, a boss, a hinge hole, and a hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Kenichi Katsube, Junichi Takada, Masamichi Kobori
  • Patent number: 10589650
    Abstract: A headrest device includes: a front-rear movement mechanism that moves a moving member in a seat front-rear direction with respect to a base member supported at an upper end portion of a seatback; a head support section that is coupled to the moving member so as to be capable of rotating about an axis running in a seat left-right direction, and that includes a front face configuring a support face to support a head of a seated occupant; and an angle changing mechanism that includes a link member spanning between the head support section and the base member, the link member being rotated with respect to the base member about an axis running in the seat left-right direction by the movement of the moving member so as to rotate the head support section with respect to the moving member about an axis running in the seat left-right direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Kenichi Katsube, Junichi Takada, Masamichi Kobori
  • Publication number: 20190379290
    Abstract: A device and method for controlling a power converter. The device includes an activation terminal configured to obtain a first voltage based on the input voltage; a controlling terminal configured to obtain a second voltage based on the output voltage; and a digital controller configured to obtain a driving power based on the first voltage and/or the second voltage; the digital controller is configured to obtain the driving power at least based on the first voltage when the power converter is stopped. Therefore, a sufficient driving power can be provided for the digital controller even when the power converter is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi TAKADA, Mitsutomo YOSHINAGA, Toshihiro NAKANO, Koichi SHIOTSU, Satoshi FUNAKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20190312512
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to one or more embodiments may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi TAKADA, Mitsutomo YOSHINAGA, Toshihiro NAKANO, Koki IMAI, Osamu OHTAKE
  • Patent number: 10389247
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to one or more embodiments may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Takada, Mitsutomo Yoshinaga, Toshihiro Nakano, Koki Imai, Osamu Ohtake
  • Publication number: 20190061585
    Abstract: A headrest device includes: a front-rear movement mechanism that moves a moving member in a seat front-rear direction with respect to a base member supported at an upper end portion of a seatback; a head support section that is coupled to the moving member so as to be capable of rotating about an axis running in a seat left-right direction, and that includes a front face configuring a support face to support a head of a seated occupant; and an angle changing mechanism that includes a link member spanning between the head support section and the base member, the link member being rotated with respect to the base member about an axis running in the seat left-right direction by the movement of the moving member so as to rotate the head support section with respect to the moving member about an axis running in the seat left-right direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Kenichi Katsube, Junichi Takada, Masamichi Kobori
  • Publication number: 20190061586
    Abstract: A headrest includes: a main frame, left and right side frames, and left and right rotation-coupling portions. The main frame is supported at an upper end portion of a seatback. The left and right side frames that are disposed on left and right sides of the main frame. The left and right rotation-coupling portions couple the left and right side frames to the main frame such that the left and right side frames are capable of rotating with respect to the main frame about left and right up-down-extending axes. Each rotation-coupling portion includes a boss hole, a boss, a hinge hole, and a hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Kenichi KATSUBE, Junichi TAKADA, Masamichi KOBORI
  • Publication number: 20190006945
    Abstract: A power conversion device according to one or more embodiments may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi TAKADA, Mitsutomo YOSHINAGA, Toshihiro NAKANO, Koki IMAI, Osamu OHTAKE
  • Patent number: 10047954
    Abstract: A waste gasification and melting furnace that promotes the drying and pyrolytic decomposition of waste in the shaft section, making it possible to limit the conveyance of moisture and volatile components to the bottom of the blast furnace and to reduce the consumption of extra coke. The waste gasification and melting furnace includes a shaft section; a melting furnace section; and a communicating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Ishida, Hirohisa Kajiyama, Junichi Takada, Nobuhiro Tanigaki, Ryoh Makishi, Shoh Hirakura, Yasuka Fujinaga
  • Publication number: 20140338575
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a waste gasification and melting furnace that promotes the drying and pyrolytic decomposition of waste in the shaft section, making it possible to limit the conveyance of moisture and volatile components to the bottom of the blast furnace and to reduce the consumption of extra coke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Atsushi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Ishida, Hirohisa Kajiyama, Junichi Takada, Nobuhiro Tanigaki, Ryoh Makishi, Shoh Hirakura, Yasuka Fujinaga
  • Patent number: 6973136
    Abstract: A phase comparator (106) compares a phase of the output signal of the quadrature modulator (104) with the phase of the signal obtained by frequency-converting the output signal of a first VCO (101) via the second VCO (102) and the first mixer (108). A PLL modulator includes a low-pass filter (107) filters a component below a predetermined frequency of the output signal of the phase comparator (106) and supplying the resulting signal to the frequency control terminal of the first VCO (101). The output signal (TS1) of the first VCO (101) is a modulated signal conforming to a modulation system having a constant envelope waveform, while the output signal of the quadrature modulator (104) is input to the first band-pass filter (110) and the output signal (TS2) of the first band-pass filter is a modulated signal conforming to a modulation system accompanied by an amplitude component as information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriharu Kojima, Hideki Watanabe, Yasunobu Akaoka, Junichi Takada
  • Publication number: 20020000890
    Abstract: A phase comparator (106) compares a phase of the output signal of the quadrature modulator (104) with the phase of the signal obtained by frequency-converting the output signal of a first VCO (101) via the second VCO (102) and the first mixer (108). A PLL modulator includes a low-pass filter (107) filters a component below a predetermined frequency of the output signal of the phase comparator (106) and supplying the resulting signal to the frequency control terminal of the first VCO (101). The output signal (TS1) of the first VCO (101) is a modulated signal conforming to a modulation system having a constant envelope waveform, while the output signal of the quadrature modulator (104) is input to the first band-pass filter (110) and the output signal (TS2) of the first band-pass filter is a modulated signal conforming to a modulation system accompanied by an amplitude component as information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriharu Kojima, Hideki Watanabe, Yasunobu Akaoka, Junichi Takada