Patents by Inventor Junichi Kanai
Junichi Kanai 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: 8916982Abstract: An inverter generator used in combination with a motor and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor is comprised of: an electric generator driven by the motor configured to generate alternating current electric power; estimating means for estimating an electrical angle of alternating voltage of the alternating current electric power from the pulse, the estimating means being electrically connected with the ECU; a converter configured to convert the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power, the converter electrically connected with the electric generator and the estimating means; and an inverter configured to convert the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power, the inverter electrically connected with the converter.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Narutoshi Yokokawa, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Publication number: 20140328092Abstract: An inverter device includes a voltage command value output unit that outputs a voltage command value, voltage sensors that detect output voltage from a switching circuit, a Fourier transform unit that performs frequency analysis on the output voltage detected by the respective voltage sensors, and a voltage correction value calculation unit that obtains harmonics with respect to a drive frequency of the switching circuit subjected to the frequency analysis by the Fourier transform unit and obtains a voltage correction coefficients for correcting the voltage command value so as to cancel the harmonics. The voltage correction value calculation unit calculates coefficients each for each degree of the harmonics and determines whether the coefficients converges when calculating the coefficients so as to obtain the voltage correction coefficients based on the coefficients which are determined to converge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Narutoshi YOKOKAWA, Tomoyuki HOSHIKAWA, Kazumi MURATA, Masayuki WATANABE, Junichi KANAI, Naoyuki MASHIMA
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Patent number: 8803345Abstract: An inverter generator includes a motor, an electric generator and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor. Estimating means estimates an initial electrical angle of alternating voltage produced by the generator from the pulse and calculates a phase shift angle to estimate continuous electrical angle of the alternating voltage. A converter converts the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power under d-q control based on the phase shift angle. An inverter converts the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Narutoshi Yokokawa, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Patent number: 8786225Abstract: An inverter power generator includes a current controller 14a setting a current limit ratio according to a rotation speed of a synchronous motor 13 and controls a converter current according to the current limit ratio. The current controller sets the current limit ratio to 70% if the synchronous motor is at a rotational speed equal to an idle speed of an engine 11. Until the rotational speed of the synchronous motor reaches a rated speed, the output current limiter linearly increases the current limit ratio up to 100%. With this, the rotational speed of the engine becomes reasonably increasable even if a sudden load increase occurs when the engine is operating at low speed.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Narutoshi Yokokawa, Tomoyuki Hoshikawa, Kazumi Murata, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Publication number: 20140078357Abstract: An imaging device including an electronic shutter and a pixel array with color pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged. The pixel array part has at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including at least two of (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics for red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak for blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak for green. The clear pixel has a high transmittance arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel. An electronic shutter is separately driven for the at least one clear pixel and for the plurality of color filter pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Patent number: 8624533Abstract: An inverter includes a voltage command generator generating a voltage command value according to an externally specified voltage value, a PWM signal generator generating a PWM signal according to the voltage command value and frequency command value, and a switching unit generating a three-phase AC power according to the PWM signal. The voltage command generator decreases the voltage command value if the output current increases, to prevent the rotation speed of a prime move from suddenly changing. If the output current exceeds a preset upper current threshold, the voltage command value is clamped at a preset minimum output voltage, thereby securing the minimum output voltage for an increase in the output current.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Narutoshi Yokokawa, Tomoyuki Hoshikawa, Kazumi Murata, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Patent number: 8598508Abstract: An imaging device including an electronic shutter and a pixel array with color pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged. The pixel array part has at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics for red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak for blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak for green. The clear pixel has a high transmittance arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel. An electronic shutter is separately driven for the at least one clear pixel and for the plurality of color filter pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20120307104Abstract: An imaging device including an electronic shutter and a pixel array with color pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged. The pixel array part has at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics for red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak for blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak for green. The clear pixel has a high transmittance arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel. An electronic shutter is separately driven for the at least one clear pixel and for the plurality of color filter pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20120229065Abstract: An inverter includes a voltage command generator generating a voltage command value according to an externally specified voltage value, a PWM signal generator generating a PWM signal according to the voltage command value and frequency command value, and a switching unit generating a three-phase AC power according to the PWM signal. The voltage command generator decreases the voltage command value if the output current increases, to prevent the rotation speed of a prime move from suddenly changing. If the output current exceeds a preset upper current threshold, the voltage command value is clamped at a preset minimum output voltage, thereby securing the minimum output voltage for an increase in the output current.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Narutoshi YOKOKAWA, Tomoyuki Hoshikawa, Kazumi Murata, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Publication number: 20120229063Abstract: An inverter power generator includes a current controller 14a setting a current limit ratio according to a rotation speed of a synchronous motor 13 and controls a converter current according to the current limit ratio. The current controller sets the current limit ratio to 70% if the synchronous motor is at a rotational speed equal to an idle speed of an engine 11. Until the rotational speed of the synchronous motor reaches a rated speed, the output current limiter linearly increases the current limit ratio up to 100%. With this, the rotational speed of the engine becomes reasonably increasable even if a sudden load increase occurs when the engine is operating at low speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Narutoshi Yokokawa, Tomoyuki Hoshikawa, Kazumi Murata, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Patent number: 8227737Abstract: An imaging device including: an electronic shutter and a pixel array part. The pixel array part has a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal. The pixel array part has a plurality of color pixels and at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics in red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak in blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak in green.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20120139239Abstract: An inverter generator includes a motor, an electric generator and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor. Estimating means estimates an initial electrical angle of alternating voltage produced by the generator from the pulse and calculates a phase shift angle to estimate continuous electrical angle of the alternating voltage. A converter converts the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power under d-q control based on the phase shift angle. An inverter converts the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Narutoshi YOKOKAWA, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Publication number: 20120139265Abstract: An inverter generator used in combination with a motor and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor is comprised of: an electric generator driven by the motor configured to generate alternating current electric power; estimating means for estimating an electrical angle of alternating voltage of the alternating current electric power from the pulse, the estimating means being electrically connected with the ECU; a converter configured to convert the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power, the converter electrically connected with the electric generator and the estimating means; and an inverter configured to convert the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power, the inverter electrically connected with the converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Narutoshi YOKOKAWA, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Patent number: 7982174Abstract: An imaging device including: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity are arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal. The pixel array part has a plurality of color pixels and at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics in red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak in blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak in green.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Patent number: 7915576Abstract: An imaging device includes: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity are arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal, wherein in the pixel array part, among a first color filter pixel, a second color filter pixel, and a third color filter pixel, each including a color filter, at least a plurality of the first color filter pixels and the second color filter pixels is arranged in an oblique pixel array system, and a clear pixel having a high transmittance is arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column in the oblique pixel array with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Patent number: 7915574Abstract: An imaging device including: an electronic shutter and a pixel array part. The pixel array part has a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal. The pixel array part has a plurality of color pixels and at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics in red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak in blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak in green. At least a portion of the plurality of color filter pixels is arranged in an oblique pixel array system and at least one clear pixel having a high transmittance is arranged in the oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100141814Abstract: An imaging device including: an electronic shutter and a pixel array part. The pixel array part has a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal. The pixel array part has a plurality of color pixels and at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics in red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak in blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak in green. At least a portion of the plurality of color filter pixels is arranged in an oblique pixel array system and at least one clear pixel having a high transmittance is arranged in the oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100141813Abstract: An imaging device including: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity are arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal. The pixel array part has a plurality of color pixels and at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics in red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak in blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak in green.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100134665Abstract: An imaging device including: an electronic shutter and a pixel array part. The pixel array part has a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal. The pixel array part has a plurality of color pixels and at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics in red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak in blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak in green.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura
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Patent number: 7671316Abstract: An imaging device includes: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity are arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal, wherein in the pixel array part, among a first color filter pixel, a second color filter pixel, and a third color filter pixel, each including a color filter, at least a plurality of the first color filter pixels and the second color filter pixels is arranged in an oblique pixel array system, and a clear pixel having a high transmittance is arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column in the oblique pixel array with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Junichi Kanai, Nobuo Nakamura