Patents by Inventor Kano Otani

Kano Otani 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: 5621254
    Abstract: A change-over switch performs switching between two different power supplies after connecting both power supplies simultaneously for a given time period. A controller controls the change-over switch to perform the switching operation around a synchronous point of the power supplies. Voltages of the power supplies are monitored to derive a difference voltage therebetween. From the difference voltage, a phase difference between the voltages of the power supplies is monitored. A plurality of low voltage detectors are provided for monitoring the difference voltage. The low voltage detectors are arranged to be operated at voltage values no more than preset values, respectively. The controller outputs a switching command to the change-over switch when time intervals between adjacent operation start time points of the low voltage detectors are all greater than preset values, respectively, and when the low voltage detectors are all operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kaizo Takeda, Kano Otani, Hisayuki Nagase