Patents by Inventor Katsuyoshi Nakano

Katsuyoshi Nakano 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: 8892338
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Muragishi, Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Onoue, Masaaki Narihisa
  • Patent number: 8818625
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Muragishi, Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Onoue, Masaaki Narihisa
  • Patent number: 8626386
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Muragishi, Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Onoue, Masaaki Narihisa
  • Patent number: 8560129
    Abstract: [Object] To predetermine a target vibration level and keep vibration generated at a position at which vibration is to be controlled equal to or smaller than a target vibration level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takeo Ito, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Yasushi Muragishi
  • Patent number: 8504239
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Muragishi, Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Onoue, Masaaki Narihisa
  • Patent number: 8401735
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaushi Muragishi, Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Onoue, Masaaki Narihisa
  • Patent number: 8381579
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vibration damping device which can enhance a vibration damping effect even in a case where a vibration damping target position and a vibration damping force generation position are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yushi Sato, Hideaki Moriya, Takeo Ito, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Hidetoshi Katada, Takeshi Tomizaki, Takashi Onoue, Yasushi Muragishi
  • Publication number: 20120222929
    Abstract: An automobile vibration damping device for an automobile in which a power plant in which an engine, a transmission and the like are combined is supported by a vehicle body, including a vibrating means that generates vibration separate from vibration of the engine. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the vibration amplitude of a seat portion by the reaction force of the vibrating means. Also, if the vibration mode of the vehicle body is adjusted so as to become a node in the vicinity of the seat portion, the vibration amplitude decreases in the vicinity of the seat portion, and improves riding comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi MURAGISHI, Takayoshi FUJII, Takashi FUKUNAGA, Hideaki MORIYA, Katsuyoshi NAKANO, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Takashi ONOUE, Yushi SATO
  • Publication number: 20120217108
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: c/o SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi MURAGISHI, Hideaki MORIYA, Yushi SATO, Takashi FUKUNAGA, Katsuyoshi NAKANO, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Takayoshi FUJII, Takashi ONOUE, Masaaki NARIHISA
  • Publication number: 20120193847
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi MURAGISHI, Hideaki MORIYA, Yushi SATO, Takashi FUKUNAGA, Katsuyoshi NAKANO, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Takayoshi FUJII, Takashi ONOUE, Masaaki NARIHISA
  • Publication number: 20120197491
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi MURAGISHI, Hideaki MORIYA, Yushi SATO, Takashi FUKUNAGA, Katsuyoshi NAKANO, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Takayoshi FUJII, Takashi ONOUE, Masaaki NARIHISA
  • Publication number: 20120197490
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi MURAGISHI, Hideaki MORIYA, Yushi SATO, Takashi FUKUNAGA, Katsuyoshi NAKANO, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Takayoshi FUJII, Takashi ONOUE, Masaaki NARIHISA
  • Publication number: 20110066292
    Abstract: [Object] To predetermine a target vibration level and keep vibration generated at a position at which vibration is to be controlled equal to or smaller than a target vibration level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Moriya, Yushi Sato, Takeo Ito, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Yasushi Muragishi
  • Publication number: 20110048118
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vibration damping device which can enhance a vibration damping effect even in a case where a vibration damping target position and a vibration damping force generation position are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yushi Sato, Hideaki Moriya, Takeo Ito, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Fukunaga, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Hidetoshi Katada, Takeshi Tomizaki, Takashi Onoue, Yasushi Muragishi
  • Publication number: 20100204881
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yaushi MURAGISHI, Hideaki MORIYA, Yushi SATO, Takashi FUKUNAGA, Katsuyoshi NAKANO, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi ONOUE, Masaaki NARIHISA
  • Publication number: 20100127442
    Abstract: An automobile vibration damping device for an automobile in which a power plant in which an engine, a transmission and the like are combined is supported by a vehicle body, including a vibrating means that generates vibration separate from vibration of the engine. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the vibration amplitude of a seat portion by the reaction force of the vibrating means. Also, if the vibration mode of the vehicle body is adjusted so as to become a node in the vicinity of the seat portion, the vibration amplitude decreases in the vicinity of the seat portion, and improves riding comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Muragishi, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Fukunaga, Hideaki Moriya, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takashi Onoue, Yushi Sato
  • Patent number: 7432608
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric generator for achieving the cost reduction of the electric generator itself from the view point of the structure of the electric generator, and the cost reduction of the generation of electricity from the view point of the performance of the electric generator, and a power supply equipment for use in this electric generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Okubo, Kazumichi Kato, Yuzo Takakado, Hirosuke Imabayashi, Toshio Miki, Masami Morita, Hideki Tamura, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Yushi Sato, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Tetsuyuki Kimura, Nobuhiro Saito, Tetsunari Kobayakawa, Kenji Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080191484
    Abstract: Wind power can be always detected even when a wind turbine 11 forcibly brakes, as well as cost of components can be reduced. A generator includes a wind turbine 11 rotated by wind power to generate a driving force, a dynamo 19 operated by the driving force of the wind turbine 11 to generate electricity, a short-circuit brake 21 for switching the output side of the dynamo 19 between an output state and a short-circuit state, a rotational speed input unit 41 or an arithmetic processing part 51 for recognizing the magnitude of the wind power in both of the output and short-circuit states based on the rotational speeds of the wind turbine 11 in both of the output and short-circuit states, and an arithmetic processing part 51 for determining which state the dynamo 19 should be changed over to between the output and short-circuit states based on the rotational speed of the wind turbine 11 and controlling the switching of the short-circuit brake 21 based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Okubo, Masami Morita, Katsuyoshi Nakano
  • Patent number: 7141887
    Abstract: A power supply unit inclding a battery 4 that stores electric power used for operations of various devices; a dynamo 19, a rotation support mechanism 14, and a rectifying section 32 as charging means that converts natural energy into electric energy and supplies electric power of the electric energy to the battery 4 to be charged; a charging control section 36 for changing over between supply and stop of the electric power from the charging means to the storage means; and a charging control driving unit 45 and a low-voltage charging function of an arithmetic processing part 51 as charging changeover control means that controls the charging control section 36 such that supply and stop of the electric power are repeated when the charging voltage for charging the battery 4 with electric power is not less than a predetermined value, and continues supply of the electric power when the charging voltage is less than the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Okubo, Kazumichi Kato, Masami Morita, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Tsutomu Shinya
  • Publication number: 20060145668
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric generator for achieving the cost reduction of the electric generator itself from the view point of the structure of the electric generator, and the cost reduction of the generation of electricity from the view point of the performance of the electric generator, and a power supply equipment for use in this electric generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kazuo Okubo, Kazumichi Kato, Yuzo Takakado, Hirosuke Imabayashi, Toshio Miki, Masami Morita, Hideki Tamura, Katsuyoshi Nakano, Yushi Sato, Tomoyuki Matsunaga, Tetsuyuki Kimura, Nobuhiro Saito, Tetsunari Kobayakawa, Kenji Yamaguchi