Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro KAMEOKA

Kazuhiro KAMEOKA 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: 11805577
    Abstract: An induction cooker includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, and a controller. Responsive to determining that a heating target placed above a first coil is formed of a magnetic material, a heating target placed above a second coil is formed of a magnetic material or a composite containing a magnetic material and a non-magnetic material, and a heating target placed above a third coil is formed of a non-magnetic material, the controller stops an operation of a first inverter circuit, causes a second inverter circuit and a third inverter circuit to operate, and sets a frequency of a third high-frequency current to be higher than a frequency of a second high-frequency current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Bunya, Ikuro Suga, Miyuki Takeshita, Ryota Asakura, Kazuhiro Kameoka
  • Patent number: 11399417
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker according to the present invention has a top plate on which a heater area indication indicating a mount position of to-be-heated object is formed, and a first coil and a second coil that are formed of an annular coil arranged below the heater area indication of the top plate, the second coil includes a first winding portion extending in a circumferential direction of the first coil, and a second winding portion spaced apart from the first winding portion and extending in the circumferential direction of the first coil, and the distance between the first winding portion and the top plate is different from the distance between the second winding portion and the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuro Suga, Tetsuya Matsuda, Kazuhiro Kameoka
  • Patent number: 11337280
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes an induction heating cooking apparatus including a heating coil that produces a high-frequency magnetic field, a power reception device including a power reception coil that receives power from the heating coil, a first communication device provided on the power reception device to transmit a communication signal, a second communication device provided above the induction heating cooking apparatus to receive the communication signal from the first communication device, and a notification unit that indicates whether the power reception coil is located within a predetermined region that is set in advance with respect to the heating coil, when the second communication device receives the communication signal from the first communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Bunya, Ikuro Suga, Miyuki Takeshita, Hirohisa Kuwano, Ryota Asakura, Kazuhiro Kameoka
  • Patent number: 11324079
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, a first inverter circuit configured to supply a first high-frequency current to the first coil, a second inverter circuit configured to supply a second high-frequency current to the second coil, a third inverter circuit configured to supply a third high-frequency current to the third coil, a controller, and a load determining unit configured to determine a material of a heating object, wherein when a material of the heating object placed above the first coil is a magnetic material and a material of the heating object placed above the second coil includes a non-magnetic material, the controller operates the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit, and stops an operation of the third inverter circuit, and controls such that a frequency of the second high-frequency current is higher than a frequency of the first high-frequency current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuro Suga, Jun Bunya, Miyuki Takeshita, Kazuhiro Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20210227644
    Abstract: In an induction cooker according to the present invention, when a heating target placed above a first coil is formed of a magnetic material, a heating target placed above a second coil is formed of a magnetic material or a composite containing a magnetic material and a non-magnetic material, and a heating target placed above a third coil is formed of a non-magnetic material, an operation of a first inverter circuit is stopped, a second inverter circuit and a third inverter circuit are caused to operate, and a frequency of a third high-frequency current is set to be higher than a frequency of a second high-frequency current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jun BUNYA, Ikuro SUGA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Ryota ASAKURA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
  • Patent number: 10856368
    Abstract: A heating cooker system includes a first coil configured to produce a first high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a first high-frequency current, a first inverter circuit configured to supply the first high-frequency current to the first coil, a first heating element positioned in reach of the first high-frequency magnetic field produced by the first coil to be inductively heated by the first coil, a second coil configured to produce a second high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a second high-frequency current, a second inverter circuit configured to supply the second high-frequency current to the second coil, a power receiving coil positioned in reach of the second high-frequency magnetic field produced by the second coil to receive electric power from the second coil, and a second heating element configured to generate heat by the electric power received by the power receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Yoshino, Jun Bunya, Ikuro Suga, Miyuki Takeshita, Kazuhiro Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20200245415
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker according to the present invention has a top plate on which a heater area indication indicating a mount position of to-be-heated object is formed, and a first coil and a second coil that are formed of an annular coil arranged below the heater area indication of the top plate, the second coil includes a first winding portion extending in a circumferential direction of the first coil, and a second winding portion spaced apart from the first winding portion and extending in the circumferential direction of the first coil, and the distance between the first winding portion and the top plate is different from the distance between the second winding portion and the top plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Tetsuya MATSUDA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
  • Publication number: 20200236741
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes an induction heating cooking apparatus including a heating coil that produces a high-frequency magnetic field, a power reception device including a power reception coil that receives power from the heating coil, a first communication device provided on the power reception device to transmit a communication signal, a second communication device provided above the induction heating cooking apparatus to receive the communication signal from the first communication device, and a notification unit that indicates whether the power reception coil is located within a predetermined region that is set in advance with respect to the heating coil, when the second communication device receives the communication signal from the first communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jun BUNYA, Ikuro SUGA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Hirohisa KUWANO, Ryota ASAKURA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
  • Publication number: 20200008272
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, a first inverter circuit configured to supply a first high-frequency current to the first coil, a second inverter circuit configured to supply a second high-frequency current to the second coil, a third inverter circuit configured to supply a third high-frequency current to the third coil, a controller, and a load determining unit configured to determine a material of a heating object, wherein when a material of the heating object placed above the first coil is a magnetic material and a material of the heating object placed above the second coil includes a non-magnetic material, the controller operates the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit, and stops an operation of the third inverter circuit, and controls such that a frequency of the second high-frequency current is higher than a frequency of the first high-frequency current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ikuro SUGA, Jun BUNYA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA
  • Publication number: 20180263084
    Abstract: A heating cooker system includes a first coil configured to produce a first high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a first high-frequency current, a first inverter circuit configured to supply the first high-frequency current to the first coil, a first heating element positioned in reach of the first high-frequency magnetic field produced by the first coil to be inductively heated by the first coil, a second coil configured to produce a second high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a second high-frequency current, a second inverter circuit configured to supply the second high-frequency current to the second coil, a power receiving coil positioned in reach of the second high-frequency magnetic field produced by the second coil to receive electric power from the second coil, and a second heating element configured to generate heat by the electric power received by the power receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Hayato YOSHINO, Jun BUNYA, Ikuro SUGA, Miyuki TAKESHITA, Kazuhiro KAMEOKA