Patents by Inventor Kazuo Miwa

Kazuo Miwa 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).

  • Publication number: 20160260316
    Abstract: Provided are a digital security system, method and a program that prevent erroneous reports and failed reports to improve reliability, while allowing reporting an abnormal situation in security, even in front of a suspicious person, without the suspicious person's awareness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: TECHNOMIRAI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Patent number: 9256229
    Abstract: According to a calculation 13 of a peak operating rate of an air conditioner 19 based on an actual quantity of electric power used, a calculation 14 of an hourly average operating rate according to the peak operating rate in consideration of an outside air temperature, a calculation 15 of an hourly average surplus rate according to (1?average operating rate), and a calculation 16 of a control rate having the upper limit of the average surplus rate as a predetermined value, energy-saving control 17 of the air conditioner 19 is performed by a quantity of the control rate. Thereby, providing an air-conditioning control system 100 for achieving appropriate energy saving with simplified calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Technomirai Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Patent number: 9170628
    Abstract: An energy-savings control system can control the showcase, refrigerator and freezer so that they can run with the reduced energy consumption by responding to the electric current values flowing in each respective one of the showcase, etc. A freezing-machine is provided in each respective one of the showcase, refrigerator and freezer in which the electric current values flowing in the freezing-machine may be detected at time intervals of every one minute, and the average electric current values during the continuous time period of 30 minutes may be computed from the electric current values as detected above. If it is determined that the freezing-machine's operating rate as computed above is greater than the freezing-machine's predetermined operating rate, the freezing-machine installed therein may be controlled so that the electromagnetic valve can be switched to its opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: TECHNOMIRAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20150229773
    Abstract: A monitoring device 100 comprises a control unit 101 including a positional information acquisition section 101A that tracks an existing position of the communication terminal 120 and acquires positional information of the communication terminal 120 and a jurisdiction retaining section 101B that retains a jurisdictional district to receive an emergency telephone call where a building under security exists, an input/output unit 102 that detects an emergency situation based on a sensor output from the input/output device 110, and an alarm sending unit 103 that reports an e-mail transmission or an image via the telephone line 130. The control unit 101, when having detected an emergency situation, performs control to specify a communication terminal 120 that exists in the police jurisdictional district or fire jurisdictional district with reference to the jurisdiction retaining section 101B, and to report preferentially to the specified communication terminal 120.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: TECHNOMIRAI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20150179039
    Abstract: Provided are a digital smart security system and method and a program that allow reporting the occurrence of an abnormal situation in security, even in front of a suspicious person, without the suspicious person's awareness. The digital smart security system comprises an abnormality determination unit (112) that, when breathing detected by a respiration sensor (10) for detecting a user's breathing has a preset breathing pattern in which breathing stops for a predetermined period of time and resumes, determines it to be the occurrence of an abnormal situation, and an alarm sending unit (203) that reports the abnormal situation based on the determination result as being the occurrence of an abnormal situation. The abnormality determination unit (112), if the user has stopped breathing for a certain period of time (for example, 10 to 15 seconds) and has resumed breathing, determines it to be the occurrence of an abnormal situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: TECHNOMIRAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20130178997
    Abstract: An energy-savings control system can control the showcase, refrigerator and freezer so that they can run with the reduced energy consumption by responding to the electric current values flowing in each respective one of the showcase, etc. A freezing-machine is provided in each respective one of the showcase, refrigerator and freezer in which the electric current values flowing in the freezing-machine may be detected at time intervals of every one minute, and the average electric current values during the continuous time period of 30 minutes may be computed from the electric current values as detected above. If it is determined that the freezing-machine's operating rate as computed above is greater than the freezing-machine's predetermined operating rate, the freezing-machine installed therein may be controlled so that the electromagnetic valve can be switched to its opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNOMIRAI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20130178988
    Abstract: According to a calculation 13 of a peak operating rate of an air conditioner 19 based on an actual quantity of electric power used, a calculation 14 of an hourly average operating rate according to the peak operating rate in consideration of an outside air temperature, a calculation 15 of an hourly average surplus rate according to (1?average operating rate), and a calculation 16 of a control rate having the upper limit of the average surplus rate as a predetermined value, energy-saving control 17 of the air conditioner 19 is performed by a quantity of the control rate. Thereby, providing an air-conditioning control system 100 for achieving appropriate energy saving with simplified calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNOMIRAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20130173068
    Abstract: A showcase control system 100 comprises a showcase operating rate detection unit 11 that detects a showcase operating rate of a showcase control unit 30 which controls freezing or refrigerating inside a showcase, an over-operating detection unit 12 that outputs an over-operating signal when the showcase operating rate input from the showcase operating rate detection unit 11 exceeds a predetermined value, and an air-conditioning control system 20 that curtails the energy-saving control of an air conditioner 50 when receiving an over-operating signal from the over-operating detection unit 12. Thereby, it is possible to comprehensively perform energy-saving control of a showcase and an air conditioner at a sales space where the showcase is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNOMIRAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Patent number: 8033301
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water saving device which provides the pressure and amount of water to be delivered that can satisfy the comfortable sense of water usage, regardless of whether the water may be supplied under the high pressure or low pressure or whether the water may be supplied in the larger or smaller amount. In accordance with the present invention, the water saving device comprises a hollow cylindrical body that is adapted to be attached to a water passage conduit or pipe. The hollow cylindrical body includes a first plate member disposed perpendicular to the direction of the water flowing through the water passage conduit or pipe. The first plate member has a plurality of first water passage holes formed thereon at regular intervals with regard to each other in the circumferential direction. A water guide member is further included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Technomirai Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20110048560
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water saving device which provides the pressure and amount of water to be delivered that can satisfy the comfortable sense of water usage, regardless of whether the water may be supplied under the high pressure or low pressure or whether the water may be supplied in the larger or smaller amount. In accordance with the present invention, the water saving device comprises a hollow cylindrical body that is adapted to be attached to a water passage conduit or pipe. The hollow cylindrical body includes a first plate member disposed perpendicular to the direction of the water flowing through the water passage conduit or pipe. The first plate member has a plurality of first water passage holes formed thereon at regular intervals with regard to each other in the circumferential direction. A water guide member is further included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Technomirai Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Patent number: 7797084
    Abstract: An energy management system for managing energy such as power consumed in a building in an optimal state to significantly save energy is provided. A computer control system (200) for controlling the energy management system performs program control as follows. Current date and time are acquired, a control pattern for that time is obtained using a control program, so as to determine whether operation of an air conditioner (186) is to be turned ON or OFF, and then output either an operation instruction or a stop instruction. A control signal is then output from a digital output unit (212) to the air conditioner (186). Thus, the air conditioner (186) temporarily stops operation according to a predetermined pattern for the program control. The current operating state is displayed on a display unit (240) and a remote monitoring unit (270).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20100224704
    Abstract: [Object] A showerhead in which clean water is supplied into a space in a head main body whose upper end is closed with an upper water-discharge plate through a main water port, and the clean water is discharged through a plurality of shower water-discharge holes formed in the upper water-discharge plate. It is possible to discharge clean water under a preferable water pressure and with a preferable water force irrespective whether a water pressure of clean water to be supplied is high or low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Technomirai Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20090125149
    Abstract: An energy management system for managing energy such as power consumed in a building in an optimal state to significantly save energy is provided. A computer control system (200) for controlling the energy management system performs program control as follows. Current date and time are acquired, a control pattern for that time is obtained using a control program, so as to determine whether operation of an air conditioner (186) is to be turned ON or OFF, and then output either an operation instruction or a stop instruction. A control signal is then output from a digital output unit (212) to the air conditioner (186). Thus, the air conditioner (186) temporarily stops operation according to a predetermined pattern for the program control. The current operating state is displayed on a display unit (240) and a remote monitoring unit (270).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: KAZUO MIWA
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20050023266
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus (1) has a treatment chamber 50, arranged adjacent to a heat treatment vessel (2), in which an internal space can be set to contain a prescribed atmosphere, and a conveyor (10) which acts on a holding unit (3), which holds the object of treatment, to cause the object of treatment to move between the heat treatment vessel (2) and the treatment chamber (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroto Ueno, Kazuo Miwa, Kenji Komuro, Minoru Kanda, Wataru Kanada
  • Patent number: 6843063
    Abstract: Energy saving in indoor air conditioning is achieved by combining indoor air vertical convection producing means and indoor air conditioning means. A fan for performing suction and exhaust of air for vertically circulating the indoor air through suction and exhaust ports provided on upper and lower parts of a room is operated or stopped according to a difference in temperatures detected on the upper and lower parts of the room. The output of the fan at the time of operation is increased or decreased according thereto to prevent energy loss occurring when warm air accumulates on the upper part and cool air accumulates on the lower part. The operation or suspension of an air conditioner installed indoors, and the amount of energy consumed at the time of operating the air conditioner is controlled depending on a difference between a temperature detected in the room and a preset indoor temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Publication number: 20040020222
    Abstract: Energy saving in indoor air conditioning is achieved by combining indoor air vertical convection producing means and indoor air conditioning means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Kazuo Miwa
  • Patent number: 6303908
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus has a heater 30, which is arranged between a vacuum vessel 2 and a magnetic field generator 20. The electric heater is arranged so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the vacuum vessel 2, and a fluid cooling section 33 arranged between the electric heater 31 and the magnetic field generator 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Nichiyo Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Yamaga, Kenji Komuro, Hiroki Kobayashi, Kazuo Miwa