Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Tsunoda

Kazuyuki Tsunoda 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: 9671807
    Abstract: Plural power storage systems 10 are provided in a power system. The power storage systems 10 are connected to a management system 60 via a communication network CN1. The power storage systems each include a power storage device 11, 12, and a control device 100 for controlling the power storage device. The control device stores performance information about the power storage system including the control device, location information indicating a location in the power system of the power storage system including the control device, and order information indicating an order of operation allocated to the power storage system including the control device. When a disturbance occurs in the power system, the control device performs a predetermined compensation operation based on the location information and the order information, and then returns to a preset stand-by state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Namba, Atsushi Honzawa, Hiroto Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Mika Imai
  • Patent number: 9618953
    Abstract: A system stabilization system for suppressing a power fluctuation in a power system, the system stabilization system including: a power storage apparatus configured to suppressing a power fluctuation in the power system by either charging or discharging in response to a control; a capacitor apparatus configured to suppress a power fluctuation in the power system by making the charge/discharge response to control faster than the power storage apparatus and charging or discharging in response to the control; and a control apparatus configured to control the power storage apparatus and the capacitor apparatus so as to reduce occurrences of charging or discharging in the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Atsushi Honzawa, Shigeaki Nanba, Hiroto Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20140365027
    Abstract: Plural distributed power storage systems are used to stabilize a power system. Plural power storage systems 10 are provided in a power system. The power storage systems 10 are connected to a management system 60 via a communication network CN1. The power storage systems each include a power storage device 11, 12, and a control device 100 for controlling the power storage device. The control device stores performance information about the power storage system including the control device, location information indicating a location in the power system of the power storage system including the control device, and order information indicating an order of operation allocated to the power storage system including the control device. When a disturbance occurs in the power system, the control device performs a predetermined compensation operation based on the location information and the order information, and then returns to a preset stand-by state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Namba, Atsushi Honzawa, Hiroto Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Mika Imai
  • Publication number: 20140214223
    Abstract: A system stabilization system for suppressing a power fluctuation in a power system, the system stabilization system including: a power storage apparatus configured to suppressing a power fluctuation in the power system by either charging or discharging in response to a control; a capacitor apparatus configured to suppress a power fluctuation in the power system by making the charge/discharge response to control faster than the power storage apparatus and charging or discharging in response to the control; and a control apparatus configured to control the power storage apparatus and the capacitor apparatus so as to reduce occurrences of charging or discharging in the power storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Atsushi Honzawa, Shigeaki Nanba, Hiroto Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7550562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody having a pathogenic activity that can induce pemphigus lesion, a peptide specifically recognized by the monoclonal antibody and useful as a therapeutic drug for pemphigus autoimmune disease, etc. As anti-mouse Dsg3 antibody-producing cells are present in the splenocytes of pemphigus vulgaris mouse model constructed by using autoantigen knockout mouse, cell fusion was conducted with the splenocytes of said mouse model and mouse myeloma cells using polyethyleneglycol, hybridomas were constructed, and monoclonal antibodies against Dsg3 were constructed. Among them, a monoclonal antibody having a pathological activity that can induce pemphigus lesions was screened, the base sequence and amino acid sequence in its variable region (heavy chain, light chain) was determined, and the specific epitope part was identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Keio University
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Masayuki Amagai, Takeji Nishikawa, Shigeo Koyasu
  • Publication number: 20050025760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody having a pathogenic activity that can induce pemphigus lesion, a peptide specifically recognized by the monoclonal antibody and useful as a therapeutic drug for pemphigus autoimmune disease, etc. As anti-mouse Dsg3 antibody-producing cells are present in the splenocytes of pemphigus vulgaris mouse model constructed by using autoantigen knockout mouse, cell fusion was conducted with the splenocytes of said mouse model and mouse myeloma cells using polyethyleneglycol, hybridomas were constructed, and monoclonal antibodies against Dsg3 were constructed. Among them, a monoclonal antibody having a pathological activity that can induce pemphigus lesions was screened, the base sequence and amino acid sequence in its variable region (heavy chain, light chain) was determined, and the specific epitope part was identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Masayuki Amagai, Takeji Nishikawa, Shigeo Koyasu
  • Patent number: 6246335
    Abstract: A portable information equipment system including of a paging data receiver and portable information equipment. The paging data receiver has an intermittent receiving circuit for intermittently receiving radio selective calling signals and a notification circuit for notifying reception start information of the intermittent receiving circuit to the portable information equipment. The portable information equipment has a switching circuit for switching a system clock rate of the portable information equipment to a lower rate in response to notification from said notification means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 6023231
    Abstract: In a selective call receiver with a display and a DTMF transmitter, a limit length of transmission message is set and a transmission message is displayed such that a first part of the message which is not longer than the limit length is displayed in a first image and a second part thereof exceeding the limit length is displayed in a second triage different from the first image. After transmitting the first part of the message through the transmitter, a predetermined indicator is displayed on screen for indicating that the second part is left without transmitted before transmitting the second part depending on a transmission instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 5463368
    Abstract: In order to change a subscriber alert mode of a radio pager from an audible alert mode to an inaudible alert mode, a normally open function switch is depressed while the radio pager operates in the audible alert mode. The function switch is subsequently depressed. Following this, a timer is set to count up to a predetermined time period. A pager display exhibits a silent time duration for which the pager will operate in the inaudible alert mode if the timer counts up the predetermined time period. Subsequently, another timer is set to count up to a predetermined time period if the function switch is released. Thereafter, if the second timer counts up the second predetermined time period and if the function switch remains released, the radio pager is set to operate in the inaudible alert mode for the set silent time duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, NTT Mobile Communication Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Ichiro Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 5369799
    Abstract: A radio pager has a variable gain adjustable to high setting for normal reception or low setting at which the strength of intermodulation products is reduced in relation to the strength of a desired signal. A sync code contained in a received signal is detected to establish synchronization and a sync-absence signal is generated if it is not detected during a time interval in which it is expected to occur. The pager is initially switched to the high gain setting. In response to a first generation of the sync-absence signal, the pager recognizes that the desired signal is severely affected by intermodulation products and switches to the low gain setting so that the signal-to-noise ratio of the desired signal is improved. In response to a second generation of the sync-absence signal, the pager recognizes that its amplification gain is not sufficient and switches to the high gain setting to resume normal reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Nec Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 5287099
    Abstract: A multi-alert paging receiver of this invention includes a decoder. The decoder constitutes ON durations of alert signals corresponding to the plurality of addresses by using combinations of at least two tones having different frequencies including a specific frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 5274369
    Abstract: A radio paging receiver having a primary power source, and outputs boosted by DC--DC converters as its secondary power sources. The radio paging receiver is provided with a first DC--DC converter which operates all the time or while the power source is on and a second DC--DC converter which operates intermittently to be active only when the load current is greater. The first DC--DC converter is so set as to be higher in source efficiency under light load and the second, as to normally operate even under heavy load. The first DC--DC converter supplies power to the circuits including a decoder in all the modes including the standby mode and the battery saving mode, both imposing only a light load. The second DC--DC converter intermittently operates to be active only in the heavy-load message data processing and message display modes, and supplies power to a CPU and an LCD signal processor in these modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Kuniaki Kohga
  • Patent number: 5221923
    Abstract: In a radio communication apparatus for selectively receiving call signals indicative of call numbers, respectively, a decoder receives, in cooperation with a P-ROM, each of the call signals as a received signal and processes the received signal into a common call tone signal representative of reception of the received signal regardless of the call numbers. The decoder makes a tone generator generate a common tone in response to the common call tone signal to indicate arrival of reception of one of the call signals. When a manual operable switch is operated, the decoder makes the tone generator stop generation of the common tone and classify the received signal into one of individual tone signals corresponding to the respective call numbers. Subsequently, the decoder makes the tone generator generate a particular tone indicating the call number of the received signal in question. When the switch is again operated, the decoder makes the tone generator stop generation of the particular tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Masahiro Matai
  • Patent number: 5077829
    Abstract: In a radio communication apparatus in which an audible tone is generated (21-22) in response to reception (15-17, 19) of either a primary or a secondary call signal and stopped by a reset switch (23), the audible tone is stopped (172, 18) when the secondary call signal is received. When the primary call signal is received, the audible tone is not stopped unless the reset switch is continuously closed during a predetermined time interval. Alternatively, the audible tone is stopped when the reset switch is twice closed although the audible tone is produced again after the audible tone is stopped when the reset switch is once closed. As a further alternative, the audible tone is stopped in response to repeated closure of the reset switch without being again produced when the reset switch is once closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Kazumori Yamada
  • Patent number: 4935745
    Abstract: A slot antenna is integrated with and forms part of the housing for a miniature radio receiver having dimensions comparable to the dimensions of a credit card. The antenna is formed by three plates arranged to have a generally U-shaped cross section. One plate is on one side of and is approximately the dimensions of the "credit card" receiver. A second plate is much more narrow and extends along one edge of the other side of the "credit card" receiver in a spaced parallel relationship with the first plate. The third plate extends vertically between the first two plates and along the one edge of the "credit card" receiver. Together, the three plates make up not only the antenna, but also three sides of the housing of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Mori, Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Masayoshi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 4920353
    Abstract: An antenna for use with a miniature portable radio communication apparatus such as a paging receiver which is powered by a flat ultrathin lithium battery. At least a part of the antenna is implemented by a conductive sheath member which constitutes a positive terminal or a negative terminal of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Mori, Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 4876536
    Abstract: A paging receiver or a miniature receiver having a light emitting flashing circuit is provided in which a single boosting coil is shared by two light emitting elements and therefore the number of boosting coils required is one-half the number of light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Matai, Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 4713659
    Abstract: A pager with a passive display, for example, a liquid crystal display, also has a sensor for sensing ambient light levels. The display is automatically illuminated when the ambient light level falls below a given threshold and the sensor is then either altered to detect a higher light level or disabled for a given time period so that the illumination does not falsely affect the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Oyagi, Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 4660032
    Abstract: A radio paging receiver comprises a linear array of display elements, a memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing a received message code therein, and a microprocessor-based decoder. The microprocessor-based decoder is responsive to a received preamble code for detecting a match between an address code and a user's own code to store a message codeword into the memory in response to the detection of the match. A first sequence of characters is read from predetermined storage locations of the memory and fed to the display elements. In succession, a blank which immediately follows the first sequence is detected to read a second sequence of characters from the positions immediately following the detected blank and displayed by clearing the characters of the first sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 4646081
    Abstract: A radio paging receiver comprises a linear array of display elements, a memory having a plurality of storage locations for storing a received message code therein, and a microprocessor-based decoder. The microprocessor-based decoder is responsive to a received preamble code for detecting a match between an address code and a user's own code to store a message codeword into the memory in response to the detection of the match. A first sequence of characters is read from predetermined storage locations of the memory and fed to the display elements. In succession, a blank which immediately follows the first sequence is detected to read a second sequence of characters from the positions immediately following the detected blank and displayed by clearing the characters of the first sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Tsunoda