Patents by Inventor Kei Iwata
Kei Iwata 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).
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Patent number: 12017037Abstract: A sterilization adaptor includes a check valve unit, a main body, and a vent valve unit. The check valve unit is disposed in the vent valve unit. The check valve unit includes a fluid passage. The vent valve unit includes a communication path. The vent valve unit includes a vent valve, a vent valve holding member, a rotation prevention member, and an elastic member. The main body includes an engaging portion configured to be engageable with a medical device by a biasing force of the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kei Iwata
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Publication number: 20240001600Abstract: When acquiring a DR request for adjusting a use electric power amount from an electric power source, a control device executes an electric power control depending on the DR request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.Inventor: Kei IWATA
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Publication number: 20230275436Abstract: A power management server applies, when predetermined processing is applied to a power storage apparatus in all of two or more facilities, first processing to the power storage apparatus in one or more facilities included in the two or more facilities when an upper limit of adjustable power which is adjustable by controlling the power storage apparatus exceeds adjustment-requested power. The power management server applies, when the predetermined processing is applied to the power storage apparatus in all of the two or more facilities, second processing to the power storage apparatus in the one or more facilities included in the two or more facilities when a lower limit of the adjustable power falls below the adjustment-requested power. The predetermined processing is executed autonomously by the power storage apparatus. The first processing and the second processing are processing in which the controller sequentially controls the power storage apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Nodoka NAKAGAKI, Takashi FURUKAWA, Kei IWATA
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Patent number: 11442773Abstract: An equipment management method comprises a step A of registering, in a database, an alert that includes content of an equipment error, a step B of registering, in the database, a processing status that includes processing of the error, a step C of managing a thread for managing the alert and the processing status in a one-to-one relationship, and a step D of transmitting, to a user terminal, an error notification that includes information indicating generation of the error. The step D includes a step of, when two or more errors do not satisfy a predetermined condition, not integrating the two or more errors in one error notification, and, when the two or more errors satisfy the predetermined condition, integrating the two or more errors in one error notification.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Iwata, Taku Nakayama, Takashi Furukawa
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Patent number: 11416951Abstract: An equipment management system 100 comprises a manager 210 configured to manage information on a plurality of power generation facilities 300 having a power generation equipment 310 connected to a power grid configured by a power transmission network; and a controller 230 configured to, when defect information on defect of a power generation equipment 310 provided in a first power generation facility, which is one of the plurality of power generation facilities, is acquired, predict defect of a power generation equipment 310 provided in a second power generation facility, which is different from the first power generation facility. The controller 230 is configured to predict the defect of the power generation equipment 310 provided in the second power generation facility based on the cause of the defect of the power generation equipment 310 provided in the first power generation facility.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Nakayama, Kei Iwata, Takashi Furukawa
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Patent number: 11205942Abstract: A motor includes an annular core formed by stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets; end plates disposed at both ends of the core in an axial direction; a balance weight disposed on a side of one of the end plates, the side being opposite the core; and a spacer disposed between the one of the end plates and the balance weight, the spacer being configured to create a space between the one of the end plates and the balance weight. The motor is entirely fastened by allowing at least one of a plurality of rivets arranged in a circumferential direction of the core to pass through the core and the end plates in the axial direction, and allowing remaining at least one rivet to pass through the core, the end plates, the spacer, and the balance weight in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryohei Uno, Koji Masumoto, Yuki Tamura, Kenjiro Motomura, Yusuke Nakagawa, Kei Iwata
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Patent number: 11138679Abstract: A management method includes a step A of estimating, for each of the plurality of entities, an error pattern related to a prediction error occurring when a power consumption amount in a future period is predicted; and a step B of determining a group of entities from among the plurality of entities based on the error pattern, wherein the group is a destination of a power reduction request for reducing the power consumption amount. The step A includes a step of estimating whether the prediction error is a positive error or a negative error. The step B includes a step of determining the group such that a total prediction error of the group is minimized, by combining an entity of which the prediction error is estimated to be a positive error and an entity of which the prediction error is estimated to be a negative error.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nodoka Nakagaki, Taku Nakayama, Kenta Okino, Kei Iwata, Takashi Furukawa, Naohisa Yoshitani
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Publication number: 20210138226Abstract: A sterilization adaptor includes a check valve unit, a main body, and a vent valve unit. The check valve unit is disposed in the vent valve unit. The check valve unit includes a fluid passage. The vent valve unit includes a communication path. The vent valve unit includes a vent valve, a vent valve holding member, a rotation prevention member, and an elastic member. The main body includes an engaging portion configured to be engageable with a medical device by a biasing force of the elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kei IWATA
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Publication number: 20200394068Abstract: An equipment management method comprises a step A of registering, in a database, an alert that includes content of an equipment error, a step B of registering, in the database, a processing status that includes processing of the error, a step C of managing a thread for managing the alert and the processing status in a one-to-one relationship, and a step D of transmitting, to a user terminal, an error notification that includes information indicating generation of the error. The step D includes a step of, when two or more errors do not satisfy a predetermined condition, not integrating the two or more errors in one error notification, and, when the two or more errors satisfy the predetermined condition, integrating the two or more errors in one error notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Kei IWATA, Taku NAKAYAMA, Takashi FURUKAWA
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Publication number: 20200252232Abstract: A network system includes a refrigerator, a terminal, and a server capable of communicating with the refrigerator and the terminal. The server determines a time zone in which the possibility is high that the door of the refrigerator is opened/closed by performing learning of an operation of opening/closing the door of the refrigerator. In a case where the door of the refrigerator is not opened/closed in the determined time zone, the server sends, to the terminal, information indicating that the door of the refrigerator is not opened/closed in the determined time zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventor: KEI IWATA
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Publication number: 20200184577Abstract: A management method includes a step A of estimating, for each of the plurality of entities, an error pattern related to a prediction error occurring when a power consumption amount in a future period is predicted; and a step B of determining a group of entities from among the plurality of entities based on the error pattern, wherein the group is a destination of a power reduction request for reducing the power consumption amount. The step A includes a step of estimating whether the prediction error is a positive error or a negative error. The step B includes a step of determining the group such that a total prediction error of the group is minimized, by combining an entity of which the prediction error is estimated to be a positive error and an entity of which the prediction error is estimated to be a negative error.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Nodoka NAKAGAKI, Taku NAKAYAMA, Kenta OKINO, Kei IWATA, Takashi FURUKAWA, Naohisa YOSHITANI
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Publication number: 20200007013Abstract: A motor includes an annular core formed by stacking a plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets; end plates disposed at both ends of the core in an axial direction; a balance weight disposed on a side of one of the end plates, the side being opposite the core; and a spacer disposed between the one of the end plates and the balance weight, the spacer being configured to create a space between the one of the end plates and the balance weight. The motor is entirely fastened by allowing at least one of a plurality of rivets arranged in a circumferential direction of the core to pass through the core and the end plates in the axial direction, and allowing remaining at least one rivet to pass through the core, the end plates, the spacer, and the balance weight in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Ryohei UNO, Koji MASUMOTO, Yuki TAMURA, Kenjiro MOTOMURA, Yusuke NAKAGAWA, Kei IWATA
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Publication number: 20180336647Abstract: An equipment management system 100 comprises a manager 210 configured to manage information on a plurality of power generation facilities 300 having a power generation equipment 310 connected to a power grid configured by a power transmission network; and a controller 230 configured to, when defect information on defect of a power generation equipment 310 provided in a first power generation facility, which is one of the plurality of power generation facilities, is acquired, predict defect of a power generation equipment 310 provided in a second power generation facility, which is different from the first power generation facility. The controller 230 is configured to predict the defect of the power generation equipment 310 provided in the second power generation facility based on the cause of the defect of the power generation equipment 310 provided in the first power generation facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Taku NAKAYAMA, Kei IWATA, Takashi FURUKAWA
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Patent number: 9846418Abstract: An energy control system (1) includes a photovoltaic power generation unit (10) that is connected to the grid and generates power using sunlight, a gas power generation unit (20) that generates power using gas, and a control unit (40) that performs control to supply a load by prioritizing the power generated by the gas power generation unit (20) when sale of the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit (10) to the grid is possible and to supply the load by prioritizing the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit (10) when the sale is not possible.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Kei Iwata
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Patent number: 9594362Abstract: An energy management system 1 comprises a control unit 540 that, when a unit price of the fuel cell is higher than a power purchase unit price, controls an SOFC 110 in a restrained state where output of the SOFC 110 is restrained.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Okino, Kei Iwata
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Publication number: 20160283916Abstract: Equipments managing apparatus 200 comprises a storage unit 200 configured to store equipment information including maintenance information for each of the plurality of equipments; and a calculation unit 230 configured to calculate a first index value indicating a maintenance priority among the plurality of equipments for each of the plurality of equipments based on predetermined information commonly included in each of the pieces of equipment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Kei IWATA, Mitsuhiro KITAJI, Ryuta FUJISAWA, Ryutaro MAYUMI
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Publication number: 20140244064Abstract: An energy management system 1 comprises a control unit 540 that, when a unit price of the fuel cell is higher than a power purchase unit price, controls an SOFC 110 in a restrained state where output of the SOFC 110 is restrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Okino, Kei Iwata
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Publication number: 20140236368Abstract: An energy control system (1) includes a photovoltaic power generation unit (10) that is connected to the grid and generates power using sunlight, a gas power generation unit (20) that generates power using gas, and a control unit (40) that performs control to supply a load by prioritizing the power generated by the gas power generation unit (20) when sale of the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit (10) to the grid is possible and to supply the load by prioritizing the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit (10) when the sale is not possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Kei Iwata
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Publication number: 20140236741Abstract: When a processing unit generates a display screen based on display data generated from a plurality of respective content data, and causes a display unit to display a predetermined area of the display screen, the processing unit reads stored previous arrangements of the content data in the display screen, and changes the arrangements of the plurality of respective content data in the display screen at predetermined timing, in accordance with a preset rule. Then, the processing unit stores the arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Hashiura, Masahiro Ueda, Kei Iwata, Yoshiharu Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 8577366Abstract: Provided is a scheme of a base station to avoid interference with a macrocell, wherein the base station prompts a terminal to perform handoff from the macrocell by using a pilot beacon. The base station of a mobile communication system includes a transmission unit for transmitting the pilot beacon such that a mobile terminal detects the base station, a registration unit for registering information on mobile terminals to use the base station or users corresponding to these mobile terminals, and a control unit for controlling the transmission unit to stop transmission of the pilot beacon if all mobile terminals registered with the registration unit perform location registration to the base station, based on information on mobile terminals which perform location registration to the base station or corresponding users and based on the information on the mobile terminals registered with the registration unit or the corresponding users.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Kei Iwata