Patents by Inventor Kenji Araki
Kenji Araki 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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Publication number: 20150155101Abstract: A method of forming a solid electrolytic capacitor includes forming an intermediate. The intermediate includes a capacitor element which includes an anode body, a dielectric layer formed on the anode body, a cathode layer formed on the dielectric layer and an anode lead wire extending from the anode body. The method further includes forming a plated layer on the cathode layer by soaking the intermediate into a plating solution to apply a voltage between the plating solution and the anode lead wire so that an electric potential of the plating solution is higher than another electric potential of the anode lead wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Kenji Araki, Takashi Kono, Takashi Mihara, Yoshihiko Saiki
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Patent number: 9007743Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor that is excellent in productivity, has improved volumetric efficiency aiming for capacity increase, a stable fillet shape when mounted, and has excellent ESL characteristics. Included is a capacitor stack element composed of a stack of capacitor elements. The capacitor element includes one anode part of an anode body made of linear, foil-like, or plate-like valve metal and a cathode part composed of dielectric, solid electrolyte, graphite, and silver paste layers, which are sequentially formed to another surface of the anode body separated by insulating resin. A fillet formation part with a recessed part is provided to an end surface of anode and cathode terminals of a mounting electrode side of a first direction end surface of the electrode substrate to which the capacitor stack element is mounted. Further, the anode and cathode terminals for element connection reach the end surface of the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Nec Tokin CorporationInventors: Akihiro Kawai, Kenji Araki
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Patent number: 8701979Abstract: In the cabling work aiding system, the RFID reader reads the RFID attached to at least one of the terminal, its terminal block, and cable member. A cabling work terminal device is connected to the RFID reader. The device is comprised of: a data base that records a template connection diagram containing the terminal-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the terminal and a cable-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the cable member; a relating part that relates the RFID read by the RFID reader to the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RIFD region defined in the template connection diagram; a terminal-cable member correspondence table preparing part that prepares a correspondence table for leading correspondence between the RFID data as to the terminal and RFID data as to cable member from correspondence between the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RFID related by the RFID read by the RFID reader.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Ryosuke Shigemi, Ryota Arai, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Reika Kin
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Patent number: 8620708Abstract: A progress status management device and a method for managing a progress status are provided so that a progress status of respective processes in a project is visually and swiftly confirmed. By using the device and method, it is possible to prevent a delay of the project progress because the processing states of processes at an optional stage of the project are shared and easily grasped by managers and workers among departments and outside business partners in charge of the project.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Miyake, Hisanori Nonaka, Kenji Araki, Kenji Akagi, Masatoshi Takada
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Patent number: 8577714Abstract: A business information management system includes a data connection relationship information storage section storing connection relationships of data items forming a business information database, a data connection accuracy information storage section that stores data connection accuracy between data item pairs having a connection relationship, and a data change section that changes data in the business information database by inputting data thereto. A change affected data extraction section extracts change affected data items by tracing first data items having a connection relationship with an originally changed data item and second data items having a connection relationship with the first data items until there is no connection relationship, a change effect probability calculation section calculates change effect probability of the change affected data based on data connection accuracy, and a change affected data display section displays the change effect probability on a display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Masanori Takamoto, Masatoshi Takada, Tsuyoshi Niino
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Patent number: 8564440Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Kenji Utaka, Noritaka Matsumoto, Masatoshi Takada, Ryosuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota
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Patent number: 8320106Abstract: In a lower-face electrode type solid electrolytic multilayer capacitor and a mounting member having the same according to the present invention, fillet forming portions are formed by forming an electrode substrate cutting portion at a predetermined portion of an edge face in longer direction or in shorter direction of an electrode substrate, and a covering resin cutting portion on an edge face of a covering resin in a staircase pattern so that the electrode substrate cutting portion is surrounded by the covering resin cutting portion. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the lower-face electrode type solid electrolytic multilayer capacitor and the mounting member having the same, in which the productivity is excellent, the volume efficiency can be improved to achieve the high capacitance, and the stable fillet can be formed on mounting.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: NEC Tokin CorporationInventors: Akihiro Kawai, Kenji Araki
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Publication number: 20120262847Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor that is excellent in productivity, has improved volumetric efficiency aiming for capacity increase, a stable fillet shape when mounted, and has excellent ESL characteristics. Included is a capacitor stack element composed of a stack of capacitor elements. The capacitor element includes one anode part of an anode body made of linear, foil-like, or plate-like valve metal and a cathode part composed of dielectric, solid electrolyte, graphite, and silver paste layers, which are sequentially formed to another surface of the anode body separated by insulating resin. A fillet formation part with a recessed part is provided to an end surface of anode and cathode terminals of a mounting electrode side of a first direction end surface of the electrode substrate to which the capacitor stack element is mounted. Further, the anode and cathode terminals for element connection reach the end surface of the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: NEC TOKIN CorporationInventors: Akihiro KAWAI, Kenji Araki
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Patent number: 8249909Abstract: A construction progress visualization system, having a scaffolding model creating-unit for creating an area and a form of scaffolding required for a construction operation based on a 3D CAD model and a construction schedule data; a scaffolding schedule extracting-unit for extracting scaffolding schedule data regarding the scaffolding from the construction schedule data; a scaffolding display form determining-unit for determining a completion rate of the scaffolding on a visualization-target date based on a relationship between the visualization-target date and the scaffolding schedule data, and obtaining a display form of the scaffolding; and a display process unit for displaying, concurrently with the CAD model, the scaffolding area based on the obtained display form of the scaffolding.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Norito Watanabe, Kenji Araki, Toshiyuki Miyake
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Publication number: 20120169479Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Toshimi YOKOTA, Kenji ARAKI, Kenji UTAKA, Noritaka MATSUMOTO, Masatoshi TAKADA, Ryosuke SHIGEMI, Chikara OTA
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Patent number: 8159346Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Kenji Utaka, Noritaka Matsumoto, Masatoshi Takada, Ryosuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota
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Patent number: 8155928Abstract: A scheduling system and a CAD system are used to prepare a construction plan in plant construction simulation. A construction work managed by the scheduling system and a plant part used in the construction work and managed by the CAD system, are managed in association with each other. When the plant part is broken down into a plurality of lower plant parts constituting the plant part, as a plurality of lower construction works of the construction work, the processing for associating the lower plant parts with the lower construction works is performed. Data for mutually associating the construction works and the plant parts based on the processing is generated. The generated data is used to mutually link the scheduling system and the CAD system, and a situation in which appropriate parts are installed as progress of the construction work, is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Hisanori Nonaka, Kenji Araki, Norito Watanabe, Yoshibumi Fukuda, Toshiyuki Miyake, Masatoshi Takada, Hisako Okada
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Patent number: 8113867Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20120035802Abstract: A learning diagnostic system for a working machine is capable of making a fault diagnosis of the working machine universally relative to various types of sensor information, and preventing a failure in the working machine by enabling a fault diagnosis even in a transient operating state that represents a transitional state between operating states. A state learning device 201 sorts inputted sensor data 101a into one under a steady operating state and one under a transient operating state, and generates, through learning, steady state data 102a and intermediate state data 103a, each including a permissible error. A state diagnostic device 202 uses the steady state data 102a to determine whether an operating state of the working machine related to the inputted sensor data is the steady operating state or the transient operating state, and make a fault determination in the steady operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Yoshinori Furuno, Kenji Araki, Kozo Nakamura, Shinya Yuda, Hirotaka Takahashi
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Methods for manufacturing and application of RFID built-in cable, and dedicated RFID reading systems
Patent number: 8111163Abstract: Disclosed is a cable identifying system for accurately discriminating one cable from another on site over a long period of time, the system enabling a cable layer or a cable user, when laying out an RFID built-in cable, to do without manually writing any information in the RFID tags built in the cable. One cable having RFID tags built therein can be accurately realized. The individual ID's of the RFID tags are read and stored in a storage apparatus. When a part of the cable is cut, the ID's of the RFID tags nearest to the both end of the cable are read out, and the ID-related data of the RFID tags in the cut-out cable are recorded on a desired medium or electronic information medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Utaka, Toshimi Yokota, Ryousuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota, Kenji Araki, Kouichi Uesaka -
Patent number: 8095346Abstract: An operation simulation system for plant construction, having operating expense calculated based on crane type determined by a command input; the expense to construct foundation calculated based on the foundation placement on which the determined crane is put; the operating expense calculated based on a period during which an operation is carried out; the expense to temporarily place the installation object calculated based on the specifications of the installation object before the installation; the installation operation expense calculated based on an installation milestone reflecting a due date of the installation object; the total necessary expense calculated based on all the expenses calculated; the total necessary expense is analyzed and evaluated; and the command input is adjusted by reflecting the results of an evaluation analysis so that the value of the command input falls in range of the set values in the specifications held by the corresponding setting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshibumi Fukuda, Kenji Araki, Hisanori Nonaka, Norito Watanabe, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kensuke Morita, Kenji Akagi
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Publication number: 20110292626Abstract: In a lower-face electrode type solid electrolytic multilayer capacitor and a mounting member having the same according to the present invention, fillet forming portions are formed by forming an electrode substrate cutting portion at a predetermined portion of an edge face in longer direction or in shorter direction of an electrode substrate, and a covering resin cutting portion on an edge face of a covering resin in a staircase pattern so that the electrode substrate cutting portion is surrounded by the covering resin cutting portion. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the lower-face electrode type solid electrolytic multilayer capacitor and the mounting member having the same, in which the productivity is excellent, the volume efficiency can be improved to achieve the high capacitance, and the stable fillet can be formed on mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro KAWAI, Kenji ARAKI
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Patent number: 7904022Abstract: To support a tag information reader to read information from radio communication tags, attached to each of a plurality of structural objects in a plant and to provide the locations of unread radio communication tags, a tag information acquisition unit acquires information on radio communication tags actually read by the tag information reader. Next, an unread tag extraction unit extracts radio communication tags which are a plurality of radio communication tags stored in a tag arrangement data file but from which information cannot be acquired by the tag information acquisition unit, and an unread tag arrangement calculation unit acquires arrangement data on the extracted radio communication tags. The arrangement data on those radio communication tags is sent to a display unit for displaying the radio communication tags.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Takada, Kenji Araki, Kenji Akagi, Koichi Murayama
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Publication number: 20110045688Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Ryousuke SHIGEMI, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7850479Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi