Patents by Inventor Kentaro HOSHINO

Kentaro HOSHINO 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: 11938980
    Abstract: A RIO device mounted to a train includes an output unit that outputs a signal to a relay mounted to the train, and a controller that controls whether or not to cause the output unit to output the signal. The output unit includes a readback circuit that detects whether or not the signal is outputted from the output unit. The controller makes a signal stop request and a signal output request to the output unit before operation of the train starts, acquires a detection result of the readback circuit while each of the signal stop request and the signal output request is performed, and detects abnormality of the output unit using the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Shibata, Tetsuo Komura, Hiromi Goda, Hiroshi Jota, Kentaro Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20210061325
    Abstract: A RIO device mounted to a train includes an output unit that outputs a signal to a relay mounted to the train, and a controller that controls whether or not to cause the output unit to output the signal. The output unit includes a readback circuit that detects whether or not the signal is outputted from the output unit. The controller makes a signal stop request and a signal output request to the output unit before operation of the train starts, acquires a detection result of the readback circuit while each of the signal stop request and the signal output request is performed, and detects abnormality of the output unit using the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ken SHIBATA, Tetsuo Komura, Hiromi GODA, Hiroshi JOTA, Kentaro Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10507739
    Abstract: A ground device includes a control unit, a storage unit, and a ground transmitting and receiving unit. A ground antenna is connected to the ground transmitting and receiving unit. Train information from an on-board device is received by the ground transmitting and receiving unit via the ground antenna, and is then transmitted to the control unit. Meanwhile, information from the control unit is transmitted to the on-board device via the ground transmitting and receiving unit and the on-board antenna. The control unit accumulates the train information on a train in the storage unit, and also transmits, to the on-board device, command information for a device installed in the train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito Takigawa, Tetsuo Komura, Kentaro Hoshino, Masayuki Takeyama, Yoshinori Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20160347204
    Abstract: A ground device includes a control unit, a storage unit, and a ground transmitting and receiving unit. A ground antenna is connected to the ground transmitting and receiving unit. Train information from an on-board device is received by the ground transmitting and receiving unit via the ground antenna, and is then transmitted to the control unit. Meanwhile, information from the control unit is transmitted to the on-board device via the ground transmitting and receiving unit and the on-board antenna. The control unit accumulates the train information on a train in the storage unit, and also transmits, to the on-board device, command information for a device installed in the train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihito TAKIGAWA, Tetsuo KOMURA, Kentaro HOSHINO, Masayuki TAKEYAMA, Yoshinori YAMASHITA