Patents by Inventor Koki Ando

Koki Ando 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: 11940166
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided, which includes a transfer fan for transferring air to a room as a space in a house from an air-conditioned room, a motion sensor for detecting whether the room is occupied or unoccupied and an air conditioning system controller for controlling the transfer fan. In the air conditioning system, a target air conditioning environment obtaining section obtains at least a target air conditioning environment of the room, an occupied-room air conditioning environment section controls the transfer fan that transfers air to the occupied room to approximate the occupied room to the target air conditioning environment according to information from the motion sensor and an unoccupied-room air conditioning environment section controls the transfer fan that transfers air to the unoccupied room to approximate the unoccupied room to a quasi-target air conditioning environment where an energy burden is lower than that of the occupied room according to information from the motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiomi Takada, Naoyuki Funada, Koki Ando, Ayumi Konishi
  • Publication number: 20230400200
    Abstract: A ventilator includes a box having an air inlet on a bottom surface of the box and an air outlet on a side surface different from the bottom surface of the box, a fan case for storing a fan and sending air from the air inlet to the air outlet, and an adapter fixed to the side surface of the box where the air outlet is disposed as a component independent of the box. The fan case includes a temporary fixation for temporarily fixing the adapter to the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KANEMATSU, Masafumi TSUBOUCHI, Koki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20230388105
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an encryption communication system configures a network with a plurality of nodes, and shares the encryption key between a first node that delivers the encryption key to a first user and a second node that delivers the encryption key to a second user. The first node forms n (n>1) systems of paths to the second node over the network, generates n pieces of first data, distributes the n pieces of first data to the n systems of paths and transmits the n pieces of first data to the second node, and generates the encryption key by superimposing the n pieces of first data. The second node receives the n pieces of first data from the first node via the n systems of paths, and generates the encryption key by superimposing the n pieces of first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Kaino, Masakatsu Matsuo, Koki Ando, Manabu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230336335
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a user base device A has a cryptographic module a key sharing module. The key sharing module restores and disperses a cryptographic key used to generate the encrypted data. The key sharing module includes a quantum cryptographic communication device applicable to a plurality of front ends. The front ends are used to receive dispersed cryptographic key from different routes, and to output dispersed cryptographic key to different routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma TSUDA, Masakatsu Matsuo, Manabu Kobayashi, Koki Ando
  • Publication number: 20230336330
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in an encryption communication system, a first device and a second device that execute encryption communication via a first network share an encryption key used for the encryption communication via a second network including a plurality of nodes. The first device generates n pieces of first data used for generating the encryption key, transmits the n pieces of first data to the second device by distributing the n pieces of first data to n nodes among the nodes and sending the n pieces of first data to the second network, and generates the encryption key by using the n pieces of first data. The second device receives the n pieces of first data from n nodes among the nodes, and generates the encryption key by using the n pieces of first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyouhei Ozaki, Masakatsu Matsuo, Manabu Kobayashi, Koki Ando
  • Publication number: 20230318816
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first key sharing module outputs a common key, a first cryptographic module encrypts plaintext data and outputs encrypted data. A first transmission system transmits the encrypted data. A second transmission system transmits the common key. A monitor device is disposed in the first transmission system, and receives transmission condition data from a first base and reception condition data from a second base, and performs matching of the transmission condition data and the reception condition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mai Nakazawa, Masakatsu Matsuo, Manabu Kobayashi, Koki Ando
  • Publication number: 20230272299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a grease composition including: a base oil; a thickener; a rust inhibitor; and an extreme pressure agent, in which the rust inhibitor includes, with respect to a total mass of the grease composition: 0.10 mass % to 10.00 mass % of a calcium sulfonate; 0.20 mass % to 10.00 mass % of a zinc sulfonate; and 0.10 mass % to 10.00 mass % of a zinc carboxylate, and the extreme pressure agent includes, with respect to the total mass of the grease composition, 2.00 mass % to 14.00 mass % of a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanako NIIYA, Kazunori MIYAKE, Masayuki MURAKAMI, Shota AKIMOTO, Takahiro MAEDA, Kaname NISHI, Michitaka YOSHIHARA, Kazuki ISA, Koki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20230105512
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided, which includes a transfer fan for transferring air to a room as a space in a house from an air-conditioned room, a motion sensor for detecting whether the room is occupied or unoccupied and an air conditioning system controller for controlling the transfer fan. In the air conditioning system, a target air conditioning environment obtaining section obtains at least a target air conditioning environment of the room, an occupied-room air conditioning environment section controls the transfer fan that transfers air to the occupied room to approximate the occupied room to the target air conditioning environment according to information from the motion sensor and an unoccupied-room air conditioning environment section controls the transfer fan that transfers air to the unoccupied room to approximate the unoccupied room to a quasi-target air conditioning environment where an energy burden is lower than that of the occupied room according to information from the motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiomi TAKADA, Naoyuki FUNADA, Koki ANDO, Ayumi KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20220128256
    Abstract: An air conditioning system controller is provided, which performs an air conditioning of a house through an air conditioning controller. The air conditioning system controller includes an in-house power generation amount obtaining section for obtaining a power generation amount generated by a natural energy power generator (for example, a solar power generation panel), an electric power amount obtaining section for obtaining a consumed electric power amount used in the house, a comparing section for comparing the power generation amount obtained by the in-house power generation amount obtaining section with a consumed electric power amount obtained by the electric power amount obtaining section and an air conditioning controlling section for controlling the air conditioning controller according to a comparison result provided by the comparing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke KANEMATSU, Koki ANDO, Ayumi KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20220113044
    Abstract: Provided is an air-conditioning system that air-conditions a house having an upper floor and a lower floor positioned at a lower position than the upper floor. The air-conditioning system includes an air-conditioning apparatus that conditions air in an air-conditioning room provided at the upper floor or at a higher position than the upper floor, a plurality of conveyance fans that conveys the air in the air-conditioning room to a plurality of upper rooms positioned at the higher floor independent of the air condition room, and is provided to correspond to the plurality of upper rooms, coupling fans that couple the upper rooms and lower rooms positioned at lower positions of the upper rooms to blow air from the upper rooms to the lower rooms, and a system controller that controls the air-conditioning apparatus, the conveyance fans, and the coupling fans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Koki ANDO, Naoyuki FUNADA, Ayumi KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20210293247
    Abstract: The air blower capable of exercising constant airflow rate control and a static pressure evaluation apparatus connectable to the air blower are provided, in which the air blower provides information for improving a duct shape and a duct path by calculating a static pressure in a duct connected to the air blower from a value of a current flowing through a brushless DC motor built in the air blower, a rotation speed of the brushless DC motor, a target airflow rate, and data on relations among these values; displaying at least one of a static pressure value and an evaluation, stored beforehand in accordance with a static pressure level, of the calculated static pressure; and, during installation of a ventilation fan, evaluating a duct resistance from the static pressure in the duct connected to the ventilation fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki UNO, Koki ANDO, Ayumi KONISHI
  • Patent number: 9951713
    Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus includes: an injector disposed at a position offset from an ignition plug toward an intake port and injecting a fuel spray toward a crown surface of a piston, and an injection controller causing the injector to perform injection in accordance with an amount and timing of fuel injection preset in accordance with an operating state of an engine. The piston includes: a first recess formed by recessing a central portion of the crown surface and a second recess formed by recessing part of the first recess on an injector side further than the first recess. The injector injects 50% or more of fuel to be injected for the last fuel injection toward the second recess during a compression stroke, and injects part of the fuel to be injected for the last fuel injection toward an area of the first recess other than the second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Katakura, Koki Ando
  • Patent number: 9938927
    Abstract: A piston is used for an engine including: an ignition plug disposed in the vicinity of a central axis of a cylinder; intake and exhaust ports disposed at positions where the ignition plug is interposed therebetween; and an injector disposed at a position offset from the ignition plug toward the intake port to inject fuel sprays toward a crown surface of the piston. The piston includes: a recess formed by recessing the crown surface of the piston with respect to other portions of the crown surface, in which the recess includes a step on an outer peripheral edge over the entire circumference thereof with respect to the other portions, and a pair of lateral sides formed straightly so as to extend substantially in parallel to a straight line connecting the injector and the ignition plug when seen in a direction of the cylinder axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki Ando, Yuichi Katakura
  • Publication number: 20170082058
    Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus includes: an injector disposed at a position offset from an ignition plug toward an intake port and injecting a fuel spray toward a crown surface of a piston, and an injection controller causing the injector to perform injection in accordance with an amount and timing of fuel injection preset in accordance with an operating state of an engine. The piston includes: a first recess formed by recessing a central portion of the crown surface and a second recess formed by recessing part of the first recess on an injector side further than the first recess. The injector injects 50% or more of fuel to be injected for the last fuel injection toward the second recess during a compression stroke, and injects part of the fuel to be injected for the last fuel injection toward an area of the first recess other than the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Yuichi KATAKURA, Koki ANDO
  • Publication number: 20170082059
    Abstract: A piston is used for an engine including: an ignition plug disposed in the vicinity of a central axis of a cylinder; intake and exhaust ports disposed at positions where the ignition plug is interposed therebetween; and an injector disposed at a position offset from the ignition plug toward the intake port to inject fuel sprays toward a crown surface of the piston. The piston includes: a recess formed by recessing the crown surface of the piston with respect to other portions of the crown surface, in which the recess includes a step on an outer peripheral edge over the entire circumference thereof with respect to the other portions, and a pair of lateral sides formed straightly so as to extend substantially in parallel to a straight line connecting the injector and the ignition plug when seen in a direction of the cylinder axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Koki ANDO, Yuichi Katakura
  • Patent number: 7465923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of testing, in the manufacturing process of an LSI (large scale integration) device, a result apparatus therefor, and a cross-sectional microstructure of the LSI device. The method includes thinning a semiconductor chip such that the semiconductor chip includes a substrate crystal and a portion added by the manufacturing process, irradiating an electron beam to the semiconductor chip, detecting an electron beam transmitted through the semiconductor chip to thereby obtain an electron beam diffraction image, removing an electron beam diffracted due to the substrate crystal, and comparing, in the electron beam diffraction image, the thickness of grating stripes obtained from the substrate crystal with the thickness of the portion added by the manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Toshiya Nishiumi, Koki Ando
  • Publication number: 20070114410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of testing, in the manufacturing process of an LSI (large scale integration) device, a result obtained by the manufacturing process, a testing apparatus therefor, and a semiconductor device suitable for the test. The present invention relates, in particular, to a testing method used to immediately and accurately perform a test of the cross-sectional microstructure of an LSI device obtained by the manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshiya Nishiumi, Koki Ando
  • Patent number: 5299556
    Abstract: A self-heating container comprises an outer casing (56) having a bottom wall (60) an inner casing (64) secured within the outer casing and a heat-generating material (72) contained in the inner casing. The container includes also a vertical shaft (38) journalled within the inner casing and having a lower end extending out of the bottom wall of the outer casing, a sparking wheel (36) having an abrasive surface and secured to the shaft adjacent the heat-generating material and a flint (40) supported by the inner casing and pressed against the abrasive surface to generate sparks when the wheel is caused to rotate. A horizontal shaft (82) is journalled to the outer casing and adapted to be rotated, and gear means (78,80) couples the vertical shaft (38) and the horizontal shaft (82).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Nissin Shokuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koki Ando
  • Patent number: 5018505
    Abstract: A self-heating container comprising a container with a heater fixed therein. The heater includes a pyrogen, a firing agent in contact with and easier to fire than the pyrogen, and an igniter including a rotatably supported striker wheel and a flint mounted for compressive engagement with the wheel. The wheel is rotatably engageable from outside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Nissin Shokuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoichi Suzuki, Kunio Yamauchi, Choji Kawabata, Akira Takeuchi, Koki Ando
  • Patent number: 5012795
    Abstract: A-self heating container comprising a container with a heater fixed therein. The heater includes a pryogen, a firing agent in contact with and easier to fire than the pyrogen, and an igniter including a rotatably supported striker wheel and a flint mounted for compressive engagement with the wheel. The wheel is rotatably engageable from outside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Nissin Shokuhin Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoichi Suzuki, Kunio Yamauchi, Choji Kawabata, Akira Takeuchi, Koki Ando