Patents by Inventor Kouichi Yabuki

Kouichi Yabuki 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).

  • Production system power supply control method, and production system
    Patent number: 8344558
    Abstract: A power supply control method of a production system including a first unit and a second unit includes: starting power supply for operation of the second unit in accordance with a signal acquired according to an operation status of the first unit (S41); starting the operation by the second unit after the start of the power supply (S44); acquiring stop time information indicating time from when the operation ends to when a next operation of the second unit starts (S22); determining, based on the acquired stop time information, whether or not to stop the power supply after the started operation ends (S24); and stopping the power supply when it is determined to stop the power supply (S48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomotaka Nishimoto, Kouichi Yabuki, Ikuo Yoshida, Hiroyuki Kondo
  • PRODUCTION SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120146408
    Abstract: A power supply control method of a production system including a first unit and a second unit includes: starting power supply for operation of the second unit in accordance with a signal acquired according to an operation status of the first unit (S41); starting the operation by the second unit after the start of the power supply (S44); acquiring stop time information indicating time from when the operation ends to when a next operation of the second unit starts (S22); determining, based on the acquired stop time information, whether or not to stop the power supply after the started operation ends (S24); and stopping the power supply when it is determined to stop the power supply (S48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Tomotaka Nishimoto, Kouichi Yabuki, Ikuo Yoshida, Hiroyuki Kondo