Patents by Inventor Masaki Ohira

Masaki Ohira 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).

  • Publication number: 20240128808
    Abstract: A stator for a rotating electric machine includes a stator core and a stator coil. The stator core is formed of a band-shaped steel sheet that is helically bent and laminated. The stator core has slots each opening at an inner periphery of the stator core and spaced from one another in a circumferential direction. The stator coil is formed of electrical conductor segments that are inserted in the slots of the stator core and connected with one another. The band-shaped steel sheet has slits each of which is formed, at a position corresponding to one of the slots, to be open to the corresponding slot. Each of the electrical conductor segments is substantially U-shaped and has a pair of leg portions respectively inserted in corresponding two of the slots of the stator core; the corresponding two slots are circumferentially apart from each other by two or more slot-pitches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO PRESSTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji KONDO, Yuichi KUDOSE, Hirotaka KUROZAKI, Masaki OHIRA, Ryosuke MATSUMOTO, Shinji TAKESHITA, Takashi KURAMITSU, Tomohiro HASHIMOTO, Koji YOSHIDA, Katsuhiko GOTO
  • Patent number: 8811819
    Abstract: Provided is a passive optical network system, wherein the electric power to be consumed is reduced on the basis of the quantity of signal to be transmitted downstream in a WDM-PON where signals having different transmission rates for wavelengths are mixed. In the passive optical network system, an OLT (200) and a plurality of ONUes (300) are connected by an optical fiber network including an optical splitter (100) and a plurality of optical fibers (110 and 120). The OLT (200) indicates to the ONUes (300) the wavelength to be used, in addition to the timing for transmission to the ONUes (300). A format for signal transmission from the OLT (200) to the ONUes (300) comprises both the region, in which the timing for transmission to the ONUes (300) indicated by the OLT (200) to the ONUes (300) is stored, and the region, by which the wavelength to be used in the communication in the direction from the OLT (200) to the ONUes (300) is indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Norihiro Sakamoto, Masaki Ohira
  • Patent number: 8675870
    Abstract: There is provided an encryption apparatus including an idle data inserting unit that takes input of a frame including a fixed-length header and a variable-length payload and an encrypting unit that receives an output of the idle data inserting unit. If the length of a block to be processed, included in the payload, is less than a predetermined value, the idle data inserting unit appends idle data following the block and transmits the frame including the block padded with the idle data to the encrypting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Ohira, Norihiro Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8477800
    Abstract: A master station includes an optical transmission interface for transmitting signals to a plurality of slave stations at a first transfer rate or a second transfer rate which is higher than the first one, packet buffers for accumulating the signals addressed to each of the plurality of slave stations, and a control unit for determining transmission timings and transfer rates of the signals on the basis of an amount of the signals accumulated in the packet buffers, transmitting the signals with the determined timings and rates, and notifying each of the slave stations about the determined timings and rates. Each of the slave stations includes an optical reception interface for receiving the signals of the first transfer rate or the second transfer rate, and a control unit for controlling the optical reception interface on the basis of the timings and rates which the slave stations is notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Norihiro Sakamoto, Masaki Ohira
  • Patent number: 8467684
    Abstract: In a light reception element such as an APD (Avalanche Photo Diode) used for receiving a high-speed and weak optical signal, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon of distortion of a signal inputted after a large-level light is received. A PON (Passive Optical Network) system includes an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) which can impartially and effectively transmit light reception data to each ONU (Optical Network Unit). According to a light reception amplitude received by each ONU, an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length is assigned for each ONU. The OLT includes a unit for measuring and accumulating the reception light amplitude and data on the inter-frame gap of an appropriate length decided in advance according to the characteristic of the light reception device and generates a grant value for assuring an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length by using the both information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Akihiko Tsuchiya, Yoshinobu Morita
  • Patent number: 8457492
    Abstract: There are provided multiple candidates for FEC codes selectable for each of the ONTs. An OLT is provided with: means for storing redundancy and a code length of each FEC code in a table; means for selecting an FEC code; means for encoding or decoding data using the selected FEC code; means for calculating a bandwidth in consideration for the FEC redundancy and the code length with reference to the table during band assignment calculation; and means for notifying the destination ONT of the selected FEC code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Ohira, Tohru Kazawa, Yusuke Yajima, Akihiko Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20120093509
    Abstract: Provided is a passive optical network system, wherein the electric power to be consumed is reduced on the basis of the quantity of signal to be transmitted downstream in a WDM-PON where signals having different transmission rates for wavelengths are mixed. In the passive optical network system, an OLT (200) and a plurality of ONUes (300) are connected by an optical fiber network including an optical splitter (100) and a plurality of optical fibers (110 and 120). The OLT (200) indicates to the ONUes (300) the wavelength to be used, in addition to the timing for transmission to the ONUes (300). A format for signal transmission from the OLT (200) to the ONUes (300) comprises both the region, in which the timing for transmission to the ONUes (300) indicated by the OLT (200) to the ONUes (300) is stored, and the region, by which the wavelength to be used in the communication in the direction from the OLT (200) to the ONUes (300) is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Norihiro Sakamoto, Masaki Ohira
  • Patent number: 8078929
    Abstract: There are provided an optical line terminal and an optical network terminal, which can process with the same forward error correction code even if an EFC frame size of G-PON descending signals is different between two types of 255 and 120. The optical network terminal includes a photoelectric converter, a PON transceiver, and a physical layer. The PON transceiver includes an error correction code encoder including a shortening compensation parameter table and a shortening compensation calculator for calculating compensated data by referring to the shortening compensation parameter table. Also the optical line terminal includes a photoelectric converter, a PON transceiver, and a physical layer. The optical line terminal includes an error correction code encoder including a shortening compensation parameter table and a shortening compensation calculator for calculating compensated data by referring to the shortening compensation parameter table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Ohira, Taro Tonoduka
  • Publication number: 20110170871
    Abstract: In a light reception element such as an APD (Avalanche Photo Diode) used for receiving a high-speed and weak optical signal, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon of distortion of a signal inputted after a large-level light is received. A PON (Passive Optical Network) system includes an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) which can impartially and effectively transmit light reception data to each ONU (Optical Network Unit). According to a light reception amplitude received by each ONU, an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length is assigned for each ONU. The OLT includes a unit for measuring and accumulating the reception light amplitude and data on the inter-frame gap of an appropriate length decided in advance according to the characteristic of the light reception device and generates a grant value for assuring an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length by using the both information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Akihiko Tsuchiya, Yoshinobu Morita
  • Patent number: 7978972
    Abstract: The optical line terminal has a PON transceiver including an error correction code decoder. The error correction decoder includes: a shortening compensation parameter table; and a syndrome calculator for calculating a syndrome by referring to the shortening compensation parameter table, or an error search part for calculating an error position or an error value by referring to the shortening compensation parameter table. Also the optical network terminal has a PON transceiver including an error correction code decoder. The error code decoder includes: a shortening compensation parameter table; and a syndrome calculator for calculating a syndrome by referring to the shortening compensation parameter table, or an error search part for calculating an error position or an error value by referring to the shortening compensation parameter table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Ohira, Taro Tonoduka
  • Patent number: 7936992
    Abstract: In a light reception element such as an APD (Avalanche Photo Diode) used for receiving a high-speed and weak optical signal, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon of distortion of a signal inputted after a large-level light is received. A PON (Passive Optical Network) system includes an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) which can impartially and effectively transmit light reception data to each ONU (Optical Network Unit). According to a light reception amplitude received by each ONU, an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length is assigned for each ONU. The OLT includes a unit for measuring and accumulating the reception light amplitude and data on the inter-frame gap of an appropriate length decided in advance according to the characteristic of the light reception device and generates a grant value for assuring an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length by using the both information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Akihiko Tsuchiya, Yoshinobu Morita
  • Publication number: 20100296811
    Abstract: There are provided multiple candidates for FEC codes selectable for each of the ONTs. An OLT is provided with: means for storing redundancy and a code length of each FEC code in a table; means for selecting an FEC code; means for encoding or decoding data using the selected FEC code; means for calculating a bandwidth in consideration for the FEC redundancy and the code length with reference to the table during band assignment calculation; and means for notifying the destination ONT of the selected FEC code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Ohira, Tohru Kazawa, Yusuke Yajima, Akihiko Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20100290783
    Abstract: A master station includes an optical transmission interface for transmitting signals to a plurality of slave stations at a first transfer rate or a second transfer rate which is higher than the first one, packet buffers for accumulating the signals addressed to each of the plurality of slave stations, and a control unit for determining transmission timings and transfer rates of the signals on the basis of an amount of the signals accumulated in the packet buffers, transmitting the signals with the determined timings and rates, and notifying each of the slave stations about the determined timings and rates. Each of the slave stations includes an optical reception interface for receiving the signals of the first transfer rate or the second transfer rate, and a control unit for controlling the optical reception interface on the basis of the timings and rates which the slave stations is notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru KAZAWA, Norihiro SAKAMOTO, Masaki OHIRA
  • Patent number: 7725031
    Abstract: A station-side communication device connected to subscriber-side communication devices via an optical combining device; sending, to the subscriber-side communication devices, a distance measurement request signal; computing transmission delay times of optical signals from the individual subscriber-side communication devices by receiving distance measurement signals, and including: a threshold control part identifying the level of distance measurement signals; a signal detection part detecting breaks in the distance measurement signals from the threshold control part; a transmission granting part determining the timing at which transmission of optical signals is granted, and a reset timing generation part that, there is notification of detection of a break in the distance measurement signal from the signal detection part while it is being notified that distance measurement is carried out to and from the subscriber-side communication devices from the transmission granting part, sends a reset signal indicating t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Norihiro Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7711268
    Abstract: A station-side communication device connected to subscriber-side communication devices via an optical combining device; sending, to the subscriber-side communication devices, a distance measurement request signal; computing transmission delay times of optical signals from the individual subscriber-side communication devices by receiving distance measurement signals, and including: a threshold control part identifying the level of distance measurement signals; a signal detection part detecting breaks in the distance measurement signals from the threshold control part; a transmission granting part determining the timing at which transmission of optical signals is granted, and a reset timing generation part that, there is notification of detection of a break in the distance measurement signal from the signal detection part while it is being notified that distance measurement is carried out to and from the subscriber-side communication devices from the transmission granting part, sends a reset signal indicating t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Norihiro Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7680414
    Abstract: A Passive Optical Network system implementing a parent station capable of receiving high-speed burst signals transmitted from a plurality of subsidiary stations to a parent station, with excellent bandwidth utilization efficiency in the link from the stations to the parent. The system is provided with a configuration in which, when launched or an addition of a new subsidiary station, the parent stores threshold values appropriate for the received signals on the basis of the strength of the received signal for each subsidiary station, from among a plurality of preset threshold value candidates, and in response to the parent station's sending of a transmission grant with respect to each subsidiary station each time the subsidiary station transmitting optical signals changes, the stored threshold value corresponding to the subsidiary station is set in the receiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima
  • Publication number: 20090214211
    Abstract: In a light reception element such as an APD (Avalanche Photo Diode) used for receiving a high-speed and weak optical signal, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon of distortion of a signal inputted after a large-level light is received. A PON (Passive Optical Network) system includes an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) which can impartially and effectively transmit light reception data to each ONU (Optical Network Unit). According to a light reception amplitude received by each ONU, an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length is assigned for each ONU. The OLT includes a unit for measuring and accumulating the reception light amplitude and data on the inter-frame gap of an appropriate length decided in advance according to the characteristic of the light reception device and generates a grant value for assuring an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length by using the both information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru KAZAWA, Masaki OHIRA, Yusuke YAJIMA, Akihiko TSUCHIYA, Yoshinobu MORITA
  • Patent number: 7548694
    Abstract: In a light reception element such as an APD (Avalanche Photo Diode) used for receiving a high-speed and weak optical signal, it is possible to prevent the phenomenon of distortion of a signal inputted after a large-level light is received. A PON (Passive Optical Network) system includes an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) which can impartially and effectively transmit light reception data to each ONU (Optical Network Unit). According to a light reception amplitude received by each ONU, an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length is assigned for each ONU. The OLT includes a unit for measuring and accumulating the reception light amplitude and data on the inter-frame gap of an appropriate length decided in advance according to the characteristic of the light reception device and generates a grant value for assuring an inter-frame gap of an appropriate length by using the both information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Akihiko Tsuchiya, Yoshinobu Morita
  • Patent number: 7512341
    Abstract: A station-side communication device connected to subscriber-side communication devices via an optical combining device; sending, to the subscriber-side communication devices, a distance measurement request signal; computing transmission delay times of optical signals from the individual subscriber-side communication devices by receiving distance measurement signals, and including: a threshold control part identifying the level of distance measurement signals; a signal detection part detecting breaks in the distance measurement signals from the threshold control part; a transmission granting part determining the timing at which transmission of optical signals is granted, and a reset timing generation part that, there is notification of detection of a break in the distance measurement signal from the signal detection part while it is being notified that distance measurement is carried out to and from the subscriber-side communication devices from the transmission granting part, sends a reset signal indicating t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Kazawa, Masaki Ohira, Yusuke Yajima, Norihiro Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7512867
    Abstract: A client signal having a constant bit rate is segmented every a bytes to create code information blocks. The bit rate of the client signal is increased such that the client signal has the code information block and an empty area comprised of b bytes, and the ratio c/a is equal to or higher than 110% to create a code block 3 comprised of c bytes. The code information block in the code block is encoded such that an error correcting code is included therein to have an encoding gain of 6 dB or higher for a bit error ratio of 10?12. Associated check bits are placed in the empty area to eventually generate a super FEC signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd
    Inventors: Masaki Ohira, Masahiro Takatori, Takashi Mori