Patents by Inventor Masayuki Nonaka
Masayuki Nonaka 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: 20240011531Abstract: A clutch device includes a clutch center including center-side fitting teeth, and a pressure plate including pressure-side fitting teeth. When a center-side assist cam surface and a pressure-side assist cam surface contact each other, an end of each of the pressure-side fitting teeth in a first direction is located ahead, in the first direction, of an end of a corresponding one of the center-side fitting teeth in a second direction, and at least portions of some of the pressure-side fitting teeth overlap with the center-side fitting teeth when seen in radial directions of the output shaft, and at least portions of others of the pressure-side fitting teeth do not overlap with the center-side fitting teeth when seen in radial directions of the output shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Masayuki NONAKA, Yuki KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 11835097Abstract: In a power transmission apparatus, an auxiliary clutch plate different in diameter from driving and driven clutch plates located in a clutch housing. When the driving and driven clutch plates are pressed against each other, the auxiliary clutch plate is pressed to enable transmission of a driving force of an engine to a driving wheel. When a pressing force exerted on the driving and driven clutch plates is released, a pressing force exerted on the auxiliary clutch plate is released to cut off transmission of the driving force of the engine to the driving wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA F.C.C.Inventors: Katsu Yoshimoto, Masayuki Nonaka, Yoshihiko Ozawa, Han Hiong Chen
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Patent number: 11782409Abstract: An environmental control system of a building including a first building device operable to affect environmental conditions of a zone of the building by providing a first input to the zone. The system includes a second building device operable to independently affect a subset of the environmental conditions by providing a second input to the zone and further includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform an optimization to generate control decisions for the building devices. The optimization is performed subject to constraints for the environmental conditions and uses a predictive model that predicts an effect of the control decisions on the environmental conditions. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building devices in accordance with the control decisions.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Robert D. Turney, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. Elbsat, Liming Yang, Matthew J. Ellis, Masayuki Nonaka
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Publication number: 20230135364Abstract: In a power transmission apparatus, an auxiliary clutch plate different in diameter from driving and driven clutch plates located in a clutch housing. When the driving and driven clutch plates are pressed against each other, the auxiliary clutch plate is pressed to enable transmission of a driving force of an engine to a driving wheel. When a pressing force exerted on the driving and driven clutch plates is released, a pressing force exerted on the auxiliary clutch plate is released to cut off transmission of the driving force of the engine to the driving wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Katsu YOSHIMOTO, Masayuki NONAKA, Yoshihiko OZAWA, Han Hiong CHEN
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Publication number: 20220214656Abstract: An environmental control system of a building including a first building device operable to affect environmental conditions of a zone of the building by providing a first input to the zone. The system includes a second building device operable to independently affect a subset of the environmental conditions by providing a second input to the zone and further includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform an optimization to generate control decisions for the building devices. The optimization is performed subject to constraints for the environmental conditions and uses a predictive model that predicts an effect of the control decisions on the environmental conditions. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building devices in accordance with the control decisions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: ROBERT D. TURNEY, MICHAEL J. WENZEL, MOHAMMAD N. ELBSAT, LIMING YANG, MATTHEW J. ELLIS, MASAYUKI NONAKA
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Patent number: 11281173Abstract: An environmental control system of a building including a first building device operable to affect environmental conditions of a zone of the building by providing a first input to the zone. The system includes a second building device operable to independently affect a subset of the environmental conditions by providing a second input to the zone and further includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform an optimization to generate control decisions for the building devices. The optimization is performed subject to constraints for the environmental conditions and uses a predictive model that predicts an effect of the control decisions on the environmental conditions. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building devices in accordance with the control decisions.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Robert D. Turney, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. Elbsat, Liming Yang, Matthew J. Ellis, Masayuki Nonaka
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Patent number: 11120411Abstract: A model predictive maintenance system for building equipment including an equipment controller to operate the building equipment to affect a variable state or condition in a building. The system includes an operational cost predictor to predict a cost of operating the building equipment over a duration of an optimization period, a maintenance cost predictor to predict a cost of performing maintenance on the building equipment, and a cost incentive manager to determine whether any cost incentives are available and, in response to a determination that cost incentives are available, identify the cost incentives. The system includes an objective function optimizer to optimize an objective function to predict a total cost associated with the building equipment over the duration of the optimization period. The objective function includes the predicted cost of operating the building equipment, the predicted cost of performing maintenance on the building equipment, and, if available, the cost incentives.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Robert D. Turney, Sudhi R. Sinha, Masayuki Nonaka, Zhizhong Pang, Yoshiko Watanabe, Mohammad N. Elbsat, Michael J. Wenzel
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Publication number: 20210173366Abstract: An environmental control system of a building including a first building device operable to affect environmental conditions of a zone of the building by providing a first input to the zone. The system includes a second building device operable to independently affect a subset of the environmental conditions by providing a second input to the zone and further includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform an optimization to generate control decisions for the building devices. The optimization is performed subject to constraints for the environmental conditions and uses a predictive model that predicts an effect of the control decisions on the environmental conditions. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building devices in accordance with the control decisions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: ROBERT D. TURNEY, MICHAEL J. WENZEL, MOHAMMAD N. ELBSAT, LIMING YANG, MATTHEW J. ELLIS, MASAYUKI NONAKA
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Publication number: 20190311332Abstract: A model predictive maintenance system for building equipment including an equipment controller to operate the building equipment to affect a variable state or condition in a building. The system includes an operational cost predictor to predict a cost of operating the building equipment over a duration of an optimization period, a maintenance cost predictor to predict a cost of performing maintenance on the building equipment, and a cost incentive manager to determine whether any cost incentives are available and, in response to a determination that cost incentives are available, identify the cost incentives. The system includes an objective function optimizer to optimize an objective function to predict a total cost associated with the building equipment over the duration of the optimization period. The objective function includes the predicted cost of operating the building equipment, the predicted cost of performing maintenance on the building equipment, and, if available, the cost incentives.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Robert D. TURNEY, Sudhi R. SINHA, Masayuki NONAKA, Zhizhong PANG, Yoshiko WATANABE, Mohammad N. ELBSAT, Michael J. WENZEL
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Patent number: 9580060Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus comprising a clutch housing, an input member connected to an engine and mounted thereon, driving-side clutch discs, a clutch member connected to an output member, driven-side clutch discs arranged between the driving-side clutch discs, a pressure member for press-contacting the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs together and for releasing the press-contacting force on them, and a starter, such as a kick-starter, able to apply a rotational force to the output member to start the engine, the power transmitting apparatus adapted to transmit or cut off driving power of the engine inputted to the input member to or from the output member. The power transmitting apparatus can comprise a press-contact assisting cam of an inverse-driving side for increasing the press-contacting force on the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs when rotational force is applied to the output member by the kick starter.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.Inventors: Masayuki Nonaka, Go Ando, Hideki Nagasaka, Hideyuki Oishi
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Patent number: 9157978Abstract: When imaging for sensitivity distribution measurement is performed, a whole-body coil for both transmission and reception and a specified coil used for the present imaging are used as a reception coil, while being switched. The switching of the reception coil is performed by switching between the whole-body coil and the specified coil for each echo in the same encode step. An image created from the echo obtained by the specified coil is divided by an image created from the echo obtained by the whole-body coil to calculate the sensitivity distribution of the specified coil. The sets of data used for the calculation are almost simultaneously obtained, thus providing accurate sensitivity distribution with no influence derived from the movement of a subject. The sensitivity distribution is used to correct the image obtained by the present imaging. Alternatively, the sensitivity distribution is used for the folding operation of parallel imaging.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventor: Masayuki Nonaka
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Publication number: 20140235407Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus comprising a clutch housing, an input member connected to an engine and mounted thereon, driving-side clutch discs, a clutch member connected to an output member, driven-side clutch discs arranged between the driving-side clutch discs, a pressure member for press-contacting the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs together and for releasing the press-contacting force on them, and a starter, such as a kick-starter, able to apply a rotational force to the output member to start the engine, the power transmitting apparatus adapted to transmit or cut off driving power of the engine inputted to the input member to or from the output member. The power transmitting apparatus can comprise a press-contact assisting cam of an inverse-driving side for increasing the press-contacting force on the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs when rotational force is applied to the output member by the kick starter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.Inventors: Masayuki Nonaka, Go Ando, Hideki Nagasaka, Hideyuki Oishi
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Publication number: 20120019248Abstract: When imaging for sensitivity distribution measurement is performed, a whole-body coil for both transmission and reception and a specified coil used for the present imaging are used as a reception coil, while being switched. The switching of the reception coil is performed by switching between the whole-body coil and the specified coil for each echo in the same encode step. An image created from the echo obtained by the specified coil is divided by an image created from the echo obtained by the whole-body coil to calculate the sensitivity distribution of the specified coil. The sets of data used for the calculation are almost simultaneously obtained, thus providing accurate sensitivity distribution with no influence derived from the movement of a subject. The sensitivity distribution is used to correct the image obtained by the present imaging. Alternatively, the sensitivity distribution is used for the folding operation of parallel imaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Medical CorporationInventor: Masayuki Nonaka
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Patent number: 6708505Abstract: An air conditioner and a control software updating system capable of easily updating and adding control software desired by a customer. An internet system including telephones and/or personal computers is provided between a service center and customers. Each of air conditioners is provided with a connection terminal for connection to a communication terminal. Software for controlling operation of the air conditioner is updated by using the internet or a memory card after explaining a control software to the customer and confirming the customer's desire.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroo Nakamura, Hidenori Yokoyama, Masayuki Nonaka, Atsushi Ohtsuka, Tsutomu Kurokawa
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Patent number: 6631619Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus, being able to download operation control information through a network, wherein a remote controller of the air-conditioner is structured, so that it can indicate the operation information download, and is provided a function of indicating an operation under the operation mode upon the basis of that operation information to the air-conditioner. And also, a function is provided for inhibiting transmission of the information between the network, thereby obtaining an improvement on operability after downloading, as well as, an improvement on operability during the download operation, and also protection from erroneous operation(s) caused due to being connected to the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2002Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Nonaka, Hidenori Yokoyama, Hiroo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20030033392Abstract: An air conditioner and a control software updating system capable of easily updating and adding control software desired by a customer. An internet system including telephones and/or personal computers is provided between a service center and customers. Each of air conditioners is provided with a connection terminal for connection to a communication terminal. Software for controlling operation of the air conditioner is updated by using the internet or a memory card after explaining a control software to the customer and confirming the customer's desire.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Hiroo Nakamura, Hidenori Yokoyama, Masayuki Nonaka, Atsushi Ohtsuka, Tsutomu Kurokawa
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Publication number: 20030019944Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus, being able to download operation control information through a network, wherein a remote controller of the air-conditioner is structured, so that it can indicate the operation information download, and is provided a function of indicating an operation under the operation mode upon the basis of that operation information to the air-conditioner. And also, a function is provided for inhibiting transmission of the information between the network, thereby obtaining an improvement on operability after downloading, as well as, an improvement on operability during the download operation, and also protection from erroneous operation(s) caused due to being connected to the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Masayuki Nonaka, Hidenori Yokoyama, Hiroo Nakamura
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Patent number: 5768902Abstract: A refrigeration cycle comprises a compressor, an indoor heat exchange, an outdoor heat exchanger, a liquid receiver; and a pressure reducer connected in series to form a closed loop. The liquid receiver and the pressure reducer connected in series are connected between the indoor heat exchanger and said outdoor heat exchanger. A non-azeotropic mixture refrigerant comprising at least two kinds of refrigerant of different boiling temperatures mixed together is charged in and circulated through the refrigeration cycle. The mixing ratio of the azeotropic mixture refrigerant circulated thorough the refrigeration cycle is controlled substantially constant.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Nonaka, Hiroaki Matsushima, Kazuhiro Endoh, Kensaku Oguni, Kazumoto Urata, Kyuhei Ishibane, Takeshi Endoh
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Patent number: 5651263Abstract: A refrigeration cycle comprises a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, a liquid receiver; and a pressure reducer connected in series to form a closed loop. The liquid receiver and the pressure reducer connected in series are connected between the indoor heat exchanger and said outdoor heat exchanger. A non-azeotropic mixture refrigerant comprising at least two kinds of refrigerant of different boiling temperatures mixed together is charged in and circulated through the refrigeration cycle. The mixing ratio of the azeotropic mixture refrigerant circulated thorough the refrigeration cycle is controlled substantially constant.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1994Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Nonaka, Hiroaki Matsushima, Kazuhiro Endoh, Kensaku Oguni, Kazumoto Urata, Kyuhei Ishibane, Takeshi Endoh