Patents by Inventor Michiki Nakano
Michiki Nakano 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: 20220344935Abstract: It is provided a management system for managing renewable energy verification comprising: an arithmetic device configured to execute predetermined processing; a storage device coupled to the arithmetic device, an input unit configured to receive a supply ratio of renewable energy in a manufacturing process, and input quantities of a renewable energy-derived raw material and a renewable energy-derived part out of raw materials and parts input to the manufacturing process; and an RE verification granting module configured to calculate, with use of the received input about the supply ratio of renewable energy and about the input quantities of the renewable energy-derived raw material and the renewable energy-derived part, at least one of the number of pieces to be granted renewable energy verification out of pieces of a manufactured item manufactured by the manufacturing process, or a ratio of pieces of the manufactured item that are to be granted renewable energy verification.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Michiki NAKANO, Hiroshi MINE
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Patent number: 11333524Abstract: An information management system collects and manages information on a charging stand that allows a user to effectively utilize the time during charging. The information management system acquires, from a probe information management device that stores location information of a vehicle and battery residual capacity information of a battery provided in the vehicle, the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity of the vehicle; and acquires, from a user operation terminal operated by a user who gets on the vehicle, destination information indicating a location of a destination of the vehicle input by the user and information on what the user wants to do during charging of the vehicle. A storage unit stores the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity information in association with the destination information of the vehicle and the information on what the user wants to do during the charging.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Ying Zhong, Shuji Soga, Atsuko Bandou, Iwao Tanuma, Satoshi Murata, Shogo Takada, Michiki Nakano
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Publication number: 20200309562Abstract: An information management system collects and manages information on a charging stand that allows a user to effectively utilize the time during charging. The information management system acquires, from a probe information management device that stores location information of a vehicle and battery residual capacity information of a battery provided in the vehicle, the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity of the vehicle; and acquires, from a user operation terminal operated by a user who gets on the vehicle, destination information indicating a location of a destination of the vehicle input by the user and information on what the user wants to do during charging of the vehicle. A storage unit stores the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity information in association with the destination information of the vehicle and the information on what the user wants to do during the charging.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Ying ZHONG, Shuji SOGA, Atsuko BANDOU, Iwao TANUMA, Satoshi MURATA, Shogo TAKADA, Michiki NAKANO
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Patent number: 10600135Abstract: To minimize the amount of calculation for changing an operation schedule even when there is an increase in the number of sites. A management computer calculates a first total schedule value, which is the total of the schedule values for each of the sites within a first time frame. If the first total schedule value exceeds a first target value set in advance, the management computer: calculates a first excess amount of the first total schedule value in relation to the first target value; selects, as a first site, a site subjected to a change in a demand schedule from a group of candidate sites satisfying a candidate criterion set in advance from among a plurality of the sites, the selection being performed on the basis of information on the facility characteristics for each of the sites; changes a first demand schedule of the first site in the first time frame; and transmits the changed first demand schedule to a control device of the first site.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Michiki Nakano, Susumu Ikeda, Yu Ikemoto, Takashi Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20180165773Abstract: To minimize the amount of calculation for changing an operation schedule even when there is an increase in the number of sites. A management computer calculates a first total schedule value, which is the total of the schedule values for each of the sites within a first time frame. If the first total schedule value exceeds a first target value set in advance, the management computer: calculates a first excess amount of the first total schedule value in relation to the first target value; selects, as a first site, a site subjected to a change in a demand schedule from a group of candidate sites satisfying a candidate criterion set in advance from among a plurality of the sites, the selection being performed on the basis of information on the facility characteristics for each of the sites; changes a first demand schedule of the first site in the first time frame; and transmits the changed first demand schedule to a control device of the first site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Michiki NAKANO, Susumu IKEDA, Yu IKEMOTO, Takashi FUKUMOTO
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Patent number: 9793723Abstract: A plurality of storage battery modules include storage battery control devices that can mutually communicate with each other and obtain a demand for electric power in a predetermined consumer in which the plurality of storage battery modules are provided. The storage battery control devices mutually transmit and receive charging/discharging electric power of the storage batteries and control charging/discharging of the plurality of storage battery modules, respectively, on the basis of the demand for electric power in the predetermined consumer.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Taminori Tomita, Yasuko Shiga, Takaharu Ishida, Michiki Nakano
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Patent number: 9281693Abstract: The system control apparatus for equipment for causing equipment to collaboratively operate includes: equipment profile management means for managing an equipment profile that is metadata representing the electrical properties of the equipment; control scenario management means for managing a control scenario in which is described metadata that states an operation to be fulfilled by the equipment; equipment detection means for detecting control-targeted equipment; electrical status monitoring means for monitoring an electrical status related to transfer of electrical power caused by equipment interconnections; equipment selection means for selecting equipment for use on the basis of the metadata described in the control scenario and the equipment profile; and control execution means for controlling the selected equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tohru Watanabe, Yasuko Shiga, Katsumi Kawano, Shigetoshi Sameshima, Yoshiki Kakumoto, Michiki Nakano
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Publication number: 20150249350Abstract: A plurality of storage battery modules include storage battery control devices that can mutually communicate with each other and obtain a demand for electric power in a predetermined consumer in which the plurality of storage battery modules are provided. The storage battery control devices mutually transmit and receive charging/discharging electric power of the storage batteries and control charging/discharging of the plurality of storage battery modules, respectively, on the basis of the demand for electric power in the predetermined consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Taminori Tomita, Yasuko Shiga, Takaharu Ishida, Michiki Nakano
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Publication number: 20150115969Abstract: A storage battery analysis system includes a storage device storing data of time series variation of a voltage value and a current value during a charging period of a storage battery and data of time series variation of the voltage value and the current value during the charging period of the storage battery; and an arithmetic device that executes a process to read out the time series variation data of the voltage value and the current value during the charging period of the battery, compares the read time series variation data, identifies a difference in the time series variation between the initial usage period and the analysis period, and stores in the storage device the difference as an index indicating a degradation state of the storage battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicants: Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., Hitachi, LtdInventors: Takaharu Ishida, Kazumi Rissen, Taminori Tomita, Michiki Nakano, Yasuko Shiga, Hiroki Kurita
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Publication number: 20140039714Abstract: The system control apparatus for equipment for causing equipment to collaboratively operate includes: equipment profile management means for managing an equipment profile that is metadata representing the electrical properties of the equipment; control scenario management means for managing a control scenario in which is described metadata that states an operation to be fulfilled by the equipment; equipment detection means for detecting control-targeted equipment; electrical status monitoring means for monitoring an electrical status related to transfer of electrical power caused by equipment interconnections; equipment selection means for selecting equipment for use on the basis of the metadata described in the control scenario and the equipment profile; and control execution means for controlling the selected equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Tohru Watanabe, Yasuko Shiga, Katsumi Kawano, Shigetoshi Sameshima, Yoshiki Kakumoto, Michiki Nakano
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Publication number: 20110246506Abstract: An object of the present invention is to manage various containment relationships such as packing relationships and loading relationships of an article, to efficiently search for sensor information measured by a sensor associated with the article, and thereby to provide the sensor information to the user. A system 100 includes a relationship information registration part 1001 and a sensor information searching part 1002.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Michiki NAKANO, Daisuke KOMAKI, Atsushi HONZAWA
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Publication number: 20100258627Abstract: In traceability system applications, it is required to check relationships between individual articles under management and containers therefor such as container cases or pallets. Since relevant data in each stage of physical distribution is not always registered, the absence of some necessary data may occur to cause inaccurate commodity tracing. To solve this disadvantage, the present invention provides a traceability system capable of complementing information regardless of time-series factors. Even in a situation where a plurality of sets of information (relational data) regarding packing-unpacking relationships between articles and containers, e.g., relationships between commodity products and packing cases, or relationships between packing cases and pallets, are not registered in time-series order, the relational data are complemented in registration to enable complementary estimation from registered information available at the time of reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Michiki NAKANO, Yohei KAWADA, Suenori ODA
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Publication number: 20070224847Abstract: A connector includes a support member and a plurality of electrodes. The support member is of a plate shape and has a front surface and a rear surface. Each of the electrodes pierces through the support member to have projections which project from the front surface and the rear surface, respectively. Each of the electrodes includes a component of a column shape formed of a resilient material and a metal thin film formed on a surface of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiko Umezawa, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Jun Suzurikawa, Michiki Nakano
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Publication number: 20060281340Abstract: A connector includes a support member and a plurality of electrodes. The support member is of a plate shape and has a front surface and a rear surface. Each of the electrodes pierces through the support member to have projections which project from the front surface and the rear surface, respectively. Each of the electrodes includes a component of a column shape formed of a resilient material and a metal thin film formed on a surface of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2006Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicants: NEC Corporation, The University of TokyoInventors: Kazuhiko Umezawa, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Jun Suzurikawa, Michiki Nakano