Patents by Inventor Michisato MAEKAWA

Michisato MAEKAWA 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: 20230347759
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a first coil part and a second coil part, a power transmission request part configured to transmit a power transmission request to the movable object, a power reception information acquisition part configured to acquire first power reception information of the first coil part and second power reception information of the second coil part, a movable object position determination part configured to determine whether the movable object is positioned at a first power supply position or a second power supply position, and a power transmission control part configured to cause the first coil part to transmit power when it is determined that the movable object is positioned at the first power supply position, and to cause the second coil part to transmit power when it is determined that the movable object is positioned at the second power supply position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Michisato MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 11588358
    Abstract: A communication control device comprises: an antenna; and a control unit that controls wireless communication related to wireless power transfer to a power receiver device through a power transmitter device. The control unit acquires via the antenna a radio wave status of each of a plurality of channels related to the wireless communication. The control unit acquires a power transmission status of the wireless power transfer. The control unit sets, based on the acquired power transmission status, switching conditions for switching the channel according to the radio wave status. The control unit causes the channel to be switched based on the radio wave status and the switching conditions. The control unit causes the wireless communication to continue on the switched channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yazaki, Michisato Maekawa, Naoki Omura, Yusuke Oono, Atsushi Asano
  • Publication number: 20220315057
    Abstract: A power supply facility includes a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with a plurality of electric vehicles traveling in line, a plurality of power supply coils installed at a predetermined interval, and an inter-vehicle calculation unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of information including power supply coil interval information indicating a distance of the predetermined interval, information on an entire length of a vehicle body of each of the plurality of electric vehicles, and information on a position of a power reception coil installed in each of the vehicle bodies, and calculate an inter-vehicle distance for leading each of the plurality of electric vehicles to be parked in accordance with the acquired plurality of pieces of information so as to align the plurality of power supply coils with the power reception coils to face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Michisato MAEKAWA, Kenji NISHIMURA, Satoshi YAZAKI, Naoki OMURA, Tomoya YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210296945
    Abstract: A communication control device comprises: an antenna; and a control unit that controls wireless communication related to wireless power transfer to a power receiver device through a power transmitter device. The control unit acquires via the antenna a radio wave status of each of a plurality of channels related to the wireless communication. The control unit acquires a power transmission status of the wireless power transfer. The control unit sets, based on the acquired power transmission status, switching conditions for switching the channel according to the radio wave status. The control unit causes the channel to be switched based on the radio wave status and the switching conditions. The control unit causes the wireless communication to continue on the switched channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi YAZAKI, Michisato MAEKAWA, Naoki OMURA, Yusuke OONO, Atsushi ASANO