Patents by Inventor Minoru Nagasawa
Minoru Nagasawa 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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Patent number: 11908712Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including a plurality of process modules for performing desired processes on a plurality of substrates and a plurality of transfer modules for serially transferring the plurality of substrates to the plurality of process modules is provided. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprises a scheduler for calculating a cycle time so that a difference in time required for each of the desired processes is within an allowable time range and generating a transfer plan for the plurality of substrates based on the cycle time, and a transfer controller for controlling the plurality of transfer modules so that the plurality of substrates are serially transferred to the process modules according to the generated transfer plan.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Toshiharu Hirata, Takafumi Matsuhashi, Kunio Takano, Minoru Nagasawa
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Patent number: 11831193Abstract: A power supply system includes: a first power circuit having a first battery and a first power line; a second power circuit having a second battery and a second power line; a voltage converter; a power converter; a first voltage acquisition unit which acquires a first closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin1 of the first battery; a second voltage acquisition unit which acquires a second closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin2 of the second battery; and a power control unit which operates the second power circuit based on a requested power, in which the power control unit isolates the second battery from the second power lines, in a case of a voltage difference between the first closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin1 and the second closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin2 becoming less than a first voltage threshold value A while output limitation of the second battery is being requested.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Arata Ohishi, Hirokazu Oguma, Yasuo Yamada, Minoru Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Kanamaru
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Patent number: 11658502Abstract: A power supply system includes: a first power circuit having a first battery, a second power circuit having a second battery, a voltage converter which converts voltage between the first power circuit and the second power circuit, a power converter which converts power between the first power circuit and the drive motor, a power control unit which controls charge/discharge of the first and second batteries by operating the voltage converter and the power converter, a first voltage parameter acquisition unit which calculates an effective value for the closed circuit voltage of the first battery as a first voltage parameter, a second voltage parameter acquisition unit which calculates the static voltage of the second battery as a second voltage parameter, in which the power control unit causes power to discharge from the second battery so that the second voltage parameter becomes no more than the first voltage parameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Nagasawa, Hirokazu Oguma, Arata Ohishi, Yasuo Yamada, Yoshihiro Kanamaru
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Patent number: 11535106Abstract: A power supply system includes power circuit which connects first and second batteries with a drive motor, and a management ECU which controls transfer of power between the batteries and the drive motor. The management ECU limits the output power of the second battery to no more than a second output upper limit, during combined output travel which drives the drive motor by way of the combined output of the first and second batteries. In addition, the management ECU sets the second output upper limit to a second maximum output of the second battery in the case of the first SOC of the first batter being greater than a remaining amount warning threshold, and sets the second output upper limit to a range extending upper limit which is smaller than the second maximum output, in the case of the first SOC being less than the remaining amount warning threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu Oguma, Yasuo Yamada, Arata Ohishi, Minoru Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Kanamaru, Yoshihisa Kato
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Publication number: 20220297571Abstract: A vehicle control device includes processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to perform. The processor is configured to acquiring a state of a first battery and a state of a second battery, acquiring at least first actual output power of the first battery, calculating a first upper power limit value based on the state of the first battery, calculating a second upper power limit value based on the state of the second battery, and controlling a power conversion process of a power convertor based on the calculated upper power limit values, requested power from a vehicle to be output to a motor, and the first actual output power. The controlling of the power conversion process includes, when output instruction content for iteratively issuing an instruction is determined, calculating the second requested power obtained by correcting currently requested power based on a difference between previously requested power and the first actual output power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Hirokazu Oguma, Yasuo Yamada, Arata Ohishi, Minoru Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Kanamaru
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Publication number: 20220302736Abstract: A power supply system includes: a first power circuit having a first battery, a second power circuit having a second battery, a voltage converter which converts voltage between the first power circuit and the second power circuit, a power converter which converts power between the first power circuit and the drive motor, a power control unit which controls charge/discharge of the first and second batteries by operating the voltage converter and the power converter, a first voltage parameter acquisition unit which calculates an effective value for the closed circuit voltage of the first battery as a first voltage parameter, a second voltage parameter acquisition unit which calculates the static voltage of the second battery as a second voltage parameter, in which the power control unit causes power to discharge from the second battery so that the second voltage parameter becomes no more than the first voltage parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Minoru NAGASAWA, Hirokazu OGUMA, Arata OHISHI, Yasuo YAMADA, Yoshihiro KANAMARU
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Publication number: 20220302737Abstract: A power supply system includes: a first power circuit having a first battery and a first power line; a second power circuit having a second battery and a second power line; a voltage converter; a power converter; a first voltage acquisition unit which acquires a first closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin1 of the first battery; a second voltage acquisition unit which acquires a second closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin2 of the second battery; and a power control unit which operates the second power circuit based on a requested power, in which the power control unit isolates the second battery from the second power lines, in a case of a voltage difference between the first closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin1 and the second closed circuit voltage lower limit CCVmin2 becoming less than a first voltage threshold value A while output limitation of the second battery is being requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Arata OHISHI, Hirokazu OGUMA, Yasuo YAMADA, Minoru NAGASAWA, Yoshihiro KANAMARU
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Publication number: 20220185116Abstract: A power supply system includes power circuit which connects first and second batteries with a drive motor, and a management ECU which controls transfer of power between the batteries and the drive motor. The management ECU limits the output power of the second battery to no more than a second output upper limit, during combined output travel which drives the drive motor by way of the combined output of the first and second batteries. In addition, the management ECU sets the second output upper limit to a second maximum output of the second battery in the case of the first SOC of the first batter being greater than a remaining amount warning threshold, and sets the second output upper limit to a range extending upper limit which is smaller than the second maximum output, in the case of the first SOC being less than the remaining amount warning threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Hirokazu OGUMA, Yasuo YAMADA, Arata OHISHI, Minoru NAGASAWA, Yoshihiro KANAMARU, Yoshihisa KATO
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Publication number: 20220148898Abstract: A substrate processing system for performing processing on a plurality of substrates. The substrate processing system comprises: a processing unit comprising a plurality of processing modules each configured to perform a predetermined process; a transfer unit having a transfer device configured to transfer a substrate to each of the plurality of processing modules; a loading/unloading unit configured to hold a plurality of substrates and load/unload a substrate to/from the processing unit; and a controller configured to control the processing unit, the loading/unloading unit, and the transfer unit. The controller controls the transfer unit to transfer to the plurality of processing modules in a serial manner a plurality of substrates that are sequentially loaded from the loading/unloading unit to the processing unit, the controller further comprises a standby mode setting unit configured to set a standby period of the substrate at an appropriate timing depending on a content of the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Takafumi MATSUHASHI, Toshiharu HIRATA, Minoru NAGASAWA, Kunio TAKANO
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Publication number: 20220093425Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including a plurality of process modules for performing desired processes on a plurality of substrates and a plurality of transfer modules for serially transferring the plurality of substrates to the plurality of process modules is provided. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprises a scheduler for calculating a cycle time so that a difference in time required for each of the desired processes is within an allowable time range and generating a transfer plan for the plurality of substrates based on the cycle time, and a transfer controller for controlling the plurality of transfer modules so that the plurality of substrates are serially transferred to the process modules according to the generated transfer plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Toshiharu Hirata, Takafumi Matsuhashi, Kunio Takano, Minoru Nagasawa
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Patent number: 9989565Abstract: The power supply determining part determines whether there is a power supplied from outside of the vehicle to the battery at start-up of the engine. The alarming part alarms to prompt a driver to manually operate the automatic stop control part when it is determined that there is a power supplied from the outside by the power supply determining part.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuyoshi Kakinuma, Minoru Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20180024173Abstract: The power supply determining part determines whether there is a power supplied from outside of the vehicle to the battery at start-up of the engine. The alarming part alarms to prompt a driver to manually operate the automatic stop control part when it is determined that there is a power supplied from the outside by the power supply determining part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Katsuyoshi KAKINUMA, Minoru NAGASAWA
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Patent number: 8581153Abstract: A method of detecting an abnormal placement of a substrate W, which is carried out when a substrate W placed on a substrate table 3, in which a heater 6a, 6b is disposed, is processed by heating. The method of detecting an abnormal placement of the substrate comprises the steps of: during processing of the substrate W, based on information about an electric output to the heater 6a, 6b or information about a measured temperature of the substrate table 3, detecting of a maximum value and a minimum value of the electric output or the measured temperature, or an integrated value of the electric output or the measured temperature; and judging of the abnormal placement of the substrate based on the maximum value and the minimum value detected, or the integrated value detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Takashi Chino, Satoshi Gomi, Koichi Miyashita, Minoru Nagasawa, Yoshie Eda
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Publication number: 20110174800Abstract: A method of detecting an abnormal placement of a substrate W, which is carried out when a substrate W placed on a substrate table 3, in which a heater 6a, 6b is disposed, is processed by heating. The method of detecting an abnormal placement of the substrate comprises the steps of: during processing of the substrate W, based on information about an electric output to the heater 6a, 6b or information about a measured temperature of the substrate table 3, detecting of a maximum value and a minimum value of the electric output or the measured temperature, or an integrated value of the electric output or the measured temperature; and judging of the abnormal placement of the substrate based on the maximum value and the minimum value detected, or the integrated value detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Takashi Chino, Satoshi Gomi, Koichi Miyashita, Minoru Nagasawa, Yoshie Eda
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Patent number: 7783244Abstract: A paper-sheet punching device punches a hole in a paper sheet. The paper sheet punching device includes a punching unit that receives a paper sheet via an inlet, and punches a hole in the paper sheet; and a return roller that delivers the paper sheet with the hole via an outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Minoru Nagasawa, Yusuke Harasawa, Shinjirou Hata
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Publication number: 20070029719Abstract: A paper-sheet punching device punches a hole in a paper sheet. The paper sheet punching device includes a punching unit that receives a paper sheet via an inlet, and punches a hole in the paper sheet; and a return roller that delivers the paper sheet with the hole via an outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Minoru Nagasawa, Yusuke Harasawa, Shinjirou Hata
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Patent number: 6995107Abstract: To obtain a Raney catalyst for fixed bed permitting a continuous use with a high initial activity and to produce a high purity sugar-alcohol at a low cost using the same. For this object, sugar-alcohol is produced by: using the powder type Raney catalyst made by using for the hydrogenation under the hydrogen pressure a lump form Raney catalyst made by (i) the first step for melting nickel and aluminum, (ii) the second step for obtaining quenched lump alloy by quenching droplets of said melted mixture and (iii) the third step for classifying and activating said quenched lump alloy as it is or once it is broken, collecting said lump form Raney catalyst, crushing into powder and reactivating, and hydrogenating sugars under the hydrogen pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignees: Towa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Nikko Rica CorporationInventors: Koshiro Shimazu, Yoshiaki Tateno, Mitsuo Magara, Naoki Okamoto, Takao Ohshima, Minoru Nagasawa, Hideki Sakamura
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Publication number: 20050153837Abstract: To obtain a Raney catalyst for fixed bed permitting a continuous use with a high initial activity and to produce a high purity sugar-alcohol at a low cost using the same. For this object, sugar-alcohol is produced by: using the powder type Raney catalyst made by using for the hydrogenation under the hydrogen pressure a lump form Raney catalyst made by (i) the first step for melting nickel and aluminum, (ii) the second step for obtaining quenched lump alloy by quenching droplets of said melted mixture and (iii) the third step for classifying and activating said quenched lump alloy as it is or once it is broken, collecting said lump form Raney catalyst, crushing into powder and reactivating, and hydrogenating sugars under the hydrogen pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicants: Towa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Nikko Rica CorporationInventors: Koshiro Shimazu, Yoshiaki Tateno, Mitsuo Magara, Naoki Okamoto, Takao Ohshima, Minoru Nagasawa, Hideki Sakamura
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Patent number: 6745657Abstract: A sheet feeding device of the present invention includes a cutter capable of being moved back and forth by hand between two reference positions outside of a sheet conveyance range. When the cutter is held in a halt at a position other than the reference positions, the sheet feeding device returns a sheet toward the upstream side by a preselected amount and then returns the cutter to one of the reference positions. Even when the cutter moved by hand for the replacement or the replenishment of a sheet is left in the sheet conveyance range, the cutter is prevented from again cutting the leading edge of the sheet when returning to the reference position. This protects the leading edge of the sheet from defective cutting.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Minoru Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20030010169Abstract: A sheet feeding device of the present invention includes a cutter capable of being moved back and forth by hand between two reference positions outside of a sheet conveyance range. When the cutter is held in a halt at a position other than the reference positions, the sheet feeding device returns a sheet toward the upstream side by a preselected amount and then returns the cutter to one of the reference positions. Even when the cutter moved by hand for the replacement or the replenishment of a sheet is left in the sheet conveyance range, the cutter is prevented from again cutting the leading edge of the sheet when returning to the reference position. This protects the leading edge of the sheet from defective cutting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventor: Minoru Nagasawa