Patents by Inventor Motoi Ito
Motoi Ito 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: 11942438Abstract: An electronic component includes a first substrate having a substantially quadrangular planar shape and having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being opposite to each other, an element disposed on the first surface, four first terminals located adjacent to four corners on the second surface, respectively, and a second terminal located between the first terminals at respective ends of each of two sides opposite to each other of the second surface, an area of the second terminal being smaller than an area of each of the first terminals at the respective ends of each of the two sides, a width of the second terminal in an extension direction of each of the two sides being equal to or less than a width of each of the first terminals at the respective ends of each of the two sides in the extension direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Motoi Yamauchi, Masato Ito
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Patent number: 10158241Abstract: An electricity storage system includes an electricity storage block including an electricity storage element for performing charging and discharging; a relay switched between an ON state in which the electric storage block is connected to a load and an OFF state in which a connection between the electricity storage block and the load is cut off; a controller for controlling the ON state and the OFF state of the relay; and a current cutoff circuit so as to cut off energization of the electricity storage block. The current cutoff circuit has an alarm circuit to indicate that the electricity storage block is in an overcharged state by comparing a voltage value of the electricity storage block and a threshold; a latch circuit retains the alarm signal; and a transistor receives an output signal of the latch circuit and switches the relay from the ON state to the OFF state.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukinari Tanabe, Yuji Nishi, Hiroyuki Kaiya, Hiromasa Tanaka, Keiji Kaita, Motoi Ito
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Patent number: 10096992Abstract: An electrical storage system includes an electrical storage device (10); a relay (SMR-B, SMR-G, SMR-P) switching between on/off states; a current interruption circuit (60) interrupting energization of the electrical storage device by causing the relay to switch from the on state to the off state; and a controller (30) executing drive control over the relay. The current interruption circuit includes an alarm circuit (63) outputting an alarm signal indicating overcharging/overdischarging of any one electrical storage block by comparing a voltage value of each electrical storage block with a threshold; a latch circuit (64) retaining the alarm signal; and a transistor (68) causing the relay to switch from the on state to the off state upon reception of an output signal of the latch circuit. The controller determines an energization state of the electrical storage device by executing control for turning on the relay while control for causing the alarm circuit to output the alarm signal is being executed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Kaita, Yuji Nishi, Yukinari Tanabe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Motoi Ito
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Patent number: 9941712Abstract: An electrical storage system includes a relay switching between an on state where an electrical storage device (10) is connected to a load and an off state where connection of the electrical storage device with the load is interrupted; a controller controlling an on-off state of the relay; and a current interruption circuit (60) interrupting energization of the electrical storage device. The current interruption circuit includes an alarm circuit (63) outputting an alarm signal indicating that any one electrical storage block is in an overcharged state by comparing a voltage value of each electrical storage block with a threshold; a latch circuit (64) retaining the alarm signal; a transistor (66) causing the relay to switch from the on state to the off state upon reception of an output signal of the latch circuit; and a power supply circuit (63d) generating electric power for operating the latch circuit using electric power of the electrical storage device.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Kaita, Yuji Nishi, Yukinari Tanabe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Motoi Ito
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Patent number: 9577458Abstract: An electrical storage system includes: an electrical storage device (10) including serially connected electrical storage blocks; a relay (SMR-B, SMR-G) switching a connection state between the electrical storage device and a load; a controller (30, 34) controlling the relay; and a current interruption circuit (60) interrupting energization of the electrical storage device. The current interruption circuit (60) includes an alarm circuit (63) outputting an alarm signal indicating that any one electrical storage block is overcharged or overdischarged by comparing a voltage value of each electrical storage block with a threshold; a latch circuit (64) retaining the alarm signal; and a transistor (68) causing the relay to switch from an on state to an off state upon reception of a latch circuit output signal. The controller determines an energization state of the electrical storage device after executing control for causing the alarm circuit to output the alarm signal by changing the voltage value or the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Kaita, Yuji Nishi, Yukinari Tanabe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Motoi Ito
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Publication number: 20150357856Abstract: [Problem] To provide a configuration for cutting off energization of an electricity storage block without interposing a controller. [Solution] The electricity storage system has: an electricity storage block including an electricity storage element (11) for performing charging and discharging; a relay (SMR-B, SMR-G) switched between an ON state in which the electric storage block is connected to a load (22, 23) and an OFF state in which a connection between the electricity storage block and the load is cut off; a controller (34) for controlling the ON state and the OFF state of the relay; and a current cutoff circuit (60) for switching the relay from the ON state to the OFF state, so as to cut off energization of the electricity storage block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2012Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukinari TANABE, Yuji NISHI, Hiroyuki KAIYA, Hiromasa TANAKA, Keiji KAITA, Motoi ITO
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Publication number: 20150255979Abstract: An electrical storage system includes an electrical storage device (10); a relay (SMR-B, SMR-G, SMR-P) switching between on/off states; a current interruption circuit (60) interrupting energization of the electrical storage device by causing the relay to switch from the on state to the off state; and a controller (30) executing drive control over the relay. The current interruption circuit includes an alarm circuit (63) outputting an alarm signal indicating overcharging/overdischarging of any one electrical storage block by comparing a voltage value of each electrical storage block with a threshold; a latch circuit (64) retaining the alarm signal; and a transistor (68) causing the relay to switch from the on state to the off state upon reception of an output signal of the latch circuit. The controller determines an energization state of the electrical storage device by executing control for turning on the relay while control for causing the alarm circuit to output the alarm signal is being executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Kaita, Yuji Nishi, Yukinari Tanabe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Motoi Ito
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Publication number: 20150229143Abstract: An electrical storage system includes a relay switching between an on state where an electrical storage device (10) is connected to a load and an off state where connection of the electrical storage device with the load is interrupted; a controller controlling an on-off state of the relay; and a current interruption circuit (60) interrupting energization of the electrical storage device. The current interruption circuit includes an alarm circuit (63) outputting an alarm signal indicating that any one electrical storage block is in an overcharged state by comparing a voltage value of each electrical storage block with a threshold; a latch circuit (64) retaining the alarm signal; a transistor (66) causing the relay to switch from the on state to the off state upon reception of an output signal of the latch circuit; and a power supply circuit (63d) generating electric power for operating the latch circuit using electric power of the electrical storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Kaita, Yuji Nishi, Yukinari Tanabe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Motoi Ito
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Publication number: 20150229154Abstract: An electrical storage system includes: an electrical storage device (10) including serially connected electrical storage blocks; a relay (SMR-B, SMR-G) switching a connection state between the electrical storage device and a load; a controller (30, 34) controlling the relay; and a current interruption circuit (60) interrupting energization of the electrical storage device. The current interruption circuit (60) includes an alarm circuit (63) outputting an alarm signal indicating that any one electrical storage block is overcharged or overdischarged by comparing a voltage value of each electrical storage block with a threshold; a latch circuit (64) retaining the alarm signal; and a transistor (68) causing the relay to switch from an on state to an off state upon reception of a latch circuit output signal. The controller determines an energization state of the electrical storage device after executing control for causing the alarm circuit to output the alarm signal by changing the voltage value or the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Keiji Kaita, Yuji Nishi, Yukinari Tanabe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Motoi Ito
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Patent number: 5996521Abstract: A large-sized columnar body made of a fiber reinforced plastics materials (FRP) has three layers A, B and C in this order, respectively formed by a fiber reinforced plastics material consisting of continuous fibers and a resin, wherein the reinforcing fibers of the layer B are carbon fibers arranged in the longitudinal direction of the columnar body and that the reinforcing fibers of the layers A and C are carbon fibers and/or glass fibers arranged at .+-.50 to .+-.70 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction of the columnar body. The large-sized columnar body made of FRP has a high compressive strength and hence can be lighter than conventional large-sized columnar bodies. Hence, it is suitable as a primary structural member used in buildings, structural components, aircraft, ships, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Akihiko Kitano, Masanobu Kobayashi, Motoi Ito