Patents by Inventor Nobuharu NISHIKOORI

Nobuharu NISHIKOORI 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).

  • Patent number: 11895759
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus is provided. The induction heating apparatus includes a heating coil configured to heat an object to be heated, a full-bridge type inverter configured to supply power to the heating coil, a capacitor provided between an intermediate node of one arm of the inverter and one end of the heating coil, and a first relay provided between the intermediate node and the other end of the heating coil 30. An intermediate node of the other arm of the inverter and an intermediate point of the heating coil are connected through a first wire. The induction heating apparatus includes a processor configured to open or close the first relay based on an impedance of the object to be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sasagawa, Masaki Ono, Masayuki Otawara, Nobuharu Nishikoori, Taro Yoshida, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Yutaka Yagi
  • Publication number: 20230403766
    Abstract: A heating device for tracking a resonance frequency includes a heating coil for heating a cooking appliance, a parallel resonance circuit including an inductor including the heating coil and a resonance capacitor resonating with the inductor, an inverter unit for supplying power to the parallel resonance circuit, a first current sensor for detecting an output current supplied from the inverter unit to the parallel resonance circuit, and a processor for controlling a driving frequency of the inverter unit so that a peak value of the output current detected by the first current sensor is smaller than a predetermined first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Masayuki OTAWARA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Masashi SASAGAWA, Masaki ONO, Yutaka YAGI, Taro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11800606
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker for achieving high output of power and small thickness is provided. The induction heating cooker includes a main body provided at an upper side with a top plate, a heating coil to induction-heat a heating object loaded on the top plat, and a blower device configured to draw external air into the main body and blow the air into the heating coil. The heating coil and the blower device are accommodated in the main body. The main body is provided therein with a first flow path allowing air blown by the blowing device to be supplied toward the heating coil from an outer periphery side and a second flow path allowing air blown by the blowing device to be supplied toward the heating coil from a lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sasagawa, Masayuki Ohtawara, Nobuharu Nishikoori, Taro Yoshida, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Yutaka Yagi, Masaki Ono
  • Patent number: 11596029
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus including an inverter comprising a switching element, the inverter configured to supply a power to a first node based on an operation of the switching element; a first heating coil around which a wire is wound in a first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; a second heating coil around which a wire is wound in a second winding direction different from the first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; and at least one processor configured to control a resonance frequency of a current flowing through the first heating coil and the second heating coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Nishikoori, Masayuki Otawara, Tomoyuki Kanagawa, Masashi Sasagawa
  • Publication number: 20210298134
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus is provided. The induction heating apparatus includes a heating coil configured to heat an object to be heated, a full-bridge type inverter configured to supply power to the heating coil, a capacitor provided between an intermediate node of one arm of the inverter and one end of the heating coil, and a first relay provided between the intermediate node and the other end of the heating coil 30. An intermediate node of the other arm of the inverter and an intermediate point of the heating coil are connected through a first wire. The induction heating apparatus includes a processor configured to open or close the first relay based on an impedance of the object to be heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi SASAGAWA, Masaki ONO, Masayuki OTAWARA, Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Taro YOSHIDA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Yutaka YAGI
  • Publication number: 20210227643
    Abstract: An induction heating device using a resonance circuit method and a control method thereof that are capable of preventing occurrence of overcurrent even when an object is moved are provided. The induction heating device for heating an object includes a resonance circuit including a heating coil and a condenser, an inverter configured to supply power to the resonance circuit, a detector configure to detect a value related to a movement of the object, and at least one processor configured to identify whether the object is moved based on the value detected by the detector, and upon determining that the object is moved, lower a driving frequency of the inverter and an output of the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Taro YOSHIDA, Masaki ONO, Masashi SASAGAWA, Masayuki OTAWARA, Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Yutaka YAGI
  • Publication number: 20210168912
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker for achieving high output of power and small thickness is provided. The induction heating cooker includes a main body provided at an upper side with a top plate, a heating coil to induction-heat a heating object loaded on the top plat, and a blower device configured to draw external air into the main body and blow the air into the heating coil. The heating coil and the blower device are accommodated in the main body. The main body is provided therein with a first flow path allowing air blown by the blowing device to be supplied toward the heating coil from an outer periphery side and a second flow path allowing air blown by the blowing device to be supplied toward the heating coil from a lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi SASAGAWA, Masayuki OHTAWARA, Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Taro YOSHIDA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Yutaka YAGI, Masaki ONO
  • Patent number: 10753031
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine motor capable of efficiently generating torque by improving a winding factor of coils with a relatively simple configuration. The washing machine motor (12) has an outer rotor (20), an inner rotor (30), and a stator (60). The outer rotor (20) and the inner rotor (30) share coils (63) of the stator (60), and a composite current is supplied to the coils (63) such that the outer rotor (20) and the inner rotor (30) are independently driven. The outer rotor (20) has forty eight outer magnets (24) arranged such that the N and S poles thereof are continuously and alternately aligned in the circumferential direction thereof. The inner rotor (30) has forty-two inner magnets (34) arranged such that the N and S poles thereof are continuously and alternately aligned in the circumferential direction thereof. The stator (60) has thirty-six I-shaped cores (61) and the coils (63).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Yukinori Nakagawa, Kenji Kitajima, Toshihiro Kamii, Hidekazu Funakoshi, Nobuharu Nishikoori, Yasumasa Nagasaki, Takehiro Nakanishi, Hiroshi Katsumoto, Minoru Yoshida, Yasuyuki Sonoda, Masaki Oshige, Tomoyuki Okuno, Katsuyuki Shimakage, Hiroshi Wanatabe, Yuji Akita, Yoshinori Takashima
  • Publication number: 20200196400
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus including an inverter comprising a switching element, the inverter configured to supply a power to a first node based on an operation of the switching element; a first heating coil around which a wire is wound in a first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; a second heating coil around which a wire is wound in a second winding direction different from the first winding direction with respect to the first node and configured to be heated by the power supplied from the first node; and at least one processor configured to control a resonance frequency of a current flowing through the first heating coil and the second heating coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Masayuki OTAWARA, Tomoyuki KANAGAWA, Masashi SASAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200080246
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine motor capable of efficiently generating torque by improving a winding factor of coils with a relatively simple configuration. The washing machine motor (12) has an outer rotor (20), an inner rotor (30), and a stator (60). The outer rotor (20) and the inner rotor (30) share coils (63) of the stator (60), and a composite current is supplied to the coils (63) such that the outer rotor (20) and the inner rotor (30) are independently driven. The outer rotor (20) has forty eight outer magnets (24) arranged such that the N and S poles thereof are continuously and alternately aligned in the circumferential direction thereof. The inner rotor (30) has forty-two inner magnets (34) arranged such that the N and S poles thereof are continuously and alternately aligned in the circumferential direction thereof. The stator (60) has thirty-six I-shaped cores (61) and the coils (63).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Yukinori NAKAGAWA, Kenji KITAJIMA, Toshihiro KAMII, Hidekazu FUNAKOSHI, Nobuharu NISHIKOORI, Yasumasa NAGASAKI, Takehiro NAKANISHI, Hiroshi KATSUMOTO, Minoru YOSHIDA, Yasuyuki SONODA, Masaki OSHIGE, Tomoyuki OKUNO, Katsuyuki SHIMAKAGE, Hiroshi WANATABE, Yuji AKITA, Yoshinori TAKASHIMA