Patents by Inventor Ryouhei FURIHATA

Ryouhei FURIHATA 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: 11880359
    Abstract: A work assistance system includes a storage storing work data for each of a plurality of devices, the work data indicating work performed to maintain the plurality of devices, a setter configured to set at least one attribute among a plurality of prescribed attributes with respect to the work data stored in the storage, an extractor configured to interpret the attribute set in the work data and to extract work data in which a specific attribute is set, and a provider configured to provide the work data extracted by the extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Masahisa Saito, Ryuta Motooka
  • Patent number: 11630442
    Abstract: To effectively utilize work information acquired by maintenance of an instrument in a plant, an apparatus is provided, which includes an acquisition unit that acquires work information about at least one of a calibration or an adjustment performed on the instrument in a plant; an extraction unit that extracts a plurality of data elements to be included in output information having a predetermined output format from the work information; and a generation unit that generates the output information from the plurality of data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Shikaden Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Yusuke Yokota, Takahiro Kinoshita, Toshiaki Kase
  • Patent number: 11586191
    Abstract: A device maintenance apparatus includes a test executor configured to cause a device to output an output signal based on a test pattern that changes the output signal output from the device with an elapse of time, and a change instructor configured to issue a change instruction for changing at least one of a progress of an output of the output signal based on the test pattern and an output value of the output signal to the test executor in accordance with an instruction input while the test executor causes the device to execute the output of the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Yokota, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Patent number: 11256246
    Abstract: A data generating apparatus according to the one aspect of the present invention may include a converter configured to acquire conversion information in which a conversion rule is defined for converting first data acquired by performing a maintenance operation into second data processable by a facility maintenance management system and to convert the first data in accordance with the conversion rule defined in the acquired conversion information to generate the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Yokota, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Patent number: 11244265
    Abstract: A maintenance operation support device includes a procedure information outputter configured to output procedure information representing an operation procedure of maintenance operations for a facility, the procedure information being obtained by combining action definition information for defining actions of a setting tool that adjusts or sets the facility and operation definition information for defining operations to be instructed to a maintenance operator who performs the maintenance operations for the facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yokota, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Patent number: 11237932
    Abstract: A test information management device manages test information relating to a test carried out by receiving a test signal output from a first device in a second device. The test information management device includes a linker configured to link together first information including information representing an output state of the test signal in the first device and second information including image information representing reception results of the test signal in the second device using at least one of identification information for identifying the first device or the second device and times at which the first information and the second information are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Yusuke Yokota
  • Patent number: 11194685
    Abstract: Provided is a recording medium having a verification program recorded thereon, wherein the verification program is executed by computer and causes the computer to function as: a test information acquisition unit which acquires test information showing a test signal generated by a field device installed in a plant; a result information acquisition unit which acquires result information showing a test result signal output by a monitor device installed in the plant in response to the field device generating the test signal; and a verification unit which verifies, based on the test information and the result information, whether or not a relationship is established between the test signal and the test result signal, the relationship depending on a performed change of a signal that is generated by the field device and output from the monitor device before the signal is output from a monitor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yokota, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Publication number: 20210303556
    Abstract: A work assistance system includes a storage storing work data for each of a plurality of devices, the work data indicating work performed to maintain the plurality of devices, a setter configured to set at least one attribute among a plurality of prescribed attributes with respect to the work data stored in the storage, an extractor configured to interpret the attribute set in the work data and to extract work data in which a specific attribute is set, and a provider configured to provide the work data extracted by the extractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ryouhei FURIHATA, Masahisa SAITO, Ryuta MOTOOKA
  • Patent number: 11054330
    Abstract: A calibration work support device includes a calibration target setter that sets a target value of a simulation signal input to a device in calibration of the device, a simulation signal acquirer that acquires an input value based on the simulation signal, a proper range determiner that determines whether the input value is within a proper range for the target value, a proper range notifier that notifies a user whether the input value is within the proper range, an output value acquirer that acquires an output value output from the device in accordance with the simulation signal, a condition determiner that determines whether at least one of the input value and the output value satisfies a predetermined condition, and a recorder that records the input value and the output value if at least one of the input value and the output value satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Yusuke Yokota
  • Patent number: 10949062
    Abstract: A device maintenance apparatus includes: a comparison target selector configured to select comparison targets of a device information of a device as a maintenance target; and a display configured to display a comparative information generated based on changes in the device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Ayako Kono, Yuya Iketsuki
  • Patent number: 10878384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device maintainer, a device maintenance system, a device maintenance method, a device maintenance program, and a recording medium, which are capable of supporting an accurate operation and improving an operation efficiency in the maintenance operation of the device or a recording operation of the maintenance result. A device maintainer having a maintenance information display for displaying maintenance information regarding a maintenance of a device; a list display for displaying a maintenance list listing a maintenance item for the device to be a maintenance target together with the displayed maintenance information and enabling designation of the maintenance item; and a maintainer for performing the maintenance based on the designated maintenance item for the device to be the maintenance target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Yusuke Yokota
  • Patent number: 10871416
    Abstract: A calibration work support device includes a calibration target setter configured to set a target value of a simulation signal that is input to a device in calibration of the device and an input order of the target value in the calibration, a simulation signal acquirer configured to acquire an input value based on the simulation signal input to the device, a graph generator configured to generate a graph indicating a transition of the target value set by the calibration target setter and the input value acquired by the simulation signal acquirer, and a data output unit configured to output the graph generated by the graph generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yokota, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Publication number: 20200166920
    Abstract: A data generating apparatus according to the one aspect of the present invention may include a converter configured to acquire conversion information in which a conversion rule is defined for converting first data acquired by performing a maintenance operation into second data processable by a facility maintenance management system and to convert the first data in accordance with the conversion rule defined in the acquired conversion information to generate the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yokota, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Publication number: 20200073368
    Abstract: To effectively utilize work information acquired by maintenance of an instrument in a plant, an apparatus is provided, which includes an acquisition unit that acquires work information about at least one of a calibration or an adjustment performed on the instrument in a plant; an extraction unit that extracts a plurality of data elements to be included in output information having a predetermined output format from the work information; and a generation unit that generates the output information from the plurality of data elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ryouhei FURIHATA, Yusuke YOKOTA, Takahiro KINOSHITA, Toshiaki KASE
  • Publication number: 20200034261
    Abstract: Provided is a recording medium having a verification program recorded thereon, wherein the verification program is executed by computer and causes the computer to function as: a test information acquisition unit which acquires test information showing a test signal generated by a field device installed in a plant; a result information acquisition unit which acquires result information showing a test result signal output by a monitor device installed in the plant in response to the field device generating the test signal; and a verification unit which verifies, based on the test information and the result information, whether or not a relationship is established between the test signal and the test result signal, the relationship depending on a performed change of a signal that is generated by the field device and output from the monitor device before the signal is output from a monitor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke YOKOTA, Ryouhei FURIHATA
  • Publication number: 20190384685
    Abstract: A test information management device manages test information relating to a test carried out by receiving a test signal output from a first device in a second device. The test information management device includes a linker configured to link together first information including information representing an output state of the test signal in the first device and second information including image information representing reception results of the test signal in the second device using at least one of identification information for identifying the first device or the second device and times at which the first information and the second information are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Yusuke Yokota
  • Patent number: 10509379
    Abstract: An operation support apparatus includes an operation control device controlling a target operation performed for a target facility on the basis of operation control information, which indicates each performed operation, including information of the target facility representing a facility that is a target for performing an operation and information of the target operation indicating contents of the operation performed for the target facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei Furihata, Yusuke Yokota, Toshihiro Itou, Yoshio Uomori
  • Publication number: 20190369611
    Abstract: A device maintenance apparatus includes a test executor configured to cause a device to output an output signal based on a test pattern that changes the output signal output from the device with an elapse of time, and a change instructor configured to issue a change instruction for changing at least one of a progress of an output of the output signal based on the test pattern and an output value of the output signal to the test executor in accordance with an instruction input while the test executor causes the device to execute the output of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke YOKOTA, Ryouhei Furihata
  • Patent number: 10157216
    Abstract: Provided is a data management system including a plurality of nodes to be connected to and disconnected from a network. At least one of the plurality of nodes includes: a communicator that performs a communication via the network by using data having a data structure including a key; a database that accumulates the data; and a data analyzer that, when the node is newly connected to the network, provides another node already connected to the network with node information, the node information being used for enabling the node to serve as node for accumulating the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahisa Fukui, Hiroaki Kanokogi, Ryouhei Furihata, Masayasu Sano
  • Publication number: 20180335361
    Abstract: A calibration work support device includes a calibration target setter that sets a target value of a simulation signal input to a device in calibration of the device, a simulation signal acquirer that acquires an input value based on the simulation signal, a proper range determiner that determines whether the input value is within a proper range for the target value, a proper range notifier that notifies a user whether the input value is within the proper range, an output value acquirer that acquires an output value output from the device in accordance with the simulation signal, a condition determiner that determines whether at least one of the input value and the output value satisfies a predetermined condition, and a recorder that records the input value and the output value if at least one of the input value and the output value satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryouhei FURIHATA, Yusuke YOKOTA