Patents by Inventor Ryouji Inoue
Ryouji Inoue 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: 11649979Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: an outdoor unit of an air conditioner; an indoor unit of the air conditioner; and a remote controller that operates and monitors at least one of the outdoor unit or the indoor unit. The remote controller includes: a storage and a processor coupled to the storage. The processor of the remote controller: acquires operation data from at least one of the outdoor unit or the indoor unit; stores the operation data in the storage by overwriting pre-stored operation data already in the storage when a predetermined capacity of the storage is exceeded; saves, during a past predetermined period when an abnormal condition occurs at the air conditioner and in the storage, a copy of the operation data; and displays the copy of the operation data or sends the copy of the operation data externally.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Toshio Ii, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Higuchi, Masahiro Kaneko, Ryousuke Yamamoto, Youta Katou
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Publication number: 20200370772Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: an outdoor unit of an air conditioner; an indoor unit of the air conditioner; and a remote controller that operates and monitors at least one of the outdoor unit or the indoor unit. The remote controller includes: a storage and a processor coupled to the storage. The processor of the remote controller: acquires operation data from at least one of the outdoor unit or the indoor unit; stores the operation data in the storage by overwriting pre-stored operation data already in the storage when a predetermined capacity of the storage is exceeded; saves, during a past predetermined period when an abnormal condition occurs at the air conditioner and in the storage, a copy of the operation data; and displays the copy of the operation data or sends the copy of the operation data externally.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Toshio Ii, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Higuchi, Masahiro Kaneko, Ryousuke Yamamoto, Youta Katou
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Patent number: 10520907Abstract: A remote control device includes a display unit, physical keys, and a control unit to control operations of the display unit and execute various processes in accordance with commands input via the physical keys. The display unit includes a setting item display area to display setting item information pertaining to configurable setting items, and a set state display area to display information pertaining to set state of the setting items. The physical keys include at least one function key and a separate set state change key. The control unit successively selects the setting items, causes the display unit to display the setting item information, and performs an increase or decrease of a numerical value, a stage change, or a mode change relating to the setting item. The number of function keys is smaller than the number of the setting item information displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Ryousuke Yamamoto, Yukio Inoue, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Youta Katou, Asuka Yagi, Tatsuya Higuchi
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Patent number: 10443878Abstract: An air conditioner is installed in a target space. An operating state is switched based on a command sent from a portable communication terminal. The air conditioner includes a specific information storage component, a specific information notification component that gives notification of the specific information to the communication terminal, a command receiving component that receives the command sent from the communication terminal, and an actuator drive component that executes a switching control that switches action of an actuator based on the command received. The specific information includes identification information and operable period information that designates an operable period during which the operating state is switchable by the communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Yukio Inoue, Ryousuke Yamamoto, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Asuka Yagi, Tatsuya Higuchi, Youta Katou
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Patent number: 10373036Abstract: A remote control for an air conditioner facilitates setting of various kinds of data without operation of a button. A remote control (30) includes an external communication unit (45) having an NFC circuit (42) and an NFC antenna (43). The external communication unit (45) is capable of wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus even when a microcomputer (36) in the remote control (30) is not supplied with power (i.e., in a non-operating state). Hence, through the wireless communication between the external communication unit (45) of the remote control (30) and the external apparatus, the various kinds of data is forwarded from the external device to the remote control (30), and stored in the remote control (30).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Yamamoto, Asuka Yagi, Yukio Inoue, Ryouji Inoue, Youta Katou, Tatsuya Higuchi, Takeshi Yoshimura, Yasuaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10235869Abstract: A remote control device configured communicate with an air conditioner or a heat pump includes a touch panel having an electrode unit, a liquid crystal display, and a casing accommodating the touch panel and the liquid crystal display. The casing has a back surface part and a front surface part. The liquid crystal display is disposed to overlap the touch panel as seen from a front surface part side. The electrode unit has a first electrode section to detect a touched position, and a second electrode section that may function as an antenna to perform wireless communication with another communication device. The first and second electrode sections are configured and arranged to be nearer to the front surface part than to the back surface part inside the casing, and to be disposed so as not to overlap with each other as seen from the front surface part side.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Dalkin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Yamamoto, Mario Hayashi, Yasuaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Higuchi, Ryouji Inoue, Yukio Inoue, Natsuko Kitagawa, Takeshi Yoshimura, Asuka Yagi, Youta Katou
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Publication number: 20190033807Abstract: A remote control device includes a display unit, physical keys, and a control unit to control operations of the display unit and execute various processes in accordance with commands input via the physical keys. The display unit includes a setting item display area to display setting item information pertaining to configurable setting items, and a set state display area to display information pertaining to set state of the setting items. The physical keys include at least one function key and a separate set state change key. The control unit successively selects the setting items, causes the display unit to display the setting item information, and performs an increase or decrease of a numerical value, a stage change, or a mode change relating to the setting item. The number of function keys is smaller than the number of the setting item information displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Ryouji INOUE, Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Yukio INOUE, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI, Youta KATOU, Asuka YAGI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180363936Abstract: An air conditioner is installed in a target space. An operating state is switched based on a command sent from a portable communication terminal. The air conditioner includes a specific information storage component, a specific information notification component that gives notification of the specific information to the communication terminal, a command receiving component that receives the command sent from the communication terminal, and an actuator drive component that executes a switching control that switches action of an actuator based on the command received. The specific information includes identification information and operable period information that designates an operable period during which the operating state is switchable by the communication terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Ryouji INOUE, Yukio INOUE, Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI, Asuka YAGI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Youta KATOU
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Patent number: 10121602Abstract: This metal substrate for a dye-sensitized solar cell includes a clad material including a nonporous first metal layer, arranged on an anode side of a dye-sensitized solar cell element, made of a metal having corrosion resistance against an electrolyte of the dye-sensitized solar cell element and a second metal layer made of a metal having lower electrical resistance than the first metal layer and bonded to a side of the first metal layer opposite to the dye-sensitized solar cell element.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Shinji Yamamoto, Keita Watanabe, Masaaki Ishio
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Publication number: 20180080672Abstract: A remote control for an air conditioner facilitates setting of various kinds of data without operation of a button. A remote control (30) includes an external communication unit (45) having an NFC circuit (42) and an NFC antenna (43). The external communication unit (45) is capable of wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus even when a microcomputer (36) in the remote control (30) is not supplied with power (i.e., in a non-operating state). Hence, through the wireless communication between the external communication unit (45) of the remote control (30) and the external apparatus, the various kinds of data is forwarded from the external device to the remote control (30), and stored in the remote control (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Asuka YAGI, Yukio INOUE, Ryouji INOUE, Youta KATOU, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Takeshi YOSHIMURA, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170122618Abstract: A remote control device configured communicate with an air conditioner or a heat pump includes a touch panel having an electrode unit, a liquid crystal display, and a casing accommodating the touch panel and the liquid crystal display. The casing has a back surface part and a front surface part. The liquid crystal display is disposed to overlap the touch panel as seen from a front surface part side. The electrode unit has a first electrode section to detect a touched position, and a second electrode section that may function as an antenna to perform wireless communication with another communication device. The first and second electrode sections are configured and arranged to be nearer to the front surface part than to the back surface part inside the casing, and to be disposed so as not to overlap with each other as seen from the front surface part side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Ryousuke YAMAMOTO, Mario HAYASHI, Yasuaki KOBAYASHI, Tatsuya HIGUCHI, Ryouji INOUE, Yukio INOUE, Natsuko KITAGAWA, Takeshi YOSHIMURA, Asuka YAGI, Youta KATOU
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Patent number: 9350011Abstract: This secondary battery negative electrode material constitutes an active material layer formed on a current collector layer of a secondary battery negative electrode and includes a Si particle and a coating material containing Ni and P, formed to cover a surface of the Si particle.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignees: HITACHI METALS, LTD., TOTTORI UNIVERSITYInventors: Hiroki Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Usui, Ryouji Inoue, Setsuo Andoh, Ken Asada
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Patent number: 8738193Abstract: For each of the electric apparatuses belonging to an electric apparatus combination that was created by an apparatus calculation unit according to a target power-saving amount, a demand control information creation unit creates demand control information including a predetermined power corresponding to the target power-saving amount and a predetermined time of operating at this power. A demand request creation unit creates a demand request which is a signal which requests operation based on the demand control information for the apparatuses in the combination. When the predetermined time elapses, the apparatus calculation unit selects at least one or more apparatuses other than the apparatuses which are currently selected and additionally creates a new combination that is different from the current combination according to predetermined rules, and a communication unit sends the demand control information to the apparatus selected by the apparatus calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Munekazu Furuichi, Ryouji Inoue, Tomokazu Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20130340820Abstract: This metal substrate for a dye-sensitized solar cell includes a clad material including a nonporous first metal layer, arranged on an anode side of a dye-sensitized solar cell element, made of a metal having corrosion resistance against an electrolyte of the dye-sensitized solar cell element and a second metal layer made of a metal having lower electrical resistance than the first metal layer and bonded to a side of the first metal layer opposite to the dye-sensitized solar cell element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: NEOMAX MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryouji Inoue, Shinji Yamamoto, Keita Watanabe, Masaaki Ishio
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Publication number: 20130252094Abstract: This secondary battery negative electrode material constitutes an active material layer formed on a current collector layer of a secondary battery negative electrode and includes a Si particle and a coating material containing Ni and P, formed to cover a surface of the Si particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicants: TOTTORI UNIVERSITY, NEOMAX MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Usui, Ryouji Inoue, Setsuo Andoh, Ken Asada
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Publication number: 20120177943Abstract: A metal substrate for a solar battery capable of inhibiting power generation efficiency of a unit solar cell from decrease due to a defect of the unit solar cell is provided. This metal substrate (1) for a solar battery includes a cladding material having a first metal layer (11) with a first surface (11a) formed with a unit solar cell (2) and a second metal layer (12) bonded to the first metal layer on a second surface (11b) opposite to the first surface, while a kurtosis (Rku) serving as an index indicating surface roughness of the first surface is not more than 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: NEOMAX MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Yamamoto, Ryouji Inoue, Keita Watanabe, Masaaki Ishio
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Publication number: 20110270460Abstract: The cause of inconvenience to users for a long time is avoided during demand control. For each of the electric apparatuses belonging to an electric apparatus combination that was created by an apparatus calculation unit 102 extracting one or more electric apparatuses according to a target power-saving amount calculated by a target power-saving amount calculation unit 101, a demand control information creation unit 103 creates demand control information including a predetermined power corresponding to the target power-saving amount and a predetermined time of operating at this power. A demand request creation unit 104 creates a demand request which is a signal which requests operation based on the demand control information for the apparatuses in the combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Munekazu Furuichi, Ryouji Inoue, Tomokazu Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20070037408Abstract: A plasma processing method using an apparatus including an electrode unit configured by providing a dielectric layer on a surface of a metal substrate having a surface defining a plurality of through holes and by superimposing a plurality of the metal substrates so that the through holes coincide, the method comprising: a gas supply step of supplying a predetermined gas at a pressure near an atmospheric pressure into the through holes; a voltage application step of applying a voltage between the metal substrates to transform the gas within the through holes into a plasma; and a processing step of processing a target member arranged near the electrode unit to face the electrode unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2005Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Kunihide Tachibana, Ryouji Inoue
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Patent number: 7135812Abstract: A metal-made partition wall 16 has an external surface covered by an insulation layer 16a, and transverse walls 16A each extending in the row direction to define the partition between discharge cells C adjacent to each other in the column direction between a front glass substrate 1 and a back glass substrate 4 of a plasma display panel. A groove 16Aa formed in at least one of the front-facing face and the back face of the transverse wall 16A.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Masaki Yoshinari, Ryouji Inoue
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Publication number: 20040075376Abstract: A metal-made partition wall 16 has an external surface covered by an insulation layer 16a, and transverse walls 16A each extending in the row direction to define the partition between discharge cells C adjacent to each other in the column direction between a front glass substrate 1 and a back glass substrate 4 of a plasma display panel. A groove 16Aa formed in at least one of the front-facing face and the back face of the transverse wall 16A.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Yoshinari, Ryouji Inoue