Patents by Inventor Satoshi Hanai
Satoshi Hanai 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: 11320166Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: outdoor units; indoor units each communicating with any one of the outdoor units by a first communication method; and a central control device communicating with each of the outdoor units by a second communication method and controlling the outdoor units and the indoor units. One of the outdoor units generates, by using a first address used for communication performed using the first communication method, a second address used for communication performed using a second communication method, generates a second address for one or more of the indoor units by using a first address, and obtains second addresses from another outdoor unit and the central control device. The central control device obtains, from each of the outdoor units, second addresses of the outdoor unit and each indoor unit, and controls operations of the outdoor units and the indoor units by using the second addresses obtained.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Satoshi Hanai, Masahiro Ishihara, Hiroaki Kotake
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Publication number: 20200400331Abstract: An air conditioning system includes: outdoor units; indoor units each communicating with any one of the outdoor units by a first communication method; and a central control device communicating with each of the outdoor units by a second communication method and controlling the outdoor units and the indoor units. One of the outdoor units generates, by using a first address used for communication performed using the first communication method, a second address used for communication performed using a second communication method, generates a second address for one or more of the indoor units by using a first address, and obtains second addresses from another outdoor unit and the central control device. The central control device obtains, from each of the outdoor units, second addresses of the outdoor unit and each indoor unit, and controls operations of the outdoor units and the indoor units by using the second addresses obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Satoshi HANAI, Masahiro ISHIHARA, Hiroaki KOTAKE
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Patent number: 10754161Abstract: An apparatus control system includes smart glasses worn by a user, a home electrical apparatus that is a target of control, and a controller that controls the home electrical apparatus. In the smart glasses, a sensor detects information including at least one of image information, motion information, biological information, or environmental information. A communicator transmits to the controller the information detected by the sensor. The controller, based on the information detected by the sensor, determines a recommended operation indicating operational content recommended with respect to a recommended apparatus, and transmits the determined recommended operation to the smart glasses. The communicator receives the recommended operation transmitted from the controller. The display displays a candidate group for selection of the home electrical apparatus along with a recommended operation received from the communicator.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Satoshi Endo, Masayuki Komatsu, Satoshi Hanai
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Publication number: 20190129176Abstract: An apparatus control system includes smart glasses worn by a user, a home electrical apparatus that is a target of control, and a controller that controls the home electrical apparatus. In the smart glasses, a sensor detects information including at least one of image information, motion information, biological information, or environmental information. A communicator transmits to the controller the information detected by the sensor. The controller, based on the information detected by the sensor, determines a recommended operation indicating operational content recommended with respect to a recommended apparatus, and transmits the determined recommended operation to the smart glasses. The communicator receives the recommended operation transmitted from the controller. The display displays a candidate group for selection of the home electrical apparatus along with a recommended operation received from the communicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Satoshi ENDO, Masayuki KOMATSU, Satoshi HANAI
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Patent number: 10030634Abstract: A wind power generation system according to an embodiment includes a blade; a lightning protection device; an electric device; a voltage application mechanism; a first lightning arrester element; and a second lightning arrester element. The lightning protection device includes a receptor provided at the blade and guides a current of lightning to the ground from the receptor via a lightning conductor. The electric device is installed at the blade and includes a first electric conductor and a second electric conductor provided apart from each other. The voltage application mechanism applies a voltage between the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor. The first lightning arrester element has one end thereof electrically connected to the first electric conductor and has the other end thereof grounded. The second lightning arrester element has one end thereof electrically connected to the second electric conductor and has the other end thereof grounded.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Motofumi Tanaka, Shinya Nakayama, Haruhisa Wada, Naoto Shinohara, Shigeo Maezawa, Toshiki Osako, Satoshi Hanai
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Publication number: 20160290321Abstract: A wind power generation system according to an embodiment includes a blade; a lightning protection device; an electric device; a voltage application mechanism; a first lightning arrester element; and a second lightning arrester element. The lightning protection device includes a receptor provided at the blade and guides a current of lightning to the ground from the receptor via a lightning conductor. The electric device is installed at the blade and includes a first electric conductor and a second electric conductor provided apart from each other. The voltage application mechanism applies a voltage between the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor. The first lightning arrester element has one end thereof electrically connected to the first electric conductor and has the other end thereof grounded. The second lightning arrester element has one end thereof electrically connected to the second electric conductor and has the other end thereof grounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Motofumi TANAKA, Shinya NAKAYAMA, Haruhisa WADA, Naoto SHINOHARA, Shigeo MAEZAWA, Toshiki OSAKO, Satoshi HANAI
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Patent number: 8034135Abstract: A fuel modification apparatus is equipped with evaporators for evaporating a raw fuel as a fuel to be modified, a super heater for elevating the temperature of the above evaporated raw fuel to a temperature required for the modification, a modification vessel for modifying the above raw fuel having an elevated temperature to form a modified gas, and a preheater for preheating a heating fluid for evaporating the above raw fuel in the evaporator. The evaporators are arranged on a concentric circle, surrounding the superheater.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Arai, Hikaru Okada, Mitsuru Ikeo, Takeshi Yamagami, Nobuyoshi Yoshida, Noriyuki Mizojiri, Satoshi Hanai
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Patent number: 7695536Abstract: A home fuel gas refining system has a modifier for modifying a hydrogen-containing fuel to produce a modified gas. The modifier includes a hydrogen-containing fuel supply mechanism for supplying the hydrogen-containing fuel and a modifying air supply mechanism for supplying modifying air. The hydrogen-containing fuel delivered from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply mechanism and the modifying air delivered from the modifying air supply mechanism are mixed with each other by a modification fuel ejector, and then delivered to a reactor.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2005Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuru Ikeo, Satoshi Hanai, Jun Machida, Hideaki Sumi
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Publication number: 20090155141Abstract: A fuel modification apparatus is equipped with evaporators for evaporating a raw fuel as a fuel to be modified, a super heater for elevating the temperature of the above evaporated raw fuel to a temperature required for the modification, a modification vessel for modifying the above raw fuel having an elevated temperature to form a modified gas, and a pre-heater for preheating a heating fluid for evaporating the above raw fuel in the evaporator. The evaporators are arranged on a concentric circle, surrounding the superheater.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Takashi Arai, Hikaru Okada, Mitsuru Ikeo, Takeshi Yamagami, Nobuyoshi Yoshida, Noriyuki Mizojiri, Satoshi Hanai
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Patent number: 7530389Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a casing; an external cylinder which is arranged inside the casing with a clearance formed between the external cylinder and an inner surface of the casing and is supported in a cantilevered manner, has a closed end portion, and forms a first fluid passage between the external cylinder and the casing; and an internal cylinder which is arranged inside the external cylinder with a clearance formed between the internal cylinder and an inner surface of the external cylinder and is supported in a cantilevered manner, is open at both ends, and forms a second fluid passage, which is turned around at the closed end portion of the external cylinder, between the internal cylinder and the external cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yoshida, Satoshi Hanai, Takeshi Yamagami
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Patent number: 7490580Abstract: A vaporizer generates vapor by vaporizing a liquid. In particular, a vaporizer generates fuel vapor that is used for reforming fuel by vaporizing a liquid fuel that contains a hydrocarbon. This vaporizer includes a heating gas direct movement flow path along which a heating gas flows by moving directly in a horizontal direction; vaporization flow paths that are positioned such that they can exchange heat with the heating gas direct movement flow path, and that vaporizes liquid fuel; a fuel supply pipe that supplies the liquid fuel to the vaporization flow paths; and a vapor flow path that is positioned in an upstream portion on the heating gas direct movement flow path from the vaporization flow paths and that heat fuel vapor that is discharged from the vaporization flow paths.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Hanai, Kiyoshi Kasahara, Yuuji Asano
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Patent number: 7449036Abstract: A residual gas supply means includes a residual gas passage connected to a PSA mechanism and a heater, and a branch passage having opposite ends connected to the residual gas passage and branched from the residual gas passage. The residual gas passage has an opening-adjustable valve having an adjustable opening positioned between the connected opposite ends of the branch passage. The branch passage has a check valve, a chamber for storing the residual gas, and an on-off valve.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Sumi, Satoshi Hanai, Hikaru Okada
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Patent number: 7427304Abstract: A PSA mechanism has a plurality of adsorption towers having inlet/outlet ends connected to respective valves that are connected to an off-gas discharge passage. The off-gas discharge passage is connected to an off-gas ejector of a residual gas supply. The off-gas ejector has a function to draw an off gas from the PSA mechanism with compressed air that is caused by an air compressor to flow from an off-gas discharging air supply passage into an off-gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2005Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hikaru Okada, Satoshi Hanai, Hideaki Sumi
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Patent number: 7416569Abstract: A PSA mechanism has adsorption towers. Cleaning valves and off gas valves are connected to the adsorption towers. Valve positions of at least either the cleaning valves or the off gas valves are determined based on an operation suspension period of the PSA mechanism or internal conditions which vary depending on the operation suspension period.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Sumi, Hikaru Okada, Satoshi Hanai, Hiroshi Machida
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Patent number: 7326276Abstract: When a shutoff signal is entered to shut off a fuel gas manufacturing apparatus, it is determined whether a PSA mechanism is in a prescribed shutoff state or not. If the PSA mechanism is judged as not being in the prescribed shutoff state, the fuel gas manufacturing apparatus is continuously operated until the PSA mechanism is brought into the prescribed shutoff state. Then, if the PSA mechanism reaches the prescribed shutoff state, the fuel gas manufacturing apparatus is shut off.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Sumi, Hiroshi Machida, Satoshi Hanai
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Publication number: 20060088468Abstract: A PSA mechanism has adsorption towers. Cleaning valves and off gas valves are connected to the adsorption towers. Valve positions of at least either the cleaning valves or the off gas valves are determined based on an operation suspension period of the PSA mechanism or internal conditions which vary depending on the operation suspension period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Sumi, Hikaru Okada, Satoshi Hanai, Hiroshi Machida
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Publication number: 20050244765Abstract: An ECU detects various conditions of a home fuel gas refining system before starting operation of the home fuel gas refining system using pressure sensors and temperature sensors. Then, it is determined whether the detected conditions are abnormal or not. If abnormal conditions are determined, a self-repair process is performed for a predetermined abnormal condition among the conditions determined as abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hikaru Okada, Hideaki Sumi, Satoshi Hanai, Hiroshi Machida
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Publication number: 20050224070Abstract: A vaporizer generates vapor by vaporizing a liquid. In particular, a vaporizer generates fuel vapor that is used for reforming fuel by vaporizing a liquid fuel that contains a hydrocarbon. This vaporizer includes a heating gas direct movement flow path along which a heating gas flows by moving directly in a horizontal direction; vaporization flow paths that are positioned such that they can exchange heat with the heating gas direct movement flow path, and that vaporizes liquid fuel; a fuel supply pipe that supplies the liquid fuel to the vaporization flow paths; and a vapor flow path that is positioned in an upstream portion on the heating gas direct movement flow path from the vaporization flow paths and that heat fuel vapor that is discharged from the vaporization flow paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2003Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Satoshi Hanai, Kiyoshi Kasahara, Yuuji Asano
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Publication number: 20050183335Abstract: A home fuel gas refining system has a modifier for modifying a hydrogen-containing fuel to produce a modified gas. The modifier includes a hydrogen-containing fuel supply mechanism for supplying the hydrogen-containing fuel and a modifying air supply mechanism for supplying modifying air. The hydrogen-containing fuel delivered from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply mechanism and the modifying air delivered from the modifying air supply mechanism are mixed with each other by a modification fuel ejector, and then delivered to a reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuru Ikeo, Satoshi Hanai, Jun Machida, Hideaki Sumi
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Publication number: 20050183336Abstract: A residual gas supply means includes a residual gas passage connected to a PSA mechanism and a heater, and a branch passage having opposite ends connected to the residual gas passage and branched from the residual gas passage. The residual gas passage has an opening-adjustable valve having an adjustable opening positioned between the connected opposite ends of the branch passage. The branch passage has a check valve, a chamber for storing the residual gas, and an on-off valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Sumi, Satoshi Hanai, Hikaru Okada