Patents by Inventor Satoshi Shinoda

Satoshi Shinoda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240124050
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply unit includes an auxiliary power supply device and a downstream power supply line group connecting the auxiliary power supply device to motor units. The auxiliary power supply device includes: an auxiliary power supply provided on a power supply path; and a switching circuit configured to switch the connection state of the auxiliary power supply to the power supply path. The connection state of the auxiliary power supply includes a boost state in which the auxiliary power supply is connected in series with the external power supply. The downstream power supply line group includes branch first downstream drive lines and branch second downstream drive lines. Each of the upstream ends of the branch first downstream drive lines and the branch second downstream drive lines is connected to the power supply path at a position downstream of the auxiliary power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori TOTOUMI, Takumi MIO, Fumihiko SATO, Satoshi SHINODA, Hiroki NITTA, Kouhei OTA
  • Patent number: 11915951
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a stage disposed in a processing chamber for mounting a wafer, a plasma generation chamber disposed above the processing chamber for plasma generation using process gas, a plate member having multiple introduction holes, made of a dielectric material, disposed above the stage and between the processing chamber and the plasma generation chamber, and a lamp disposed around the plate member for heating the wafer. The plasma processing apparatus further includes an external IR light source, an emission fiber arranged in the stage, that outputs IR light from the external IR light source toward a wafer bottom, and a light collection fiber for collecting IR light from the wafer. Data obtained using only IR light from the lamp is subtracted from data obtained also using IR light from the external IR light source during heating of the wafer. Thus, a wafer temperature is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Nobuya Miyoshi, Kazunori Shinoda, Tatehito Usui, Naoyuki Kofuji, Yutaka Kouzuma, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Kenetsu Yokogawa, Satoshi Sakai, Masaru Izawa
  • Patent number: 11560170
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power source and a booster circuit. The auxiliary power supply device is configured to be switched among a charging state, a holding state, and a discharging state. The auxiliary power source is configured to be switched between a serial connection mode and a parallel connection mode. The auxiliary power source is configured to perform boosting to supply power to the power supply target when the auxiliary power source is switched to the serial connection mode, and perform backup when the auxiliary power source is switched to the parallel connection mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki Sugiyama, Satoshi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 11404900
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a combination of one power supply module of a plurality of power supply modules having different power supply performances and one controller of a plurality of controllers having different functions, which are selectively combined. Each of the plurality of power supply modules includes a power supply module side connection portion common to the plurality of power supply modules, and each of the plurality of controllers includes a controller side connection portion common to the plurality of controllers and connectable to the power supply module side connection portion, to allow the one power supply module and the one controller are selectively combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, KYOHO MACHINE WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Onishi, Koji Nishi, Shinichi Sawada, Toyoki Sugiyama, Takumi Mio, Yukihiro Komatsubara, Satoshi Shinoda, Masafumi Kawano
  • Patent number: 11345244
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power supply; and an auxiliary power supply control unit configured to switch a mode of the auxiliary power supply to an output mode or a non-output mode when electric power is output from a main power supply to a drive motor. The auxiliary power supply control unit is configured to switch the mode to the non-output mode when a required power value required by the drive motor is equal to or smaller than a predetermined power value and to switch the mode to the output mode when the required power value is larger than the predetermined power value, the predetermined power value being set to a value smaller than outputtable electric power that is electric power outputtable from the main power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki Sugiyama, Koji Nishi, Shinichi Sawada, Takumi Mio, Fumihiko Sato, Satoshi Shinoda, Yukihiro Komatsubara
  • Publication number: 20200369164
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power supply; and an auxiliary power supply control unit configured to switch a mode of the auxiliary power supply to an output mode or a non-output mode when electric power is output from a main power supply to a drive motor. The auxiliary power supply control unit is configured to switch the mode to the non-output mode when a required power value required by the drive motor is equal to or smaller than a predetermined power value and to switch the mode to the output mode when the required power value is larger than the predetermined power value, the predetermined power value being set to a value smaller than outputtable electric power that is electric power outputtable from the main power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Koji NISHI, Shinichi SAWADA, Takumi MIO, Fumihiko SATO, Satoshi SHINODA, Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20200283060
    Abstract: An auxiliary electric source device is provided on an electric feed path between a main electric source and an electric feed object of the main electric source. The auxiliary electric source device includes an auxiliary electric source. The electric feed object performs a minimal action of fulfilling a desired minimal function with electric feed from the auxiliary electric source when the main electric source has broken down. An electric source performance of the auxiliary electric source is set based on an electric power necessary for the minimal action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi SHINODA, Toyoki SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200266656
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a combination of one power supply module of a plurality of power supply modules having different power supply performances and one controller of a plurality of controllers having different functions, which are selectively combined. Each of the plurality of power supply modules includes a power supply module side connection portion common to the plurality of power supply modules, and each of the plurality of controllers includes a controller side connection portion common to the plurality of controllers and connectable to the power supply module side connection portion, to allow the one power supply module and the one controller are selectively combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, KYOHO MACHINE WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori ONISHI, Koji NISHI, Shinichi SAWADA, Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Takumi MIO, Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA, Satoshi SHINODA, Masafumi KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20200207404
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power source and a booster circuit. The auxiliary power supply device is configured to be switched among a charging state, a holding state, and a discharging state. The auxiliary power source is configured to be switched between a serial connection mode and a parallel connection mode. The auxiliary power source is configured to perform boosting to supply power to the power supply target when the auxiliary power source is switched to the serial connection mode, and perform backup when the auxiliary power source is switched to the parallel connection mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Satoshi SHINODA
  • Patent number: 9935487
    Abstract: A power receiving apparatus to which power is transmitted from a power transmission apparatus through electric field coupling includes a parallel resonance circuit in which an active electrode and a passive electrode are connected, a capacitor and a first switch that change a resonance condition of the parallel resonance circuit, and a second switch that supplies or cuts off an AC voltage, outputted from the parallel resonance circuit, to or from a load. The power receiving apparatus also includes a communication unit that notifies of the start of communication with the power transmission apparatus and receives a response to the notification, a first switching unit that generates a signal to be sent to the power transmission apparatus, and a second switching unit that connects or disconnects the second switch based on the response received by the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Shibata, Satoshi Shinoda, Hironori Sakai
  • Patent number: 9866042
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system transmits power from a power transmitting apparatus to a relay power receiving apparatus by applying voltage to an active electrode in the power transmitting apparatus, which is opposed to an active electrode in the relay power receiving apparatus, and a passive electrode in the power transmitting apparatus, which is opposed to a passive electrode in the relay power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 9755460
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device performs short range communication with an R/W device and receives power from a power transmission device. The mobile terminal device includes a coil antenna, an RFID IC circuit that performs short range communication with the outside via the coil antenna, a charging circuit that receives power received by the coil antenna which is capacitively coupled with a passive electrode and switches that switch to a short range communication state in which short range communication is performed via the coil antenna or a power reception state in which power is received via the coil antenna. Accordingly, a power reception device, a power transmission device and a wireless power transmission system are provided with which wireless power transmission can be realized without obstructing size reduction by giving a single member two functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinoda, Keiichi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20160164307
    Abstract: A power receiving apparatus to which power is transmitted from a power transmission apparatus through electric field coupling includes a parallel resonance circuit in which an active electrode and a passive electrode are connected, a capacitor and a first switch that change a resonance condition of the parallel resonance circuit, and a second switch that supplies or cuts off an AC voltage, outputted from the parallel resonance circuit, to or from a load. The power receiving apparatus also includes a communication unit that notifies of the start of communication with the power transmission apparatus and receives a response to the notification, a first switching unit that generates a signal to be sent to the power transmission apparatus, and a second switching unit that connects or disconnects the second switch based on the response received by the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiko Shibata, Satoshi Shinoda, Hironori Sakai
  • Publication number: 20160079773
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system transmits power from a power transmitting apparatus to a relay power receiving apparatus by applying voltage to an active electrode in the power transmitting apparatus, which is opposed to an active electrode in the relay power receiving apparatus, and a passive electrode in the power transmitting apparatus, which is opposed to a passive electrode in the relay power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: SATOSHI SHINODA
  • Publication number: 20150249346
    Abstract: A wireless power sending device includes a casing that has a placing surface allowing a wireless power receiving device to be placed thereon and a plurality of recesses arranged in the placing surface in a distributed fashion, a plurality of active electrodes (movable electrodes) that are accommodated in the plural recesses, and that are movable between a first position and a second position in a direction substantially perpendicular to the placing surface, passive electrodes (fixed electrodes) arranged in the recesses of the casing and/or surrounding portions thereof, and a step-up unit (power supply unit) that outputs a first potential and a second potential having a larger absolute value than the first potential. A passive potential is applied to the passive electrodes (fixed electrodes), and an active potential is applied to the active electrodes (movable electrodes) when the active electrodes (movable electrodes) are at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventor: Satoshi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 8874318
    Abstract: A motor control unit controls a motor including a rotor and a stator facing the rotor. A current drive unit drives the motor at an axis current value of a rotating coordinate system that rotates in accordance with a control angle that is a rotational angle used in a control. An addition angle calculation unit calculates an addition angle to be added to the control angle. A control angle calculation unit obtains, at every predetermined calculation cycle, a present value of the control angle by adding the addition angle that is calculated by the addition angle calculation unit to an immediately preceding value of the control angle. A torque detection unit detects a torque that is other than a motor torque and that is applied to a drive target driven by the motor. A command torque setting unit sets a command torque to be applied to the drive target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Kariatsumari, Satoshi Shinoda, Hayato Komatsu, Terutaka Tamaizumi
  • Patent number: 8855857
    Abstract: An electric motor controller for controlling an electric motor that includes a rotor and a stator that faces the rotor. The electric motor controller includes a current drive unit; an addition angle calculation unit; a control angle calculation unit; a torque detection unit; a changing unit and a suspending unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinoda, Yoshinobu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20140210276
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device performs short range communication with an R/W device and receives power from a power transmission device. The mobile terminal device includes a coil antenna, an RFID IC circuit that performs short range communication with the outside via the coil antenna, a charging circuit that receives power received by the coil antenna which is capacitively coupled with a passive electrode and switches that switch to a short range communication state in which short range communication is performed via the coil antenna or a power reception state in which power is received via the coil antenna. Accordingly, a power reception device, a power transmission device and a wireless power transmission system are provided with which wireless power transmission can be realized without obstructing size reduction by giving a single member two functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinoda, Keiichi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8674552
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a contactless power reception circuit that includes a power reception part, a voltage rectifying part, a voltage transforming part and a load modulation part. The voltage transforming part includes a smoothing capacitor, a DCDC converter and a backflow prevention device. The power reception part is couplable with an electromagnetic field adjacent to the contactless power reception circuit. The rectifying part rectifies a voltage output from the power reception part, the voltage transforming part transforms rectified voltage from the rectifying part, and the load modulation circuit conducts a load modulation while signals are transmitted. The smoothing capacitor smoothes a voltage input to the voltage transforming part, the DCDC converter transforms voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor, and the backflow prevention device prevents backflow of charge from the smoothing capacitor while the signals are transmitted to a contactless power transmission circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shinoda, Takahide Sano
  • Patent number: 8400801
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a wireless power transfer terminal that enables a power device to be used for both power transmission and power reception and allows space savings of circuits and a reduction in the cost of manufacturing. The wireless power transfer terminal includes first through fourth switching elements, a coil, and a control circuit. Each of two sets of switching elements forms a series circuit, and the two sets are connected in parallel to each other. The coil is connected between connection points of the switching elements of the series circuits. The control circuit performs switching control of the first to fourth switching elements in a power transmission mode and in a power reception mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Shinoda