Patents by Inventor Shin Yamauchi
Shin Yamauchi 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: 11876942Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus searches for one or more pieces of data including name information, receives an operation from a user, controls a user interface to display a plurality of first operation components indicating initials of the name information, in response to the operation on a particular one of the first operation components, controls the user interface to display one or more second operation components associated with the particular first operation component simultaneously with the first operation component, and in response to the operation on a particular one of the second operation components, control the user interface to display the data including the name information associated with the particular second operation component.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Shin Yamauchi
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Patent number: 11834050Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a control unit for controlling pre-warming process of an engine of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). The method comprises determining start-up time of the engine. The method also comprises determining engine heating time for the engine. The pre-warming process of the engine is initiated prior to start up time of the engine. The process of pre-warming is discontinued when the determined start-up time of the engine is greater than the engine heating time and the process is restarted when the determined start-up time of the engine is less than the engine heating time and when the pre-warming process of the engine is discontinued. The above-mentioned process is reiterated at plurality of time intervals for controlling the pre-warming process of the engine which results in energy efficiency and sufficient heat for warm-up of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Ragesh R, Shin Yamauchi, Kengo Kumano, Kazuhiro Oryoji
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Publication number: 20230100575Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus searches for one or more pieces of data including name information, receives an operation from a user, controls a user interface to display a plurality of first operation components indicating initials of the name information, in response to the operation on a particular one of the first operation components, controls the user interface to display one or more second operation components associated with the particular first operation component simultaneously with the first operation component, and in response to the operation on a particular one of the second operation components, control the user interface to display the data including the name information associated with the particular second operation component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventor: Shin YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 11532841Abstract: A current of a storage battery is appropriately controlled depending on the situation. In a battery controller, a battery information acquiring unit acquires information on the storage battery. A first allowable current calculating unit calculates a first allowable current of a battery module in accordance with a rated value of a component through which a current flows by charging or discharging of the battery module. A second allowable current calculating unit calculates a second allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOC of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit. A third allowable current calculating unit calculates a third allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOH of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.Inventors: Shin Yamauchi, Kei Sakabe, Masahiro Yonemoto, Takanori Yamazoe, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Ryohhei Nakao
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Patent number: 11374425Abstract: Provided is a battery system in which a battery cell does not exceed a use limit temperature, and a time taken for returning to the charging/discharging process is shortened even if a frequency for the battery system to stop a charging/discharging process is reduced and the charging/discharging process is stopped. The battery system disclosed in the invention includes a plurality of battery cells and a control circuit which controls a charging/discharging current of the battery cell. The control circuit performs a plurality of temperature rising estimations on the basis of a battery temperature, a charging/discharging current, and a time width of a time window. The control circuit selects the charging/discharging current corresponding to a temperature rising estimation in which the temperature of the battery cell does not exceed a use limit temperature among the temperature rising estimations.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.Inventors: Fanny Matthey, Shin Yamauchi, Kei Sakabe, Ryohhei Nakao, Daiki Komatsu, Keiichiro Ohkawa
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Publication number: 20220097712Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a control unit for controlling pre-warming process of an engine of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). The method comprises determining start-up time of the engine. The method also comprises determining engine heating time for the engine. The pre-warming process of the engine is initiated prior to start up time of the engine. The process of pre-warming is discontinued when the determined start-up time of the engine is greater than the engine heating time and the process is restarted when the determined start-up time of the engine is less than the engine heating time and when the pre-warming process of the engine is discontinued. The above-mentioned process is reiterated at plurality of time intervals for controlling the pre-warming process of the engine which results in energy efficiency and sufficient heat for warm-up of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Ragesh R, Shin YAMAUCHI, Kengo KUMANO, Kazuhiro ORYOJI
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Patent number: 11226376Abstract: To perform charge/discharge control of a storage battery at an appropriate timing. In a battery controller, a battery information acquisition unit acquires information on the storage battery. A degradation progression rate calculation unit calculates a degradation progression rate of the storage battery based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit. A limit value setting unit sets a limit value for controlling charge/discharge of the storage battery based on the degradation progression rate calculated by the degradation progression rate calculation unit. A timing determination unit determines a timing at which the limit value needs to be output based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit. A limit value output unit outputs the limit value to a host controller based on the timing determined by the timing determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.Inventors: Shin Yamauchi, Kei Sakabe, Masahiro Yonemoto, Takanori Yamazoe, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Ryohhei Nakao
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Patent number: 11084385Abstract: In an existing permissible current computation algorithm, an excessive current is caused to flow by controlling the battery having a steep change region in the battery characteristic. On the other hand, when the current is reduced and the output is suppressed, the battery performance cannot be sufficiently utilized. Moreover, with countermeasures to increase the number of data points, the amount of data increases and thus can not be installed in the microcomputer.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.Inventors: Daiki Komatsu, Kei Sakabe, Masahiro Yonemoto, Shin Yamauchi, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Ryohhei Nakao
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Method and system for controlling discharge ratio between primary and secondary battery in a vehicle
Patent number: 11040628Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure discloses method and system for controlling discharge ratio between a primary battery and a secondary battery in a vehicle. Initially, for the controlling, one or more sensor parameters of the vehicle comprising a primary battery and a secondary battery are retrieved. The power parameter required by the vehicle is estimated based on the one or more sensor parameters. A discharge ratio between the primary battery and the secondary battery is identified based on the power parameter and a function of power parameter to control the discharge ratio between the primary battery and the secondary battery in the vehicle. The function of power parameter is associated with input of plurality of power parameters relating to the vehicle and output of corresponding discharge ratio.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Rishi Chandra, Shin Yamauchi -
Publication number: 20210119272Abstract: A current of a storage battery is appropriately controlled depending on the situation. In a battery controller, a battery information acquiring unit acquires information on the storage battery. A first allowable current calculating unit calculates a first allowable current of a battery module in accordance with a rated value of a component through which a current flows by charging or discharging of the battery module. A second allowable current calculating unit calculates a second allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOC of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit. A third allowable current calculating unit calculates a third allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOH of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Shin YAMAUCHI, Kei SAKABE, Masahiro YONEMOTO, Takanori YAMAZOE, Keiichiro OHKAWA, Ryohhei NAKAO
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Patent number: 10951780Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an automatic document feeder; a document placement table; a document detector provided on at least one of the automatic document feeder and the document placement table, the document detector being configured to detect a document; and circuitry to cause a display to display one of a first screen that receives an input for selecting an orientation of a document placed on the automatic document feeder and a second screen that receives an input for selecting the orientation of the document placed on the document placement table, based on a detection result of the document detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Shin Yamauchi
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Patent number: 10879570Abstract: A current of a storage battery is appropriately controlled depending on the situation. In a battery controller, a battery information acquiring unit acquires information on the storage battery. A first allowable current calculating unit calculates a first allowable current of a battery module in accordance with a rated value of a component through which a current flows by charging or discharging of the battery module. A second allowable current calculating unit calculates a second allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOC of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit. A third allowable current calculating unit calculates a third allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOH of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.Inventors: Shin Yamauchi, Kei Sakabe, Masahiro Yonemoto, Takanori Yamazoe, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Ryohhei Nakao
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Patent number: 10818983Abstract: Provided is a battery management device capable of effectively utilizing battery performance while securing battery life. The battery management device includes: a divergence amount calculation unit that calculates a divergence amount between a life target value or a degradation amount target value of a storage battery, which is a secondary battery, and a life prediction value or a degradation amount prediction value according to use history of the storage battery in an arbitrary period; and a limit value change unit that changes charge/discharge limit values for controlling degradation of the storage battery based on the divergence amount. The limit value change unit includes a first limit value calculation unit that calculates a first limit value set that is a combination of the charge/discharge limit values for each of a plurality of types of control parameters that change in correlation with each other based on the divergence amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN, INC.Inventors: Masahiro Yonemoto, Kei Sakabe, Takanori Yamazoe, Shin Yamauchi, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Ryohhei Nakao
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Publication number: 20200204692Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an automatic document feeder; a document placement table; a document detector provided on at least one of the automatic document feeder and the document placement table, the document detector being configured to detect a document; and circuitry to cause a display to display one of a first screen that receives an input for selecting an orientation of a document placed on the automatic document feeder and a second screen that receives an input for selecting the orientation of the document placed on the document placement table, based on a detection result of the document detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: SHIN YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 10522799Abstract: A battery pack that reduces a temperature difference between single cells and can increase a battery capacity per volume and a container provided with the same are provided. A battery pack 100, includes: a battery module 10 including a plurality of single cells 1 arranged in parallel in a line; and a partition member 20 provided on a side surface of the battery module 10 and forming a flow channel 21 through which a gas for exchanging heat with the plurality of single cells 1 is flowable, and the partition member 20 is provided so that the gas flowing through the flow channel 21 and at least two single cells 1 exchange heat and is inclined with respect to a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the plurality of single cells 1 arranged in parallel in a line.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Nae Hisano, Shin Yamauchi, Mitsutoshi Honda, Hidekazu Fujimura, Kenji Takeda
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Publication number: 20190242948Abstract: In an existing permissible current computation algorithm, an excessive current is caused to flow by controlling the battery having a steep change region in the battery characteristic. On the other hand, when the current is reduced and the output is suppressed, the battery performance cannot be sufficiently utilized. Moreover, with countermeasures to increase the number of data points, the amount of data increases and thus can not be installed in the microcomputer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Daiki KOMATSU, Kei SAKABE, Masahiro YONEMOTO, Shin YAMAUCHI, Keiichiro OHKAWA, Ryohhei NAKAO
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DISCHARGE RATIO BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BATTERY IN A VEHICLE
Publication number: 20190241080Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure discloses method and system for controlling discharge ratio between a primary battery and a secondary battery in a vehicle. Initially, for the controlling, one or more sensor parameters of the vehicle comprising a primary battery and a secondary battery are retrieved. The power parameter required by the vehicle is estimated based on the one or more sensor parameters. A discharge ratio between the primary battery and the secondary battery is identified based on the power parameter and a function of power parameter to control the discharge ratio between the primary battery and the secondary battery in the vehicle. The function of power parameter is associated with input of plurality of power parameters relating to the vehicle and output of corresponding discharge ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Rishi CHANDRA, Shin YAMAUCHI -
Publication number: 20190207406Abstract: Provided is a battery system in which a battery cell does not exceed a use limit temperature, and a time taken for returning to the charging/discharging process is shortened even if a frequency for the battery system to stop a charging/discharging process is reduced and the charging/discharging process is stopped. The battery system disclosed in the invention includes a plurality of battery cells and a control circuit which controls a charging/discharging current of the battery cell. The control circuit performs a plurality of temperature rising estimations on the basis of a battery temperature, a charging/discharging current, and a time width of a time window. The control circuit selects the charging/discharging current corresponding to a temperature rising estimation in which the temperature of the battery cell does not exceed a use limit temperature among the temperature rising estimations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Fanny MATTHEY, Shin YAMAUCHI, Kei SAKABE, Ryohhei NAKAO, Daiki KOMATSU, Keiichiro OHKAWA
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Patent number: 10290078Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry that converts user voices that are input into a string of characters reflecting a statement made with the user voices, retrieves one or more items of information related to the string, stores the information being retrieved associated with identification information indicating a retrieval time when the information is retrieved, draws a graphical image including the information being stored on a projection target image to be projected by a projector, and controls the projector to project the projection target image including the graphical image, the graphical image having a size that is determined in accordance with the identification information associated with the information included in the graphical image being projected.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ryotaro Fujiyama, Takashi Ishida, Naoto Tsuruoka, Kyoko Hashimoto, Shin Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20180358663Abstract: Provided is a battery management device capable of effectively utilizing battery performance while securing battery life. The battery management device includes: a divergence amount calculation unit that calculates a divergence amount between a life target value or a degradation amount target value of a storage battery, which is a secondary battery, and a life prediction value or a degradation amount prediction value according to use history of the storage battery in an arbitrary period; and a limit value change unit that changes charge/discharge limit values for controlling degradation of the storage battery based on the divergence amount. The limit value change unit includes a first limit value calculation unit that calculates a first limit value set that is a combination of the charge/discharge limit values for each of a plurality of types of control parameters that change in correlation with each other based on the divergence amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Masahiro YONEMOTO, Kei SAKABE, Takanori YAMAZOE, Shin YAMAUCHI, Keiichiro OHKAWA, Ryohhei NAKAO