Patents by Inventor Shuichiro Yamaguchi
Shuichiro Yamaguchi 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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Publication number: 20250085353Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus includes a current source configured to apply a pulse current to a battery, a voltage sensor configured to detect a voltage between terminals of the battery, and a control device. The control device includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute processing including acquiring a voltage response obtained by applying the pulse current from the current source to the battery; deriving, based on the voltage response, an index indicating a comparison between an on-ATRF and an off-ATRF, the on-ATRF being an apparent transient resistance function of the battery when the pulse current is turned on, the off-ATRF being an apparent transient resistance function of the battery when the pulse current is turned off; and determining a degree of deposition of lithium in the battery, based on the derived index.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Noboru OYAMA, Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI, Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Yasumasa MOCHIZUKI, Rin FURUDATE, Hiroshi ABE
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Publication number: 20240414080Abstract: A wireless data transmission system includes N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) transmission coils each disposed under water such that an opening surface thereof faces vertically upward, and N communication devices each connected in a one-to-one correspondence to a connected transmission coil which is any one of the N transmission coils and each configured to perform data communication via the corresponding connected transmission coil. Each of the communication devices performs multi-hop transmission of data, which is acquired by a data acquiring device movable under the water, based on a topology generated in advance and indicating a connection mode between the N communication devices and magnetic field coupling occurring between the connected transmission coil and other connected transmission coils adjacent thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro EGUCHI, Yoshio KOYANAGI, Ryosuke HASABA, Hisao KOGA, Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI, Ryota YUKIZANE, Naohiro KAWABATA, Issei IKEZAKI
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Patent number: 12040562Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a wireless charging module, a battery pack, and a circuit board substrate. The wireless charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire and a communication coil placed adjacent to the charging coil. The wireless charging module has a substantially planar shape. The battery pack has a substantially planar shape and is configured to store power from the wireless charging module. The circuit board substrate is configured to control operation of the mobile terminal. The wireless charging module overlaps with each of the circuit board substrate and the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Tabata, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Patent number: 11699923Abstract: A power receiver apparatus is movable under water. The power receiver apparatus includes: a power receiver device configured to receive power wirelessly transmitted from a power transmitter apparatus; a power supply device including a storage battery and configured to charge the storage battery based on received power received by the power receiver device; a first sensor configured to detect a rectified voltage value rectified based on the received power; a second sensor configured to detect a charging current value to the storage battery charged by the power supply device; a processor configured to determine a power transmission voltage value corresponding to the power wirelessly transmitted from the power transmitter apparatus based on the rectified voltage value and the charging current value; and a communication device configured to transmit the power transmission voltage value determined by the processor to the power transmitter apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuo Yagi, Shuichiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20230208196Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Patent number: 11616395Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Publication number: 20220368162Abstract: A power transmission coil includes a plurality of coil members each of which having a length capable of surrounding at least one power reception device located under water from all directions and that are configured to wirelessly transmit power to the power reception device. Each of the plurality of coil members includes a polygonal pipe having a polygonal shape in which a plurality of straight pipes are welded, and a conductive wire that is inserted into the polygonal pipe and is wound a plurality of times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuya OKAMOTO, Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI, Souichi KAWATA
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Patent number: 11422194Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus and a battery diagnosis method for accurately diagnosing a secondary battery are proposed. A pulse current generator, a voltage measuring instrument that measures a voltage response to application of a current pulse, a first data processing device that obtains a chronopotentiogram (CP) indicating a change in the voltage response over time and normalizes the CP, a database that saves normalized data, and a second data processing device that uses a correlation between the saved data and a battery state expressing factor prepared in advance to make a battery diagnosis are used. Desirably, the current pulse is a current in the same direction at the time of data obtainment and at the time of a diagnosis. Further, a noise filter for an input signal of the CP and resampling means for reducing the number of pieces of data input to the first data processing device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: ENNET COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Noboru Oyama, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Rin Furudate
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Publication number: 20220173619Abstract: A power receiver apparatus is movable under water. The power receiver apparatus includes: a power receiver device configured to receive power wirelessly transmitted from a power transmitter apparatus; a power supply device including a storage battery and configured to charge the storage battery based on received power received by the power receiver device; a first sensor configured to detect a rectified voltage value rectified based on the received power; a second sensor configured to detect a charging current value to the storage battery charged by the power supply device; a processor configured to determine a power transmission voltage value corresponding to the power wirelessly transmitted from the power transmitter apparatus based on the rectified voltage value and the charging current value; and a communication device configured to transmit the power transmission voltage value determined by the processor to the power transmitter apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuo YAGI, Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220173614Abstract: A power receiver apparatus is movable under water and includes a housing surrounded by a magnetic body. The power receiver apparatus includes: a power receiver device configured to receive power wirelessly transmitted from a power transmitter apparatus; a power supply device including a storage battery and configured to charge the storage battery based on the power received by the power receiver device; a power detection device configured to repeatedly detect a power value during an operation of the power supply device; and a processor configured to determine a control current value for operating the power supply device based on a comparison result between the power value which is detected by the power detection device and a previous power value which has been detected by the power detection device, and to control the operation of the power supply device based on the determined control current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuo YAGI, Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210382114Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus and a battery diagnosis method for accurately diagnosing a secondary battery are proposed. A pulse current generator, a voltage measuring instrument that measures a voltage response to application of a current pulse, a first data processing device that obtains a chronopotentiogram (CP) indicating a change in the voltage response over time and normalizes the CP, a database that saves normalized data, and a second data processing device that uses a correlation between the saved data and a battery state expressing factor prepared in advance to make a battery diagnosis are used. Desirably, the current pulse is a current in the same direction at the time of data obtainment and at the time of a diagnosis. Further, a noise filter for an input signal of the CP and resampling means for reducing the number of pieces of data input to the first data processing device are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: EnNet Company LimitedInventors: Noboru OYAMA, Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI, Rin FURUDATE
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Publication number: 20210313836Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a wireless charging module, a battery pack, and a circuit board substrate. The wireless charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire and a communication coil placed adjacent to the charging coil. The wireless charging module has a substantially planar shape. The battery pack has a substantially planar shape and is configured to store power from the wireless charging module. The circuit board substrate is configured to control operation of the mobile terminal. The wireless charging module overlaps with each of the circuit board substrate and the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Tabata, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Patent number: 11070075Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a wireless charging module, a battery pack, and a circuit board substrate. The wireless charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire and a communication coil placed adjacent to the charging coil. The wireless charging module has a substantially planar shape. The battery pack has a substantially planar shape and is configured to store power from the wireless charging module. The circuit board substrate is configured to control operation of the mobile terminal. The wireless charging module overlaps with each of the circuit board substrate and the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Tabata, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Publication number: 20200366117Abstract: A control device for controlling a lithium ion secondary battery includes a controller that detects a charging current when performing constant voltage charging to the lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the controller stops charging of the lithium ion secondary battery and records control information based on the increase of the charging current into a storage unit included in the lithium ion secondary battery, when the charging current increases by a predetermined amount within a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventor: Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10727593Abstract: Provided is an antenna that can facilitate favorable communications even if no metal body is located near the antenna and even if the antenna is located within a metal body. An antenna is characterized in that the antenna comprises: a core (11) having a plane; a coil winding part (area B) of the plane about which a coil is wound; and no-coil winding parts (areas A, C) of the plane about which no coil is wound, wherein the coil winding part is sandwiched between the no-coil winding parts in the axial direction of the coil on the plane, and the width of the plane in the axial direction of the coil is equal to or greater than the width of the plane in the winding direction of the coil.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Masaaki Sano
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Publication number: 20200185969Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a wireless charging module, a battery pack, and a circuit board substrate. The wireless charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire and a communication coil placed adjacent to the charging coil. The wireless charging module has a substantially planar shape. The battery pack has a substantially planar shape and is configured to store power from the wireless charging module. The circuit board substrate is configured to control operation of the mobile terminal. The wireless charging module overlaps with each of the circuit board substrate and the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Tabata, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Patent number: 10658734Abstract: A small antenna device having good communications performance and a wide communications area even when a metal plate is present in the antenna communications direction, even when the antenna is arranged, for example, inside a box-shaped metal case, and even when a through hole is used that has a smaller area than the antenna. This device comprises: the antenna; a rear surface cover overlapping with the antenna and being a conductor that faces the winding of the antenna; two first insulating areas provided in the rear surface cover and extending in a direction that intersects the winding axis of the antenna; and a second insulating area that connects between the first insulating areas. At least part of the area sandwiched by the first insulating areas faces the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Sakai
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Publication number: 20200153282Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Patent number: 10574082Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided, which includes a wireless charging module, a battery pack, and a circuit board substrate. The wireless charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire and a communication coil placed adjacent to the charging coil. The wireless charging module has a substantially planar shape. The battery pack has a substantially planar shape and is configured to store power from the wireless charging module. The circuit board substrate is configured to control operation of the mobile terminal. The wireless charging module overlaps with each of the circuit board substrate and the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Tabata, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Mobile terminal including wireless charging coil and magnetic sheet having inwardly receding portion
Patent number: 10574090Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing having a rectangular shape in a plan view of the housing defined by two short sides along a lateral direction and two long sides along a longitudinal direction. A camera, a battery, and a circuit board are included in the housing. A wireless charging coil is arranged in the housing and includes a winding portion and two leg portions. A sheet is arranged in the housing. The sheet has a rectangular shape including four edges and four corner portions, wherein each pair of adjacent edges forms a virtual corner, each corner portion is receded inwardly from its corresponding virtual corner by a receding distance, and one of four receding distances is greater than other three of the four receding distances.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLCInventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse