Patents by Inventor Soichiro KONADA

Soichiro KONADA 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: 20240044327
    Abstract: A suction pressure acquisition unit acquires pressure data indicating pressure of a pump. A variation coefficient calculation unit calculates a variation coefficient indicating amplitude of pressure magnitude of the pump on a basis of the pressure data acquired by the suction pressure acquisition unit. An adjustment unit performs adjustment detection information that includes the variation coefficient calculated by the variation coefficient calculation unit, by using a pressure transmission coefficient representing ease of transmission for pressure of the pump. The detection information is used for cavitation occurrence detection. A determination unit 125 detects cavitation occurrence in the pump on a basis of the detection information adjusted by the adjustment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromitsu OGAWA, Soichiro KONADA
  • Patent number: 11774543
    Abstract: Provided is an equipment registration terminal comprising: a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the equipment registration terminal; a positioning means storage unit configured to store information on a positioning means to determine the position of the equipment registration terminal; an error estimation unit configured to estimate a positioning error in the position of the equipment registration terminal based on the information on the positioning means; and an equipment registration unit configured to register, in registration of a position of equipment to be registered by using the position of the equipment registration terminal, an error in the position of the equipment based on the positioning error, in an associated manner. The positioning means storage unit may store information indicating a positioning method in the positioning means, and the error estimation unit may estimate the positioning error according to the positioning method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ema, Yoshitaka Yoshida, Soichiro Konada, Takaaki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11415124
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a suction pressure acquirer configured to acquire suction pressure data indicating suction pressure of a pump, and a detector configured to detect occurrence of cavitation in the pump based on a variation coefficient of the suction pressure data during a detection target period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ogawa, Soichiro Konada, Norio Tanaka, Takaaki Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20220155406
    Abstract: Provided is an equipment registration terminal comprising: a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the equipment registration terminal; a positioning means storage unit configured to store information on a positioning means to determine the position of the equipment registration terminal; an error estimation unit configured to estimate a positioning error in the position of the equipment registration terminal based on the information on the positioning means; and an equipment registration unit configured to register, in registration of a position of equipment to be registered by using the position of the equipment registration terminal, an error in the position of the equipment based on the positioning error, in an associated manner. The positioning means storage unit may store information indicating a positioning method in the positioning means, and the error estimation unit may estimate the positioning error according to the positioning method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA, Soichiro KONADA, Takaaki MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20200182239
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a suction pressure acquirer configured to acquire suction pressure data indicating suction pressure of a pump, and a detector configured to detect occurrence of cavitation in the pump based on a variation coefficient of the suction pressure data during a detection target period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitsu OGAWA, Soichiro KONADA, Norio TANAKA, Takaaki MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 10282270
    Abstract: A diagnostic method of diagnosing a type of a field device, includes: setting a plurality of connection units included in an I/O module to be in a state of being capable of inputting or outputting a hybrid signal which is an analog signal having a digital signal superimposed thereon, the connection units being connected to the field device and capable of inputting the hybrid signal, outputting the hybrid signal, inputting a digital signal, and outputting a digital signal; and diagnosing the type of the field device which is connected to the connection units of the I/O module, based on the digital signal included in the hybrid signal obtained through the connection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Soichiro Konada
  • Publication number: 20190128288
    Abstract: Easily detecting cavitation to occur in a pump. A detection apparatus, a detection method, and a program are provided. The detection apparatus includes: a discharge pressure acquiring unit to acquire discharge pressure data indicating discharge pressure of a pump; and a detector to detect occurrence of cavitation in the pump based on a fluctuation amount of a time waveform of the discharge pressure data during a target detection period. The detector may have: a fluctuation amount calculator to calculate the fluctuation amount of the discharge pressure data during the target detection period; and a determining unit to determine, in response to the calculated fluctuation amount becoming the reference fluctuation amount or more, that cavitation has occurred in the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Soichiro Konada, Norio Tanaka, Takaaki Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20190025807
    Abstract: A device information providing apparatus includes: a central processing unit (CPU) that: transmits an acquisition request for acquiring a first data to a device installed in a plant; and provides, to a control apparatus for controlling the plant, second data output from the device, wherein the second data is acquired by performing a predetermined process for the first data detected by the device; and a storage that stores the first data output from the device based on the acquisition request. The CPU further provides the first data stored in the storage to outside of the device information providing apparatus based on a use request input from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichiro Kobuchi, Soichiro Konada, Norio Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170046239
    Abstract: A diagnostic method of diagnosing a type of a field device, includes: setting a plurality of connection units included in an I/O module to be in a state of being capable of inputting or outputting a hybrid signal which is an analog signal having a digital signal superimposed thereon, the connection units being connected to the field device and capable of inputting the hybrid signal, outputting the hybrid signal, inputting a digital signal, and outputting a digital signal; and diagnosing the type of the field device which is connected to the connection units of the I/O module, based on the digital signal included in the hybrid signal obtained through the connection units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Soichiro KONADA