Patents by Inventor Susumu Tokura
Susumu Tokura 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: 20170012474Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a station that a vehicle is capable of entering and leaving; and a bottom part detection sensor having a detection unit capable of detecting an object that enters a detection range, provided at the station, and that outputs a bottom part detection signal corresponding to a portion, which enters the detection range, of a bottom part of the vehicle. The wireless power transfer system executes: a detection signal output step in which the bottom part detection sensor outputs a time-series bottom part detection signal when the vehicle moves in the station at a predetermined speed that is a prescribed speed; and a coil position information extraction step of extracting, from the time-series bottom part detection signal, coil position information that is information about a position of an electric power receiving coil in the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Sho HASHIZUME, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170012459Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a power supply primary coil capable of performing wireless power transfer; and a power supply secondary coil capable of performing the wireless power transfer between the power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil. The power supply secondary coil contains a secondary coil wire for the wireless power transfer and forms a secondary outer shape having a projecting surface on at least a part of the secondary outer shape, and the power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil are capable of performing the wireless power transfer, with the projecting surface of the secondary outer shape directed to the power supply primary coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Sho HASHIZUME, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170001531Abstract: The wireless power transfer system obtains, by means of data transfer, specific coil position information that is coil position information corresponding to information related to a position of the electric power supply secondary coil in a specific object that is an object that has made an electric power supply request, and electric power is supplied in a wireless manner from the electric power supply primary coil to the electric power supply secondary coil after the posture/position adjustment mechanism adjusts the relative posture or position between the electric power supply primary coil and the electric power supply secondary coil incorporated in the specific object based on the information related to the position of the electric power supply secondary coil in the specific object corresponding to the specific coil position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Sho HASHIZUME, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Shohei SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20160375784Abstract: An electric power supply system program causes a control apparatus capable of controlling an electric power supply system to realize: a pairing information generating function to generate, when receiving an electric power supply request, specific pairing information that is pairing information; a pairing information transmitting function to transmit the specific pairing information to an object that has output the electric power supply request; a pairing information receiving function to receive the pairing information from the object by communication with the object located in the electric power supply space; and an electric power supply function to supply electric power to the object located in the electric power supply space when the received pairing information coincides with the specific pairing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Sho HASHIZUME, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20160318408Abstract: Provided is a wireless power-supplying system equipped with a power-supplying coil disposed on the ground side, and a power-receiving coil that is mounted on a movable body and wirelessly receives power supplied from the power-supplying coil. In addition, the wireless power-supplying system is provided with a recovery coil in the vicinity of a space between the power-supplying coil and the power-receiving coil such that a wound face thereof intersects leaka.ge flux occurring when the power is supplied from the power-supplying coil to the power-receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu TOKURA, Masakazu HARA, Kentaro FURIYA
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Publication number: 20160288657Abstract: A parking assistance system is provided which includes: a parking assistance apparatus that is installed along with a wireless power-supplying device and has a plurality of exciting coils installed around a power-supplying coil provided for the wireless power-supplying device and a plurality of resonators connected to the respective exciting coils and set to resonate due to leakage magnetic flux of the power-supplying coil; and a movable vehicle that detects magnetic flux generated by the exciting coils provided for the parking assistance apparatus, determines a position of the movable vehicle based on a result of the detection and displays the position on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventor: Susumu TOKURA
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Publication number: 20160254707Abstract: A wireless power-transmitting system which wirelessly transmits electric power by making a power-transmitting coil and a power-receiving coil face each other includes: a cover which is slidable between a closing position at which the cover covers an area above a facing surface of the power-transmitting coil and an open position at which the cover is retracted from the area above the facing surface; and a hook member which makes a foreign object placed on the cover move together with the cover sliding from the closing position to the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Eiichiro FUJIWARA, Susumu TOKURA
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Publication number: 20160144727Abstract: A shield apparatus is used during wireless power supply from a power-transmitting coil to a power-receiving coil of a vehicle, and includes a multilayer magnetic shield member installed around the power-transmitting coil and arranged so as to surround a space between the power-transmitting coil and the power-receiving coil during supply of electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu TOKURA, Yuji MAEKAWA, Kentaro FURIYA
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Publication number: 20160016478Abstract: A foreign matter detection device including a detection coil between a power transmitting coil and a power receiving coil, and a detection unit detecting an induced voltage V generated in the detection coil and detects, from this induced voltage, presence or absence of a conductive foreign matter between the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil. The detection coil includes a continuous conductive wire where two loop portions are wound in mutually opposite directions. An area or a winding number of each loop portion or a direction connecting centroids of the two loop portions is set so that the induced voltage (i.e., a reference voltage) generated in the detection coil when no conductive foreign matters exist becomes 0 or a minimum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki SAITO, Susumu TOKURA
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Patent number: 5308697Abstract: A potentially elastic composite filament, preferably a core-sheath composite filament composed of a polyurethane as the core and a polyester as the sheath, wherein the ratio of a polyurethane component having allophanate cross-linkages to a linear polyester component readily soluble in water or an aqueous alkali solution ranges from 1/1 to 90/1 and the polyester component is exposed on the surface of the filament in its cross-section. Although the core component has a high tensile strength and a large elongation at break, these properties are controlled by the sheath component. Therefore, this filament can be formed into a textile structure with good workability similar to that of ordinary synthetic fibers, and the obtained structure develops characteristics as an elastic polyurethane filament when treated with water or alkali.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1993Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Kanebo, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Muramoto, Susumu Tokura, Kiyoshi Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Naito, Yoshimichi Ozawa, Tamotsu Matsutomi, Masami Fujimoto, Yoshiaki Morishige
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Patent number: 4917920Abstract: A fragrant fibrous structure, such as fabrics, apparels or the like, provided with microcapsules encapsulating a perfume and a resinous binder, preferably a silicone resin, in a weight ratio of 2/1 to 1/5, an add-on amount in the aggregate of said microcapsules and resinous binder being 0.3.about.7.0% based on the weight of the portion to which said microcapsules and resinous binder are adhered, of the fibrous structure. The process for preparing the above fibrous structures comprises applying a treating liquid comprising microcapsules composed of an external wall of a formaldehyde based resin enclosing a perfume and a resinous binder, preferably a low temperature reactive organopolysiloxane prepolymer emulsion, preferably together with a pressure absorbing agent, to at least a part of a fibrous structure and then drying the fibrous structure at a temperature of less than 150.degree. C. to fix said microcapsules on fiber surfaces of the fibrous structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1989Date of Patent: April 17, 1990Assignee: Kanebo, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Ono, Toshikazu Fuse, Osamu Miyamoto, Shoso Makino, Yoshihisa Yamato, Hiroshi Kametani, Susumu Tokura, Hiromi Tanaka, Toru Ito, Hitomi Nakao, Shuji Tokuoka, Toshihide Takeda
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Patent number: 4882220Abstract: A fragrant fibrous structure, such as fabrics, apparels or the like, provided with microcapsules encapsulating a perfume and a resinous binder, preferably a silicone resin in a weight ratio of 2/1 to 1/5, an add-on amount in the aggregate of said microcapsules and resinous binder being 0.3.about.7.0% based on the weight of the portion to which said microcapsules and resinous binder are adhered, of the fibrous structure. The process for preparing the above fibrous structures comprises applying a treating liquid comprising microcapsules composed of an external wall of a formaldehyde based resin enclosing a perfume and a resinous binder, preferably a low temperature reactive organopolysiloxane prepolymer emulsion, preferably together with a pressure absorbing agent, to at least a part of a fibrous structure and then drying the fibrous structure at a temperature of less than 150.degree. C. to fix said microcapsules on fiber surfaces of the fibrous structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1989Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignee: Kanebo, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Ono, Toshikazu Fuse, Osamu Miyamoto, Shoso Makino, Yoshihisa Yamato, Hiroshi Kametani, Susumu Tokura, Hiromi Tanaka, Toru Ito, Hitomi Nakao, Shuji Tokuoka, Toshihide Takeda
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Patent number: 3968307Abstract: Multi-component mixed filament, wherein at least two spinning materials having poor affinity are mixed and dispersed in unitary filament in a nebular configuration containing at least 50 stars at least in one portion of the cross-section of the filament and the nebular configuration continues substantially in the longitudinal direction of the filament is manufactured by subjecting said spinning materials to at least eight times of "joining and dividing step in different phase" repeatedly to layer-multiply said spinning materials so as to form a nebular configuration in the cross-section of the resulting filament and then extruding the resulting mixture from orifice in a spinneret. In this manufacture, the preferable combinations of said two spinning materials having poor affinity are polyamide-polyester, polyamide-polyalkylne oxide, polyester-polyalkylene oxide and polyamide-polyolefin.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1973Date of Patent: July 6, 1976Assignee: Kanegafuchi Boseki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masao Matsui, Susumu Tokura, Masahiro Yamabe