Patents by Inventor Tadashi Kondo
Tadashi Kondo 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: 11566927Abstract: An optical measurement device is provided with: a light source that irradiates, with light, a measurement object which has a fluid flowing thereinside; a light receiving unit which, upon receipt of scattered light from the measurement object irradiated with light, outputs a light reception signal according to the intensity of the scattered light; a disturbance generation unit which generates a disturbance signal for causing oscillation of a drive current to be supplied to the light source; and an adjustment unit which adjust the drive current on the basis of the result of a comparison between the disturbance signal and a signal generated on the basis of the light reception signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC., NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Kiyoshi Tateishi, Mitsuru Sato, Tadashi Kondo, Wataru Onodera, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
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Patent number: 11480981Abstract: This temperature control device is provided with: an endothermic/exothermic unit that heats or cools a subject to be subjected to temperature control; a temperature detection unit that detects the first temperature of the periphery of the subject; a control unit that controls the endothermic/exothermic unit on the basis of a variable target temperature; and a variable target temperature setter that sets the variable target temperature to a first variable target temperature on the basis of the first temperature and target temperature information indicating the target temperature. With such temperature control device, since the target temperature changes to a suitable value as needed, a time needed until the temperature of the subject reaches the target temperature can be shortened.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignees: AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC., NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Tadashi Kondo, Kiyoshi Tateishi, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
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Patent number: 11307572Abstract: An industrial vehicle remote operation system includes an industrial vehicle including a vehicle communication portion, a communication device, and, a first signal conversion portion. The communication device includes a reception portion that receives two or more types of operation signals, an obtainment portion that obtains a conversion program for converting the operation signal into the remote instruction signal, a storage portion configured to store the conversion program, a second signal conversion portion configured to convert the operation signal into the remote instruction signal using the conversion program, and a communication device communication portion that sends the remote instruction signal to the vehicle communication portion. The communication device includes an update portion configured to update information stored in the storage portion so as to enable addition, deletion, or change of one or more of the operation signals that are convertible by the second signal conversion portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Koji Hika, Tadashi Kondo, Kuniyoshi Shirai, Nobutoshi Kajiya, Shinya Goto
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Patent number: 11080119Abstract: An information processing device is provided with: a first processing unit that generates first information by performing first processing with respect to sensor information acquired from a sensor; a second processing unit that generates second information by performing, with respect to the first information, second processing that is different from the first processing; and a third processing unit, which generates third information by performing, with respect to the first information, third processing, i.e., processing that corresponds to at least a part of the second processing, and which acquires the second information, and outputs the second information and the third information.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Tadashi Kondo, Wataru Onodera, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
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Publication number: 20210133016Abstract: An information processing device is provided with: a first processing unit that generates first information by performing first processing with respect to sensor information acquired from a sensor; a second processing unit that generates second information by performing, with respect to the first information, second processing that is different from the first processing; and a third processing unit, which generates third information by performing, with respect to the first information, third processing, i.e., processing that corresponds to at least a part of the second processing, and which acquires the second information, and outputs the second information and the third information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Tadashi KONDO, Wataru ONODERA, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
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Publication number: 20200284628Abstract: An optical measurement device is provided with: a light source that irradiates, with light, a measurement object which has a fluid flowing thereinside; a light receiving unit which, upon receipt of scattered light from the measurement object irradiated with light, outputs a light reception signal according to the intensity of the scattered light; a disturbance generation unit which generates a disturbance signal for causing oscillation of a drive current to be supplied to the light source; and an adjustment unit which adjust the drive current on the basis of the result of a comparison between the disturbance signal and a signal generated on the basis of the light reception signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Mitsuru SATO, Tadashi KONDO, Wataru ONODERA, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
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Publication number: 20200026315Abstract: This temperature control device is provided with: an endothermic/exothermic unit that heats or cools a subject to be subjected to temperature control; a temperature detection unit that detects the first temperature of the periphery of the subject; a control unit that controls the endothermic/exothermic unit on the basis of a variable target temperature; and a variable target temperature setter that sets the variable target temperature to a first variable target temperature on the basis of the first temperature and target temperature information indicating the target temperature. With such temperature control device, since the target temperature changes to a suitable value as needed, a time needed until the temperature of the subject reaches the target temperature can be shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Tadashi KONDO, Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
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Publication number: 20190204822Abstract: An industrial vehicle remote operation system includes an industrial vehicle including a vehicle communication portion, a communication device, and, a first signal conversion portion. The communication device includes a reception portion that receives two or more types of operation signals, an obtainment portion that obtains a conversion program for converting the operation signal into the remote instruction signal, a storage portion configured to store the conversion program, a second signal conversion portion configured to convert the operation signal into the remote instruction signal using the conversion program, and a communication device communication portion that sends the remote instruction signal to the vehicle communication portion. The communication device includes an update portion configured to update information stored in the storage portion so as to enable addition, deletion, or change of one or more of the operation signals that are convertible by the second signal conversion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Koji HIKA, Tadashi KONDO, Kuniyoshi SHIRAI, Nobutoshi KAJIYA, Shinya GOTO
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Patent number: 9963040Abstract: A non-contact power supply system supplies electric power in a non-contact manner from a power transmission device to a vehicle. The power transmission device includes an impedance adjusting unit configured to adjust an impedance between a power supply unit and a power transmission unit. A vehicle ECU assists an alignment between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in the parking operation based on a power transmission efficiency between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. A power transmission ECU, at the time of the alignment in the parking operation, controls the impedance adjusting unit based on a distance between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in a vertical direction (vehicle height). Accordingly, lowering of the power transmission efficiency caused by a change in an impedance along with a change in the vehicle height can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Gorai, Shinji Ichikawa, Tadashi Kondo
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Patent number: 9680530Abstract: A non-contact power supply apparatus is configured to transmit power in a non-contact manner from a primary-side coil to a secondary-side coil by supplying alternating current power to the primary-side coil. The non-contact power supply apparatus is provided with an alternating current power output unit, a power transmitting unit, wiring, a detecting unit, and a determining unit. The alternating current power output unit is capable of outputting alternating current power. The power transmitting unit has the primary-side coil. The wiring electrically connects the alternating current power output unit and the power transmitting unit to each other. The detecting unit detects a ratio between an output voltage and an output current, which are outputted from the alternating current power output unit, or a phase difference between the output voltage and the output current.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventor: Tadashi Kondo
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Patent number: 9634636Abstract: A non-contact power transmission device equipped with a ground-side device and a vehicle-side device. The ground-side device has a primary-side coil to which alternating-current power is input. The vehicle-side device includes a secondary-side coil, a battery, a secondary-side matching device, and a charging device. The secondary-side coil receives alternating-current power from the primary-side coil in a non-contact manner. The secondary-side matching device is provided between the secondary-side coil and the battery, and has a predetermined fixed inductance and fixed capacitance. The charging device has a switching element that performs a switching operation with a prescribed cycle. The charging device adjusts the duty ratio of the switching operation in accordance with the impedance of a load.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Tsuyoshi Koike, Tadashi Kondo, Hiroshi Katsunaga, Yuichi Taguchi, Hiroki Togano, Keisuke Matsukura, Keisuke Inoue, Yuki Tsunekawa, Takuma Ono
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Patent number: 9373971Abstract: A contactless power supply system contactlessly transmits electric power from a power transmitting device to a vehicle. The vehicle includes: a power receiving unit that contactlessly receives electric power from the power transmitting device; an electrical storage device that stores electric power received by the power receiving unit; and an impedance adjustment unit that includes a DC/DC converter and a relay and that is used to adjust an impedance between the power receiving unit and the electrical storage device. A vehicle ECU switches between a power supply path of which the impedance is adjusted by the DC/DC converter and a power supply path that does not use the DC/DC converter on the basis of a state of charge of the electrical storage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Tadashi Kondo, Naoki Gorai
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Publication number: 20160084798Abstract: An analysis method includes the steps of performing two-dimensional electrophoresis of analysis objects in an isoelectric direction and in a molecular weight direction that is substantially perpendicular to the isoelectric direction, cutting a medium containing the analysis objects, which have been subjected to the two-dimensional electrophoresis, in a lattice pattern along cut planes in the isoelectric direction and along cut planes in the molecular weight direction, and comparing the analysis objects between the cut mediums.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, National Cancer CenterInventors: Hideki KINOSHITA, Yutaka UNUMA, Tadashi KONDO
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Publication number: 20150255991Abstract: A power receiving device receives alternating current power in a wireless manner from a power supply device including an alternating current power supply and a primary coil. The power receiving device includes a secondary coil, a variable load, an impedance conversion unit, and an acknowledgement unit. Under a situation in which the acknowledgement unit acknowledges that the value of the alternating current power output from the alternating current power supply is unvaried, the impedance of the impedance conversion unit is variably controlled when an electrical property that is dependent on a relative position of the primary coil and the secondary coil varies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Yuki Tsunekawa, Tadashi Kondo, Tsuyoshi Koike, Hiroshi Katsunaga, Keisuke Matsukura, Yuichi Taguchi, Hiroki Togano, Keisuke Inoue
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Publication number: 20150251545Abstract: A power receiving device receives alternating current power in a wireless manner from a power supply device including a primary coil that receives the alternating current power. The power receiving device includes a secondary coil, a variable load, a first impedance conversion unit, a second impedance conversion unit, a fixed load, and a switch. The switch switches an output destination, to which the alternating current power received by the secondary coil is output from the first impedance conversion unit, to the fixed load or to the second impedance conversion unit and the variable load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Keisuke Matsukura, Tadashi Kondo, Tsuyoshi Koike, Hiroshi Katsunaga, Yuichi Taguchi, Hiroki Togano, Keisuke Inoue, Yuki Tsunekawa, Takuma Ono, Yutaka Nakashima
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Publication number: 20150239354Abstract: A non-contact power supply system supplies electric power in a non-contact manner from a power transmission device to a vehicle. The power transmission device includes an impedance adjusting unit configured to adjust an impedance between a power supply unit and a power transmission unit. A vehicle ECU assists an alignment between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in the parking operation based on a power transmission efficiency between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. A power transmission ECU, at the time of the alignment in the parking operation, controls the impedance adjusting unit based on a distance between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit in a vertical direction (vehicle height). Accordingly, lowering of the power transmission efficiency caused by a change in an impedance along with a change in the vehicle height can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Gorai, Shinji Ichikawa, Tadashi Kondo
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Patent number: 9106088Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus includes a high-frequency converting section, which converts input voltage to high-frequency voltage and outputs it, a primary coil, which receives high-frequency voltage from the high-frequency converting section, and a secondary coil, which receives electric power from the primary coil. The non-contact power transmission apparatus further includes a load to which the electric power received by the secondary coil is supplied, a rectifier located between the secondary coil and the load, and an output adjusting section, which supplies, as pulses, output voltage to the high-frequency converting section. The output adjusting section is configured to increase or reduce output to the load by adjusting a duty cycle of the pulse output.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Tadashi Kondo, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sadanori Suzuki, Shimpei Sakoda
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Publication number: 20150171820Abstract: A non-contact power transmission device equipped with a ground-side device and a vehicle-side device. The ground-side device has a primary-side coil to which alternating-current power is input. The vehicle-side device includes a secondary-side coil, a battery, a secondary-side matching device, and a charging device. The secondary-side coil receives alternating-current power from the primary-side coil in a non-contact manner. The secondary-side matching device is provided between the secondary-side coil and the battery, and has a predetermined fixed inductance and fixed capacitance. The charging device has a switching element that performs a switching operation with a prescribed cycle. The charging device adjusts the duty ratio of the switching operation in accordance with the impedance of a load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Tsuyoshi Koike, Tadashi Kondo, Hiroshi Katsunaga, Yuichi Taguchi, Hiroki Togano, Keisuke Matsukura, Keisuke Inoue, Yuki Tsunekawa, Takuma Ono
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Publication number: 20140333258Abstract: A contactless power transmission device is provided with an AC power source, a primary coil, a secondary coil, an electric component and a power factor calculation unit. The primary coil is supplied with AC power from the AC power source. The secondary coil is allowed to receive AC power from the primary coil. The electric component is supplied with the AC power that is received by the secondary coil. The power factor calculation unit calculates at least either the power factor with respect to the load from the output of the AC power source to the electric component, or the power factor with respect to the load from the output of the secondary coil to the electric component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Keisuke Matsukura, Tadashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20140320079Abstract: A non-contact power supply apparatus is configured to transmit power in a non-contact manner from a primary-side coil to a secondary-side coil by supplying alternating current power to the primary-side coil. The non-contact power supply apparatus is provided with an alternating current power output unit, a power transmitting unit, wiring, a detecting unit, and a determining unit. The alternating current power output unit is capable of outputting alternating current power. The power transmitting unit has the primary-side coil. The wiring electrically connects the alternating current power output unit and the power transmitting unit to each other. The detecting unit detects a ratio between an output voltage and an output current, which are outputted from the alternating current power output unit, or a phase difference between the output voltage and the output current.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventor: Tadashi Kondo