Patents by Inventor Takahiro Kato

Takahiro Kato 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: 20210270915
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor has a Hall IC that has a Hall element formed on a surface of the Hall IC, and a lead frame that supports the Hall IC. The lead frame includes a first region that is disposed in the vicinity of the Hall element and generates a first magnetic field due to a first eddy current generated when a measurement target magnetic field is applied, and second regions that are disposed away from the first region and generate a second magnetic field having an intensity that cancels the first magnetic field by means of second eddy currents generated when the measurement target magnetic field is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: ABLIC Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka UEMURA, Atsushi IGARASHI, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20210265283
    Abstract: A semiconductor element is mounted on a die pad, and electrode pads arranged along the outer circumference of an upper surface of the semiconductor element are electrically connected to leads by wires, respectively. The semiconductor element has an element region having a high sensitivity with respect to stress, and an element region having a relatively low sensitivity with respect to stress. A low-stress resin film is provided on the element region having a high sensitivity with respect to stress. The semiconductor element, the low-stress resin film, the die pad, and the leads are covered with an encapsulating resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Takahiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20210257839
    Abstract: A grid system includes a voltage source, a plurality of consumers connected to the voltage source via a distribution grid, and a grid control unit for transmitting a power command value to a device provided to each consumer. The consumer is provided with a power generation device, a power storage device, and power conversion devices for converting respective powers of the power generation device and the power storage device. The power conversion devices respectively include power command correction means for correcting the power command value from the grid control unit on the basis of the frequency of voltage at a power receiving point X2 which is a connection point between the consumer and the distribution grid. The power command value for the power conversion device of the power generation device is set to be greater than the power command value for the power conversion device of the power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro KATO, Sadayuki INOUE
  • Patent number: 11081935
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device is provided with a lubricating path including a first oil pump to pump up an oil stored in the casing by the first oil pump and to supply the oil to the power transmission mechanism for lubricating the power transmission mechanism, and a cooling path that is separated from the lubricating circuit and provided for the rotating electric machine, the cooling path including a second oil pump to pump up the oil stored in the casing by the second oil pump to supply the oil exclusively to the rotating electric machine for cooling the rotating electric machine, the second oil pump is an electric oil pump, and the cooling path is provided with an oil cooler cooling the oil to be supplied to the rotating electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Ito, Kiyonori Takagi, Naoya Jinnai, Takahiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20210234222
    Abstract: This adhesive film for a metal terminal is interposed between a metal terminal electrically connected to an electrode of a battery element and a wrapping material sealing the battery element and is provided with at least one resin layer having a polyolefin backbone. When the adhesive film for the metal terminal is measured with a differential scanning calorimeter, a melting peak is observed within the range of 120° C. to 156° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta HIRAKI, Jun TANAKA, Takahiro KATO, Atsuko TAKAHAGI, Rikiya YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10971991
    Abstract: A controller of each power conversion device in a power conversion system controls a switching element unit, based on a detected value of reactor current flowing through a filter reactor, a detected value of output voltage output between the terminals of a filter capacitor, and a detected value of output current flowing through an output reactor. The controller generates a voltage command based on the output current and the output voltage and generates a correction amount of the voltage command based on the output current in which a reference frequency component is removed. The controller generates a current command based on the addition value of the voltage command and the correction amount and controls the switching element unit such that the reactor current matches the current command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kato, Kikuo Izumi, Akiko Tabuchi
  • Publication number: 20210063825
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photo-alignment copolymer which makes it possible to produce a photo-alignment film having excellent solvent resistance and liquid crystal aligning properties, and a photo-alignment film and an optical laminate produced using the photo-alignment copolymer. A photo-alignment copolymer of the invention is a photo-alignment copolymer having a repeating unit A including a photo-alignment group represented by Formula (A) and a repeating unit B including a crosslinkable group represented by Formula (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka NOZOE, Takashi IIZUMI, Kazushige NAKAGAWA, Takahiro KATO, Miho ASAHI, Hirofumi OMURA, Yuki HIRAI
  • Patent number: 10924035
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a power converter connected to an electrical storage device that stores DC power, and having a function to convert the DC power stored in the electrical storage device into AC power, and also having a function to output the AC power to one or both of a customer load and a power system; a detection unit that detects voltage and current at a first point on a power line that connects the power converter with the power system; and a control unit that generates a drive command for controlling the power converter based on the voltage and the current detected by the detection unit. The customer load is connected to a second point, on the power line, between the power converter and the first point. The power converter operates on the basis of the drive command generated by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kikuo Izumi, Takahiro Kato, Yutaka Kuboyama
  • Publication number: 20200395782
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes: a power converter connected to an electrical storage device that stores direct current power, the power converter being capable of converting the direct current power stored in the electrical storage device to alternating current power and outputting the alternating current power to a power system and to a customer load; and a control unit to control the power converter on a basis of a first active power command value and a first reactive power command value provided from an external controller, of a power consumption of the customer load, of a current root-mean-square value of a power flow current supplied to the power system, and a current upper limit that is set on a basis of a rated current of a molded case circuit breaker connected between the power converter and the power system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka KUBOYAMA, Kikuo IZUMI, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20200389100
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a power converter connected to an electrical storage device that stores DC power, and having a function to convert the DC power stored in the electrical storage device into AC power, and also having a function to output the AC power to one or both of a customer load and a power system; a detection unit that detects voltage and current at a first point on a power line that connects the power converter with the power system; and a control unit that generates a drive command for controlling the power converter based on the voltage and the current detected by the detection unit. The customer load is connected to a second point, on the power line, between the power converter and the first point. The power converter operates on the basis of the drive command generated by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kikuo IZUMI, Takahiro KATO, Yutaka KUBOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10848065
    Abstract: A power conversion device is configured with a plurality of power conversion units multiplexed in parallel each having a power converter for converting a power between a power source and a common load. At least one of the power conversion units is provided with an operation manager for managing the operation of the power converter. The operation manager changes the proportional gain of a voltage adjuster that performs a proportional control by inputting the steady-state offset between a target voltage and a voltage to the load, to determine, by comparing a change in the steady-state offset with a change in the proportional gain, whether the at least one power conversion unit is in a single operation in which the other power conversion units are in no operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Kawai, Takahiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20200274357
    Abstract: When the AC voltage effective value at an interconnection point is higher than a first threshold voltage, a solar-panel power conversion device controls an output of reactive power so that the voltage at the interconnection point matches a first target effective voltage. When the power generated from an energy creation apparatus is higher than a first reference power and the AC voltage effective value at the interconnection point is higher than a second threshold voltage, then a storage-battery power conversion device controls an output of reactive power so that the voltage at the interconnection point matches a second target effective voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki INOUE, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20200259418
    Abstract: A parallel power supply device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of DC/DC converters connected in parallel to perform power conversion between a DC power supply and a common load; a voltage detector to detect a voltage of the common load; and a plurality of control circuits each to control a corresponding one of the plurality of DC/DC converters, wherein during parallel operation of the plurality of DC/DC converters, the plurality of control circuits control the plurality of DC/DC converters by proportional control using a same target voltage value and a same proportional gain, based on a voltage value of the common load detected by the voltage detector. Therefore, in the parallel power supply device in which the plurality of DC/DC converters are connected in parallel, the individual DC/DC converters can supply electric power to the load independently and equally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke HIGAKI, Hidehito YOSHIDA, Yu KAWAI, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20200208635
    Abstract: A seal member includes pushing projections that project from a seal body toward at a groove inner-side circumferential surface and are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the seal body. The pushing projections push the seal body against the groove inner-side circumferential surface and a groove outer-side circumferential surface between the groove inner-side circumferential surface and the groove outer-side circumferential surface. This reduces the gap between the groove outer-side circumferential surface and the seal member in the seal accommodating groove. Thus, salt water is unlikely to collect in the gap between the groove outer-side circumferential surface of the seal accommodating groove and the seal member. This improves the corrosion resistance of the housing and the seal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Fumiya SHINODA, Takayuki HIRANO, Daisuke MASAKI, Shintaro KASHIWA, Naoki TAKANI, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20200204057
    Abstract: A controller of each power conversion device in a power conversion system controls a switching element unit, based on a detected value of reactor current flowing through a filter reactor, a detected value of output voltage output between the terminals of a filter capacitor, and a detected value of output current flowing through an output reactor. The controller generates a voltage command based on the output current and the output voltage and generates a correction amount of the voltage command based on the output current in which a reference frequency component is removed. The controller generates a current command based on the addition value of the voltage command and the correction amount and controls the switching element unit such that the reactor current matches the current command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro KATO, Kikuo IZUMI, Akiko TABUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200191768
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a program that, when executed, causes a computer to (i) cause a biomarker-measuring apparatus to measure concentrations of biomarkers, including a concentration of 3-hydroxybutyrate, in a blood sample collected from a subject to be tested, (ii) acquire the concentrations of the biomarkers measured by the biomarker-measuring apparatus, (iii) calculate a discriminant value based on the concentrations of the biomarkers, (iv) evaluate severity of depression of the subject or predict a symptom of depression of the subject based on the discriminant value, and (v) output results obtained from evaluating the severity of depression of the subject or from predicting the symptom of depression of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, NATIONAL CENTER OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
    Inventors: Takahiro KATO, Daiki SETOYAMA, Dongchon KANG, Shigenobu KANBA, Ryota HASHIMOTO, Hiroshi KUNUGI, Kotaro HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20200103456
    Abstract: In a method to measure changes of the pair of differential transmission lines, an in-phase signal is generated by combining first and second signals transmitted through the pair of differential transmission lines, a phase of the second signal being opposite to the first signal. In a transmission line diagnostic device, a signal combiner extracts the first and second signals received by a communication unit, combines the extracted those signals, and generates an in-phase signal, a detector detects the generated in-phase signal, and a determination unit determines an error when a magnitude of the detected in-phase signal is equal to or greater than a threshold value. In a liquid level detection device, a combining unit combines the first and second signals and generate an in-phase signal, a detection unit detects a voltage of the generated in-phase signal, and a calculation unit calculates a liquid level from the detected voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hajime Terayama, Yuji Hakii, Takahiro Kato, Naoyuki Shiraishi, Kosuke Unno, Shingo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200099305
    Abstract: A power conversion device is configured with a plurality of power conversion units multiplexed in parallel each having a power converter for converting a power between a power source and a common load. At least one of the power conversion units is provided with an operation manager for managing the operation of the power converter. The operation manager changes the proportional gain of a voltage adjuster that performs a proportional control by inputting the steady-state offset between a target voltage and a voltage to the load, to determine, by comparing a change in the steady-state offset with a change in the proportional gain, whether the at least one power conversion unit is in a single operation in which the other power conversion units are in no operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yu KAWAI, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20200004087
    Abstract: A photo-alignment copolymer has a repeating unit A including a photo-alignment group represented by Formula (1), and a repeating unit B including a crosslinkable group represented by Formula (2), a photo-alignment film is formed using a photo-alignment film composition containing the photo-alignment copolymer, an optical laminate has the photo-alignment film and an optically anisotropic layer, and an image display device has the optical laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka NOZOE, Takashi IIZUMI, Takahiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20190229582
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device is provided with a lubricating path including a first oil pump to pump up an oil stored in the casing by the first oil pump and to supply the oil to the power transmission mechanism for lubricating the power transmission mechanism, and a cooling path that is separated from the lubricating circuit and provided for the rotating electric machine, the cooling path including a second oil pump to pump up the oil stored in the casing by the second oil pump to supply the oil exclusively to the rotating electric machine for cooling the rotating electric machine, the second oil pump is an electric oil pump, and the cooling path is provided with an oil cooler cooling the oil to be supplied to the rotating electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji ITO, Kiyonori TAKAGI, Naoya JINNAI, Takahiro KATO