Patents by Inventor Takashi Yabutani

Takashi Yabutani 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: 20150081528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a system for providing an energy creation service of a turbine generator. The users can receive a desired energy creation service without any initial investment and the providers of the service can expect sufficient profits. The method includes the steps of installing a new turbine generator for a user owning a power-generating facility having a turbine generator; obtaining power generation efficiency of the new turbine generator by a monitoring device; comparing the power generation efficiency of the new turbine generator and power generation efficiency of a turbine generator predetermined as a standard, by a computing device; performing a charging process for an excess of the power generation efficiency of the new turbine generator over the power generation efficiency of the standard turbine generator, by a processing device; and charging the user for a price reflecting the excess of the power generation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi HATTORI, Hiroshi MORIMOTO, Gustavo MONTOYA, Atsushi ISHIHARA, Tomoaki HAYAMIZU, Akitomi SEMBA, Takashi YABUTANI
  • Publication number: 20090177331
    Abstract: An energy saving support service offering method includes introducing an inverter at least in a load facility having a motor with an expense of an energy saving support service provider and/or its cooperatives, and performing an electric power saving operation by an inverter control operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Takaaki Miyabe, Atsushi Abe, Yuji Yamamoto, Tetsuo Fujigaki, Taichirou Yabuno, Kazuo Sato
  • Publication number: 20090100905
    Abstract: According to a process for treating perfluorides in which a perfluoride treatment undertaker carries out decomposition treatment of perfluorides discharged from a manufacturing plant by using a perfluoride treating apparatus connected to said manufacturing plant, and the cost of treatment of perfluorides calculated according to the amount of perfluorides treated by said perfluoride treating apparatus is communicated to the owner of said manufacturing plant, it is possible to reduce the cost required for the decomposition treatment of perfluorides which cost is to be defrayed by the product manufacturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shin TAMATA, Takashi YABUTANI
  • Patent number: 7308409
    Abstract: According to a process for treating perfluorides in which a perfluoride treatment undertaker carries out decomposition treatment of perfluorides discharged from a manufacturing plant by using a perfluoride treating apparatus connected to said manufacturing plant, and the cost of treatment of perfluorides calculated according to the amount of perflorides treated by said perfluoride treating apparatus is communicated to the owner of said manufacturing plant, it is possible to reduce the cost required for the decomposition treatment of perfluorides which cost is to be defrayed by the product manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Tamata, Takashi Yabutani
  • Patent number: 7076339
    Abstract: An energy saving support service offering method introducing energy saving equipment at least in a load facility with an expense of an energy saving support service provider and/or its cooperatives and performing an electric power saving operation by an energy saving equipment control operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Takaaki Miyabe, Atsushi Abe, Yuji Yamamoto, Tetsuo Fujigaki, Taichirou Yabuno, Kazuo Sato
  • Publication number: 20060122793
    Abstract: According to a process for treating perfluorides in which a perfluoride treatment undertaker carries out decomposition treatment of perfluorides discharged from a manufacturing plant by using a perfluoride treating apparatus connected to said manufacturing plant, and the cost of treatment of perfluorides calculated according to the amount of perflorides treated by said perfluoride treating apparatus is communicated to the owner of said manufacturing plant, it is possible to reduce the cost required for the decomposition treatment of perfluorides which cost is to be defrayed by the product manufacturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Shin Tamata, Takashi Yabutani
  • Publication number: 20060105708
    Abstract: An information providing method and apparatus in which a radio wave signal is transmitted from plural artificial satellites and received at plural receiving equipment located within a pre-defined service area, and receiving within a pre-defined range of operational elevation angle by a receiving antenna. The plural artificial satellites are viewable in turn within a pre-defined range of operational elevation angle at an arbitrary location within the pre-defined service area, and an orbit is arranged so that at least one artificial satellite is viewable. Each orbit of the plural artificial satellites is arranged on an individual orbital plane according to a designated service hour. The individual orbit is located in a range where an orbital inclination angle is 63.4 degrees or closer to Japan, and a right ascension of a north-bound node of the individual artificial satellite is separated approximately at regular intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20050192712
    Abstract: An energy saving support method includes the steps of performing an electric power saving operation with an inverter control operation of a facility including at least two of a motor, a pump blower and a fan together with an expense of an energy saving support service provider and/or its cooperatives, and obtaining a merit refund in accordance with an electric power saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Takaaki Miyabe, Atsushi Abe, Yuji Yamamoto, Tetsuo Fujigaki, Taichirou Yabuno, Kazuo Sato
  • Publication number: 20050178918
    Abstract: A communication system having a plurality of artificial satellites each having a communication unit traveling on elliptical orbits with an orbital period of 24 hours. Arguments of perigee are set to values with a predetermined allowance in a setting process of the plurality of artificial satellites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20050073201
    Abstract: The operation-state data of the uninterruptible power supply unit for the operation time of the uninterruptible power supply unit (UPS) deployed between the load facility and the commercial power source and used for the uninterruptible operation is provided, the guarantee charge dependent on the time during which the operation of the uninterruptible power supply unit is guaranteed is stored, the stored guarantee charge is displayed as the amount billed when the provided operation-state data satisfies the stored guaranteed time. The provided operation-state data is input into the remote supervisory unit through the communication apparatus as well as an the identical operation-state data is displayed at the data display unit at the uninterruptible power supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Minoru Numano, Masashi Toyota, Yasuhiro Kiyofuji, Kazuo Sato
  • Publication number: 20050010334
    Abstract: An energy saving support service offering method introducing energy saving equipment at least in a load facility with an expense of an energy saving support service provider and/or its cooperatives and performing an electric power saving operation by an energy saving equipment control operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Takaani Miyabe, Atsushi Abe, Yuji Yamamoto, Tetsuo Fujigaki, Taichirou Yabuno, Kazuo Sato
  • Patent number: 6839696
    Abstract: The operation-state data of the uninterruptible power supply unit for the operation time of the uninterruptible power supply unit (UPS) deployed between the load facility and the commercial power source and used for the uninterruptible operation is provided, the guarantee charge dependent on the time during which the operation of the uninterruptible power supply unit is guaranteed is stored, the stored guarantee charge is displayed as the amount billed when the provided operation-state data satisfies the stored guaranteed time. The provided operation-state data is input into the remote supervisory unit through the communication apparatus as well as an the identical operation-state data is displayed at the data display unit at the uninterruptible power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Minoru Numano, Masashi Toyota, Yasuhiro Kiyofuji, Kazuo Sato
  • Patent number: 6824107
    Abstract: A transmission or communication system, wherein plural individual elliptical orbits are so defined that an individual right ascension of a north-bound node is established with a designated angle. An artificial satellite is travels on a respective ones of the plural individual elliptical orbit and a group of artificial satellites arranged on respective ones of the plural individual elliptical orbits are used so that at least one of the artificial satellites having a communication system is always viewable within a pre-defined range of operational elevational angle in a zenith direction from a service area. The group of artificial satellites are on respective orbits obtained by combining an inclination angle and an eccentricity squared of the individual elliptical orbit so that a right ascension of north-bound node is a designated angle and a time period during which respective ones of the group of artificial satellites is viewable from ground is substantially identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Patent number: 6775595
    Abstract: An energy saving service offering method and apparatus are provided, in which a present electric power consumption of a supervised load facility of a user, who owns the supervised load facility, including a motor, and who desires to save energy, and inverter control operation data produced when an inverter has been installed in the supervised load facility and performing a motor speed control operation are determined. Further, a merit refund corresponding to saved electric power consumption determined by referring to a difference between said present electric power consumption data and the inverter control operation data is calculated. Finally, a charge and billing operation based on the merit refund under contract conditions established between a energy saving service provider and its contractor is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yabutani, Takaaki Miyabe, Atsushi Abe, Yuji Yamamoto, Tetsuo Fujigaki, Taichirou Yabuno, Kazuo Sato
  • Patent number: 6764049
    Abstract: A communication terminal for communicating through an artificial satellite, wherein the artificial satellite is placed into an orbit in which an individual satellite orbits on an elliptical orbit so that at least one of the artificial satellites is always viewable within a pre-defined range of operational elevational angle in a zenith direction from a service area. A group of the artificial satellites are satellites on respective orbits obtained by combining an inclination angle and an eccentricity squared of said elliptical orbit so that a time period during which an artificial satellite is viewable from ground is substantially identical and the communication terminal has a transmitter and receiver for transmitting and receiving a signal through the group of artificial satellites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Patent number: 6695259
    Abstract: A communication line not affected by artificial structures and plants is established between mobile objects and stationary stations surrounded with skyscrapers, and economical artificial satellite service capable of efficiently performing satellite broadcast, mobile satellite communication, satellite-to-satellite communication and earth surveillance is provided using the communication line and by constructing the system with a small number of satellites. Six orbital elements 7-12 of a plurality of artificial satellites at reference time 5 are determined, and a plurality of elliptical orbits corresponding to the determined six orbital elements are combined, and then each of the satellites is appropriately arranged on each of the orbits to form a group of artificial satellites. Satellite communication or satellite broadcast is performed using the group of artificial satellites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20040019519
    Abstract: An evaluating service system includes a random number generator for generating a random number for use in a simulation for predicting an operating rate of a facility, an operating rate simulation unit for predicting an operating rate, a device utilization effect calculation unit for calculating a device utilization effect from a predicted operating rate, a device utilization effect/income conversion unit for converting the device utilization effect to an income, an introduction/operation expense calculation unit for calculating costs generated by the introduction and operation of the device, a profit calculation unit for calculating a profit generated by the introduced device from the income and expense, a predicted profit storage unit for storing the result of at least two or more profit predictions, and a predicted profit display unit for displaying the result of an evaluation on a screen or printing the result for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Tani, Chizuko Yasunobu, Takashi Yabutani, Hiroyuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 6634602
    Abstract: A broadcasting or transmitting system using an artificial satellite. The artificial satellite is placed into an orbit in which individual artificial satellites orbit on an elliptical orbit so that at least one of the artificial satellites is always viewable within a pre-defined range of operational elevational angles in a zenith direction from a service area. A group of the artificial satellites are satellites on respective different orbits obtained by combining an inclination angle and an eccentricity squared of said elliptical orbit so that a time period during which one artificial satellite of the group of the artificial satellites is viewable from ground is substantially identical to a time period during which another artificial satellite of the group is viewable from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20030189136
    Abstract: A communication line not affected by artificial structures and plants is established between mobile objects and stationary stations surrounded with skyscrapers, and economical artificial satellite service capable of efficiently performing satellite broadcast, mobile satellite communication, satellite-to-satellite communication and earth surveillance is provided using the communication line and by constructing the system with a small number of satellites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20030146349
    Abstract: A broadcasting or transmitting system using an artificial satellite. The artificial satellite is placed into an orbit in which individual artificial satellites orbit on an elliptical orbit so that at least one of the artificial satellites is always viewable within a pre-defined range of operational elevational angles in a zenith direction from a service area. A group of the artificial satellites are satellites on respective different orbits obtained by combining an inclination angle and an eccentricity squared of said elliptical orbit so that a time period during which one artificial satellite of the group of the artificial satellites is viewable from ground is substantially identical to a time period during which another artificial satellite of the group is viewable from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Toshihide Maeda, Nobuo Hamano, Shigeki Nakamura, Tomiharu Yoshida, Masataka Owada, Masahiko Ikeda, Takashi Yabutani, Masahiro Ito