Patents by Inventor Takayoshi Kawamoto
Takayoshi Kawamoto 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: 10245969Abstract: A power source control device includes a charging state detector configured to detect a charging state of a drive battery mounted on an electric vehicle and a power source mode switch configured to switch a power source mode of the electric vehicle, wherein the power source mode switch configured to switch the power source mode to an OFF mode in a case that charging of the drive battery is stopped while the power source mode is set at an ON mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Kamachi, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Naoki Imakita, Jun Soeda, Hirofumi Yagura, Hirotaka Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20180162230Abstract: A power source control device includes a charging state detector configured to detect a charging state of a drive battery mounted on an electric vehicle and a power source mode switch configured to switch a power source mode of the electric vehicle, wherein the power source mode switch configured to switch the power source mode to an OFF mode in a case that charging of the drive battery is stopped while the power source mode is set at an ON mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto KAMACHI, Takayoshi KAWAMOTO, Naoki IMAKITA, Jun SOEDA, Hirofumi YAGURA, Hirotaka SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 8855897Abstract: An apparatus includes a first switch turned ON in response to depression of a pedal, and OFF in response to depression being released; a second switch that assumes a first state in response to depression of the pedal, and a second state in response to pedal release; and a control unit that determines whether the first switch is in the first state. The control unit starts the engine, if in the first state and if the engine start switch is operated.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayoshi Kawamoto, Sumiaki Hazama, Takashi Ue, Tadao Ohwaki, Yusuke Nomura
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Patent number: 8798894Abstract: A vehicle control unit includes an engine switch, an idling stop controller and a power supply controller. When the engine switch is depressed in a state where the engine is automatically stopped by the idling stop controller, the idling stop controller restarts the engine in a case where a relationship between an operating time during which the engine switch is depressed and a predetermined reference time satisfies a predetermined condition, and the power supply controller switches a power supply mode in a case where the relationship between the operating time and the reference time does not satisfy the predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takayoshi Kawamoto
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Publication number: 20120283937Abstract: An apparatus includes a first switch turned ON in response to depression of a pedal, and OFF in response to depression being released; a second switch that assumes a first state in response to depression of the pedal, and a second state in response to pedal release; and a control unit that determines whether the first switch is in the first state. The control unit starts the engine, if in the first state and if the engine start switch is operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicants: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayoshi Kawamoto, Sumiaki Hazama, Takashi Ue, Tadao Ohwaki, Yusuke Nomura
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Publication number: 20120116657Abstract: A vehicle control unit includes an engine switch, an idling stop controller and a power supply controller. When the engine switch is depressed in a state where the engine is automatically stopped by the idling stop controller, the idling stop controller restarts the engine in a case where a relationship between an operating time during which the engine switch is depressed and a predetermined reference time satisfies a predetermined condition, and the power supply controller switches a power supply mode in a case where the relationship between the operating time and the reference time does not satisfy the predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventor: Takayoshi KAWAMOTO
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Patent number: 6905400Abstract: A polishing cloth mounted on a turntable is dressed by bringing a dresser in contact with the polishing cloth for restoring the polishing capability of the polishing cloth. The dressing is performed by measuring heights of a surface of the polishing cloth at radial positions of the polishing cloth in a radial direction thereof determining a rotational speed of the dresser with respect to a rotational speed of the turntable on the basis of the measured heights, and dressing the polishing cloth by pressing the dresser are rotating. The dresser has an annular diamond grain layer or an annular SiC layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Norio Kimura, You Ishii, Toyomi Nishi, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Takeshi Sakurai
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Publication number: 20040238350Abstract: The present invention provides ion exchangers for an electrical deionization apparatus that can be operated at low voltages by preventing voltage buildup in the electrical deionization apparatus, and an electrical deionization apparatus incorporating said ion exchangers. The present invention provides an ion exchanger for an electrical deionization apparatus, which is to be used as an ion exchanger placed in at least one of a deionization compartment and/or concentration compartment and, which at least partially has a plurality of different functional groups, or which has a graft chain having an ion exchange group on the backbone of an organic polymer substrate and further has a second graft chain on said graft chain, or which has a crosslinked graft chain having an ion exchange group on the backbone of an organic polymer substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Yohei Takahashi, Kunio Fujiwara, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Syu Nakanishi, Toru Akiyama
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Publication number: 20040188258Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an electrical deionization apparatus capable of long-term operation at a low voltage. To achieve this object, the present invention is directed to an electrical deionization apparatus based on a completely new compartment configuration and provides an electrical deionization apparatus comprising multiple compartments separated by cation- and anion-exchange membranes arranged between anode and cathode, wherein the anion-exchange membrane on the anode side and the cation-exchange membrane on the cathode side together define a water splitting compartment, and wherein an anion deionization compartment defined between anion-exchange membranes is placed on the anode side of the water splitting compartment, and a cation deionization compartment defined between cation-exchange membranes is placed on the cathode side of the water splitting compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Yohei Takahashi, Kunio Fujiwara, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Syu Nakanishi, Toru Akiyama, Masaji Akahori, Jun Aoyama
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Patent number: 6423205Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide an electrical deionization apparatus with which various feed water types ranging from water of high ion concentration to water of low ion concentration can be consistently deionized with high efficiency. At least part of cation-exchange membranes and anion-exchange membranes alternate between electrodes to form an alternating array of deionization and concentration compartments and the deionization compartment contains a woven or non-woven fabric made of cation-exchange fiber that is placed on the cation-exchange membrane side in a face-to-face relationship with a woven or non-woven fabric made of anion-exchange fiber that is placed on the anion-exchange membrane side, with the passageway of feed water between the two woven or non-woven fabrics containing an ion-conducting spacer provided with an ion-exchanging capability.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2000Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Masaji Akahori, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Syu Nakanishi, Shinzi Miura, Toru Akiyama, Takayuki Saito, Kunio Fujiwara, Satoshi Konishi
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Patent number: 6416384Abstract: A polishing apparatus can improve the uniformity of thickness within a workpiece or reduce thickness variation between serially polished workpieces. The polishing apparatus comprises a polishing unit having a polishing tool for providing a polishing surface and a workpiece holding device for holding the workpiece. A polishing solution or liquid supplying device is provided for supplying a polishing solution or liquid into a polishing interface between the surface of the workpiece and the polishing surface. A temperature of the polishing interface is controlled according to at least an ambient temperature of a polishing space surrounding the polishing unit, as a variable parameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1998Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Kawamoto, Norio Kimura, Hozumi Yasuda, Hiroshi Yoshida
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Patent number: 6406364Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a polishing apparatus that can supply a polishing solution having a non-varying distribution of abrading particles sizes at a steady rate. An apparatus (20) for delivering a polishing solution to a polishing apparatus (22) is disclosed. The apparatus (20) comprises: a solution passage for transporting the polishing solution; and an ultrasonic vibrator (72) being provided in at least one location of the solution passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1999Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Norio Kimura, Hirokuni Hiyama, Yutaka Wada, Kiyotaka Kawashima, Manabu Tsujimura, Takayoshi Kawamoto
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Publication number: 20020072300Abstract: A polishing cloth mounted on a turntable is dressed by bringing a dresser in contact with the polishing cloth for restoring polishing capability of the polishing cloth. The dressing is performed by measuring heights of a surface of the polishing cloth at radial positions of the polishing cloth in a radial direction thereof, determining a rotational speed of the dresser with respect to a rotational speed of the turntable on the basis of the measured heights, and dressing the polishing cloth by pressing the dresser against the polishing cloth while the turntable and the dresser are rotating. The dresser has an annular diamond grain layer or an annular SiC layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Norio Kimura, You Ishii, Toyomi Nishi, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Takeshi Sakurai
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Patent number: 6364752Abstract: A polishing cloth mounted on a turntable is dressed by bringing a dresser in contact with the polishing cloth for restoring the polishing capability of the polishing cloth. The dressing is performed by measuring heights of a surface of the polishing cloth at radial positions of the polishing cloth in a radial direction thereof, determining a rotational speed of the dresser with respect to a rotational speed of the turntable on the basis of the measured heights, and dressing the polishing cloth by pressing the dresser against the polishing cloth while the turntable and the dresser are rotating. The dresser has an annular diamond grain layer or an annular SiC layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1997Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Norio Kimura, You Ishii, Toyomi Nishi, Takayoshi Kawamoto, Takeshi Sakurai
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Patent number: 5651724Abstract: A predetermined amount of liquid such as water is supplied to a backside surface of a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer. Such liquid is a workpiece retaining liquid and is attached to a concave workpiece holding surface of a top ring. The workpiece is positioned between a turntable and the top ring and is polished by an abrasive cloth on the turntable while the workpiece is being pressed against the turntable by the top ring. While polishing, the workpiece is deformed toward the concave workpiece holding surface of the top ring, and a curvature of the deformed workpiece is controlled by the amount of liquid between the workpiece holding surface and the backside surface of the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1995Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Norio Kimura, Takayoshi Kawamoto, You Ishii, Katsuyuki Aoki, Kunio Tateishi, Hozumi Yasuda, Keisuke Namiki