Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Seki
Tatsuo Seki 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: 10739033Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor unit including a pair of lateral air-directing vanes each configured to adjust an orientation of an air flow blown from an air outlet in a lateral direction, and a remote control device configured to receive selection of at least two of a plurality of air flow directions in the lateral direction. The indoor unit includes an indoor-unit controller configured to individually adjust operations of the pair of lateral air-directing vanes in accordance with the selection of the plurality of air flow directions in the remote control device such that a left partial air flow does not collide with a right partial air flow.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Motoshi Tezuka, Daisuke Sugiyama, Tatsuo Seki, Hideki Takahara
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Publication number: 20180119983Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor unit including a pair of lateral air-directing vanes each configured to adjust an orientation of an air flow blown from an air outlet in a lateral direction, and a remote control device configured to receive selection of at least two of a plurality of air flow directions in the lateral direction. The indoor unit includes an indoor-unit controller configured to individually adjust operations of the pair of lateral air-directing vanes in accordance with the selection of the plurality of air flow directions in the remote control device such that a left partial air flow does not collide with a right partial air flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Motoshi TEZUKA, Daisuke SUGIYAMA, Tatsuo SEKI, Hideki TAKAHARA
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Patent number: 8424322Abstract: An air conditioner that can present information on a predicted value of stored energy usage per unit time, a predicted value of the electricity charge per unit time, and a predicted value of the amount of CO2 emission per unit time, at the start of operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Tatsuo Seki
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Publication number: 20120234028Abstract: The drying operation menu determination means configures the drying operation by combining a heating operation and at least either one of a fanning operation and a fan stop operation by the air volume determination means when carrying out the drying operation with heating operation, and configures the drying operation by combining a fanning operation and a fan stop operation by the air volume determination means when carrying out the drying operation without heating operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Nobutaka TANABE, Tatsuo Seki
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Patent number: 7926299Abstract: A control device 15 includes: a target area deciding unit 21 for setting either of binary values of 0 and 1 to plural area sections and deciding a targeted area section for air-conditioning; and an area air direction control unit 22 for carrying out control operation, so that when controlling at least one of air direction control stepping motors directed to the targeted area section for air-conditioning, a left/right air direction control stepping motor carries out control operation based on depth direction one-dimensional data obtained by calculating a logical sun of each column in depth direction of each area section in a group of area sections, and an up/down air direction control stepping motor carries out control operation based on left/right direction one-dimensional data obtained by calculating a logical sum of each column in left/right direction of each area section in the group of area sections.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Tatsuo Seki
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Patent number: 7808541Abstract: To enable to display a scale indicative of a reference length on a screen of a display at an accurate length even when exchanging the lens in an image pickup apparatus to any lens. In a case of mounting an exchange lens (4F, 4Z) to an image pickup apparatus main body (3) and displaying an image of an object picked up by an image sensor (2) and a scale (5) indicative of a reference length in juxtaposition on a screen of a display (6), a previously measured optical magnification or an actual magnification is outputted from optical magnification outputting means (8) provided to the exchange lens (4F, 4Z) is outputted, an actual magnification on the screen of the display (6) is calculated based on the optical magnification, the size for the image sensor and the screen size, and the size of the scale on the screen is set based on the actual magnification and the reference length of the scale by a scale setting means (17).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Moritex CorporationInventors: Shuji Shikano, Naohiro Tsuda, Tatsuo Seki, Yasuhiko Fukunaga, Tomoki Nishiyama, Makoto Toyota
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Publication number: 20100064708Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner that provides a displaying apparatus that can present information on a predicted value of the integrated electricity per unit time, a predicted value of the electricity charge per unit time, and a predicted value of the amount of CO2 emission per unit time, at the start of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Tatsuo SEKI
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Publication number: 20090090125Abstract: A control device 15 includes: a target area deciding unit 21 for setting either of binary values of 0 and 1 to plural area sections and deciding a targeted area section for air-conditioning; and an area air direction control unit 22 for carrying out control operation, so that when controlling at least one of air direction control stepping motors directed to the targeted area section for air-conditioning, a left/right air direction control stepping motor carries out control operation based on depth direction one-dimensional data obtained by calculating a logical sun of each column in depth direction of each area section in a group of area sections, and an up/down air direction control stepping motor carries out control operation based on left/right direction one-dimensional data obtained by calculating a logical sum of each column in left/right direction of each area section in the group of area sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Tatsuo Seki
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Publication number: 20080218604Abstract: To enable to display a scale indicative of a reference length on a screen of a display at an accurate length even when exchanging the lens in an image pickup apparatus to any lens. In a case of mounting an exchange lens (4F, 4Z) to an image pickup apparatus main body (3) and displaying an image of an object picked up by an image sensor (2) and a scale (5) indicative of a reference length in juxtaposition on a screen of a display (6), a previously measured optical magnification or an actual magnification is outputted from optical magnification outputting means (8) provided to the exchange lens (4F, 4Z) is outputted, an actual magnification on the screen of the display (6) is calculated based on the optical magnification, the size for the image sensor and the screen size, and the size of the scale on the screen is set based on the actual magnification and the reference length of the scale by a scale setting means (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2005Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: MORITEX CORPORATIONInventors: Shuji Shikano, Naohiro Tsuda, Tatsuo Seki, Yasuhiko Fukunaga, Tomoki Nishiyama, Makoto Toyota
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Patent number: 7284870Abstract: A lighting apparatus in which plural light emitting devices for illuminating light to an object to be illuminated from the periphery thereof are put to light control, and a control device is provided for controlling light to the light emitting devices on every segment divided isogonally with respect to the lighting center at which the light is focused by a control device, wherein the control device 6 comprises an illuminance distribution setter 7 that sets the illuminance on every segments S1 to S4 individually in accordance with the start position of a vector that represents the lighting direction to the lighting center F on the XY coordinate plane D with the lighting center F being as an origin P0, and a light controller 9 that reads out the illuminance on every segment from the illuminance distribution setter 7 in accordance with the input data from a two dimensional data input device 8 that sets the start position and controls the light.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Moritex CorporationInventors: Makoto Toyota, Tatsuo Seki, Yasuhiko Fukunaga, Shuji Shikano
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Patent number: 7259522Abstract: A current to light emitting devices when an application voltage is at or higher than the lower limit voltage for lighting determined by the arrangement of the light emitting devices, and an identification circuit that outputs a current identification signal in accordance with an appropriate current for the lighting circuit when the application voltage is lower than the lower limit value for lighting, and the power supply comprises a driving power supply that applies a lighting voltage at or higher than the lower limit voltage for lighting, an identification power supply that applies an identification voltage at or lower than the lower limit voltage for lighting, a current setter that sets an appropriate current to be supplied to the lighting circuit based on the current identification signal outputted from the identification circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Moritex CorporationInventors: Makoto Toyota, Tatsuo Seki, Yasuhiko Fukunaga, Shuji Shikano
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Publication number: 20050063167Abstract: A lighting apparatus in which plural light emitting devices for illuminating light to an object to be illuminated from the periphery thereof are put to light control, and a control device is provided for controlling light to the light emitting devices on every segment divided isogonally with respect to the lighting center at which the light is focused by a control device, wherein the control device 6 comprises an illuminance distribution setter 7 that sets the illuminance on every segments S1 to S4 individually in accordance with the start position of a vector that represents the lighting direction to the lighting center F on the XY coordinate plane D with the lighting center F being as an origin P0, and a light controller 9 that reads out the illuminance on every segment from the illuminance distribution setter 7 in accordance with the input data from a two dimensional data input device 8 that sets the start position and controls the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Moritex CorporationInventors: Makoto Toyota, Tatsuo Seki, Yasuhiko Fukunaga, Shuji Shikano
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Publication number: 20050062445Abstract: A lighting method capable of lighting individual light emitting devices in a lighting head connected to a power supply each at a rated current irrespective of the specification of the lighting head by using a power supply of an identical specification, and a lighting apparatus used for the lighting method, the lighting apparatus comprises lighting heads each having one or more light emitting devices arranged in any optional pattern and comprising a lighting circuit that supplies a current to light emitting devices when an application voltage is at or higher than the lower limit voltage VLmin for lighting determined by the arrangement of the light emitting devices, and an identification circuit that outputs a current identification signal in accordance with an appropriate current for the lighting circuit when the application voltage is lower than the lower limit value for lighting, and the power supply comprises a driving power supply that applies a lighting voltage at or higher than the lower limit voltage foType: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Moritex CorporationInventors: Makoto Toyota, Tatsuo Seki, Yasuhiko Fukunaga, Shuji Shikano
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Patent number: 6704386Abstract: A fuel channel box manufacturing method processes a fuel channel box of a zirconium-base alloy by a beta-quench treatment that heats the fuel channel box by a heating coil. The distance between the heating coil and the opposite walls of the fuel channel box is controlled so that temperature differences between the opposite walls of the fuel channel box are reduced. The fuel channel box of a zirconium-base alloy is heated at a temperature in a temperature range including &bgr;-phase temperatures so that temperature difference between the opposite walls is 50° C. or below. The fuel channel box manufacturing method is capable of manufacturing a fuel channel box that is not subject to significant irradiated bow even if a deflection is produced therein originally when the same is manufactured and of manufacturing the fuel channel box at a high production efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2002Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Michio Nakayama, Takehiro Seto, Tatsuo Seki, Isao Kurihara
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Publication number: 20030053582Abstract: A fuel channel box manufacturing method processes a fuel channel box of a zirconium-base alloy by a beta-quench treatment that heats the fuel channel box by a heating coil. The distance between the heating coil and the opposite walls of the fuel channel box is controlled so that temperature differences between the opposite walls of the fuel channel box are reduced. The fuel channel box of a zirconium-base alloy is heated at a temperature in a temperature range including &bgr;-phase temperatures so that temperature difference between the opposite walls is 50° C. or below. The fuel channel box manufacturing method is capable of manufacturing a fuel channel box that is not subject to significant irradiated bow even if a deflection is produced therein originally when the same is manufactured and of manufacturing the fuel channel box at a high production efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Michio Nakayama, Takehiro Seto, Tatsuo Seki, Isao Kurihara
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Publication number: 20010050968Abstract: A fuel channel box manufacturing method processes a fuel channel box of a zirconium-base alloy by a beta-quench treatment that heats the fuel channel box by a heating coil. The distance between the heating coil and the opposite walls of the fuel channel box is controlled so that temperature differences between the opposite walls of the fuel channel box are reduced. The fuel channel box of a zirconium-base alloy is heated at a temperature in a temperature range including P-phase temperatures so that temperature difference between the opposite walls is 50° C. or below. The fuel channel box manufacturing method is capable of manufacturing a fuel channel box that is not subject to significant irradiated bow even if a deflection is produced therein originally when the same is manufactured and of manufacturing the fuel channel box at a high production efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2001Publication date: December 13, 2001Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Michio Nakayama, Takehiro Seto, Tatsuo Seki, Isao Kurihara
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Patent number: 6276440Abstract: An air outlet has a plurality of vertical vortex generating structures 21 in a triangular shape arranged so as to be oriented at an angle &thgr; with respect to diffused air.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2000Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunihiko Kaga, Tomoko Suzuki, Satoru Kotoh, Katsuhisa Ootsuta, Takayuki Yoshida, Eriko Kumekawa, Sakuo Sugawara, Tatsuo Seki
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Patent number: 6083101Abstract: An air outlet has a plurality of vertical vortex generating structures 21 in a triangular shape arranged so as to be oriented at an angle .theta. with respect to diffused air.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1998Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kunihiko Kaga, Tomoko Suzuki, Satoru Kotoh, Katsuhisa Ootsuta, Takayuki Yoshida, Eriko Kumekawa, Sakuo Sugawara, Tatsuo Seki
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Patent number: 4730474Abstract: A method of relieving residual stress in a metal pipe comprises the steps of applying, by using a pressure medium, a low pressure to an interior of the metal pipe placed in dies, and applying, while preventing the buckling, an axial compression load to the pipe so as to effect a uniform plastic deformation of the entire metal pipe while maintaining the desired shape of the pipe, thereby relieving the residual stress in the metal pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1986Date of Patent: March 15, 1988Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shota Iwakura, Yuuji Yoshitomi, Takashi Naganawa, Toshio Saitoh, Tatsuo Seki
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Patent number: 4353095Abstract: A facsimile bandwidth compression method using a facsimile signal comprising a synchronizing signal part, a control signal part having digital signals made by coding signals of existence or non-existence of substantial picture information in blocks which are made by dividing the picture information signal into a specified uniform length segment, and a picture information part consisting of picture information signal of the blocks containing at least one black picture element. A reference signal having an inverted carrier phase from that of the synchronizing signal part is inserted between the synchronizing signal part and the control part. The coding of the digital signal is made by inverting the carrier phase. Guard bands having specified levels are inserted between the blocks, thereby assuring more accurate and fine synchronization than the known WBS (white block skipping) art, and hence, a very clear reproduced picture.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1979Date of Patent: October 5, 1982Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenzou Tatematsu, Yasuhiro Sugihara, Hiroyuki Andou, Tatsuo Seki, Yoshito Dezaki, Yasukazu Nishino