Patents by Inventor Tomofumi Okubo

Tomofumi Okubo 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).

  • Patent number: 11933291
    Abstract: A compressor, a monitoring system and a method of monitoring a compressor that make it possible to monitor the remaining lifetime of a semiconductor element of a motor control system while the processing load is reduced are provided. A compressor (1) includes: a motor control system (10) that controls the rotation speed of a motor (2); a compressor body (3) that compresses air by being driven by the motor (2); a pressure sensor (20) that is provided on the discharge side of the compressor body (3); and a running controller (11) that performs switching between load running and no-load running on the basis of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Okubo, Norinaga Suzuki, Kiyomi Tashima, Akihiro Takanuki
  • Publication number: 20220260075
    Abstract: A compressor, a monitoring system and a method of monitoring a compressor that make it possible to monitor the remaining lifetime of a semiconductor element of a motor control system while the processing load is reduced are provided. A compressor (1) includes: a motor control system (10) that controls the rotation speed of a motor (2); a compressor body (3) that compresses air by being driven by the motor (2); a pressure sensor (20) that is provided on the discharge side of the compressor body (3); and a running controller (11) that performs switching between load running and no-load running on the basis of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Tomofumi OKUBO, Norinaga SUZUKI, Kiyomi TASHIMA, Akihiro TAKANUKI
  • Patent number: 11190479
    Abstract: A method for detecting a predetermined behavior during a domain name registration or a domain resolution activity includes identifying one or more dimensions to be tracked. One or more metrics for each dimension is/are identified. A first time series for each of the metrics is generated. One or more first outliers in at least one of the first time series is detected. One or more sets of metrics is generated, each set including a combination of two or more of the metrics. A second time series for each of the metrics in the one or more sets of metrics is generated. One or more second outliers in at least one of the second time series is/are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Yannis Labrou, Tomofumi Okubo, Eric Osterweil, Matthew Thomas
  • Patent number: 10728273
    Abstract: A method for detecting a domain name that is associated with malicious behavior includes receiving domain data for a plurality of domain names including a first domain name and a plurality of similar domain names. The domain data includes a first attribute and a second attribute of the first domain name and the similar domain names. The first attribute of the first domain name is compared to the first attributes of the similar domain names to produce a first value. The second attribute of the first domain name is compared to the second attributes of the similar domain names to produce a second value. The first value and the second value are combined to produce a combined value. A likelihood that the first domain name is associated with malicious behavior is determined based on the combined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Okubo, Eric Osterweil, Matthew Thomas
  • Patent number: 10644638
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electric motor system such that loss of synchronism of an inverter-driven synchronous motor with no magnetic pole position sensor can be easily detected. In order to achieve the purpose, the present invention pertains to an electric motor equipped with a synchronous motor, an inverter having a power conversion device for driving the synchronous motor, and a load connected to the synchronous motor, and is configured such that loss of synchronism of the synchronous motor is determined on the basis of a direct-current voltage in the power conversion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Okubo, Toshio Tomita
  • Patent number: 10432584
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a DNS service provider determines that a domain name being configured by a user is a lame delegated domain name and manages the configuration of the domain name accordingly. In operation, when a user of the DNS service provider attempts to provide configuration information for a domain name, the DNS service provider determines whether the domain name is lame delegated to the DNS service provider. If the domain name is lame delegated, then, to avoid passing control of the domain name to a nefarious entity, the DNS service provider performs a verification process to determine whether the user is the rightful owner of the domain name. The user is allowed to configure the domain name within the DNS service provider when the user is the rightful owner of the domain name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Jeshmi Raman, Eric Osterweil, Arunabho Das, Tomofumi Okubo, Terry Bernstein
  • Patent number: 10326794
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting spoofed traffic include determining a first hop count of a first data query from a first transmitting device to a first server, determining a second hop count of a second data query from the first transmitting device to a second server, determining a third hop count of a third data query appearing to be from the first transmitting device to the first server, and determining a fourth hop count of a fourth data query appearing to be from the first transmitting device to the second server. The third and fourth hop counts are compared to the first and second hop counts, respectively. It is determined whether the third hop count differs from the first hop count by more than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Ashkan Nikravesh, Matthew Thomas, Danny McPherson, Eric Osterweil, Gautam Gudavalli, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20190109557
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electric motor system such that loss of synchronism of an inverter-driven synchronous motor with no magnetic pole position sensor can be easily detected. In order to achieve the purpose, the present invention pertains to an electric motor equipped with a synchronous motor, an inverter having a power conversion device for driving the synchronous motor, and a load connected to the synchronous motor, and is configured such that loss of synchronism of the synchronous motor is determined on the basis of a direct-current voltage in the power conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Tomofumi OKUBO, Toshio TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20180343229
    Abstract: A method for detecting a predetermined behavior during a domain name registration or a domain resolution activity includes identifying one or more dimensions to be tracked. One or more metrics for each dimension is/are identified. A first time series for each of the metrics is generated. One or more first outliers in at least one of the first time series is detected. One or more sets of metrics is generated, each set including a combination of two or more of the metrics. A second time series for each of the metrics in the one or more sets of metrics is generated. One or more second outliers in at least one of the second time series is/are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Yannis Labrou, Tomofumi Okubo, Eric Osterweil, Matthew Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180176248
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting spoofed traffic include determining a first hop count of a first data query from a first transmitting device to a first server, determining a second hop count of a second data query from the first transmitting device to a second server, determining a third hop count of a third data query appearing to be from the first transmitting device to the first server, and determining a fourth hop count of a fourth data query appearing to be from the first transmitting device to the second server. The third and fourth hop counts are compared to the first and second hop counts, respectively. It is determined whether the third hop count differs from the first hop count by more than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ashkan Nikravesh, Matthew Thomas, Danny McPherson, Eric Osterweil, Gautam Gudavalli, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Patent number: 9136788
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor control apparatus for controlling a synchronous motor, which includes a receiver section for receiving the value detected by a temperature sensor installed inside the synchronous motor. The synchronous motor is started up with the current fed into it, whose magnitude is changed in accordance with the temperature received by the receiver section at the time of starting up the synchronous motor. In this way, the stable startup of the synchronous motor can be guaranteed and the useful life of the semiconductor elements can also be prolonged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Okubo, Norinaga Suzuki, Hajime Uematsu, Hideharu Tanaka, Masakazu Hase, Yoshiyuki Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20110056226
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor control apparatus for controlling a synchronous motor, which includes a receiver section for receiving the value detected by a temperature sensor installed inside the synchronous motor. The synchronous motor is started up with the current fed into it, whose magnitude is changed in accordance with the temperature received by the receiver section at the time of starting up the synchronous motor. In this way, the stable startup of the synchronous motor can be guaranteed and the useful life of the semiconductor elements can also be prolonged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Okubo, Norinaga Suzuki, Hajime Uematsu, Hideharu Tanaka, Masakazu Hase, Yoshiyuki Taguchi
  • Patent number: 7276876
    Abstract: A synchronous motor driving apparatus having a power converter which applies AC variable voltages having variable frequency to a synchronous motor includes a pulsating current application unit for applying pulsating current to the synchronous motor and a magnetic pole position presumption unit. The magnetic pole position presumption unit detects two current values ?Idcp1 and ?Idcp2 on the positive side and two current values ?Idcn1 and ?Idcn2 on the negative side of the pulsating current and presumes the magnetic pole position of the synchronous motor on the basis of difference between change rates of ?Idcp1??Idcp2 and ?Idcp1??Idcp2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daigo Kaneko, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tsunehiro Endo, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Patent number: 7064514
    Abstract: A motor drive system without any portion for directly detecting the rotor position, rotation speed and motor phase currents, capable of realizing a high-performance variable speed drive even at high carrier frequencies. When detecting a current from a DC power supply of an inverter for driving a motor, applied voltages and frequencies to the motor are controlled based on sampled values by sampling a current flowing as intermittent pulses in the vicinity of each power conduction time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Iwaji, Tsunehiro Endo, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20060113948
    Abstract: A synchronous motor driving apparatus having a power converter which applies AC variable voltages having variable frequency to a synchronous motor includes a pulsating current application unit for applying pulsating current to the synchronous motor and a magnetic pole position presumption unit. The magnetic pole position presumption unit detects two current values ?Idcp1 and ?Idcp2 on the positive side and two current values ?Idcn1 and ?Idcn2 on the negative side of the pulsating current and presumes the magnetic pole position of the synchronous motor on the basis of difference between change rates of ?Idcp1??Idcp2 and ?Idcp1??Idcp2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Daigo Kaneko, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tsunehiro Endo, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Patent number: 7030589
    Abstract: An AC motor control apparatus that is applicable to commonly used PM motors and capable of detecting the magnetic pole position with simple algorithm. The AC motor control apparatus comprises an inverter for applying arbitrary AC power to an AC motor and a controller for sending a control signal to the inverter. The controller comprises a ripple current generator for supplying a ripple current to the AC motor and a magnetic pole position estimator. The magnetic pole position estimator observes at least two current values of the ripple current for both positive and negative sides of the ripple current to estimate the magnetic pole position of the AC motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daigo Kaneko, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tsunehiro Endo, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Patent number: 6954050
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to inhibit the axial displacement caused by the insufficiency of a control response angular frequency of a frequency arithmetic unit of a synchronous motor and realize high-precision torque control also in acceleration/deceleration. To achieve the object, the axial displacement of the synchronous motor caused by the insufficiency of the control response angular frequency of the frequency arithmetic unit is estimated in consideration of the control response angular frequency and input ??c3 (=??c1+??c2) including an estimated value ??c2 in addition to an axial displacement operated value ??c1 to the frequency arithmetic unit is acquired. Hereby, even if the frequency arithmetic unit has an insufficient control response angular frequency, the quantity of axial displacement which will be caused by the insufficiency is estimated as a second axial displacement signal ??c2, is added and input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Tobari, Tsunehiro Endo, Hidefumi Shirahama, Yoshiyuki Taguchi, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20040263114
    Abstract: An AC motor control apparatus that is applicable to commonly used PM motors and capable of detecting the magnetic pole position with simple algorithm. The AC motor control apparatus comprises an inverter for applying arbitrary AC power to an AC motor and a controller for sending a control signal to the inverter. The controller comprises a ripple current generator for supplying a ripple current to the AC motor and a magnetic pole position estimator. The magnetic pole position estimator observes at least two current values of the ripple current for both positive and negative sides of the ripple current to estimate the magnetic pole position of the AC motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Daigo Kaneko, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tsunehiro Endo, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20040207358
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to inhibit the axial displacement caused by the insufficiency of a control response angular frequency of a frequency arithmetic unit of a synchronous motor and realize high-precision torque control also in acceleration/deceleration. To achieve the object, the axial displacement of the synchronous motor caused by the insufficiency of the control response angular frequency of the frequency arithmetic unit is estimated in consideration of the control response angular frequency and input &Dgr;&thgr;c3 (=&Dgr;&thgr;c1+&Dgr;&thgr;c2) including an estimated value &Dgr;&thgr;c2 in addition to an axial displacement operated value &Dgr;&thgr;c1 to the frequency arithmetic unit is acquired. Hereby, even if the frequency arithmetic unit has an insufficient control response angular frequency, the quantity of axial displacement which will be caused by the insufficiency is estimated as a second axial displacement signal &Dgr;&thgr;c2, is added and input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuaki Tobari, Tsunehiro Endo, Hidefumi Shirahama, Yoshiyuki Taguchi, Tomofumi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20040183498
    Abstract: A motor drive system without any portion for directly detecting the rotor position, rotation speed and motor phase currents, capable of realizing a high-performance variable speed drive even at high carrier frequencies. When detecting a current from a DC power supply of an inverter for driving a motor, applied voltages and frequencies to the motor are controlled based on sampled values by sampling a current flowing as intermittent pulses in the vicinity of each power conduction time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Iwaji, Tsunehiro Endo, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Tomofumi Okubo