Patents by Inventor Tooru Hayashi

Tooru Hayashi 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: 10622847
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes: a primary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil capable of wirelessly supplying electric power to another power-supplying coil; a first machine that supports the primary power-supplying coil; a secondary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil wirelessly supplied with electric power from another power-supplying coil; and a second machine that can move while supporting the secondary power-supplying coil. The relative positional relationship or the relative attitudinal relationship between the first machine and the second machine can be adjusted corresponding to the movement or change in attitude of the second machine so that a state in which electric power is wirelessly supplied from the primary power-supplying coil to the secondary power-supplying coil is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Akio Ueda, Motonao Niizuma, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi, Akihiko Tsuchiyama, Kazushi Sedokubo, Masaki Kawakita, Mai Kanda, Gongwei Li, Ryota Kokubu
  • Patent number: 10348118
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a power supply primary coil capable of performing wireless power transfer; and a power supply secondary coil capable of performing the wireless power transfer between the power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil. The power supply secondary coil contains a secondary coil wire for the wireless power transfer and forms a secondary outer shape having a projecting surface on at least a part of the secondary outer shape, and the power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil are capable of performing the wireless power transfer, with the projecting surface of the secondary outer shape directed to the power supply primary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Susumu Tokura, Akio Ueda, Sho Hashizume, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10236727
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a primary coil support member provided with a fitting member that is fit with a fit member, the primary coil support member being configured to support the power supply primary coil; a secondary coil support member provided with the fit member with which the fitting member is fit, the secondary coil support member being configured to support the power supply secondary coil; and a posture/position adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a relative posture or position between the primary coil support member and the secondary coil support member to change the posture between a releasing posture and a fitting posture. When the relative posture is changed from the releasing posture to the fitting posture by the adjustment of the posture/position adjustment mechanism, the power supply apparatus performs wireless power transfer from the power supply primary coil to the power supply secondary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Akio Ueda, Susumu Tokura, Sho Hashizume, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi, Shoei Shibata
  • Patent number: 10232725
    Abstract: An electric power supply system program causes a control apparatus capable of controlling an electric power supply system to realize: a pairing information generating function to generate, when receiving an electric power supply request, specific pairing information that is pairing information; a pairing information transmitting function to transmit the specific pairing information to an object that has output the electric power supply request; a pairing information receiving function to receive the pairing information from the object by communication with the object located in the electric power supply space; and an electric power supply function to supply electric power to the object located in the electric power supply space when the received pairing information coincides with the specific pairing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Sho Hashizume, Susumu Tokura, Akio Ueda, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20190068007
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes: a primary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil capable of wirelessly supplying electric power to another power-supplying coil; a first machine that supports the primary power-supplying coil; a secondary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil wirelessly supplied with electric power from another power-supplying coil; and a second machine that can move while supporting the secondary power-supplying coil. The relative positional relationship or the relative attitudinal relationship between the first machine and the second machine can be adjusted corresponding to the movement or change in attitude of the second machine so that a state in which electric power is wirelessly supplied from the primary power-supplying coil to the secondary power-supplying coil is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Akio UEDA, Motonao NIIZUMA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Akihiko TSUCHIYAMA, Kazushi SEDOKUBO, Masaki KAWAKITA, Mai KANDA, Gongwei LI, Ryota KOKUBU
  • Patent number: 10122211
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a station that a vehicle is capable of entering and leaving; and a bottom part detection sensor having a detection unit capable of detecting an object that enters a detection range, provided at the station, and that outputs a bottom part detection signal corresponding to a portion, which enters the detection range, of a bottom part of the vehicle. The wireless power transfer system executes: a detection signal output step in which the bottom part detection sensor outputs a time-series bottom part detection signal when the vehicle moves in the station at a predetermined speed that is a prescribed speed; and a coil position information extraction step of extracting, from the time-series bottom part detection signal, coil position information that is information about a position of an electric power receiving coil in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Susumu Tokura, Akio Ueda, Sho Hashizume, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10044235
    Abstract: The wireless power transfer system obtains, by means of data transfer, specific coil position information that is coil position information corresponding to information related to a position of the electric power supply secondary coil in a specific object that is an object that has made an electric power supply request, and electric power is supplied in a wireless manner from the electric power supply primary coil to the electric power supply secondary coil after the posture/position adjustment mechanism adjusts the relative posture or position between the electric power supply primary coil and the electric power supply secondary coil incorporated in the specific object based on the information related to the position of the electric power supply secondary coil in the specific object corresponding to the specific coil position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Sho Hashizume, Susumu Tokura, Akio Ueda, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi, Shohei Shibata
  • Patent number: 9917620
    Abstract: A vehicle power-supplying device includes: a power-supplying primary coil provided in a parking space where a vehicle is parked, and configured to supply electric power wirelessly to a power-supplying secondary coil provided in the vehicle and configured to wirelessly receive the electric power from the power-supplying primary coil; and a vehicle stopping member configured to stop the vehicle at a desired position of the parking space at which wireless power supply efficiency from the power-supplying primary coil to the power-supplying secondary coil is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Takatsu, Motonao Niizuma, Akio Ueda, Kei Akune, Tooru Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20170018963
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a primary coil support member provided with a fitting member that is fit with a fit member, the primary coil support member being configured to support the power supply primary coil; a secondary coil support member provided with the fit member with which the fitting member is fit, the secondary coil support member being configured to support the power supply secondary coil; and a posture/position adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a relative posture or position between the primary coil support member and the secondary coil support member to change the posture between a releasing posture and a fitting posture. When the relative posture is changed from the releasing posture to the fitting posture by the adjustment of the posture/position adjustment mechanism, the power supply apparatus performs wireless power transfer from the power supply primary coil to the power supply secondary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Akio UEDA, Susumu TOKURA, Sho HASHIZUME, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Shoei SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20170008406
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a power receiving apparatus having a power supply secondary coil, and a power supply apparatus having a power supply primary coil, and a drive circuit that drives the power supply primary coil. The power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil are arranged such that a first magnetic flux direction line that is a linear virtual line extending in accordance with a direction of a magnetic flux of a magnetic field generated in a central part of the power supply primary coil and a second magnetic flux direction line that is a linear virtual line extending in accordance with a direction of a magnetic flux of a magnetic field generated in a center of the power supply secondary coil substantially intersect, and electric power is capable of being supplied to the power supply secondary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Sho HASHIZUME, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170012459
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a power supply primary coil capable of performing wireless power transfer; and a power supply secondary coil capable of performing the wireless power transfer between the power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil. The power supply secondary coil contains a secondary coil wire for the wireless power transfer and forms a secondary outer shape having a projecting surface on at least a part of the secondary outer shape, and the power supply primary coil and the power supply secondary coil are capable of performing the wireless power transfer, with the projecting surface of the secondary outer shape directed to the power supply primary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Sho HASHIZUME, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170012474
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes: a station that a vehicle is capable of entering and leaving; and a bottom part detection sensor having a detection unit capable of detecting an object that enters a detection range, provided at the station, and that outputs a bottom part detection signal corresponding to a portion, which enters the detection range, of a bottom part of the vehicle. The wireless power transfer system executes: a detection signal output step in which the bottom part detection sensor outputs a time-series bottom part detection signal when the vehicle moves in the station at a predetermined speed that is a prescribed speed; and a coil position information extraction step of extracting, from the time-series bottom part detection signal, coil position information that is information about a position of an electric power receiving coil in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Sho HASHIZUME, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170001531
    Abstract: The wireless power transfer system obtains, by means of data transfer, specific coil position information that is coil position information corresponding to information related to a position of the electric power supply secondary coil in a specific object that is an object that has made an electric power supply request, and electric power is supplied in a wireless manner from the electric power supply primary coil to the electric power supply secondary coil after the posture/position adjustment mechanism adjusts the relative posture or position between the electric power supply primary coil and the electric power supply secondary coil incorporated in the specific object based on the information related to the position of the electric power supply secondary coil in the specific object corresponding to the specific coil position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Sho HASHIZUME, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Shohei SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160375784
    Abstract: An electric power supply system program causes a control apparatus capable of controlling an electric power supply system to realize: a pairing information generating function to generate, when receiving an electric power supply request, specific pairing information that is pairing information; a pairing information transmitting function to transmit the specific pairing information to an object that has output the electric power supply request; a pairing information receiving function to receive the pairing information from the object by communication with the object located in the electric power supply space; and an electric power supply function to supply electric power to the object located in the electric power supply space when the received pairing information coincides with the specific pairing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Sho HASHIZUME, Susumu TOKURA, Akio UEDA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9446629
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is disclosed, adapted to highly effectively combine on-ice and on-snow performances. The pneumatic tire includes block groups (G) formed by polygonal blocks (10), which are arranged closely in a tread portion (1). The polygonal blocks (10) are formed by grooves (9) including first groove (9a) with a groove width (W9a) between the polygonal blocks 10 neighboring with each other in the tire circumferential direction. The groove width (W9a) of the first grooves (9a) is larger than a groove width (W9b) of second grooves (9b) between the polygonal blocks 10 neighboring with each other with a zigzag pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento Hashimoto, Takeshi Iwatani, Tooru Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20160046192
    Abstract: A movement mechanism includes a plurality of primary power-supplying coils each serving as a power-supplying coil that is able to supply power to another power-supplying coil in a wireless manner and arranged along an imaginary line parallel to the movement path, a secondary power-supplying coil serving as a power-supplying coil configured to receive power from another power-supplying coil in a wireless manner; and a movement structure serving as a structure configured to support the secondary power-supplying coil and to move along the movement path, wherein power is able to be supplied in a wireless manner to the secondary power-supplying coil from one or more of the primary power-supplying coils sequentially selected from among the plurality of primary power-supplying coils depending on an arrangement sequence when the movement structure moves along the movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Akio UEDA, Motonao NIIZUMA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Akihiko TSUCHIYAMA, Kazushi SEDOKUBO, Masaki KAWAKITA, Mai KANDA, Gongwei LI, Ryota KOKUBU
  • Publication number: 20160049799
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes: a primary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil capable of wirelessly supplying electric power to another power-supplying coil; a first machine that supports the primary power-supplying coil; a secondary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil wirelessly supplied with electric power from another power-supplying coil; and a second machine that can move while supporting the secondary power-supplying coil. The relative positional relationship or the relative attitudinal relationship between the first machine and the second machine can be adjusted corresponding to the movement or change in attitude of the second machine so that a state in which electric power is wirelessly supplied from the primary power-supplying coil to the secondary power-supplying coil is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Akio UEDA, Motonao NIIZUMA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Akihiko TSUCHIYAMA, Kazushi SEDOKUBO, Masaki KAWAKITA, Mai KANDA, Gongwei LI, Ryota KOKUBU
  • Publication number: 20150195012
    Abstract: A vehicle power-supplying device includes a power-supplying primary coil provided in a parking space where a vehicle is parked, and configured to supply electric power wirelessly to a power-supplying secondary coil provided in the vehicle and configured to wirelessly receive the electric power from the power-supplying primary coil; and a vehicle stopping member configured to stop the vehicle at a desired position of the parking space at which wireless power supply efficiency from the power-supplying primary coil to the power-supplying secondary coil is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Motonao NIIZUMA, Akio UEDA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20130061991
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is disclosed, adapted to highly effectively combine on-ice and on-snow performances. The pneumatic tire includes block groups (G) formed by polygonal blocks (10), which are arranged closely in a tread portion (1). The polygonal blocks (10) are formed by grooves (9) including first groove (9a) with a groove width (W9a) between the polygonal blocks 10 neighboring with each other in the tire circumferential direction. The groove width (W9a) of the first grooves (9a) is larger than a groove width (W9b) of second grooves (9b) between the polygonal blocks 10 neighboring with each other with a zigzag pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kento Hashimoto, Takeshi Iwatani, Tooru Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110017372
    Abstract: The present is intended to provide a studless tire capable of enhancing ice performance without complicating the structure and the material. The studless tire 10 is configured such that the width 2W of a radially outwardly disposed belt ply 12 of belt plies constituting a belt 8 is 60%-70% of a maximum tire width MW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Watabe, Tooru Hayashi