Patents by Inventor Tooru Hirai

Tooru Hirai 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: 11927355
    Abstract: An air conditioning and ventilating system including: an air conditioning device including a heat exchanger configured to generate conditioned air by heat exchange with a refrigerant; a ventilation device communicatively connected to the air conditioning device and including a supply air fan and/or an exhaust fan; an airflow volume detection unit configured to detect an airflow volume equivalent value of the ventilation device; and a control unit. On determination that the airflow volume equivalent value acquired from the airflow volume detection unit is equal to or less than a first predetermined value, the control unit sets an operation of the air conditioning device to a stop state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Hirai, Akiyoshi Yamamoto, Gakuto Sakai, Tooru Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Matsugi
  • Patent number: 9638560
    Abstract: In a gas supply device supplying many different gases to a gas use portion through many flow rate controllers, a flow rate controller calibration unit includes a build-up tank with inner volume, an inlet side on-off valve and an outlet side on-off valve V2 of the tank, and a gas pressure detector and a gas temperature detector for gas inside the tank, joined in a branched form to a gas supply line, with the valve V2 connected to vacuum. The calibration unit is used to calibrate a flow rate controller based on performing a first measurement of gas temperature and pressure inside the tank, and then building-up gas into the tank, and then performing a second measurement of gas temperature and pressure, and from respective measured values, calculating gas flow rate Q and by comparing a set gas flow rate and calculated gas flow rate Q, performing flow rate calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masaaki Nagase, Nobukazu Ikeda, Yohei Sawada, Tooru Hirai, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Kouji Nishino, Ryousuke Dohi
  • Publication number: 20130186471
    Abstract: In a gas supply device supplying many different gases to a gas use portion through many flow rate controllers, a flow rate controller calibration unit includes a build-up tank with inner volume, an inlet side on-off valve and an outlet side on-off valve V2 of the tank, and a gas pressure detector and a gas temperature detector for gas inside the tank, joined in a branched form to a gas supply line, with the valve V2 connected to vacuum. The calibration unit is used to calibrate a flow rate controller based on performing a first measurement of gas temperature and pressure inside the tank, and then building-up gas into the tank, and then performing a second measurement of gas temperature and pressure, and from respective measured values, calculating gas flow rate Q and by comparing a set gas flow rate and calculated gas flow rate Q, performing flow rate calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masaaki Nagase, Nobukazu Ikeda, Yohei Sawada, Tooru Hirai, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Kouji Nishino, Ryousuke Dohi
  • Patent number: 7848646
    Abstract: Normality of links on a spare path or the links and nodes is monitored. When the spare path cannot be used, at least any one of nodes at both ends in a segmented path section is changed to another node on a working path. The segmented path section is changed to set another spare path. When a fault monitoring section which can accumulatively detect abnormal information is changed to the changed partial working path section, alarm generation in the fault monitoring section is prevented to release the prevention after completion of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Patent number: 7447398
    Abstract: In working path setting, a backup path is previously prepared assuming a link failure, and a demultiplexer of a bypass link is connected to a wavelength conversion repeater through an optical switch. Upon occurrence of a link failure, the wavelength conversion repeater is connected to a multiplexer of the bypass link by means of the optical switch to forward an in-channel control signal to the wavelength conversion repeater of an adjacent node where the in-channel control signal is sequentially forwarded to reserve a backup bandwidth. Then, output wavelengths and targets are exchanged between a wavelength tunable transponder and the wavelength tunable repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Hirai, Yasuyuki Fukashiro
  • Patent number: 7435013
    Abstract: An optical switch having plural input terminals and plural output terminal, plural dispersion compensators, and a controller for monitoring the change-over state of the optical switch and the dispersion compensation quantities of the plural dispersion compensators and controlling the setting of the optical switch are provided. In response to a request for setting dispersion compensation, the optical switch is set according to the dispersion compensation quantity of each dispersion compensator and the change-over state of the optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Hirai, Takashi Mori, Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tetsuya Uda, Hiroyuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 7415177
    Abstract: A dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is positive and a negative dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is negative are prepared, and division-multiplexed optical signals, after being guided to either dispersion compensating fiber to once shift the whole wavelength band to positivity or negativity, are subjected to fine adjustment with a dispersion compensating fiber of a reverse sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Hiroyuki Nakano, Tetsuya Uda, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20070223926
    Abstract: A dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is positive and a negative dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is negative are prepared, and division-multiplexed optical signals, after being guided to either dispersion compensating fiber to once shift the whole wavelength band to positivity or negativity, are subjected to fine adjustment with a dispersion compensating fiber of a reverse sign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Hiroyuki Nakano, Tetsuya Uda, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20070189663
    Abstract: In working path setting, a backup path is previously prepared assuming a link failure, and a demultiplexer of a bypass link is connected to a wavelength conversion repeater through an optical switch. Upon occurrence of a link failure, the wavelength conversion repeater is connected to a multiplexer of the bypass link by means of the optical switch to forward an in-channel control signal to the wavelength conversion repeater of an adjacent node where the in-channel control signal is sequentially forwarded to reserve a backup bandwidth. Then, output wavelengths and targets are exchanged between a wavelength tunable transponder and the wavelength tunable repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Tooru Hirai, Yasuyuki Fukashiro
  • Patent number: 7218818
    Abstract: A dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is positive and a negative dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is negative are prepared, and division-multiplexed optical signals, after being guided to either dispersion compensating fiber to once shift the whole wavelength band to positivity or negativity, are subjected to fine adjustment with a dispersion compensating fiber of a reverse sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Hiroyuki Nakano, Tetsuya Uda, Tooru Hirai
  • Patent number: 7215843
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20070036544
    Abstract: Normality of links on a spare path or the links and nodes is monitored. When the spare path cannot be used, at least any one of nodes at both ends in a segmented path section is changed to another node on a working path. The segmented path section is changed to set another spare path. When a fault monitoring section which can accumulatively detect abnormal information is changed to the changed partial working path section, alarm generation in the fault monitoring section is prevented to release the prevention after completion of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20060133722
    Abstract: An optical switch having plural input terminals and plural output terminal, plural dispersion compensators, and a controller for monitoring the change-over state of the optical switch and the dispersion compensation quantities of the plural dispersion compensators and controlling the setting of the optical switch are provided. In response to a request for setting dispersion compensation, the optical switch is set according to the dispersion compensation quantity of each dispersion compensator and the change-over state of the optical switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Tooru Hirai, Takashi Mori, Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tetsuya Uda, Hiroyuki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20060133815
    Abstract: A dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is positive and a negative dispersion compensating fiber whose chromatic dispersion is negative are prepared, and division-multiplexed optical signals, after being guided to either dispersion compensating fiber to once shift the whole wavelength band to positivity or negativity, are subjected to fine adjustment with a dispersion compensating fiber of a reverse sign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Hiroyuki Nakano, Tetsuya Uda, Tooru Hirai
  • Patent number: 6987899
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Patent number: 6985649
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20050191006
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20040120714
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Patent number: 6714697
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai
  • Publication number: 20020191892
    Abstract: An optical switching apparatus includes an optical switch having a plurality of input ports and output ports, optical amplifiers, monitor circuits, optical amplifiers monitor circuits, and a controller that controls the optical switch. The optical amplifiers are connected to the input ports of the optical switch. The monitor circuits are connected to the output ports of the optical switch. The controller selects one of the plurality of the monitor circuits based on predetermined rules to obtains the loss at the output ports and/or the differential loss between the channels of the optical switch. The controller further selects one of the optical amplifiers based on the configuration of the optical switch to compensate the loss and the differential loss among the different channels of the optical switch by pre-amplifying the optical signals before they reach the input ports of the optical switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fukashiro, Tooru Hirai