Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Kai
Toshihiro Kai 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: 9369181Abstract: A contactless power feeding apparatus includes a secondary winding to which power is supplied from a primary winding by an AC power supply. An impedance absolute-value characteristic of Z1 has a frequency of a fundamental wave component to be between a frequency where a local maximum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component, and a frequency where a local minimum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component. An impedance absolute-value characteristic of Z2 has the frequency of the fundamental wave component to be between a frequency where the local maximum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component, and a frequency where the local minimum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yusuke Minagawa
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Patent number: 9199547Abstract: A non-contact charging device is provided with: a power receiving device which has at least a power receiving coil which receives electrical power, in a non-contact manner, from a power transmitting coil by means of a magnetic connection; a battery which is charged by the electrical power; a charge-state detection means, which detects the charge-state of the battery; a position detection means which detects the position of the power transmitting coil; and a charge time calculation means, which calculates a first charge time for the battery according to the charge-state as detected by the charge-state detection means and a first position of the power transmitting coil as detected by the position detection means.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn
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Publication number: 20150171667Abstract: There are provided with: a secondary winding 20 to which an electric power is supplied in a non-contact manner from a primary winding 10 by an alternating-current power source; a first circuit section 21 connected in parallel to the secondary winding 20; and a second circuit section 22 connected in series to a parallel circuit of the secondary winding 20 and the first circuit section 21. An impedance of the first circuit section 21 is larger than an impedance of the second circuit section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuuya YAMAUCHI, Yuusuki Minagawa
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Patent number: 9050900Abstract: A non-contact charging device includes a power receiving device having at least a power receiving coil 1B which receives electric power from a power transmitting coil 1A in a non-contact manner by magnetic coupling; a battery 5 which is charged by the electric power; a state-of-charge detection unit for detecting the state of charge of the battery 5; and a permissible charging range setting unit for setting a permissible charging range indicating the range of the position of the power transmitting coil 1A relative to the position of the power receiving coil 1B, in which the charging of the battery 5 is permitted, according to the state of charge detected by the state-of-charge detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kraisorn Throngnumchai
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Publication number: 20150037886Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the prophylaxis or therapy of autoimmune diseases or allergic diseases, which contains an anti-Embigin antibody, particularly an anti-Embigin antibody showing cytotoxicity or a cytotoxicity inducing activity, an agent for the prophylaxis or therapy of diseases involving Th17 cell, and a cytotoxic agent to Th17 cell. In addition, an agent for detection of Th17 cell, which contains an anti-Embigin antibody, a convenient detection method of Th17 cell, which uses the agent, a method of efficiently delivering a drug and the like in a Th17 cell selective manner, which uses an anti-Embigin antibody, and a drug delivery system to Th17 cell are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Koichi KINO, Toshihiro KAI, Mitsuhiro MATSUMOTO, Masunori KAJIKAWA, Masahito SUGIURA, Emi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20150028691Abstract: A non-contact power feeding apparatus transmits, by at least magnetic coupling, an electric power in a non-contact manner to a power reception coil from a power transmission coil. The transmission coil is electrically connected to an alternating-current power source. The non-contact power feeding apparatus outputs an electric power to a load electrically connected to the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus includes a coupling state estimator configured to estimate a coupling state between the power transmission coil and the power reception coil. The non-contact power feeding apparatus also includes an available output power calculator configured to calculate an available output power that can be output to the load, based on a limit value of a circuit element of a power feeding circuit including the power transmission coil and the power reception coil and on the coupling state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Yuuya Yamauchi, Yuusuke Minagawa, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Toshihiro Kai
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Patent number: 8858944Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the prophylaxis or therapy of autoimmune diseases or allergic diseases, which contains an anti-Embigin antibody, particularly an anti-Embigin antibody showing cytotoxicity or a cytotoxicity inducing activity, an agent for the prophylaxis or therapy of diseases involving Th17 cell, and a cytotoxic agent to Th17 cell. In addition, an agent for detection of Th17 cell, which contains an anti-Embigin antibody, a convenient detection method of Th17 cell, which uses the agent, a method of efficiently delivering a drug and the like in a Th17 cell selective manner, which uses an anti-Embigin antibody, and a drug delivery system to Th17 cell are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Kino, Toshihiro Kai, Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Masunori Kajikawa, Masahito Sugiura, Emi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20140239736Abstract: A non-contact power supply device comprises: a primary winding (101); and a secondary winding (201) to which an electric power is supplied from an alternating current power supply via the primary winding, wherein an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which the minimal value is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Yuya Yamauchi, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yuusuke Minagawa
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Patent number: 8716976Abstract: A contactless electricity-supplying device (20) includes a secondary winding (201) to which electric power is supplied from a primary winding (101), by an AC power supply (6). The impedance characteristic (Z) of Z1 in regard to the frequency has a local maximum (ZMAX) near the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of aforementioned AC power supply (6); and the impedance characteristic (Z) of Z2 in regard to the frequency has the aforementioned frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component to be between, a frequency (fMAX) that has its local maximum (ZMAX) nearest to aforementioned frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component, and a frequency (fMIN) that has its local minimum (ZMin) nearest to the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component. Z1 indicates that the coupling coefficient (k) between aforementioned primary winding (101) and aforementioned secondary winding (201) is a prescribed value (0.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Yusuke Minagawa, Yasuaki Hayami, Kengo Maikawa
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Publication number: 20140111152Abstract: A non-contact charging device is provided with: a power receiving device which has at least a power receiving coil which receives electrical power, in a non-contact manner, from a power transmitting coil by means of a magnetic connection; a battery which is charged by the electrical power; a charge-state detection means, which detects the charge-state of the battery; a position detection means which detects the position of the power transmitting coil; and a charge time calculation means, which calculates a first charge time for the battery according to the charge-state as detected by the charge-state detection means and a first position of the power transmitting coil as detected by the position detection means.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn
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Publication number: 20130278212Abstract: A non-contact charging device includes a power receiving device having at least a power receiving coil 1B which receives electric power from a power transmitting coil 1A in a non-contact manner by magnetic coupling; a battery 5 which is charged by the electric power; a state-of-charge detection unit for detecting the state of charge of the battery 5; and a permissible charging range setting unit for setting a permissible charging range indicating the range of the position of the power transmitting coil 1A relative to the position of the power receiving coil 1B, in which the charging of the battery 5 is permitted, according to the state of charge detected by the state-of-charge detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kraisorn Throngnumchai
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Publication number: 20130221758Abstract: A contactless power feeding apparatus includes a secondary winding to which power is supplied from a primary winding by an AC power supply. An impedance absolute-value characteristic of Z1 has a frequency of a fundamental wave component to be between a frequency where a local maximum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component, and a frequency where a local minimum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component. An impedance absolute-value characteristic of Z2 has the frequency of the fundamental wave component to be between a frequency where the local maximum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component, and a frequency where the local minimum exists and that is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yusuke Minagawa
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Publication number: 20130121914Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the prophylaxis or therapy of autoimmune diseases or allergic diseases, which contains an anti-Embigin antibody, particularly an anti-Embigin antibody showing cytotoxicity or a cytotoxicity inducing activity, an agent for the prophylaxis or therapy of diseases involving Th17 cell, and a cytotoxic agent to Th17 cell. In addition, an agent for detection of Th17 cell, which contains an anti-Embigin antibody, a convenient detection method of Th17 cell, which uses the agent, a method of efficiently delivering a drug and the like in a Th17 cell selective manner, which uses an anti-Embigin antibody, and a drug delivery system to Th17 cell are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Kino, Toshihiro Kai, Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Masunori Kajikawa, Masahito Sugiura, Emi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20130026850Abstract: As an aspect of the present invention, a noncontact power feeding apparatus includes: a power transmission resonator; and a power reception resonator configured to be magnetically coupled with the power transmission resonator by magnetic field resonance. The power transmission resonator is magnetically coupled with the power reception resonator by the magnetic field resonance, whereby electric power is supplied from an electric power source to the power reception resonator through the power transmission resonator. One of the power transmission resonator and the power reception resonator has a predetermined single resonant frequency, and the other one of the power transmission resonator and the power reception resonator has multiple resonant frequencies inclusive of the predetermined single resonant frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Toshihiro Kai, Yusuke Minagawa
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Publication number: 20120056580Abstract: A contactless electricity-supplying device (20) includes a secondary winding (201) to which electric power is supplied from a primary winding (101), by an AC power supply (6). The impedance characteristic (Z) of Z1 in regard to the frequency has a local maximum (ZMAX) near the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of aforementioned AC power supply (6); and the impedance characteristic (Z) of Z2 in regard to the frequency has the aforementioned frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component to be between, a frequency (fMAX) that has its local maximum (ZMAX) nearest to aforementioned frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component, and a frequency (fMIN) that has its local minimum (ZMin) nearest to the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component. Z1 indicates that the coupling coefficient (k) between aforementioned primary winding (101) and aforementioned secondary winding (201) is a prescribed value (0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Yusuke Minagawa, Yasuaki Hayami, Kengo Maikawa
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Publication number: 20110316348Abstract: A non-contact power supplying device includes a power-receiving resonating means set to have a predetermined resonant frequency; a power-feeding resonating means set to have a resonance frequency equal to the predetermined resonant frequency; an oscillating means configured to input an alternating-current power into the power-feeding resonating means; an impedance detecting means configured to detect impedance within a predetermined frequency range as viewed from a power-feeding side; and a frequency-variable means configured to set a frequency of the alternating-current power. The oscillating means is configured to supply electric power to the power-receiving resonating means by producing a resonance between the power-receiving resonating means and the power-feeding resonating means. The frequency-variable means is configured to set the frequency of the alternating-current power in accordance with a value of the impedance detected by the impedance detecting means within the predetermined frequency range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Throngnumchai Kraisorn, Yasuaki Hayami
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Patent number: 7782005Abstract: In a power converter including an inverter configured to convert a direct current voltage into an alternating current voltage by controlling switching devices to be turned ON or OFF based on a control signal and to output the alternating current voltage to a load, a carrier wave frequency is changed. A command value is compensated in accordance with the changing carrier wave frequency. The control signal results from a comparison of the carrier wave with a compensated command value. As a result of the compensation, output fluctuations caused by an error voltage between the command value and an output voltage to the load can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kentaro Shin, Kraison Throngnumchai, Yasuaki Hayami, Toshihiro Kai
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Patent number: 7639518Abstract: A control device for a power converting device which performs PWM on an output from a DC power supply and produces an output of AC power, including: a current controller which converts a given current command value into a voltage command value; a carrier generator which generates a PWM carrier; a PWM generator which generates a PWM signal to be fed to the power converting device according to the voltage command value and the PWM carrier; a frequency controller which effects a change in the frequency of the PWM carrier from the carrier generator; and a current control gain controller which effects a change in the current control gain of the current controller according to the change in the frequency of the PWM carrier. The current control gain of the current controller is changed according to the change in the frequency of the PWM carrier from the carrier generator.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kentarou Shin, Yasuaki Hayami, Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Toshihiro Kai
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Publication number: 20080106919Abstract: In a power converter a command value is compensated in accordance with a change in a carrier wave frequency so that output fluctuations caused by an error voltage between the command value and an output voltage can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Shin, Kraison Throngnumchai, Yasuaki Hayami, Toshihiro Kai
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Publication number: 20070279948Abstract: A control device for a power converting device which performs PWM on an output from a DC power supply and produces an output of AC power, including: a current controller which converts a given current command value into a voltage command value; a carrier generator which generates a PWM carrier; a PWM generator which generates a PWM signal to be fed to the power converting device according to the voltage command value and the PWM carrier; a frequency controller which effects a change in the frequency of the PWM carrier from the carrier generator; and a current control gain controller which effects a change in the current control gain of the current controller according to the change in the frequency of the PWM carrier. The current control gain of the current controller is changed according to the change in the frequency of the PWM carrier from the carrier generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Kentarou Shin, Yasuaki Hayami, Kraisorn Throngnumchai, Toshihiro Kai