Patents by Inventor Toshiya Iwasaki

Toshiya Iwasaki 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: 10800922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment composition, including the step of subjecting a raw material pigment composition containing PY74 and a specific by-product to a treatment with an oxidizing agent, in which a content of the specific by-product in the pigment composition after the treatment on the basis of a content of PY74 in the pigment composition after the treatment is not more than 1,200 mg/kg; [2] a process for producing a pigment composition, including the step of subjecting a raw material pigment composition containing PY74, a specific by-product and water to a treatment with hydrogen peroxide; [3] a method of reducing a content of a specific by-product in a raw material pigment composition containing PY74 and the specific by-product, said method including the step of subjecting the raw material pigment composition to a treatment with an oxidizing agent; and [4] a method of preventing an ink for ink-jet printing from suffering from ejection defects, including the ste
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Abe, Tsuyoshi Oda, Toshiya Iwasaki, Masayuki Narita
  • Patent number: 10538668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment composition, including the step of subjecting a raw material pigment composition containing C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, a specific by-product and water to heat treatment at a temperature of from 160 to 210° C.; and [2] a method of reducing a content of a by-product in a raw material pigment composition containing C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, the specific by-product and water, said method including the step of subjecting the raw material pigment composition to heat treatment at a temperature of from 160 to 210° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Abe, Tsuyoshi Oda, Toshiya Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20190062559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment composition, including the step of subjecting a raw material pigment composition containing PY74 and a specific by-product to a treatment with an oxidizing agent, in which a content of the specific by-product in the pigment composition after the treatment on the basis of a content of PY74 in the pigment composition after the treatment is not more than 1,200 mg/kg; [2] a process for producing a pigment composition, including the step of subjecting a raw material pigment composition containing PY74, a specific by-product and water to a treatment with hydrogen peroxide; [3] a method of reducing a content of a specific by-product in a raw material pigment composition containing PY74 and the specific by-product, said method including the step of subjecting the raw material pigment composition to a treatment with an oxidizing agent; and [4] a method of preventing an ink for ink-jet printing from suffering from ejection defects, including the ste
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi ABE, Tsuyoshi ODA, Toshiya IWASAKI, Masayuki NARITA
  • Publication number: 20180305553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a pigment composition, including the step of subjecting a raw material pigment composition containing C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, a specific by-product and water to heat treatment at a temperature of from 160 to 210° C.; and [2] a method of reducing a content of a by-product in a raw material pigment composition containing C.I. Pigment Yellow 74, the specific by-product and water, said method including the step of subjecting the raw material pigment composition to heat treatment at a temperature of from 160 to 210° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi ABE, Tsuyoshi ODA, Toshiya IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180248376
    Abstract: In a power conversion system, a first control unit acquires monitor data from a first power storage unit, notifies a second control unit of a remaining capacity of the first power storage unit, and sets an output voltage of a first DC-AC conversion unit. The second control unit controls an output current of a second DC-AC conversion unit to bring the remaining capacity of the first power storage unit and a remaining capacity of the second power storage unit closer to each other on the basis of a total current supplied to a load, the remaining capacity of the first power storage unit, and the remaining capacity of the second power storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichiro Teramoto, Tomohiko Toyonaga, Toshiya Iwasaki, Takeshi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 9768612
    Abstract: To provide a power supply system equipped with a storage battery assembly including a plurality of storage battery control units, the power supply system being configured such that a group of the storage battery control units, which are selected from the storage battery control units, and which have output voltages within a predetermined voltage range, are first connected to the parallel connection line, and such that the voltage range is set so as to maximize the number of the storage battery control units having output voltages within the voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Yasuo Okuda, Souichi Sakai
  • Patent number: 9692257
    Abstract: In a control device configured to control power to be supplied to a specific load from at least one of a converter that has a power generator and a storage battery, and a commercial power supply, the control device determines whether the commercial power supply is in a power failure state or a power distribution state, in which: when determining that the commercial power supply is in a power distribution state, the control device causes both of the converter and the commercial power supply to be connected to the specific load; and when determining that the commercial power supply has made a transition from a power distribution state to a power failure state, the control device causes the commercial power supply to be disconnected from the specific load while maintaining the connection between the converter and the specific load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Ryuzo Hagihara, Mamoru Kubo, Yasuo Okuda, Yasuhiro Oue
  • Patent number: 9627891
    Abstract: There is provided a power supply system in which a user can easily determine an optimum method of consuming power obtained by discharging a power storage portion. The power supply system (1) includes: a power storage portion (11) that supplies a power by discharge; a dischargeable time prediction portion (55) that predicts, when a power is supplied to a predetermined load among a plurality of loads included in the load portion (31), a dischargeable time that is a time period in which the power storage portion (11) can perform discharge; and a notification portion (70) that notifies a user of the dischargeable time predicted by the dischargeable time prediction portion (55). The dischargeable time prediction portion (55) predicts a plurality of dischargeable times in which combinations of loads receiving power supply are different and the notification portion (70) notifies the dischargeable times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Atsushi Suyama, Atsushi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9225188
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a charging system that levels the amount of grid power that is used, and that is capable of reducing power rates, even if charging has been frequently conducted without limiting the time zones in which charging is conducted. [Solution] A charging system is provided with: a storage unit that is charged by consuming grid power supplied by a power company, and that supplies the stored power through discharge; and a charging unit that charges batteries by consuming power supplied by grid power and the storage unit. Power companies set a power rate that is higher the greater the maximum value of the amount of power supplied for each unit of time is. Furthermore, at least a single charge carried out by the charging unit is carried out over two units of time, and the storage unit supplies power to the charging unit in at least one unit of time other than said two units of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Suyama, Toshiya Iwasaki, Atsushi Shimizu, Hirotsugu Murashima, Jun Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 9222984
    Abstract: [Objective] To provide a power supplying system wherein the timing at which a storage unit conducts capacity learning is made to be more suitable. [Solution] A power supplying system supplies power to loads provided within a facility, and is provided with: a power storage unit that stores power by being charged, and supplies power by being discharged; and a capacity measurement unit that measures the remaining capacity of the power storage unit by executing a complete charging and a complete discharging of the power storage unit, in sequence. The capacity measurement unit obtains the operation schedule of the facility, and determines the timing at which the complete charging and the complete discharging of the power storage unit are to be conducted, on the basis of the operation schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Jun Yamasaki, Yosuke Tanida
  • Patent number: 9172247
    Abstract: A power supply system is provided that can reduce the maximum value of the amount of power per unit time supplied to a load and a power storage portion and that can increase the amount of power stored in the power storage portion. The power supply system (1) includes the power storage portion (11) and a charge-discharge control portion (51) that controls the charge and discharge of the power storage portion (11). The power supply system (1) supplies power to an EV charge portion (311) that is one of power storage portions (31). The charge-discharge control portion (51) charges the power storage portion (11) when a power or a current consumed by the EV charge portion (311) is equal to or less than a predetermined magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Atsushi Suyama, Atsushi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9093864
    Abstract: An assembled battery control system is provided with an assembled battery composed of a plurality of rechargeable battery packs connected in series, and a control unit for controlling the assembled battery. Each battery pack has a discharge unit. The control unit confirms the open-circuit voltage of each battery pack in the assembled battery after the assembled battery has been fully charged, determines a target voltage on the basis of the open-circuit voltage confirmation results for each battery pack in the assembled battery, causes the discharge unit to discharge each battery pack in the assembled battery that has an open-circuit voltage greater than the target voltage until the open-circuit voltage of each of said battery packs reaches the target voltage, fully charges the assembled battery again, discharges the assembled battery until a first predetermined level has been reached, and learns the capacity of each battery pack in the assembled battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Abe, Toshiya Iwasaki, Masao Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150162768
    Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires state of health of a storage battery provided to supply electric power, in which the state of health shows a smaller value as the storage battery deteriorates. A display unit performs notification when state of health acquired by the acquisition unit is smaller than a first threshold value. When the acquisition unit has not acquired state of health for a predetermined period, the display unit performs notification if the elapsed period from the manufacture of the storage battery is longer than a second threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Okuda, Toshiya Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Oue, Hayato Ikebe
  • Patent number: 8952663
    Abstract: A master controller of a battery charge and discharge control apparatus is a device performing charge and discharge control on a group of a predetermined number of battery arrays, the battery arrays being connected together in parallel. The master controller acquires an entire charge or discharge instruction intended for the entire battery array group, starts charging or discharging each of the battery arrays at a uniform charge or discharge power value, acquires a charge or discharge status of each of the battery arrays after the beginning of the charge or discharge and compares the charge or discharge status with a predetermined charge or discharge set value for the entire battery array group, and changes the charge or discharge power value of each of the battery arrays based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Okuda, Toshiya Iwasaki, Souichi Sakai, Hirotsugu Murashima
  • Publication number: 20150028677
    Abstract: In a control device configured to control power to be supplied to a specific load from at least one of a converter that has a power generator and a storage battery, and a commercial power supply, the control device determines whether the commercial power supply is in a power failure state or a power distribution state, in which: when determining that the commercial power supply is in a power distribution state, the control device causes both of the converter and the commercial power supply to be connected to the specific load; and when determining that the commercial power supply has made a transition from a power distribution state to a power failure state, the control device causes the commercial power supply to be disconnected from the specific load while maintaining the connection between the converter and the specific load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Ryuzo Hagihara, Mamoru Kubo, Yasuo Okuda, Yasuhiro Oue
  • Patent number: 8836285
    Abstract: Provided is a power management system capable of controlling charge and discharge of storage batteries according to power requirement of load even when handling electric power of large scale. A system controller receives load-related information data including the power requirement of load and storage battery-related information data including a state of a storage battery assembly including multiple storage batteries and creates an overall charge-discharge control instruction for the entire power management system based on the load-related information data and the storage battery-related information data. A hierarchical charge-discharge control apparatus receives the overall charge-discharge control instruction from the system controller and performs charge-discharge control of the multiple storage batteries, classified into hierarchical levels, on a hierarchical level basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Yamada, Takeshi Nakashima, Hayato Ikebe, Souichi Sakai, Yasuo Okuda, Takuji Sugata, Toshiya Iwasaki, Youichiro Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140021924
    Abstract: An assembled battery control system is provided with an assembled battery composed of a plurality of rechargeable battery packs connected in series, and a control unit for controlling the assembled battery. Each battery pack has a discharge unit. The control unit confirms the open-circuit voltage of each battery pack in the assembled battery after the assembled battery has been fully charged, determines a target voltage on the basis of the open-circuit voltage confirmation results for each battery pack in the assembled battery, causes the discharge unit to discharge each battery pack in the assembled battery that has an open-circuit voltage greater than the target voltage until the open-circuit voltage of each of said battery packs reaches the target voltage, fully charges the assembled battery again, discharges the assembled battery until a first predetermined level has been reached, and learns the capacity of each battery pack in the assembled battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Abe, Toshiya Iwasaki, Masao Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20130314053
    Abstract: A charging system (10) is constituted by including a battery assembly (14) constituted by a plurality of storage batteries (12), a switching unit (16), a charging control unit (18), and a battery management unit (20). The battery management unit (20) is equipped with: a voltage acquiring section (22) for acquiring a terminal-to-terminal voltage (VB) of the battery assembly (14) on which constant current charging is being performed under the control of the charging control unit (18); and a transmission processing section (24) for, when the acquired terminal-to-terminal voltage (VB) of the battery assembly (14) reaches a predetermined threshold switching voltage (V0), transmitting a switching command for prompting the charging control unit (18) to switch from constant current charging to constant voltage charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiya IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 8524801
    Abstract: The first invention relates to a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which includes colorant-containing polymer particles (A) obtained by dispersing a colorant with a water-soluble polymer (x) and a water-insoluble polymer (y), a water-soluble organic solvent (B) and water, wherein a weight ratio of the water-insoluble polymer (y) to the water-soluble polymer (x) [(y)/(x)] is from 2.0 to 5.0, and a content of the water-soluble organic solvent (B) in the ink is from 10 to 70% by weight. The water-based ink for ink-jet printing according to the first invention is excellent in ejection property and optical density and exhibits a low viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Oda, Takahiro Sato, Yusuke Shimizu, Koji Kamei, Toshiya Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20130193768
    Abstract: To provide a power supply system equipped with a storage battery assembly including a plurality of storage battery control units, the power supply system being configured such that a group of the storage battery control units, which are selected from the storage battery control units, and which have output voltages within a predetermined voltage range, are first connected to the parallel connection line, and such that the voltage range is set so as to maximize the number of the storage battery control units having output voltages within the voltage range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Iwasaki, Yasuo Okuda, Souichi Sakai