Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi SEKINE

Tsuyoshi SEKINE 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: 9434579
    Abstract: An exemplary roller guide assembly for an elevator device comprises a shaft supporting a roller for engaging a guide rail, a shaft support member that receives the shaft therein, and a member inserted between the shaft and the aforementioned shaft support member. According to this invention, because the shaft is supported by the shaft support member via the elastic member, when the rollers are biased in the horizontal direction by the guide rail, the member limits the shaft from turning relative to the shaft support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hideki Arai, Takami Koyama, Tsuyoshi Sekine, Hideki Nakano
  • Patent number: 9382098
    Abstract: An elevator car (1) which moves vertically along the hoistway is provided with a roller guide assembly (3) guided by a guide rail (2). The roller guide assembly (3) is provided with a horizontal fixing shaft (8) which is fixed to a base member (6) and rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) which are supported by the horizontal fixing shaft (8). The rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) are each provided with a roller outer circumference section (10), a rolling bearing (9), an annular rubber (11), and an inner cylinder (12). The configuration eliminates the need for a conventional spring or a conventional damper mechanism because the rubber (11) deforms elastically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Nippon Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Hideki Arai, Takami Koyama, Tsuyoshi Sekine, Hideki Nakano, Kota Ojima
  • Patent number: 9219519
    Abstract: A proximity wireless transmission/reception device of an embodiment includes a first transmission/reception unit, of a first communication scheme, including a first tuned circuit and a first modulation/demodulation circuit, a second transmission/reception unit, of a second communication scheme, including a second tuned circuit and a second modulation/demodulation circuit, an antenna where communication signals of the first and second communication schemes are induced, a switch unit configured to connect the antenna and the first transmission/reception unit or to connect the antenna and the second transmission/reception unit, a reception determination unit configured to determine reception states of the first and second transmission/reception units, and a switch switching unit configured to control the switch unit according to a determination result of the reception determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sekine, Fumio Okuno
  • Publication number: 20150038082
    Abstract: A proximity wireless transmission/reception device of an embodiment includes a first transmission/reception unit, of a first communication scheme, including a first tuned circuit and a first modulation/demodulation circuit, a second transmission/reception unit, of a second communication scheme, including a second tuned circuit and a second modulation/demodulation circuit, an antenna where communication signals of the first and second communication schemes are induced, a switch unit configured to connect the antenna and the first transmission/reception unit or to connect the antenna and the second transmission/reception unit, a reception determination unit configured to determine reception states of the first and second transmission/reception units, and a switch switching unit configured to control the switch unit according to a determination result of the reception determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sekine, Fumio Okuno
  • Publication number: 20140158473
    Abstract: An elevator car (1) which moves vertically along the hoistway is provided with a roller guide assembly (3) guided by a guide rail (2). The roller guide assembly (3) is provided with a horizontal fixing shaft (8) which is fixed to a base member (6) and rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) which are supported by the horizontal fixing shaft (8). The rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) are each provided with a roller outer circumference section (10), a rolling bearing (9), an annular rubber (11), and an inner cylinder (12). The configuration eliminates the need for a conventional spring or a conventional damper mechanism because the rubber (11) deforms elastically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hideki Arai, Takami Koyama, Tsuyoshi Sekine, Hideki Nakano, Kota Ojima
  • Publication number: 20140102833
    Abstract: An exemplary roller guide assembly for an elevator device comprises a shaft supporting a roller for engaging a guide rail, a shaft support member that receives the shaft therein, and a member inserted between the shaft and the aforementioned shaft support member. According to this invention, because the shaft is supported by the shaft support member via the elastic member, when the rollers are biased in the horizontal direction by the guide rail, the member limits the shaft from turning relative to the shaft support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Hideki Arai, Takami Koyama, Tsuyoshi Sekine, Hideki Nakano
  • Patent number: 8659858
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable, a current collecting box including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector, a detector that detects a ground fault in a connecting cable between the current collecting box and the power conditioner, a switch interposed between the connecting cable and the inverter, and a power conditioner including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Matsuo, Shuhei Nishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekine
  • Patent number: 8461716
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable, a current collecting box including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector, a detector for detecting a ground fault in a connecting cable between the current collecting box and the power conditioner, a switch interposed between the connecting cable and the inverter, and a power conditioner having a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Matsuo, Shuhei Nishikawa, Tsuyoshi Sekine
  • Publication number: 20120048326
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable, a current collecting box including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector, a detector that detects a ground fault in a connecting cable between the current collecting box and the power conditioner, a switch interposed between the connecting cable and the inverter, and a power conditioner including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahisa MATSUO, Shuhei NISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20120048325
    Abstract: A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable, a current collecting box including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector, a detector for detecting a ground fault in a connecting cable between the current collecting box and the power conditioner, a switch interposed between the connecting cable and the inverter, and a power conditioner having a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahisa MATSUO, Shuhei NISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20120050924
    Abstract: A current collecting box for collecting electric power from a plurality of photovoltaic strings comprising a detector providing a detection output for detection of ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, the detection output based on a differential current between a forward current cable and a backward current cable; a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable; and a control unit determining the presence of a ground fault based on the output from the detector and provides an on/off control of the switch according to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahisa MATSUO, Shuhei NISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20120049627
    Abstract: A current collecting box for photovoltaic power generation comprising a ground fault detector detecting a ground fault in photovoltaic strings; a switch disposed for each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable; a control circuit determining the presence of a ground fault and providing an on/off control of the switch; and a power supply supplying the current to the grand fault detector, and the power supply is supplied from a power supply so that the operation check for the ground fault detector is performed based on an output from the ground fault detector. The current supply is supplied and the operation check for an auxiliary switch operating according to an on/off operation of a main switch is performed so that the operation check for a switch is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahisa MATSUO, Shuhei NISHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi SEKINE