Patents by Inventor Wataru Okada
Wataru Okada 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: 11552550Abstract: A voltage balance circuit including first and second semiconductor devices connected in series with each other is provided with a first transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a second transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. A pair of capacitors connected in series with each other and connected between the output terminals of the plurality of semiconductor devices. A first control signal is applied to the control electrode of the first semiconductor device via the primary winding of the first transformer. A second control signal is applied to the control electrode of the second semiconductor device via the primary winding of the second transformer, with one end of each secondary winding connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Nosaka, Wataru Okada, Chen Chen, Takanori Ishii
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Publication number: 20220355728Abstract: To reduce a sense of discomfort during sequential blinking. A lighting controller for a vehicular lamp to control lighting of the vehicular lamp, where the lighting controller is configured to carry out control of moving a bright spot within the light emitting region in a predetermined direction, the bright spot obtained by lighting on a partial region of a light emitting region of the vehicular lamp, and during that time, the bright spot is moved so as to partially overlap a first region which is a partial region corresponding to the bright spot during a first period and a second region which is a partial region corresponding to the bright spot during a second period which follows the first period.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Wataru NAKASHIMA, Yasushi KITA, Takako KIMURA, Kouki KUDO, Akihisa KUMAKURA, Hidetaka OKADA, Shuto OYAMA
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Patent number: 11496125Abstract: A driver circuit controls a first switch element. A first resistor is connected between the driver circuit and the first switch element. A second switch element is connected to the first switch element. An overcurrent detector circuit controls the second switch element based on an overcurrent current flowing through the first switch element. A second resistor is connected between the overcurrent detector circuit and the second switch element. The first and second resistor is set such that a turn-off time of the first switch element when the second switch element is turned on by the overcurrent detector circuit is longer than a turn-off time of the first switch element when the first switch element is turned off by the driver circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Okada, Satoshi Iwai, Noriyuki Nosaka, Takeo Nishikawa, Kenji Kobayashi, Keiji Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20220325866Abstract: To reduce a sense of discomfort during sequential blinking. A lighting controller for a vehicular lamp to control lighting of the vehicular lamp, where the lighting controller is configured to control so that a light emitting region of the vehicular lamp is repeatedly lighted on and off with a first luminance and where, during the time when the light emitting region is lighted on, at a partial region of the light emitting region, one or more bright spots are set with a second luminance that is higher than the first luminance to be moved within the light emitting region, or during the time when the light emitting region is lighted on, at the partial region of the light emitting region, one or more dark spots are set with a third luminance that is lower than the first luminance to be moved within the light emitting region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wataru NAKASHIMA, Yasushi KITA, Takako KIMURA, Kouki KUDO, Akihisa KUMAKURA, Hidetaka OKADA, Shuto OYAMA
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Publication number: 20220294041Abstract: An exterior package, a main body portion, and a detection unit are provided. The main body portion is disposed inside the exterior package. The detection unit detects a state of a power storage cell and performs wireless communication, at least a portion of the detection unit being disposed inside the exterior package.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Naotake YOSHIDA, Yusuke FUJII, Mitsutoshi TAJIMA, Wataru OKADA, Satoru MATSUYAMA, Kensaku FUKUMOTO, Junya YANO
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Publication number: 20220263182Abstract: A method of manufacturing a power storage module includes: stacking a plurality of power storage cells along a first direction; compressing the plurality of power storage cells along the first direction; aligning the plurality of power storage cells in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction after relieving pressing force of the compressing; compressing the plurality of power storage cells along the first direction after aligning the plurality of power storage cells in the second direction; disposing a restraint portion on both sides in the first direction with respect to the plurality of power storage cells under application of pressing force of the compressing; and restraining the plurality of power storage cells by the restraint portion along the first direction by relieving, after disposing the restraint portion, the pressing force of the compressing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Wataru OKADA, Seiichi SAKURAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220255203Abstract: A first conductor is provided on a bottom portion and is electrically connected to a power storage module. A second conductor is provided on the bottom portion side of a cover portion and can be brought into contact with and separated from the first conductor. When the first conductor and the second conductor are brought into contact with each other to close the opening/closing mechanism in a state in which the cover portion is attached to the bottom portion, power is supplied from the power storage module through the power supply path. When the first conductor and the second conductor are separated from each other to open the opening/closing mechanism in a state in which the cover portion is detached from the bottom portion, the supply of power from the power storage module through the power supply path is interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Satoru MATSUYAMA, Naotake YOSHIDA, Wataru OKADA
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Publication number: 20220223924Abstract: To provide an aqueous sodium ion secondary battery which can achieve a high electrochemical capacity as compared with a known sodium ion secondary battery having an aqueous electrolytic solution. An aqueous sodium ion secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, an electrolytic solution and a separator, wherein the cathode has at least a cathode active material containing at least a sodium transition metal polyanion represented by the formula Na3-xMPO4CO3 (M is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Ni and Co, and x is 0 or more and 2 or less), and the electrolytic solution is an aqueous electrolytic solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeto OKADA, Baowei XIE, Toshiya TAKAHARA, Wataru KOBAYASHI, Masaki OKADA
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Patent number: 11374290Abstract: A plurality of battery cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; and a bus bar which connects the electrode terminals facing each other in the battery cells adjacently disposed among the plurality of battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Okada, Shinji Ota, Yoshiaki Ueta
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Patent number: 11329546Abstract: A power converter apparatus is provided to include a switching circuit, and a filter circuit. The switching circuit generates an AC voltage by switching a DC voltage at a predetermining switching frequency, and the filter circuit converts the AC voltage from the switching circuit into the DC voltage by low-pass filtering the AC voltage. The filter circuit induces first and second bypass capacitors, and an inductor. The first bypass capacitor bypasses noise of a first frequency component of the AC voltage from the switching circuit, and the second bypass capacitor bypasses noise of a second frequency component of the AC voltage from the switching circuit, which is lower than the first frequency component. The inductor is inserted between the first and second bypass capacitors, and the inductance thereof is set so that a resonance frequency of the filter circuit is lower than the switching frequency by insertion of the inductor.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Nosaka, Takeo Nishikawa, Wataru Okada, Satoshi Iwai, Takanori Ishii, Gun Eto
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Publication number: 20220123420Abstract: Each of a plurality of power storage cells includes an top surface provided with an electrode terminal, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a side surface contiguous to the top surface and the bottom surface. A case includes a main body provided with an opening on the side surface side of the plurality of power storage cells, and a cover provided over the opening. The case has a first inner side surface and a second inner side surface each facing the side surfaces of the plurality of power storage cells. A power storage device includes biasing means for biasing the plurality of power storage cells toward the second inner side surface of the case, the biasing means being provided between the first inner side surface of the case and the plurality of power storage cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Taijyu Morishita, Wataru Okada
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Publication number: 20220123405Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage module including a plurality of stacked power storage cells; and a case having an inner space to accommodate the power storage module. The case includes a main body provided with an opening on an electrode terminal side of the plurality of power storage cells, a cover provided over the opening, and a tapered portion that narrows a width of the inner space in a direction from the opening toward a lower side of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Taijyu Morishita, Wataru Okada
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Patent number: 11289773Abstract: A power supply device has; a battery stacked body where a plural sheets of battery cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal at one surface thereof are stacked; and a plurality of bus bars which connect the electrode terminals in the battery cells adjacently disposed. Each of the bus bars partially has a thin area whose thickness is thinner than a thickness of the other area, and an open window formed in the dun area, and opening a portion thereof. The thin area is formed in an oval shape elongated in the battery cell stacking direction, and the open window extends in a direction along the length of the oval shape. This configuration allows the thin area, above and below the length side of the oval shaped thin area, to be secured as a joining area for laser welding or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Okada, Shinji Ota, Tetsuya Shiizaki
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Publication number: 20220069398Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage module in which a plurality of power storage cells are stacked along a stacking direction; and a case that accommodates the power storage module, wherein each of the power storage cells in the power storage module has a main surface extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the stacking direction, and the case includes a supporting portion that supports, along the stacking direction, the power storage module accommodated in the case, and the case is provided with a recess that is provided at a position different from the supporting portion and that opens toward the main surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Taijyu MORISHITA, Wataru OKADA
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Publication number: 20220060101Abstract: A voltage balance circuit including first and second semiconductor devices connected in series with each other is provided with a first transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a second transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. A pair of capacitors connected in series with each other and connected between the output terminals of the plurality of semiconductor devices. A first control signal is applied to the control electrode of the first semiconductor device via the primary winding of the first transformer. A second control signal is applied to the control electrode of the second semiconductor device via the primary winding of the second transformer, with one end of each secondary winding connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Noriyuki NOSAKA, Wataru OKADA, Chen CHEN, Takanori ISHII
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Publication number: 20220045536Abstract: A charging system includes a power transfer device and a rapid charging battery. The power transfer device includes a first power transfer unit being compatible with a first charging standard specifying that the rapid charging battery is to be charged at a predetermined current value. The rapid charging battery includes a first charging unit being compatible with the first charging standard, and a second power transfer unit being compatible with a second charging standard specifying that power is to be transferred at a predetermined current value that is lower than the predetermined current value specified by the first charging standard.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Kodai NAGANO, Atsushi SUGIHARA, Shizuka MASUOKA, Sokichi OKUBO, Hiroyuki OBATA, Hiroshi TEMMYO, Yuki YOSHIKAWA, Jun NISHIKAWA, Wataru OKADA, Iwao NITTA
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Patent number: 11196413Abstract: A switching element 1 has a gate terminal connected to an output end Vout of a driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 11 and a resistor 13 connected in parallel. The switching element 1 has a source terminal connected to the driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 14 and a Zener diode 15 connected in parallel. The Zener diode 15 has an anode terminal connected to the source terminal of the switching element 1 and a cathode terminal connected to the driving circuit 12.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Nosaka, Wataru Okada, Hironori Nakada, Satoshi Iwai
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Publication number: 20210367499Abstract: A switching element 1 has a gate terminal connected to a Vout end 123 of a driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 11 and a resistor 13 connected in parallel. The switching element 1 has a source terminal connected to a Vee end 124 of the driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 14 and a resistor 14 connected in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Noriyuki NOSAKA, Wataru OKADA, Hironori NAKADA, Satoshi IWAI
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Patent number: 11165421Abstract: A switching element 1 has a gate terminal connected to an output end 123 of a driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 11 and a resistor 13 connected in parallel. The switching element 1 has a source terminal connected to the driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 14. A diode 15 connected in series with a resistor 16 has a cathode terminal connected to a section between the capacitor 11 and the resistor 13, and the gate terminal and an anode terminal connected, via the resistor 16, to a section between the source terminal and the capacitor 14.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriyuki Nosaka, Wataru Okada, Hironori Nakada, Satoshi Iwai
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Publication number: 20210320653Abstract: A switching element 1 has a gate terminal connected to an output end 123 of a driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 11 and a resistor 13 connected in parallel. The switching element 1 has a source terminal connected to the driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 14. A diode 15 connected in series with a resistor 16 has a cathode terminal connected to a section between the capacitor 11 and the resistor 13, and the gate terminal and an anode terminal connected, via the resistor 16, to a section between the source terminal and the capacitor 14.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Noriyuki NOSAKA, Wataru OKADA, Hironori NAKADA, Satoshi IWAI