Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Nakamoto

Yasuyuki Nakamoto 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: 8994493
    Abstract: A control network system may control a control target by using control data. The control network system may include a wireless field device that transmits the control data through a wireless communication, a relay apparatus that relays the control data from the wireless field device, the relay apparatus including a storage unit that stores identification data of the wireless field device, the storage unit storing a flag associated with the identification data, the flag showing a progress state of commissioning of the wireless field device, and a host system that receives the control data from the wireless field device through the relay apparatus, the host system including a control unit that discontinues operation of controlling the control target when the flag is in a nonsteady state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Toshiyuki Emori, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 8964573
    Abstract: A wireless network path setting apparatus includes a receiving module configured to receive input of wireless network paths, an investigating module configured to investigate a communication environment and status of each of routes constituting the wireless network paths that have been input through the receiving module, and a registering module configured to register the wireless network paths that have been input through the receiving module as network paths to be used in a field wireless system if the communication environment and status of each route investigated by the investigating module is appropriate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mori, Hideki Umemoto, Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Toshiyuki Emori
  • Patent number: 8910069
    Abstract: A register configurator may include a display screen, a data display unit that displays data related to field devices on the display screen, a register space display unit that graphically displays a register space of a register on the display screen, a manipulation reception unit that receives a manipulation for allocating each of the data, which has been displayed by the data display unit, to an area in the register space, which has been displayed by the register space display unit, the manipulation being performed on the display screen by a user, and a correspondence establishing unit that establishes a correspondence between the data and the area, based on the manipulation that has been received by the manipulation reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Emori, Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 8767564
    Abstract: A field communication system may perform wireless communication with field devices. The field communication system may include a connection allowing unit that determines whether or not to allow a connection to the field device by referring a field device list, the field device list listing tag names related to the field devices, an address issuance unit that automatically issues a communication address for the field device if the connection allowing unit allows the connection with the field device, an address management unit that establishes correspondences between the communication addresses and the tag names of the field devices by using the field device list, and a communication unit that transmits data to the field device designated by the tag name, the communication unit receiving the data transmitted from the field device, the data being used to control the field device designated by the tag name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Toshiyuki Emori, Hideki Umemoto, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 8605602
    Abstract: A field communication system receives data from a field device through a communication network and maps the data onto a register to update the data. The field communication system includes a detection module configured to detect a state of communication with the field device through the communication network, and a writing module configured to write the communication state detected by the detection module in the register as information added to the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Emori, Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 8312178
    Abstract: There is provided a field communication management apparatus capable of setting configuration information segments with certainty without causing a burden, and an inexpedience at the time of an operation for setting. A reception unit receives download information. A setting unit sets individual information segments contained in download information received by the reception unit in a corresponding field device and a gateway itself. A communication limiting unit prohibits communication between the field device and host devices for a period before the individual information segments are set in the field device and the gateway itself, respectively, by the setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Toshiyuki Emori, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20120063330
    Abstract: A wireless network path setting apparatus includes a receiving module configured to receive input of wireless network paths, an investigating module configured to investigate a communication environment and status of each of routes constituting the wireless network paths that have been input through the receiving module, and a registering module configured to register the wireless network paths that have been input through the receiving module as network paths to be used in a field wireless system if the communication environment and status of each route investigated by the investigating module is appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORI, Hideki UMEMOTO, Yasuyuki NAKAMOTO, Toshiyuki EMORI
  • Publication number: 20110313549
    Abstract: A field communication system receives data from a field device through a communication network and maps the data onto a register to update the data. The field communication system includes a detection module configured to detect a state of communication with the field device through the communication network, and a writing module configured to write the communication state detected by the detection module in the register as information added to the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Emori, Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20110261757
    Abstract: A field communication system may include a communication device that transmits and receives data to and from a field device through a wireless communication, the communication device communicating with the field device if field device data corresponds to communication device data, a field device setting unit that generates the field device data related to a device tag of the field device, the field device setting unit setting the field device data to the field device, a storage unit that stores the field device data, and a communication device setting unit that extracts the field device data stored in the storage unit by using the device tag as a key, the communication device setting unit setting the field device data to the communication device as the communication device data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Toshiyuki Emori, Hideki Umemoto, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20110258567
    Abstract: A register configurator may include a display screen, a data display unit that displays data related to field devices on the display screen, a register space display unit that graphically displays a register space of a register on the display screen, a manipulation reception unit that receives a manipulation for allocating each of the data, which has been displayed by the data display unit, to an area in the register space, which has been displayed by the register space display unit, the manipulation being performed on the display screen by a user, and a correspondence establishing unit that establishes a correspondence between the data and the area, based on the manipulation that has been received by the manipulation reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Emori, Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20110228725
    Abstract: A field communication system may perform wireless communication with field devices. The field communication system may include a connection allowing unit that determines whether or not to allow a connection to the field device by referring a field device list, the field device list listing tag names related to the field devices, an address issuance unit that automatically issues a communication address for the field device if the connection allowing unit allows the connection with the field device, an address management unit that establishes correspondences between the communication addresses and the tag names of the field devices by using the field device list, and a communication unit that transmits data to the field device designated by the tag name, the communication unit receiving the data transmitted from the field device, the data being used to control the field device designated by the tag name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki NAKAMOTO, Toshiyuki EMORI, Hideki UMEMOTO, Hiroshi MORI
  • Publication number: 20110213900
    Abstract: There is provided a field communication management apparatus capable of setting configuration information segments with certainty without causing a burden, and an inexpedience at the time of an operation for setting. A reception unit receives download information. A setting unit sets individual information segments contained in download information received by the reception unit in a corresponding field device and a gateway itself. A communication limiting unit prohibits communication between the field device and host devices for a period before the individual information segments are set in the field device and the gateway itself, respectively, by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Toshiyuki Emori, Hiroshi Mori
  • Publication number: 20110187490
    Abstract: A control network system may control a control target by using control data. The control network system may include a wireless field device that transmits the control data through a wireless communication, a relay apparatus that relays the control data from the wireless field device, the relay apparatus including a storage unit that stores identification data of the wireless field device, the storage unit storing a flag associated with the identification data, the flag showing a progress state of commissioning of the wireless field device, and a host system that receives the control data from the wireless field device through the relay apparatus, the host system including a control unit that discontinues operation of controlling the control target when the flag is in a nonsteady state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Hideki Umemoto, Toshiyuki Emori, Hiroshi Mori
  • Patent number: 4132393
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling hot steel plate and sheet has a plurality of cooling units disposed along the plate or sheet delivery line. Each cooling unit has a top and a bottom roll-and-nozzle assembly and a device for coupling them. The top and bottom assemblies each have a roll to restrain the plate or sheet and a nozzle to spray a coolant thereon. The coupling device has a screwdown mechanism to adjust the space between the top and bottom rolls and a device for adjusting the restraining force working on the plate or sheet being cooled. This cooling apparatus permits rapid cooling of steel plate and sheet without causing distortion thereof, and the apparatus is easy to maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Nakamura, Yasuyuki Nakamoto, Youshun Yamamoto, Akira Matsufuji, Takashi Haji, Akihiro Nakama