Patents by Inventor Yoichi Machitani

Yoichi Machitani 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).

  • Method of providing service which makes power distribution operation effective, and system
    Patent number: 6925362
    Abstract: A method and system for calculating profits shared between a power distribution company and a service provider, wherein the power distribution company purchases and resells electric power. The service provider provides consultation service to the power distribution company for planning an optimum power distribution system for increasing power distribution efficiency. The power distribution company shares profits with the service provider based on the measured value of the efficiency of the power distribution operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Machitani, Tomonobu Uchida, Nobuyuki Ogura
  • Method of providing service which makes power distribution operation effective, and system
    Publication number: 20050049759
    Abstract: A method and system for calculating profits shared between a power distribution company and a service provider, wherein the power distribution company purchases and resells electric power. The service provider provides consultation service to the power distribution company for planning an optimum power distribution system for increasing power distribution efficiency. The power distribution company shares profits with the service provider based on the measured value of the efficiency of the power distribution operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Machitani, Tomonobu Uchida, Nobuyuki Ogura
  • Method of providing service which makes power distribution operation effective, and system
    Publication number: 20030110146
    Abstract: The power distribution company purchases the electric power from the power generation company and sells retail of the electric power to the electric power customers, and the service provider provides the consultation service to the power distribution company for planning the optimum power distribution system to be constructed with the initial investment and for increasing the power distribution efficiency, and they shares the profit money from the power distribution company based on the measured value of the resultant efficiency of the power distribution operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Yoichi Machitani, Tomonobu Uchida, Nobuyuki Ogura