Patents by Inventor Yoshiki Kato

Yoshiki Kato 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).

  • Publication number: 20190030989
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes a high-pressure side heat exchanger, a low-pressure side heat exchanger, a temperature-adjustment target device to be temperature-adjusted with a high-pressure side refrigerant, an exterior heat exchanger exchanging heat between the high-pressure side refrigerant or a low-pressure side refrigerant and outside air, a switching portion configured to switch between a heat dissipation mode in which the high-pressure side refrigerant dissipates heat into the outside air in the exterior heat exchanger and a heat absorption mode in which the low-pressure side refrigerant absorbs heat from the outside air in the exterior heat exchanger, a cooling request operation portion, and a controller configured to control an operation of the switching portion to perform the heat absorption mode when the cooling request operation portion operates to request cooling of the air and the temperature-adjustment target device needs to be warmed up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Koji MIURA, Yoshiki KATO, Nobuyuki HASHIMURA, Ariel MARASIGAN
  • Publication number: 20190030991
    Abstract: A thermal management device includes a waste-heat supply device that supplies waste heat to a heat medium flowing through a second heat medium path portion, a heater core that exchanges heat between air and the heat medium, a switching valve that switches between a state in which the heat medium circulates between the heater core and a first heat medium path portion and a state in which the heat medium circulates between the heater core and the second heat medium path portion, an adjustment portion that adjusts a temperature of the heat medium in the first heat medium path portion, and a controller. The controller controls the adjustment portion such that the temperature of the heat medium in the first heat medium path portion is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature when the switching valve circulates the heat medium between the heater core and the second heat medium path portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Norihiko ENOMOTO, Yoshiki KATO, Kengo SUGIMURA, Nobuyuki HASHIMURA, Koji MIURA, Keigo SATO, Ariel MARASIGAN
  • Publication number: 20180361828
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes: a first expansion valve that decompresses a refrigerant flowing out of a high-pressure side heat exchanger; an exterior heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out of the first expansion valve and outside air; a second expansion valve that decompresses the refrigerant flowing out of the exterior heat exchanger; a low-pressure side heat exchanger arranged in series with the exterior heat exchanger; a cooler core that exchanges heat between the heat medium cooled by the low-pressure side heat exchanger and air to be blown into a vehicle interior to cool the air; and a controller configured to switch between a heat absorption mode and a heat dissipation mode by adjusting an amount of decompression in each of the first expansion valve and the second expansion valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiki KATO, Nobuyuki HASHIMURA, Koji MIURA, Norihiko ENOMOTO, Kengo SUGIMURA, Keigo SATO, Masayuki TAKEUCHI, Ariel MARASIGAN
  • Publication number: 20180354344
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes: a high-pressure side heat exchanger; a low-pressure side heat exchanger; a vehicle-mounted device that supplies heat to the heat medium; a heat-medium air heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium and air; a switching portion that switches between a state in which the heat medium circulates through the high-pressure side heat exchanger and a state in which the heat medium circulates through the low-pressure side heat exchanger with respect to each of the vehicle-mounted device and the heat-medium air heat exchanger; and a controller that drives the compressor, while controlling an operation of the switching portion to switch to a defrosting mode in which the heat medium circulates between the low-pressure side heat exchanger and the vehicle-mounted device, and the heat medium circulates between the high-pressure side heat exchanger and the heat-medium air heat exchanger, when defrosting of the heat-medium air heat exchanger is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Koji MIURA, Yoshiki KATO, Kengo SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180339574
    Abstract: A vehicular heat management system includes a heat medium circuit, a heat source portion, and a device. A heat medium cooling an engine circulates in the heat medium circuit. The heat source portion heats the heat medium. The device is configured to function and heat the heat medium when the heat medium flowing into the device is at or above a predetermined temperature. When the engine is being warmed up, heat generated by the heat source portion is supplied to the device in preference to the engine. According to this, since the heat generated by the heat source portion is supplied to the device in preference to the engine when the engine is being warmed up, the engine can be warmed up early.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kengo SUGIMURA, Yoshiki KATO, Masayuki TAKEUCHI, Keigo SATO, Koji MIURA, Norihiko ENOMOTO, Ariel MARASIGAN, Nobuyuki HASHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180272839
    Abstract: A vehicular heat management device includes a first heat source, a second heat source, a heater core, a first heat medium pathway, a second heat medium pathway, a heater core pathway, a switching portion, and a control unit. The first heat source is provided in the first heat medium pathway, and the second heat source is provided in the second heat medium pathway. The heater core is provided in the heater core pathway. The switching portion switches between flowing connection and flowing disconnection. The control unit performs at least one of a switching control and a second heat source control when a temperature of the heat medium of the heater core pathway is at or above a predetermined temperature. In the switching control, the switching portion connects the second heat medium pathway to the heater core pathway. In the second heat source control, the second heat source generates heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiki KATO, Masayuki TAKEUCHI, Keigo SATO, Koji MIURA, Norihiko ENOMOTO, Kengo SUGIMURA, Ariel MARASIGAN, Ikuo OZAWA, Nobuharu KAKEHASHI, Yoshikazu SHINPO, Yoichi ONISHI, Toshio MURATA
  • Publication number: 20180269122
    Abstract: A printed substrate having a first surface to which an electronic component is to be fixed through an underfill material includes a groove that is recessed from the first surface. The first surface includes a pair of lands that is to be electrically connected to the electronic component. The groove extends in a first direction in which the pair of lands extends and is located in a facing region of the first surface in which the first surface is to face the electronic component. An electronic device includes the printed substrate, the electronic component fixed to the first surface and the underfill material disposed between the first surface and the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiki KATO, Yasuhiro ISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180238223
    Abstract: A vehicular heat management device includes a first heat source, a second heat source, a first heat generator, a second heat generator, a heat generator pathway, a first heat source pathway, a second heat source pathway, and a switching portion. The first heat source and the second heat source heat a heat medium. The first heat generator generates heat according to operation. The second heat generator generates heat according to operation. The first heat generator and the second heat generator are provided in the heat generator pathway. The first heat generator is provided in the first heat generator pathway. The second heat generator is provided in the second heat generator pathway. The switching portion switches between a condition where the heat generator pathway is in flowing communication with the first heat generator pathway and a condition where the heat generator pathway is in flowing communication with the second heat generator pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Norihiko ENOMOTO, Yoshiki KATO, Masayuki TAKEUCHI, Koji MIURA, Keigo SATO, Kengo SUGIMURA, Nobuharu KAKEHASHI, Ikuo OZAWA, Ariel MARASIGAN, Yoshikazu SHINPO, Yoichi ONISHI, Toshio MURATA
  • Publication number: 20170320133
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a Ni alloy casting, includes a casting step of casting molten Ni alloy by pouring the molten Ni alloy into a cavity of a mold, a columnar grain forming step of forming columnar grain by solidifying the molten Ni alloy while drawing the mold, in which the molten Ni alloy has been poured, at a drawing speed of 100 mm/hour or more but 400 mm/hour or less with a temperature gradient provided to a solid-liquid interface, and an equiaxed grain forming step of forming equiaxed grain by solidifying the molten Ni alloy while drawing the mold at a drawing speed of 1000 mm/minute or more continuously after the columnar grain forming step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeyuki SATOH, Yoshiki Kato, Tatsuya Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9470244
    Abstract: The inner wall surfaces on the discharge sides of a cooling area have arc-like curved surfaces. The curvature of upper-side inner wall surfaces above a boundary part and the curvature of lower-side inner wall surfaces below the boundary part are set to be different from one another, the boundary part being located above the center line of cooling devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kato, Atsushi Minegishi, Toshimichi Taketomi
  • Patent number: 9438156
    Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value and performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor. The motor control device is provided with: a correction control unit that, when the motor is being rotated at a set speed, sets a d-axis current command value and a q-axis current command value to each be zero; a current control unit that generates the integrated value of the deviation between the current command value and the detected current; and an integrated value measurement unit that measures the generated integrated value. The correction control unit adjusts the correction value for the rotational position of the motor by adjusting in a manner so that the measured integrated value becomes a value within a pre-determined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Patent number: 9350282
    Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value, performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor, and is provided with: a speed control unit that performs speed control of the motor; a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage command value that is on the basis of the output of the speed control unit when the motor is rotating at a set speed; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value for the rotational position of the motor on the basis of the measured voltage command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Patent number: 9312799
    Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value and performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor. The motor control device is provided with: a speed control unit that causes the motor to rotate at a set speed, and performs speed control of the motor on the basis of a speed command value that causes the flow of a d-axis current that is a set amount of current; a current measurement unit that measures a current command value that is on the basis of the output of the speed control unit when the motor is rotated at the set speed and the set amount of d-axis current is flowing; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value for the rotational position of the motor on the basis of the measured current command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Patent number: 9297676
    Abstract: In a device in which the rotation angle of the rotor is detected with a resolver, the rotation angle of the rotor with less error can be obtained while reducing burden of the operator. The measured angle value acquisition unit acquires the measured-rotation angle value of a motor shaft. The error calculation unit calculates the error included in each of measured-rotation angle values. The frequency component acquisition unit determines the phase and the amplitude of a frequency component of the error based on the errors. Thus, by using the error frequency component acquisition device, the phase and amplitude of the frequency component of the error included in the measured-rotation angle value can be automatically calculated and the correction with respect to the measure-rotation angle value can be performed using the acquired phase and amplitude. Therefore, the rotation angle of the rotor with less error can be obtained, while reducing the burden of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Patent number: 9294028
    Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value, performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor, and is provided with: a speed control unit that performs speed control of the motor; a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage command value that is on the basis of the output of the speed control unit when the motor is rotating at a set speed; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value for the rotational position of the motor on the basis of the measured voltage command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Publication number: 20150253031
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes: an outdoor unit; and an indoor unit that is connected to the outdoor unit via a refrigerant pipe and performs air-conditioning of an indoor space in combination with the outdoor unit based on manipulation of a remote control. The outdoor unit includes: a stop switch and a return-to-operation switch; and a microcomputer that, when the stop switch is turned on while the indoor space is being air-conditioned, stops operation of the indoor and outdoor units, to stop performing air-conditioning of the indoor space, and that, when the return-to-operation switch is turned on while the air-conditioning of the indoor space is inactivated by turning on the stop switch, resumes the operation of the indoor unit to perform air-conditioning of the indoor space in combination with the outdoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiki KATO, Masanori AOKI
  • Patent number: 9070769
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and an element isolation insulating film which isolates a element formation region in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate. A depletion-type channel region of a first conductivity type is formed in an inner region which is in the element formation region of the semiconductor substrate and is a predetermined distance or more away from the element isolation insulating film. A gate electrode is formed above the element formation region with a gate insulating film located in between in such a manner as to traverse over the channel region and to overlap with portions of the element isolation insulating film which are located on both sides of the element formation region. Source/drain regions of the first conductivity type are formed in the channel region respectively on both sides of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Publication number: 20140346983
    Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value and performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor. The motor control device is provided with: a speed control unit that causes the motor to rotate at a set speed, and performs speed control of the motor on the basis of a speed command value that causes the flow of a d-axis current that is a set amount of current; a current measurement unit that measures a current command value that is on the basis of the output of the speed control unit when the motor is rotated at the set speed and the set amount of d-axis current is flowing; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value for the rotational position of the motor on the basis of the measured current command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Publication number: 20140300306
    Abstract: In a device in which the rotation angle of the rotor is detected with a resolver, the rotation angle of the rotor with less error can be obtained while reducing burden of the operator. The measured angle value acquisition unit (210) acquires the measured-rotation angle value of a motor shaft. The error calculation unit (220) calculates the error included in each of measured-rotation angle values. The frequency component acquisition unit (230) determines the phase and the amplitude of a frequency component of the error based on the errors. Thus, by using the error frequency component acquisition device (121), the phase and amplitude of the frequency component of the error included in the measured-rotation angle value can be automatically calculated and the correction with respect to the measure-rotation angle value can be performed using the acquired phase and amplitude. Therefore, the rotation angle of the rotor with less error can be obtained, while reducing the burden of the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
  • Publication number: 20140292239
    Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value and performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor. The motor control device is provided with: a correction control unit that, when the motor is being rotated at a set speed, sets a d-axis current command value and a q-axis current command value to each be zero; a current control unit that generates the integrated value of the deviation between the current command value and the detected current; and an integrated value measurement unit that measures the generated integrated value. The correction control unit adjusts the correction value for the rotational position of the motor by adjusting in a manner so that the measured integrated value becomes a value within a pre-determined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Yoshiki Kato