Patents by Inventor Yoshimi Gotoh

Yoshimi Gotoh 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: 4583224
    Abstract: A redundant control system in which three output signals from three equivalent signal processors are compared with each other to judge whether each of the output signals is normal or abnormal, an abnormal output signal thus determined is replaced by a set signal having a predetermined level, and then a majority operation is performed for normal output signals and the set signal to obtain a control signal. The control signal is formed of the logical product or logical sum of two normal output signals according as the predetermined level of the set signal is "1" or "0". In the case where a circuit for generating the above-mentioned control signal are formed in triplicate and a majority operation is performed for three control signals, a fault occurring at other circuit portions than a majority logic circuit at the final stage is permissible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Ishii, Atomi Noguchi, Yoshimi Gotoh