Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA

Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA 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: 11848674
    Abstract: The present invention provides a counter unit (10) that supports, in a plurality of output devices, both a case where there is no problem in a state in which common signal terminals or power supply terminals are connected by common wiring, and a case where it is preferable to connect the common signal terminals or the power supply terminals by circuits insulated from each other. The counter unit (10) is provided with a switching unit (15) that performs switching between a non-insulated circuit (16) that connects a plurality of common signal terminals (COMA, COMB, COMC) and/or a plurality of power supply terminals (IOV, IOG) by common wiring, and an insulated circuit (17) that connects the plurality of common signal terminals and/or the plurality of power supply terminals by circuits insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kikunaga
  • Publication number: 20220352894
    Abstract: The present invention provides a counter unit (10) that supports, in a plurality of output devices, both a case where there is no problem in a state in which common signal terminals or power supply terminals are connected by common wiring, and a case where it is preferable to connect the common signal terminals or the power supply terminals by circuits insulated from each other. The counter unit (10) is provided with a switching unit (15) that performs switching between a non-insulated circuit (16) that connects a plurality of common signal terminals (COMA, COMB, COMC) and/or a plurality of power supply terminals (IOV, IOG) by common wiring, and an insulated circuit (17) that connects the plurality of common signal terminals and/or the plurality of power supply terminals by circuits insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 11181871
    Abstract: A temperature control unit according to one or more embodiments may include an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire an operation amount from a controller, and an SSR control unit that is configured to perform time proportional output of an instruction to drive or stop a heater to SSR after reflecting the operation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kikunaga, Kenji Sato
  • Patent number: 11144016
    Abstract: A temperature control unit has an acquisition unit that acquires first information regarding driving and stopping of a heater and second information indicating whether or not to subject a time proportional output to an SSR to autonomous control and an SSR control unit that performs time proportional output of an instruction to drive or stop the heater, to the SSR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kikunaga, Kenji Sato
  • Patent number: 10566984
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit with high noise resistance is realized. The signal processing circuit includes: a first pre-stage circuit that includes a first input terminal; and a second pre-stage circuit that includes a second input terminal. A resistive element with one end connected to the first input terminal and a capacitative element with one electrode connected to the ground are provided in the first pre-stage circuit. The other end of the first resistive element and the other electrode of the first capacitative element are connected to each other. An output node of the first pre-stage circuit and an output node of the second pre-stage circuit are connected to a post-stage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kikunaga
  • Publication number: 20190348991
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit with high noise resistance is realized. The signal processing circuit includes: a first pre-stage circuit that includes a first input terminal; and a second pre-stage circuit that includes a second input terminal. A resistive element with one end connected to the first input terminal and a capacitative element with one electrode connected to the ground are provided in the first pre-stage circuit. The other end of the first resistive element and the other electrode of the first capacitative element are connected to each other. An output node of the first pre-stage circuit and an output node of the second pre-stage circuit are connected to a post-stage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20190101875
    Abstract: A temperature control unit has an SSR control unit that outputs an instruction to an SSR, a determination unit that determines, based on a current value acquired by a current value acquisition unit, whether or not a heater is being driven or stopped as instructed, and a warning output unit that outputs a warning to a controller if it is determined that the heater is not being driven or stopped as instructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA, Kenji SATO
  • Publication number: 20190101874
    Abstract: A temperature control unit according to one or more embodiments may include an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire an operation amount from a controller, and an SSR control unit that is configured to perform time proportional output of an instruction to drive or stop a heater to SSR after reflecting the operation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA, Kenji SATO
  • Publication number: 20190101873
    Abstract: A temperature control unit has an acquisition unit that acquires first information regarding driving and stopping of a heater and second information indicating whether or not to subject a time proportional output to an SSR to autonomous control and an SSR control unit that performs time proportional output of an instruction to drive or stop the heater, to the SSR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka KIKUNAGA, Kenji SATO