Patents by Inventor Yoshito Sameda

Yoshito Sameda 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: 7919960
    Abstract: An electricity meter capable of minimizing a risk of data destruction in case of lightning or surge that involves improperly high voltage is provided. The electricity meter includes a measurement part, an operation part, and an insulation part. The measurement part includes a detection unit to detect electricity consumption of an objective system and a transmission unit to wirelessly transmit data representative of the detected electricity consumption. The operation part includes a reception unit to receive the wirelessly transmitted data and an operation unit to process the received data into data representative of electric energy consumed by the objective system. The insulation part electrically insulates the measurement part and operation part from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Takanohashi, Yoshito Sameda, Kenji Nakano, Tadanori Maoka, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama
  • Patent number: 7870429
    Abstract: For a control apparatus to be boundary scan testable even when running, including processor cores in an operator to be capable of self-repairing a troubling part, an operator (2) has processor cores (2a, 2b) connected to a boundary scan bus (12), and adapted to mutually diagnose opponent processor cores for troubles, by boundary scan testing each other in a time-dividing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatani, Yoshito Sameda, Akira Sawada, Jun Takehara, Kouichi Takene, Hiroyuki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090287867
    Abstract: A memory control unit controls writing and reading of data to the slave device according to an instruction from the master device. A bus diagnosis line is directly connected from the bus signal control circuit to a bus signal receiving terminal of the slave device without passing through the address bus and the control signal line. A bus signal abnormality processing unit compares an output bus signal output from the bus signal control circuit to the address bus and the control signal line with a feedback bus signal fed back through the bus diagnosis line to determine the presence/absence of a difference. The memory control unit elongates a bus cycle period of a bus cycle of operation being executed when it is determined in the bus signal abnormality processing unit that the difference is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jun Takehara, Naruhiko Aramaki, Toshikazu Kawamura, Yoshito Sameda, Hiroshi Nakatani, Motohiko Okabe, Yukitaka Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20090248330
    Abstract: In a watt-hour meter, encoders 116, 117, 118 and 119 respectively convert a signal concerning a current and voltage used by a customer into a code sequence signal by Reed-Solomon codes or convolutional codes. Decoders 121, 122, 123, and 124 reversely convert the code sequence signal to the signal concerning the current and voltage. A power calculating section 125 converts the signal concerning the current and voltage into data concerning electricity consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenji NAKANO, Yoshito Sameda, Yukio Takanohashi, Tadanori Maoka, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama, Fuyuki Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20090134863
    Abstract: An electricity meter capable of minimizing a risk of data destruction in case of lightning or surge that involves improperly high voltage is provided. The electricity meter includes a measurement part, an operation part, and an insulation part. The measurement part includes a detection unit to detect electricity consumption of an objective system and a transmission unit to wirelessly transmit data representative of the detected electricity consumption. The operation part includes a reception unit to receive the wirelessly transmitted data and an operation unit to process the received data into data representative of electric energy consumed by the objective system. The insulation part electrically insulates the measurement part and operation part from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukio TAKANOHASHI, Yoshito Sameda, Kenji Nakano, Tadanori Maoka, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama
  • Publication number: 20090013765
    Abstract: According to the present invention, mistaken detection of a gas leak can be prevented even when using an appliance which has been newly installed in a dwelling receiving a gas supply, and whereby a gas leak can be detected rapidly, efficiently and accurately. The characteristics extraction means 5 extracts characteristics of a gas flow including a combination of the instantaneous flow volume data and the instantaneous flow volume time differential value, on the basis of the data obtained by the flow volume measurement means 1, pressure measurement means 2, instantaneous flow volume time differential operation means 3 and pressure time differential operation means 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kenji NAKANO, Yoshito Sameda, Yukio Takanohashi, Hiroto Uyama, Masaaki Ishino
  • Publication number: 20090018782
    Abstract: According to the present invention, the type of gas appliance in use can be identified and a gas leak can be detected, efficiently and accurately. The flow volume data noise removal means 21 removes noise from the instantaneous flow volume data measured by the flow volume measurement means 11, and from the data after noise removal, the flow volume data object extraction means 22 extracts data on the variable portion and the flat portion of the flow volume. The gas flow characteristics extraction means 31 extracts the “length”, “initial flow volume” and “sequence of transited regions” of the variable portion of the flow volume and the “length”, “average value” and “gradient” of the flat portion of the flow volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshito SAMEDA, Kenji NAKANO, Yukio TAKANOHASHI, Hiroto UYAMA, Masaaki ISHINO
  • Publication number: 20080320331
    Abstract: For a control apparatus to be boundary scan testable even when running, including processor cores in an operator to be capable of self-repairing a troubling part, an operator (2) has processor cores (2a, 2b) connected to a boundary scan bus (12), and adapted to mutually diagnose opponent processor cores for troubles, by boundary scan testing each other in a time-dividing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatani, Yoshito Sameda, Akira Sawada, Jun Takehara, Kouichi Takene, Hiroyuki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080281896
    Abstract: A first arithmetic operator (11) includes a first modular arithmetic coding encoder (11b) for encoding a numeric data transmitted by a command from a central controller (31) into a modular arithmetic code, a first arithmetic operation processor (11a) using the numeric data as modular arithmetic coded as an input operand, for executing an arithmetic operation based on a command from the central controller (13), to provide an output in the form of a modular arithmetic code, and a first modular arithmetic code decoder (11c) for determining presence or absence of a bit error in the numeric data output from the first arithmetic operation processor, correcting the bit error, if detected any, to output a decoded numeric data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshito SAMEDA, Hiroshi Nakatani, Akira Sawada, Jun Takehara, Hiroyuki Nishikawa, Motohiko Okabe
  • Patent number: 6845301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for protecting and controlling main-circuit components of an electricity transmission substation. The system includes devices for digital data output, protection-and-controlling, component controlling-and-monitoring, and communication. The digital data output devices input analogue AC electric values and output digital data. The protection-and-controlling devices input the data from the digital data output devices, and further control, monitor, and protect the substation main-circuit components. The component controlling-and-monitoring devices receive commands from the protection-and-controlling devices or from the substation controlling-and-monitoring equipment, and further control and monitor the substation main-circuit components. The devices for digital data output, the protection-and-controlling, and component controlling-and-monitoring are disposed near or within their corresponding substation main-circuit components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koichi Hamamatsu, Tokuo Ito, Hachidai Ito, Yoshito Sameda, Toshiyuki Saida, Noriyoshi Suga, Hiromi Nagasaki, Yuuji Minami, Takashi Nakajima, Shiro Maruyama, Minoru Saito, Tatsuji Tanaka, Masao Takahashi, Setsuo Tamura, Masayuki Kosakada
  • Patent number: 6802223
    Abstract: The invention consists in a capacitative electromagnetic flow meter in which excitation is performed at a frequency above the commercially available frequency and having a characteristic correction filter that corrects the gain frequency characteristic of the exciting current such that the exciting flux waveform has a flat section. In the detection unit, the value of the electrostatic capacitance between the face electrodes 4A, 4B and guard electrodes 5A, 5B is made smaller than the value of the electrostatic capacitance between the detecting face electrodes 4A, 4B and the fluid to be measured. The exciting coils are fixed to a cylindrical yoke, being electrostatically screened by coil fixing plates. Fixing by an earth ring is performed with this cylindrical yoke and the two ends of the measurement tube being symmetrical with respect to the tube axis and electrode axes. In addition, fixing is effected by filling the entire interior of the detection unit with epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatani, Tatsuya Kimura, Yoshito Sameda, Takuya Iijima, Takashi Higuchi, Makoto Futoo, Hiroaki Nojiri, Kiyonori Nishikawa, Toshihiko Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20040123670
    Abstract: The invention consists in a capacitative electromagnetic flow meter in which excitation is performed at a frequency above the commercially available frequency and having a characteristic correction filter that corrects the gain frequency characteristic of the exciting current such that the exciting flux waveform has a flat section. In the detection unit, the value of the electrostatic capacitance between the face electrodes 4A, 4B and guard electrodes 5A, 5B is made smaller than the value of the electrostatic capacitance between the detecting face electrodes 4A, 4B and the fluid to be measured. The exciting coils are fixed to a cylindrical yoke, being electrostatically screened by coil fixing plates. Fixing by an earth ring is performed with this cylindrical yoke and the two ends of the measurement tube being symmetrical with respect to the tube axis and electrode axes. In addition, fixing is effected by filling the entire interior of the detection unit with epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatani, Tatsuya Kimura, Yoshito Sameda, Takuya Iijima, Takashi Higuchi, Makoto Futoo, Hiroaki Nojiri, Kiyonori Nishikawa, Toshihiko Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20020116092
    Abstract: A system for protecting and controlling substation main-circuit components. The system comprises: digital data output means for inputting analogue AC electric values and outputting digital data; protection-and-controlling means for inputting the data from the digital data output means, and for controlling, monitoring and protecting the substation main-circuit components; component controlling-and-monitoring means for receiving commands from the protection-and-controlling means or the substation controlling-and-monitoring equipment, and for controlling and monitoring the substation main-circuit components; and communication means. The digital data output means, the protection-and-controlling means and the component controlling-and-monitoring means are built in their corresponding substation main-circuit components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Koichi Hamamatsu, Tokuo Ito, Hachidai Ito, Yoshito Sameda, Toshiyuki Saida, Noriyoshi Suga, Hiromi Nagasaki, Yuuji Minami, Takashi Nakajima, Shiro Maruyama, Minoru Saito, Tatsuji Tanaka, Masao Takahashi, Setsuo Tamura, Masayuki Kosakada