Patents by Inventor Yuki Kudo

Yuki Kudo 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: 20230097499
    Abstract: In a power transaction management server, a registration unit receives power transaction information including positional information of a corresponding charging/discharging facility and tender conditions for a transaction of electric power and registers the received power transaction information in a storage device for each individual transaction market. An input unit receives information of a mobile object participating in a power transaction market. The information of the mobile object includes information indicating a geographical range in which the mobile object is able to supply or receive electric power. A setting unit sets retrieval conditions based on the information of the mobile object. A retrieval unit retrieves an individual transaction market matching the retrieval conditions out of a plurality of individual transaction markets. A provision unit provides the power transaction information in the individual transaction market matching the retrieval conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kazutaka KIMURA, Kazuki OBATA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Yuki KUDO, Hiromitsu KIGURE, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230102260
    Abstract: A market electric power price predicting unit predicts a trading price of electric power traded in a P2P electric power trading market. The trading price includes a price of renewable energy electric power and a price of non-renewable energy electric power. A renewable energy index setting unit sets a renewable energy index indicating a degree of the renewable energy electric power in electric power purchased in the P2P electric power trading market. A trading price setting unit sets a desired trading price in an electric power trading plan from a prediction result of the trading price of the electric power and the renewable energy index. A trading plan creating unit creates the electric power trading plan based on the desired trading price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki KUDO, Kazutaka KIMURA, Kazuki OBATA, Hiromitsu KIGURE, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230089057
    Abstract: Provided is a power converter capable of reducing cross current. The power converter 1 includes a phase controller 20 that calculate a phase angle reference value ?m based on a difference between a commanded active power reference value Pe and an output active power P supplied to a distribution line 5, a voltage controller 10 that calculates a voltage reference values Vu, Vv, and Vw based on the phase angle reference value ?m calculated by the phase controller 20, and a power conversion unit 52 that converts, based on the voltage reference values Vu, Vv, and Vw calculated by the voltage controller 10, an electric power supplied from a power supply source 60 into AC power and outputs it to the distribution line 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki KUDO, Koji TOBA, Shunsuke KAWACHI, Yukina AKIYAMA, Takahiro KASE
  • Patent number: 11608438
    Abstract: A low-dielectric heat dissipation film composition contains: (A) a maleimide resin composition containing (A1) a maleimide resin containing at least two or more maleimide groups per molecule and (A2) a polymerization initiator; and (B) boron nitride particles. The component (A1) has a maleimide equivalent of not more than 0.1 mol/100 g, and a cured material of the component (A) has a relative dielectric constant of 3.5 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz. Thus, the present invention provides a film composition for forming a film having low dielectric constant and high heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Iguchi, Yoshinori Takamatsu, Yuki Kudo, Atsushi Tsuura, Yoshihiro Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20230079481
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device includes an electrolysis cell including: an anode configured to oxidize water to produce oxygen; a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide to produce carbon compound; a cathode flow path plate having a surface provided in contact with the cathode and a cathode flow path provided on the surface and facing to the cathode; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode. The surface has a hydrophilic region provided on the cathode and having a contact angle to water of less than 45 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Jun TAMURA, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Yasuhiro KIYOTA, Ryota KITAGAWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20230083090
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device of an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a first accommodation part for accommodating carbon dioxide, a second accommodation part for accommodating an electrolytic solution containing water, or water vapor, a diaphragm provided between the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part, a reduction electrode arranged in the first accommodation part, and an oxidation electrode arranged in the second accommodation part; a first power supply control unit capable of being connected to a first power supply which supplies power to the electrolysis cell; a second power supply control unit capable of being connected to a second power supply which supplies power to the electrolysis cell; and an integration control unit controlling the first power supply control unit and the second power supply control unit, and switching the supply of power from the first power supply or the second power supply to the electrolysis cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuki KUDO, Akihiko ONO, Yasuhiro KIYOTA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA, Ryota KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230071134
    Abstract: A server device includes a processor and a memory for storing a program executed by the processor. A plurality of units includes a first unit, a second unit, and a third unit. The processor accepts a bid of the second unit regarding a transaction for electric power transfer with the first unit, and executes a contract process for causing the third unit to perform the electric power transfer with the first unit, when the second unit does not perform the electric power transfer with the first unit at a scheduled time of the electric power transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromitsu KIGURE, Yuki KUDO, Kazutaka KIMURA, Kazuki OBATA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230068632
    Abstract: A market server receives a second request signal for requesting reception-supply adjustment of a first amount of power from a CEMS server and sends an invitation signal to a plurality of agent devices. The market server receives a bid signal showing bid conditions for a power buying or selling transaction of a second amount of power, smaller than the first amount of power, from at least one or more agent devices that have determined the bid conditions among the plurality of agent devices, and accepts bids by the at least one or more agent devices when acceptance conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki KUDO, Kazutaka KIMURA, Kazuki OBATA, Hiromitsu KIGURE, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230069713
    Abstract: A market server stores participant information of each of participants in a power trading market, the participant information includes a participant ID that specifies the participant and participant evaluation information associated with the participant ID and set based on a trading history of the participant, and when the participant evaluation information satisfies a predetermined condition, the market server permits the participant specified by the participant ID associated with the participant evaluation information to participate in the power trading market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazutaka KIMURA, Yuki KUDO, Kazuki OBATA, Hiromitsu KIGURE, Yuta MANIWA, Satoshi KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230040536
    Abstract: Provided is a photocurable maleimide resin composition that is superior in curability, and is capable of being turned into a cured product having superior dielectric properties, a high glass-transition temperature and a small coefficient of thermal expansion. The photocurable maleimide resin composition contains: (A) a maleimide compound having, per each molecule, at least one saturated or unsaturated divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 200 carbon atoms; and (B) a photocuring initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TSUTSUMI, Hiroyuki IGUCHI, Yuki KUDO, Atsushi TSUURA, Tadaharu IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11530324
    Abstract: Provided are a slurry composition having a low thixotropy and a superior handling property; a cured product of this slurry composition; and a substrate, film and prepreg using such cured product, the substrate, film and prepreg exhibiting excellent mechanical properties and a low relative permittivity and dielectric tangent. The slurry composition has a thixotropic ratio of not higher than 3.0, and comprises: (A) a cyclic imide compound having, per molecule, at least one dimer acid backbone, at least one linear alkylene group having not less than 6 carbon atoms, and at least two cyclic imide groups; (B) spherical silica fine particles and/or alumina fine particles having an average particle size of 0.05 to 20 ?m when measured by a laser diffraction method; (C) a silane coupling agent capable of reacting with the components (A) and (B); and (D) an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki Iguchi, Yuki Kudo, Atsushi Tsuura
  • Publication number: 20220380916
    Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device in an embodiment includes: a reaction unit including a first accommodation part to accommodate carbon dioxide and a second accommodation part to accommodate an electrolytic solution containing water; a reduction electrode to reduce the carbon dioxide; an oxidation electrode to oxidize the water; a power supply to pass current between the reduction electrode and the oxidation electrode; a pressure regulator to regulate a pressure in the first accommodation part; a reaction product detector to detect at least one of an amount and a kind of a substance produced at the reduction electrode; and a controller to control the pressure regulator based on a detection signal of the reaction product detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryota KITAGAWA, Asahi MOTOSHIGE, Yoshitsune SUGANO, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Jun TAMURA, Yuki KUDO, Akihiko ONO, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220306920
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive composition for a flexible printed-wiring board (FPC) that has low dielectric properties, a high adhesion strength to low-dielectric resin films (LCP or MPI) and a copper foil, and an excellent moisture resistance and reflow resistance. This adhesive composition contains: (A) 100 parts by mass of a maleimide compound having at least two maleimide groups in one molecule, having a number average molecular weight of greater than 4,000, and having at least one divalent organic group selected from a dimer acid skeleton, a linear alkylene group having not less than 6 carbon atoms, and a linear alkenylene group having not less than 6 carbon atoms; (B) 0.1 to 15 parts by mass of an epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in one molecule; and (C) 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a diaminotriazine ring-containing imidazole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi TSUURA, Yoshihiro TSUTSUMI, Hiroyuki IGUCHI, Yuki KUDO, Masayuki IWASAKI, Rina SASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220298651
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device according to an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a reduction electrode, an oxidation electrode, a gas flow path supplying gas containing CO2 to the reduction electrode, a liquid flow path supplying an electrolytic solution containing water to the oxidation electrode, and a diaphragm separating the reduction electrode from the oxidation electrode; a first supply path connected to the gas flow path; a first discharge path connected to the gas flow path; a first moisture content detecting unit installed in the first discharge path to detect a moisture content in the gas flowing in the first discharge path; a moisture content adjusting unit configured to adjust a moisture content supplied to the reduction electrode; and a control unit configured to control the moisture content adjusting unit based on a detection signal of the first moisture content detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryota KITAGAWA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Jun TAMURA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220298655
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolysis device, includes: an anode configured to oxidize water or a hydroxide ion and thus generate oxygen; an anode solution flow path configured to supply an anode solution to the anode; a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide to generate a carbon compound; a gas flow path configured to supply a gas to the cathode, the gas containing carbon dioxide; a diaphragm provided between the anode and the cathode and including a porous film with a hydrophilic polymer supported thereon; and a protective member provided between the anode and the diaphragm and protecting the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke KOFUJI, Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Ryota KITAGAWA, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Jun TAMURA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220298652
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolysis device includes: a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide and thus form a carbon compound; an anode configured to oxidize water and thus generate oxygen; a cathode gas flow path facing on the cathode and configured to supply gas containing carbon dioxide; an anode solution flow path facing on the anode and configured to supply an electrolytic solution containing water; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode. An aspect ratio of the cathode gas flow path is greater than 1 and 3 or less. In a cross-section along a direction perpendicular to a facing surface between the cathode and the cathode gas flow path in the cathode gas flow path, a fluid mean depth M of the cathode gas flow path and a depth h of the cathode gas flow path satisfy a formula: h/8?M<h/4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Akihiko ONO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Yuki KUDO, Ryota KITAGAWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220290311
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device of an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a cathode, an anode, a gas supply flow path, a solution supply flow path, and a separator; a CO2 gas supply unit configured to supply CO2 gas to the gas supply flow path; an electrolytic solution supply unit configured to supply an electrolytic solution to the solution supply flow path; and a rinse material supply unit configured to supply a rinse material to the gas supply flow path. The gas supply flow path has a first opening, a second opening, and an auxiliary flow path provided to a part of a flow path between the first opening and the second opening, and configured to make at least the rinse material flow therethrough. A switching mechanism configured to switch a flow direction of the rinse material in the auxiliary flow path is connected to the gas supply flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko ONO, Yuki KUDO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Ryota KITAGAWA, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 11434575
    Abstract: A reduction electrode of an embodiment includes a metal base material and a plurality of metal nanowires provided on the metal base material. The plurality of metal nanowires include metal nanowires whose average height of contour curve of surface is 20 nm or less for 50% or more in a number ratio. The plurality of metal nanowires are formed by reducing a plurality of metal oxides each having a nanowire shape formed on the metal base material by an electrochemical reduction method. A reduction process of the metal oxides includes a first process of passing a current under a constant current condition where an absolute value is 5 mA/cm2 or more through the plurality of metal oxides, and a second process of passing a current under a constant potential condition through the plurality of metal oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuki Kudo, Satoshi Mikoshiba, Akihiko Ono, Jun Tamura, Ryota Kitagawa, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Yoshitsune Sugano
  • Publication number: 20220195096
    Abstract: Provided are a heat-curable maleimide resin composition suitable for use in a substrate, and whose cured product has an excellent high-temperature property due to its high glass-transition temperature, an excellent dielectric property and an excellent dimension stability; and an uncured and cured resin films comprised of such composition, and having an excellent handling property. The heat-curable maleimide resin composition contains: (A) a maleimide resin having a number average molecular weight of not lower than 3,000; (B) an organic compound having, in one molecule, at least one allyl group and at least one isocyanuric ring; and (C) a reaction initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TSUTSUMI, Yuki KUDO, Shinsuke YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11367801
    Abstract: Angle insensitive/angle-robust colored filter assemblies are provided for use with a photovoltaic device to create a decorative and colored photovoltaic device assembly. The filter may be passive or active with an ultrathin reflective layer of high refractive index material, like amorphous silicon (a-Si). A passive filter may have transparent first and second pairs of dielectric materials surrounding the ultrathin reflective layer. An active filter may have transparent first and second electrodes and first and second doped hole/electron transport layer surrounding the ultrathin reflective layer. The filter can transmit a portion and reflect a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to generate a reflected color output with minimal angle dependence. Angle insensitive colored photovoltaic device assemblies having high power conversion efficiencies (e.g., ?18%) including a passive or active colored reflective filter and a photovoltaic device are also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Toyota Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Lingjie Jay Guo, Chengang Ji, Taizo Masuda, Yuki Kudo