公开(公告)号：US11186364B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16454273

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kazunobu Konishi ,  Stephen William John ,  Kazuo Inoue ,  Katsuhiko Asai

IPC: B64C39/02

Abstract: An information processing method includes the following steps performed using a processor: obtaining first region information indicating a first region; obtaining first position information indicating the position of an unmanned aerial vehicle tethered to a mobile tethering body using a tether; determining, using the first region information and the first position information, a first destination which is a destination of the mobile tethering body; and moving the mobile tethering body to the first destination. The first destination is a position located at least a predetermined distance from a point which is on the boundary of the first region and located the shortest distance from the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle, in the direction from the point on the boundary of the first region to the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10278882B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15006231

申请日：2016-01-26

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takayuki Nagata ,  Stephen William John ,  Katsuhiko Asai

IPC: A61H3/00 ,  A61H1/02 ,  A61F2/70 ,  A61F2/72 ,  A61F5/01 ,  A61F2/68 ,  A61F2/50

Abstract: An assist wear item is worn on a portion of a living body and has an inner surface brought into contact with the portion. The assist wear item includes assisting actuators, contact sensors, and a controller. Each assisting actuator is driven to expand and contract. The assisting actuators are linearly arranged along an expansion/contraction direction of a muscle at the portion. Each contact sensor detects a contact with an outer surface of the assist wear item. The contact sensors include a first contact sensor and a second contact sensor. The controller increases or decreases a driving power of expansion/contraction driving of an assisting actuator corresponding to a region ranging from the first contact sensor to the second contact sensor if the controller continuously receives a detection result indicating a contact from at least one contact sensor between the first and second contact sensors during a certain time period.

公开(公告)号：US09975785B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14746879

申请日：2015-06-23

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Akira Taomoto ,  Morio Tomiyama ,  Hisaaki Gyoten ,  Norihisa Mino ,  Atsushi Ono ,  Stephen William John

IPC: C02F1/04 ,  B01D1/00 ,  C02F103/08

CPC classification number: C02F1/043 ,  B01D1/00 ,  C02F1/042 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  Y02A20/128

Abstract: A desalination method includes: introducing a liquid to a reservoir layer to place the liquid above a water-repellent particle layer; heating and evaporating the liquid placed above the water-repellent particle layer to generate water vapor and deposit impurities on the sheet; liquefying the water vapor by a liquefying layer to obtain fresh water; and removing the sheet on which the impurities have been deposited from a desalination apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US09834453B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14531019

申请日：2014-11-03

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Akira Taomoto ,  Morio Tomiyama ,  Hisaaki Gyoten ,  Norihisa Mino ,  Atsushi Ono ,  Stephen William John

IPC: C02F1/04 ,  B01D1/00 ,  C02F103/08

CPC classification number: C02F1/04 ,  B01D1/00 ,  C02F1/043 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  Y02A20/128

Abstract: The desalination apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a water-repellent particle layer that is located below a water tank, contains water-repellent particles, and allows passage of water vapor generated by evaporation of the liquid stored in the water tank, the water tank being a space for storing the liquid; and a liquefying layer that is located below the water-repellent particle layer, and liquefies the water vapor that has passed through the water-repellent particle layer to obtain the fresh water. The water-repellent particle layer includes an anti-migration layer provided as a surface layer that faces the water tank and containing anti-migration particles. Each of the anti-migration particles has a higher aspect ratio than the water-repellent particles, the aspect ratio being a value obtained by dividing a length in a major axis direction by a length in a minor axis direction.

公开(公告)号：US09822018B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US14554380

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Morio Tomiyama ,  Hisaaki Gyoten ,  Norihisa Mino ,  Akira Taomoto ,  Atsushi Ono ,  Stephen William John

IPC: C02F1/04 ,  B01D1/00 ,  B01D1/22 ,  B01D3/42 ,  C02F1/08 ,  B01D5/00 ,  C02F103/08

CPC classification number: C02F1/043 ,  B01D1/00 ,  B01D1/22 ,  B01D3/42 ,  B01D5/0027 ,  C02F1/08 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2209/02 ,  C02F2209/42 ,  Y02A20/128 ,  Y02W10/37

Abstract: A water amount controlling method according to the present disclosure includes: opening a discharge valve that discharges a liquid from a water tank if an impurity concentration is higher than or equal to a first reference value, and opening a sluice gate that introduces the liquid to the water tank a predetermined period after opening the discharge valve, the first reference value being lower than a saturation concentration; throttling the discharge valve and the sluice gate if the impurity concentration is higher than or equal to a second reference value and the temperature is lower than or equal to a third reference value, the second reference value being lower than the first reference value; and closing the discharge valve if the impurity concentration is lower than the second reference value, and closing the sluice gate a predetermined period after closing the discharge valve.

公开(公告)号：US09809463B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US14534568

申请日：2014-11-06

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Morio Tomiyama ,  Hisaaki Gyoten ,  Norihisa Mino ,  Akira Taomoto ,  Atsushi Ono ,  Stephen William John

IPC: C02F1/04 ,  C02F1/10 ,  B01D1/00 ,  B01D5/00 ,  C02F103/08

CPC classification number: C02F1/04 ,  B01D1/00 ,  B01D5/006 ,  C02F1/043 ,  C02F1/048 ,  C02F1/10 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  Y02A20/128 ,  Y02W10/37

Abstract: A desalination system, etc. of the present disclosure includes: a water tank; a water-repellent particle layer that is located below the water tank and contains a plurality of water-repellent particles; a liquefying layer that is located below the water-repellent particle layer and liquefies water vapor that has passed through the water-repellent particle layer, to obtain fresh water; an introduction channel of a liquid supply channel that supplies a liquid to the water tank; and a liquid speed reduction part that is located on the introduction channel of the supply channel, and includes a wall surface crossing a flow direction of the liquid in the supply channel, for reducing a flow speed of the liquid.