R&D / Technology - Awards/Prizes
The Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) organizes the National Commendation for Invention, through which it commends inventions that contribute to the progress of science and technology and the development of industry. Through this commendation system, the Mitsubishi Electric Group won an Imperial Invention Prize for its data encoding systems (information security technology) in fiscal 2004 and a 21st Century Invention Prize for its ozone generation technology in fiscal 2006. The following table shows the recent JIII prizes that Mitsubishi Electric Group has received for inventions that were highly acclaimed by third parties.
The Prize of The Chairman of Japan Business Federation
Invention of Refrigerant Liquefaction Prevention Method in an Air-conditioning Apparatus Using Induction Heating
The Invention Prize
Design of Ultra-high Precision Electric Discharge Machine that Enhances the Factory Environment
The Invention Prize
Invention of high density winding technique for compact and lightweight DC motors
The Invention Prize
Invention of a power switching elements drive circuit using two pulses
The Invention Prize
Design of interior-oriented air conditioner
The Prize of Commissioner of Japan Patent Office
Invention of variable-shape mirror for improving laser via drilling accuracy
The Asahi Shimbun Prize
Rotor eccentricity estimation method and rotor eccentricity presumption system for rotating electrical machines
The Prize of the Chairman of HATSUMEI KYOKAI (JIII)
Simple and compact turbine generator design
The Invention Prize
Gasoline Vapor Liquefied Collection System at a Gas Station
The Invention Prize
Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment Scheme on PON (Passive Optical Network)
The Invention Prize
Frame compliant mechanism for compressors
The 21st Century Encouragement of Invention Prize
Gradationally controlled voltage inverter technology
The Prize of the Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Electric discharge machine control technology
The Prize of the Chairman of HATSUMEI KYOKAI (JIII)
Environmentally friendly technique of replacing air conditioners using existing piping
The 21st Century Invention Prize
Technology to efficiently generate high-concentration ozone (ozone generation technology)
The Invention Prize
Color conversion technology
The Invention Prize
Wire electric discharge machine processing technology
The Invention Prize
Power device drive and protection technology
The Imperial Invention Prize
Data encoding systems (information security technology)