Patents by Inventor Hideto KIYOHARA

Hideto KIYOHARA 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).

  • Container terminal operation method
    Patent number: 11479421
    Abstract: A container terminal operation method for a container terminal including a storage area in which a storage block is vertically arranged, wherein: a container conveying vehicle orbits through the storage block, apron, etc.; a container is handed over between the container conveying vehicle and the storage block on a lateral side thereof in a longitudinal direction; a handover area for handover of the container between the container conveying vehicle and an external vehicle, is defined in an area closer to a land than a land-side end; an external traveling lane is defined for the external vehicle; and the handover of the container in the handover area is carried out in a state where the container conveying vehicle and the external vehicle are both directed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF CARGO-HANDLING MACHINERY SYSTEMS, MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD., JFE ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideto Kiyohara, Tetsuya Shiraishi, Hitoshi Noguchi, Yoshiharu Yoshida, Ryoma Inui, Kenichi Murano
  • CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210354937
    Abstract: A container terminal operation method for a container terminal including a storage area in which a storage block is vertically arranged, wherein: a container conveying vehicle orbits through the storage block, apron, etc.; a container is handed over between the container conveying vehicle and the storage block on a lateral side thereof in a longitudinal direction; a handover area for handover of the container between the container conveying vehicle and an external vehicle, is defined in an area closer to a land than a land-side end; an external traveling lane is defined for the external vehicle; and the handover of the container in the handover area is carried out in a state where the container conveying vehicle and the external vehicle are both directed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF CARGO-HANDLING MACHINERY SYSTEMS, MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD., JFE ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideto KIYOHARA, Tetsuya SHIRAISHI, Hitoshi NOGUCHI, Yoshiharu YOSHIDA, Ryoma INUI, Kenichi MURANO