Patents by Inventor Hirotaka NIIMI

Hirotaka NIIMI 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: 11703832
    Abstract: Provided is a production system including: a first industrial machine; and a second industrial machine configured to periodically communicate to and from the first industrial machine. The second industrial machine is configured to transmit its data to the first industrial machine through use of each of a plurality of periodic regions included in one period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Isamu Matsumura, Toshinobu Kira, Yasufumi Yoshiura, Takaaki Shogaki, Hirotaka Niimi
  • Patent number: 11640150
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system, in which a first industrial machine and a second industrial machine are configured to communicate to/from each other, the communication system comprising circuitry configured to synchronize first time information updated by the first industrial machine and second time information updated by the second industrial machine with each other, wherein the second industrial machine is configured to: acquire state data on the second industrial machine; and transmit to the first industrial machine the second time information at a time when the state data is acquired and the state data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Ayaka Hashimoto, Hirotaka Niimi, Toshinobu Kira, Wataru Nozaki, Masaomi Kudo, Yu Katono, Hiroshi Okamoto, Takeshi Nagata, Takaaki Shogaki, Megumi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11630443
    Abstract: Provided is a production system including: a first industrial machine; and a second industrial machine configured to periodically communicate to and from the first industrial machine. The second industrial machine is configured to transmit its data to the first industrial machine through use of each of a plurality of periodic regions included in one period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Isamu Matsumura, Toshinobu Kira, Yasufumi Yoshiura, Takaaki Shogaki, Hirotaka Niimi
  • Patent number: 11277388
    Abstract: A communication system, comprising a plurality of industrial machines configured to perform synchronous communication, wherein each of the plurality of industrial machines configured to: encrypt transmission data; transmit the encrypted transmission data to another industrial machine; receive encrypted reception data from the another industrial machine; and decrypt the encrypted reception data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Hirotaka Niimi, Minoru Koga, Toshinobu Kira
  • Patent number: 11231700
    Abstract: A communication system comprising a first industrial machine and a second industrial machine, which are configured to communicate with each other, wherein the first industrial machine is configured to transmit a copy instruction to the second industrial machine, and wherein the second industrial machine is configured to: update data in a first storage area based on its own operation; copy the data in the first storage area to a second storage area when the copy instruction is received; and transmit the data in the second storage area to the first industrial machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Ayaka Hashimoto, Takeshi Nagata, Hirotaka Niimi, Toshinobu Kira, Wataru Nozaki, Masaomi Kudo, Yu Katono, Hiroshi Okamoto, Takaaki Shogaki, Megumi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20210255604
    Abstract: Provided is a production system including: a first industrial machine; and a second industrial machine configured to periodically communicate to and from the first industrial machine. The second industrial machine is configured to transmit its data to the first industrial machine through use of each of a plurality of periodic regions included in one period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Isamu MATSUMURA, Toshinobu KIRA, Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Hirotaka NIIMI
  • Publication number: 20210255598
    Abstract: Provided is a production system including: a first industrial machine; and a second industrial machine configured to periodically communicate to and from the first industrial machine. The second industrial machine is configured to divide its data into portions and transmit each of the divided portions of the data to the first industrial machine in each of a plurality of periods through use of a periodic region included in each of the plurality of periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Toshinobu KIRA, Isamu MATSUMURA, Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Hirotaka NIIMI
  • Publication number: 20210212890
    Abstract: A jet nozzle includes a single-piece body having a water inlet with a first inlet channel coaxial with a first inlet axis, a gas inlet with a second inlet channel coaxial with a second inlet axis, and an outlet coaxial with an outlet axis, the single-piece body defining a fluid passageway from the first inlet channel to the outlet. A channel wall having a water channel is positioned in the fluid passageway between the first inlet channel and the outlet, the water channel being coaxial with the outlet axis and having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the first inlet channel. The second inlet axis is substantially perpendicular to and intersects the outlet axis at a point within the water channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Niimi, Nitin S. Kolekar, Christopher Helmstetter
  • Publication number: 20200344216
    Abstract: A communication system, comprising a plurality of industrial machines configured to perform synchronous communication, wherein each of the plurality of industrial machines configured to: encrypt transmission data; transmit the encrypted transmission data to another industrial machine; receive encrypted reception data from the another industrial machine; and decrypt the encrypted reception data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Hirotaka NIIMI, Minoru KOGA, Toshinobu KIRA
  • Publication number: 20200278662
    Abstract: A communication system comprising a first industrial machine and a second industrial machine, which are configured to communicate with each other, wherein the first industrial machine is configured to transmit a copy instruction to the second industrial machine, and wherein the second industrial machine is configured to: update data in a first storage area based on its own operation; copy the data in the first storage area to a second storage area when the copy instruction is received; and transmit the data in the second storage area to the first industrial machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ayaka HASHIMOTO, Takeshi NAGATA, Hirotaka NIIMI, Toshinobu KIRA, Wataru NOZAKI, Masaomi KUDO, Yu KATONO, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Megumi YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20200264577
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system, in which a first industrial machine and a second industrial machine are configured to communicate to/from each other, the communication system comprising circuitry configured to synchronize first time information updated by the first industrial machine and second time information updated by the second industrial machine with each other, wherein the second industrial machine is configured to: acquire state data on the second industrial machine; and transmit to the first industrial machine the second time information at a time when the state data is acquired and the state data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ayaka HASHIMOTO, Hirotaka NIIMI, Toshinobu KIRA, Wataru NOZAKI, Masaomi KUDO, Yu KATONO, Hiroshi OKAMOTO, Takeshi NAGATA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Megumi YASUDA
  • Patent number: 9939797
    Abstract: A motor control program transferring system includes: an upper control device including a memory storing motor control program(s) that are executable on motor control device(s) and circuitry which performs assigning operation(s) that assigns unique identification information to the motor control device(s) and transfers the motor control program(s) to the respective motor control device(s) to which the respective unique identification information has been assigned; motor control device(s) which communicates with the upper control device, the motor control device(s) each including a volatile memory, and a storage; and switching circuitry which enables communication between a first one of the motor control devices and the upper control device during initial state and switch on communication between a second one of the motor control devices and the upper control device after a respective unique identification information is assigned to the first motor control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanaka, Hirotaka Niimi, Tatsuhiko Satou, Tadashi Okubo, Isamu Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20160239008
    Abstract: A motor control program transferring system includes: an upper control device including a memory storing motor control program(s) that are executable on motor control device(s) and circuitry which performs assigning operation(s) that assigns unique identification information to the motor control device(s) and transfers the motor control program(s) to the respective motor control device(s) to which the respective unique identification information has been assigned; motor control device(s) which communicates with the upper control device, the motor control device(s) each including a volatile memory, and a storage; and switching circuitry which enables communication between a first one of the motor control devices and the upper control device during initial state and switch on communication between a second one of the motor control devices and the upper control device after a respective unique identification information is assigned to the first motor control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yusuke TANAKA, Hirotaka NIIMI, Tatsuhiko SATOU, Tadashi OKUBO, Isamu MATSUMURA