Patents by Inventor Hiroto Makinose

Hiroto Makinose 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).

  • Method of storage control in an automated storehouse and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5734574
    Abstract: A method of storage control of component works in an automated storehouse, including a plurality of shelf equipment for storage/delivery of component works conveyed by a plurality of transporters, and an apparatus therefor are provided. The control method comprising the steps in that the shelf-array equipment storage status is confirmed in step S11, a shelf-array containing an empty shelf is extracted in S12, the specification information is entered in S13, and the stored work having the same specification information as that to be stored is retrieved, and a shelf containing the minimum number of works is decided as the target location (in S14 to 17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomimasa Yamashita, Katsuhiro Hagino, Hiroto Makinose, Kazuhiro Uchida