Patents by Inventor Katsuhide Kato
Katsuhide Kato 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).
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Publication number: 20240146140Abstract: In this stator, lead wire extended portions and a power wire extended portion are extended from a resin portion by an extended portion separating portion such that the lead wire extended portions are separated from the power wire extended portion by distances that are greater than a maximum value of the width of clearance between an end-side portion of the lead wire extended portion and a facing portion located next to the end-side portion, the resin portion being provided so as to cover lead wire portions and a power wire portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiya SUGIYAMA, Munehiro TAKAHASHI, Keisuke KIMURA, Ken TAKEDA, Takahito NOZAWA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Yoshitada YAMAGISHI, Katsuhide KITAGAWA, Hajime KATO
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Patent number: 10945367Abstract: A combine including a grain tank that retains grain conveyed from a threshing device; a discharge auger; a temporary retention unit within the grain tank that temporarily retains part of the grain and has a discharge port; a quality measurement unit that detects quality of the grain retained in the temporary retention unit; a shutter transitionable between a position where the discharge port is open and a position where the discharge port is closed; a control unit that opens the shutter when the measurement by the quality measurement unit is completed and closes the shutter when all of the grain in the temporary retention unit is discharged; a volume measurement unit that detects the retention volume of the grain retained in the grain tank; and a determination unit that determines whether the retention volume exceeds a predetermined value, and if so, the control unit stops the opening/closing control.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
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Patent number: 10512216Abstract: The combine harvester includes a harvest frame that receives grain culms cut by a reaping device and a rake-in auger disposed within the harvest frame so as to be rotatable about a rotary axis extending in a right/left direction of the harvester body. The rake-in auger conveys the grain culms inside the harvest frame in a right/left direction of the harvester body and rakes in the grain culms toward the rear of the harvester body. The combine harvester further includes a feeder that is communicatively connected to a rear wall of the harvest frame, and that conveys the grain culms raked in by the rake-in auger toward the rear of the harvester body. A grain culm sensor that detects the presence of the grain culms when coming in contact with the grain culms is disposed at a grain culm feed port in the feeder.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
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Publication number: 20190069482Abstract: A combine that can accurately measure the weight of grain retained in a grain tank is provided. When a weight measurement signal is output from a measurement switch 66, a weight measurement decision unit 75 instructs a working state determination unit 71 to perform working state determination. If it is determined that the combine is in the working state, the weight measurement decision unit 75 does not instruct a load cell 39 to perform weight measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
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Patent number: 10143132Abstract: A combine including: a measurement sensor that measures a retention volume amount of a grain retained in a grain tank; a determination unit that determines whether or not the retention volume amount measured by the measurement sensor exceeds a preset threshold; a notification unit that, if it is determined by the determination unit that the retention volume amount exceeds the threshold, notifies an operator of information indicating that the amount of the grain exceeds the threshold; a change unit that can change the threshold; and a communication unit that communicates with an external server. The change unit changes the threshold based on data received from the external server.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
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Patent number: 10143134Abstract: An agricultural crop harvester (1) includes a tank in which harvested crops are stored, a stored amount calculation section (51) that calculates a current stored amount of harvested crops stored in the tank, a communication section (61) which receives drier operation information indicative of a drier operational status transmitted from a drying facility 7, a work management section 62 that determines completion timing of a harvesting work based on the current stored amount and the drier operation information, and a notification section 63 which notifies the completion timing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
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Publication number: 20180168100Abstract: There is a need for a combine harvester which may enhance the detection precision of a gain culm sensor by reliably bringing grain culms into contact with the grain culm sensor. The combine harvester includes: a harvest frame 11 that receives grain culms cut by a reaping device; a rake-in auger 12 that is disposed within the harvest frame 11 so as to be rotatable about a rotary axis X1 extending in a right/left direction of the harvester body, and that conveys the grain culms inside the harvest frame 11 in a right/left direction of the harvester body and rakes in the grain culms toward the rear of the harvester body; and a feeder 13 that is communicatively connected to a rear wall of the harvest frame 11, and that conveys the grain culms raked in by the rake-in auger 12 toward the rear of the harvester body. A grain culm sensor 25 that detects the presence of the grain culms when coming in contact with the grain culms is disposed at a grain culm feed port 24a in the feeder 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
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Publication number: 20180042175Abstract: A combine that can accurately measure the weight of grain retained in a grain tank is provided. When a weight measurement signal is output from a measurement switch 66, a weight measurement decision unit 75 instructs a working state determination unit 71 to perform working state determination. If it is determined that the combine is in the working state, the weight measurement decision unit 75 does not instruct a load cell 39 to perform weight measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
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Patent number: 9820436Abstract: A combine that can accurately measure the weight of grain retained in a grain tank is provided. When a weight measurement signal is output from a measurement switch 66, a weight measurement decision unit 75 instructs a working state determination unit 71 to perform working state determination. If it is determined that the combine is in the working state, the weight measurement decision unit 75 does not instruct a load cell 39 to perform weight measurement.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
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Publication number: 20160057929Abstract: An agricultural crop harvester (1) includes a tank in which harvested crops are stored, a stored amount calculation section (51) that calculates a current stored amount of harvested crops stored in the tank, a communication section (61) which receives drier operation information indicative of a drier operational status transmitted from a drying facility 7, a work management section 62 that determines completion timing of a harvesting work based on the current stored amount and the drier operation information, and a notification section 63 which notifies the completion timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
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Publication number: 20160029559Abstract: The present invention provides a combine that can accurately measure the weight of grain retained in a grain tank. When a weight measurement signal is output from a measurement switch 66, a weight measurement decision unit 75 instructs a working state determination unit 71 to perform working state determination. If it is determined that the combine is in the working state, the weight measurement decision unit 75 does not instruct a load cell 39 to perform weight measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato