Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Takahara

Kazuhiro Takahara 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: 10512216
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
  • Publication number: 20190354917
    Abstract: An agricultural work management system includes: a data input unit (41) configured to receive, from an agricultural crop harvester (1), harvesting position data indicating a harvesting work position as agricultural land information, harvest amount data indicating a harvest amount of the agricultural crop harvested in the agricultural land, and quality data indicating the quality thereof as agricultural crop information; a database server (6) configured to store the agricultural land information and the agricultural crop information such that they can be associated with each other; an agricultural work evaluation unit (51) configured to perform agricultural work evaluation on the agricultural land based on the agricultural land information and the agricultural crop information; and a data output unit (42) configured to send out the agricultural work evaluation data generated by the agricultural work evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Seki, Kazuhiro Takahara
  • Publication number: 20190327891
    Abstract: Provided is a combine capable of harvesting an appropriate amount of grains according to a free capacity of a drier, while reducing trouble for a worker. A harvest amount sensor is capable of a first determination U1 for determining the grain storage amount intermittently during reaping traveling of a traveling vehicle body and a second determination U2 for determining the grain storage amount based on a manual operation during stopped state of the traveling vehicle body. A calculation section is configured to calculate the total harvest amount based on a first determination amount M1 by the first determination U1 and a second determination amount M2 by the second determination U2. A decision section is provided for deciding whether the total harvest amount has exceeded the target storage amount MI based on a requested grain amount requested by a drier, or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10410149
    Abstract: An agricultural work management system includes: a data input unit configured to receive, from an agricultural crop harvester, harvesting position data indicating a harvesting work position as agricultural land information, harvest amount data indicating a harvest amount of the agricultural crop harvested in the agricultural land, and quality data indicating the quality thereof as agricultural crop information; a database server configured to store the agricultural land information and the agricultural crop information such that they can be associated with each other; an agricultural work evaluation unit configured to perform agricultural work evaluation on the agricultural land based on the agricultural land information and the agricultural crop information; and a data output unit configured to send out the agricultural work evaluation data generated by the agricultural work evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Seki, Kazuhiro Takahara
  • Publication number: 20190183046
    Abstract: A combine harvester includes: a grain conveyance mechanism for conveying grains from a threshing apparatus to a grain tank; a grain discharge apparatus provided in an end area of the grain conveyance mechanism, the grain discharge apparatus having a discharge case provided with a grain discharge opening, and a discharge rotor rotatably arranged in the discharge case; a pressed portion that is subjected to a pressing force applied by grains immediately before the grains are discharged by the discharge rotor; a load detector for detecting the pressing force exerted on the pressed portion; and a yield evaluator for evaluating the amount of conveyed grain based on a detection signal from the load detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Yoshimasa Ando
  • Patent number: 10278329
    Abstract: A grain management system includes a combine and a management server. The combine includes a grain measurer for outputting a measured value related to a component of harvested grains supplied to a grain tank, and a data transmitter for transmitting the measured value and field identification information for specifying the field to the management server via a communication line. The management server includes a receiver for receiving the field identification information and the measured value from the combine, a table manager for determining a measured value-grain component value table for deriving a grain component value using the measured value based on the field identification information, and a grain component value computer for obtaining the grain component value based on the measured value, using the measured value-grain component value table that is determined by the table manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Mao Ueda
  • Patent number: 10251341
    Abstract: A farm work machine (1) operable in a variety of work modes includes a communications unit (5) that reads farm work information for a selected target farm work sector from a database of a management center storing the farm work information for each farm work sector, a work mode setting unit (46) which sets work modes, a work mode comparison unit (53) that effects comparison between a set work mode set by the work mode setting unit and a registered work mode included in farm work information read from the database, and a display data generation unit (55) that generates display data in order to display, on a display, the read farm work information and a result of the comparison effected by the mode comparison unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20190069482
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
  • Patent number: 10178829
    Abstract: A combine for reaping culms in a field while traveling, and accumulating, in a grain tank 2, grains obtained by threshing reaped culms, includes: a yield calculator for calculating a yield per unit of travel, which is a yield per unit of travel distance; a work travel determiner 53 for determining non-harvest work travel that does not involve grain harvesting, and harvest work travel that involves grain harvesting; a harvest map data generator 66 for generating harvest map data in which the yield per unit of travel, a travel route on which the combine has traveled in a field, and a result of determination performed by the work travel determiner are associated with one another; and a harvest information recorder for recording the harvest map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Mao Ueda
  • Patent number: 10149435
    Abstract: A combine includes: a yield measurement container (32) having a yield receiving opening (32a) for receiving at least some of grains supplied to a grain tank (15) which accumulates grains obtained by threshing, a yield discharge opening (32b) for discharging received grains, and a yield shutter (34) for opening and closing the yield discharge opening (32b); a yield measurement section for detecting, while the yield shutter (34) is closed, that a predetermined volume of grains has been accumulated in the yield measurement container (32) and then outputting a detection signal; a time calculation section for calculating, based on the detection signal, an accumulating time required to accumulate the predetermined volume of grains; and a yield calculation section for calculating a yield per unit travel based on a travel speed and the accumulation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji
  • Patent number: 10143132
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
  • Patent number: 10143134
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
  • Publication number: 20180177125
    Abstract: A combine for reaping culms in a field while traveling, and accumulating, in a grain tank 2, grains obtained by threshing reaped culms, includes: a yield calculator for calculating a yield per unit of travel, which is a yield per unit of travel distance; a work travel determiner 53 for determining non-harvest work travel that does not involve grain harvesting, and harvest work travel that involves grain harvesting; a harvest map data generator 66 for generating harvest map data in which the yield per unit of travel, a travel route on which the combine has traveled in a field, and a result of determination performed by the work travel determiner are associated with one another; and a harvest information recorder for recording the harvest map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Mao Ueda
  • Publication number: 20180168100
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
  • Publication number: 20180153100
    Abstract: A grain management system includes a combine and a management server 8. The combine includes a grain measurer 30 for outputting a measured value related to a component of harvested grains supplied to a grain tank 16, and a data transmitter 51a for transmitting the measured value and field identification information for specifying the field to the management server 8 via a communication line. The management server 8 includes a receiver 81b for receiving the field identification information and the measured value from the combine, a table manager 83 for determining a measured value-grain component value table for deriving a grain component value using the measured value based on the field identification information, and a grain component value computer 82 for obtaining the grain component value based on the measured value, using the measured value-grain component value table that is determined by the table manager 83.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Mao Ueda
  • Patent number: 9974233
    Abstract: A harvesting machine includes: a crop tank; a measuring device that measures an amount of crop that has been stored in the crop tank; an unloader apparatus that discharges crop that has been stored in the crop tank; a device control part that executes precise measurement oriented device setting processing; a measurement control part including a precise measurement execution part that performs, precise measurement which involves the precise measurement oriented device setting processing, and a simplified measurement execution part that executes, simplified measurement; an operational instruction processing part that outputs a precise measurement instruction and a simplified measurement instruction in response to an operation performed by a manual operation device; and a measurement result recording part that rewrites a simplified measurement result recorded based on a preceding simplified measurement instruction, with a precise measurement result that is based on a succeeding precise measurement instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Hirotsugu Inoue, Tadashi Hamanishi, Yukihiro Iname, Shoma Deguchi
  • Publication number: 20180132419
    Abstract: A combine harvester includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying grains obtained by a thresher for threshing grain culms reaped from a field to a grain tank, a measurer (340) for measuring the amount of grain conveyed to the grain tank as a conveyed yield, a yield assignment calculator (631) for calculating a minimal section yield, which is a yield per minimal section, by assigning the conveyed yield to a minimal section in the field, a grain conveyance state detector (632) for detecting a grain conveyance state of the conveyance mechanism (7), a yield corrector (633) for correcting the minimal section yield in accordance with the grain conveyance state, and a yield distribution data generator (661) for generating yield distribution data that represents a yield distribution in the field, based on the minimal section yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Mao Ueda, Yoshimasa Ando, Kazuhiro Takahara, Mitsuhiro Seki
  • Publication number: 20180084716
    Abstract: A farm work machine (1) operable in a variety of work modes includes a communications unit (5) that reads farm work information for a selected target farm work sector from a database of a management center storing the farm work information for each farm work sector, a work mode setting unit (46) which sets work modes, a work mode comparison unit (53) that effects comparison between a set work mode set by the work mode setting unit and a registered work mode included in farm work information read from the database, and a display data generation unit (55) that generates display data in order to display, on a display, the read farm work information and a result of the comparison effected by the mode comparison unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9906967
    Abstract: Disclosed are a work machine and a communication monitoring method that allow recording of work information even in the event of interruption of communication in a communication path between the work machine, a mobile communication terminal and a server. There is provided a control section (71) configured to transmit work information to a server (Z) via a communication section (68) and a smartphone (Y) if a monitoring section (69) detects that communication is possible between the communication section (68) and the smartphone (Y) and also to cause a storage section (70) to store the work information if the monitoring section (69) detects that communication is not possible between the communication section (68) and the smartphone (Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20180042175
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato