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: 9870654
    Abstract: A work device that performs work using a work unit while traveling, or a management system in which the work device is incorporated includes: a travel information generation unit that, over time, generates travel information indicating a travel state; a work information generation unit that, over time, generates work information indicating a work state for the work unit; a travel evaluation unit that, based on the travel information and the work information, divides the traveling of the work device into non-work traveling and actual work traveling; and a data visualization unit that generates visual data according to which the result of the division performed by the travel evaluation unit is made visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Tanabe, Kazuhiro Takahara, Kazunori Matsufuji, Hirotsugu Inoue
  • Patent number: 9820436
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
  • Publication number: 20170200332
    Abstract: A work device that performs work using a work unit while traveling, or a management system in which the work device is incorporated includes: a travel information generation unit that, over time, generates travel information indicating a travel state; a work information generation unit that, over time, generates work information indicating a work state for the work unit; a travel evaluation unit that, based on the travel information and the work information, divides the traveling of the work device into non-work traveling and actual work traveling; and a data visualization unit that generates visual data according to which the result of the division performed by the travel evaluation unit is made visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Aya Tanabe, Kazuhiro Takahara, Kazunori Matsufuji, Hirotsugu Inoue
  • Publication number: 20170188514
    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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Mao Ueda, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Hirotsugu Inoue, Tadashi Hamanishi, Yukihiro Iname, Shoma Deguchi
  • Patent number: 9639998
    Abstract: A work device that performs work using a work unit while traveling, or a management system in which the work device is incorporated includes: a travel information generation unit that, over time, generates travel information indicating a travel state; a work information generation unit that, over time, generates work information indicating a work state for the work unit; a travel evaluation unit that, based on the travel information and the work information, divides the traveling of the work device into non-work traveling and actual work traveling; and a data visualization unit that generates visual data according to which the result of the division performed by the travel evaluation unit is made visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Tanabe, Kazuhiro Takahara, Kazunori Matsufuji, Hirotsugu Inoue
  • Patent number: 9521806
    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: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160073275
    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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hirotsugu INOUE, Kazuhiro TAKAHARA, Hiroshi IKEDA, Kazunori MATSUFUJI
  • Publication number: 20160066507
    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: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20160057929
    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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Katsuhide Kato
  • Publication number: 20160029559
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Inoue, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kazunori Matsufuji, Katsuhide Kato
  • Publication number: 20150351320
    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: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20150242799
    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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Seki, Kazuhiro Takahara
  • Publication number: 20150243114
    Abstract: A work device that performs work using a work unit while traveling, or a management system in which the work device is incorporated includes: a travel information generation unit that, over time, generates travel information indicating a travel state; a work information generation unit that, over time, generates work information indicating a work state for the work unit; a travel evaluation unit that, based on the travel information and the work information, divides the traveling of the work device into non-work traveling and actual work traveling; and a data visualization unit that generates visual data according to which the result of the division performed by the travel evaluation unit is made visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Aya Tanabe, Kazuhiro Takahara, Kazunori Matsufuji, Hirotsugu Inoue
  • Patent number: 8728838
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device in which a plurality of light-emitting cells each having an organic electroluminescent portion are arranged on a substrate, wherein, for each of the light-emitting cells, a first transistor which controls energization on the organic electroluminescent portion, and a second transistor which switches a signal to be given to an input of the first transistor are disposed, active layers of the first and second transistors are formed by an amorphous oxide semiconductor, and, the first and second transistors are formed so that, when the first and second transistors are driven under same conditions, an amount of an output current of the first transistor is smaller than an amount of an output current of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Takahara
  • Publication number: 20110124138
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device in which a plurality of light-emitting cells each having an organic electroluminescent portion are arranged on a substrate, wherein, for each of the light-emitting cells, a first transistor which controls energization on the organic electroluminescent portion, and a second transistor which switches a signal to be given to an input of the first transistor are disposed, active layers of the first and second transistors are formed by an amorphous oxide semiconductor, and, the first and second transistors are formed so that, when the first and second transistors are driven under same conditions, an amount of an output current of the first transistor is smaller than an amount of an output current of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20090230392
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device in which a plurality of light-emitting cells each having an organic electroluminescent portion are arranged on a substrate, wherein, for each of the light-emitting cells, a first transistor which controls energization on the organic electroluminescent portion, and a second transistor which switches a signal to be given to an input of the first transistor are disposed, active layers of the first and second transistors are formed by an amorphous oxide semiconductor, and, the first and second transistors are formed so that, when the first and second transistors are driven under same conditions, an amount of an output current of the first transistor is smaller than an amount of an output current of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro TAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20090230890
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device in which a plurality of light-emitting cells each having an organic electroluminescent portion are arranged on a substrate, wherein a plurality of organic electroluminescent portions included in the plurality of light-emitting cells include at least three organic electroluminescent portions which emit different colors, each of the light-emitting cells has a driving transistor which drives the organic electroluminescent portion included in the light-emitting cell, and an amount of an output current of the driving transistor under same driving conditions is different depending on emission color of the organic electroluminescent portion included in the light-emitting cell including the driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Takahara
  • Patent number: 7377292
    Abstract: A vehicular brake system component is used in a brake system of a vehicle. The brake system component includes a sealable bonded component having a metal member and an elastic rubber member bonded to each other and located so as to touch a brake fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., ADVICS Co., Ltd., Kokoku Intech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Mori, Koichiro Yamada, Hiroshi Mizukami, Chiharu Umetu, Kenichi Suzuki, Juichi Shibatani, Masaaki Kobayashi, Yutaka Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Takahara, Tatsumi Ohishi
  • Patent number: 7339571
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a data driver connected to the liquid crystal display panel, and a gate driver connected to the liquid crystal display panel. The data driver is divided into a plurality of blocks, which simultaneously supply the liquid crystal display panel with display signals respectively supplied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Takahara, Hiroshi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20050061379
    Abstract: A vehicular brake system component is used in a brake system of a vehicle. The brake system component includes a sealable bonded component having a metal member and an elastic rubber member bonded to each other and located so as to touch a brake fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicants: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., ADVICS CO., LTD., Kokoku Intech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Mori, Koichiro Yamada, Hiroshi Mizukami, Chiharu Umetu, Kenichi Suzuki, Juichi Shibatani, Masaaki Kobayashi, Yutaka Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Takahara, Tatsumi Ohishi