Patents by Inventor Takaaki Shogaki

Takaaki Shogaki 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: 11726454
    Abstract: An information collection system for industrial machines includes processing circuitry that communicates with one or more industrial machines that execute one or more predetermined processes with respect to an object, identify, based on predetermined information received from the one or more industrial machines, the one or more predetermined processes executed with respect to the object, and assigns process identification information related to the one or more predetermined processes to collected information related to the object collected from the one or more industrial machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takuya Takizawa, Takeshi Nagata, Takaaki Shogaki
  • Patent number: 11709478
    Abstract: A production system, including an engineering device configured to set a higher-level control device capable of controlling a control device configured to control one or more industrial machines, wherein the engineering device is configured to: display a name of each of a plurality of variables stored in the higher-level control device; receive specification of a variable to be subjected to at least one of collection or rewriting from among the plurality of variables; and perform setting of the at least one of the collection or rewriting of the specified variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shinichiro Obata, Megumi Yasuda, Takaaki Shogaki, Yu Katono
  • 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: 11703830
    Abstract: Provided is a production system including: an industrial machine configured to execute each of a plurality of processes; and a circuitry, the circuitry being configured to: detect an abnormality that has occurred in the industrial machine; receive, when the abnormality is detected, a specification of one or more processes to be executed in order to perform recovery, based on process information associating, for each of the plurality of processes, at least a name of the each of the plurality of processes with a variable representing an operation of the industrial machine and indicating that at least one of refer or change is to be performed by a process program to be executed in the each of the plurality of processes; and record recovery process information indicating the received one or more processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Takahiko Suzuki, Shinichiro Obata, Takaaki Shogaki, Megumi Yasuda
  • 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: 11527984
    Abstract: An abnormality determination system includes a state quantity obtaining circuit and an abnormality determination circuit. The state quantity obtaining circuit is configured to obtain a state quantity associated with a mechanical system. The abnormality determination circuit is configured to, according to a learning content obtained in a machine learning process and based on the state quantity, determine as to at least one of an occurrence of an abnormality in the mechanical system, an occurrence position of the abnormality, and a cause of the abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takeshi Nagata, Takaaki Shogaki, Yasufumi Yoshiura, Tadashi Okubo, Toshinobu Kira
  • Patent number: 11526148
    Abstract: A control apparatus for performing control processing and user period processing within a control period for an industrial machine includes processing circuitry that sets content of the control processing, and sets an upper limit of the user period processing. The user period processing is different from the control processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okamoto, Takeshi Nagata, Ayaka Hashimoto, Yu Katono, Naohide Sakimura, Masaomi Kudo, Takaaki Shogaki, Megumi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20220236718
    Abstract: An information collection system for industrial machines includes processing circuitry that communicates with one or more industrial machines that execute one or more predetermined processes with respect to an object, identify, based on predetermined information received from the one or more industrial machines, the one or more predetermined processes executed with respect to the object, and assigns process identification information related to the one or more predetermined processes to collected information related to the object collected from the one or more industrial machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takuya TAKIZAWA, Takeshi NAGATA, Takaaki SHOGAKI
  • Patent number: 11397414
    Abstract: A mechanical equipment control system includes a mechanical apparatus, a load ratio detection circuit, and an integration control circuit. The mechanical apparatus includes a motor which is configured to drive the mechanical apparatus. The load ratio detection circuit is configured to detect a load ratio of the motor. The integration control circuit is configured to control the mechanical apparatus based on an operation parameter while keeping the load ratio in an allowable load state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takeshi Nagata, Takaaki Shogaki, Yasufumi Yoshiura, Tadashi Okubo, Kei Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 11340590
    Abstract: A data collection system, comprising circuitry configured to: set a sharable public variable from among a plurality of variables of an industrial machine controlled by a control device; collect data on the industrial machine based on the public variable; and record the data in a first storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takahiko Suzuki, Shinichiro Obata, Takaaki Shogaki, Megumi Yasuda
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11226607
    Abstract: An abnormality determination system includes motor control circuitry that controls a motor of a motor-driven machine based on a motor control command, and compares operation data of the motor obtained in controlling the motor with reference data stored in a storage to determine whether the motor driven machine has an operation abnormality, upper-level control circuitry that transmits the motor control command to the motor control circuitry, and data transceiver circuitry that transmits and receives the reference data and the operation data to and from the motor control circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takaaki Shogaki, Takeshi Nagata, Tadashi Okubo, Naoki Mizuno, Atsunobu Sakata
  • Publication number: 20210405617
    Abstract: A production system, including an engineering device configured to set a higher-level control device capable of controlling a control device configured to control one or more industrial machines, wherein the engineering device is configured to: display a name of each of a plurality of variables stored in the higher-level control device; receive specification of a variable to be subjected to at least one of collection or rewriting from among the plurality of variables; and perform setting of the at least one of the collection or rewriting of the specified variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Shinichiro OBATA, Megumi YASUDA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Yu KATONO
  • 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: 20210181717
    Abstract: Provided is a production system including: an industrial machine configured to execute each of a plurality of processes; and a circuitry, the circuitry being configured to: detect an abnormality that has occurred in the industrial machine; receive, when the abnormality is detected, a specification of one or more processes to be executed in order to perform recovery, based on process information associating, for each of the plurality of processes, at least a name of the each of the plurality of processes with a variable representing an operation of the industrial machine and indicating that at least one of refer or change is to be performed by a process program to be executed in the each of the plurality of processes; and record recovery process information indicating the received one or more processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki MIZUNO, Takahiko SUZUKI, Shinichiro OBATA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Megumi YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210064010
    Abstract: A data collection system, comprising circuitry configured to: set a sharable public variable from among a plurality of variables of an industrial machine controlled by a control device; collect data on the industrial machine based on the public variable; and record the data in a first storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takahiko SUZUKI, Shinichiro OBATA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Megumi YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20200287497
    Abstract: An abnormality determination system includes a state quantity obtaining circuit and an abnormality determination circuit. The state quantity obtaining circuit is configured to obtain a state quantity associated with a mechanical system. The abnormality determination circuit is configured to, according to a learning content obtained in a machine learning process and based on the state quantity, determine as to at least one of an occurrence of an abnormality in the mechanical system, an occurrence position of the abnormality, and a cause of the abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takeshi NAGATA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Tadashi OKUBO, Toshinobu KIRA
  • Publication number: 20200278647
    Abstract: A mechanical equipment control system includes a mechanical apparatus, a load ratio detection circuit, and an integration control circuit. The mechanical apparatus includes a motor which is configured to drive the mechanical apparatus. The load ratio detection circuit is configured to detect a load ratio of the motor. The integration control circuit is configured to control the mechanical apparatus based on an operation parameter while keeping the load ratio in an allowable load state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takeshi NAGATA, Takaaki SHOGAKI, Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Tadashi OKUBO, Kei KATSUYAMA