Patents by Inventor Tomonari FURUKAWA

Tomonari FURUKAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230312144
    Abstract: A flying robot includes a body portion, a propulsion portion including a plurality of propulsion units configured to generate propulsion force by driving rotor blades, the plurality of propulsion units being provided at the body portion, a plurality of leg portions configured to support the body portion, each leg portion of the plurality of leg portions including at least one joint and being configured to be able to change a posture of the leg portion, and a controller configured to control the plurality of leg portions when landing on a landing surface from a flying state, and the controller controls part or all of at least one leg portion among the plurality of leg portions to adjust a tilt of the body portion from when the at least one leg portion comes into contact with the landing surface until when landing on the landing surface is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hoshide, Masaki Shibuya, Jun Kawasaki, Tomonari Furukawa, Abdullah Abdul-Dayem
  • Patent number: 11420233
    Abstract: A sorting apparatus includes a conveyance unit that conveys a plurality of packages and a sorting unit that is configured to sort the plurality of packages on the basis of a delivery destination, a size, and a weight such that the plurality of packages are sorted as first packages and second packages, and the sorting unit is configured to sort the packages lighter and smaller than the second packages as the first packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nasu, Tomonari Furukawa, Tahsin Mullick
  • Publication number: 20210245204
    Abstract: A sorting apparatus includes a conveyance unit that conveys a plurality of packages and a sorting unit that is configured to sort the plurality of packages on the basis of a delivery destination, a size, and a weight such that the plurality of packages are sorted as first packages and second packages, and the sorting unit is configured to sort the packages lighter and smaller than the second packages as the first packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, Tomonari FURUKAWA, Tahsin MULLICK
    Inventors: Yasuyuki NASU, Tomonari FURUKAWA, Tahsin MULLICK