Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Hashimoto

Yasuhiko Hashimoto 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: 11744444
    Abstract: A surgery manipulator arm according to an embodiment may include an arm body and a translation mechanism provided to a distal end portion of the arm body. The translation mechanism includes: a proximal side unit connected to the distal end portion of the arm body; a distal side unit including a tool holding part to which a surgical tool is attached; a connection unit connecting the proximal and distal side units; and an electrical wiring circuit electrically connecting the proximal and distal side units. The connection unit includes first and second pulleys; and a belt member wound around the first and second pulleys. The proximal and distal side units are attached to first and second attachment positions of the belt member such that the distal side unit moves in a direction opposite to a direction in which the proximal side unit moves in association with movements of the belt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Toshiaki Yoshida, Kazunori Suga
  • Patent number: 11737658
    Abstract: A surgery manipulator arm according to an embodiment may include an arm body and a translation mechanism provided to a distal end portion of the arm body. The translation mechanism includes: a proximal side unit connected to the distal end portion of the arm body; a distal side unit including a tool holding part to which a surgical tool is attached; a connection unit connecting the proximal and distal side units; and an electrical wiring circuit electrically connecting the proximal and distal side units. The connection unit includes first and second pulleys; and a belt member wound around the first and second pulleys. The proximal and distal side units are attached to first and second attachment positions of the belt member such that the distal side unit moves in a direction opposite to a direction in which the proximal side unit moves in association with movements of the belt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Toshiaki Yoshida, Kazunori Suga
  • Patent number: 11738468
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot configured to perform a work to a workpiece, and a user interface configured to remotely manipulate the robot. The robot includes a robotic arm, a robot hand attached to the robotic arm and configured to perform the work to the workpiece, and an acceleration sensor attached to the robot hand. The robot system further includes a speaker configured to output an acceleration signal from the acceleration sensor as perceptual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Nobuyasu Shimomura, Masayuki Kamon, Hideyuki Ryu
  • Patent number: 11717366
    Abstract: A medical manipulator according to an embodiment may include an arm base including a first engagement portion and a manipulator arm including a distal end portion to support a surgical tool and a proximal end portion including a second engagement portion. One of the first and second engagement portions includes a shaft member and the other includes an engagement member engageable with the shaft member such that the engagement member engaged with the shaft member is rotatable with respect to the shaft member. The arm base includes a restriction portion to restrict rotation of the manipulator arm about the shaft member to which the engagement member is engaged. The proximal end portion of the manipulator arm is fixed to the restriction portion of the arm base with a fixing member in a state where restriction portion stops the rotation of the manipulator arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Toshiaki Yoshida, Kazunori Suga
  • Patent number: 11701770
    Abstract: A robot system includes a manipulating force detector configured to detect a manipulating force given to an operation end by an operator, a reaction-force detector configured to detect a reaction force given to a work end or a workpiece held by the work end, a system controller configured to generate an operating command of a master arm and generate an operating command of a slave arm based on the manipulating force and the reaction force, a master-side control part configured to control the master arm, and a slave-side control part configured to control the slave arm. The system controller has an exaggerated expresser configured to exaggeratedly present an operating feel to the operator who operates the operation end in a reaction-force sudden change state that is a state in which the reaction force changes rapidly with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Nobuyasu Shimomura, Masayuki Kamon, Jun Fujimori, Hiroki Kinoshita, Takuya Shitaka, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230221344
    Abstract: A testing system collects a specimen from a subject and measures the collected specimen to test the specimen, and includes a first unit to collect and receive the specimen, a second unit to be connected to the first unit and to preprocess the specimen before measurement, a third unit to be connected to the second unit and to measure the preprocessed specimen, and a robot provided in at least one of the first unit, the second unit, or the third unit to process the specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yukio IWASAKI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Eiji MITSUI, Tatsuya SHIRAI, Hiroshi MITSUI, Tomoya NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230213540
    Abstract: A testing system collects a specimen from a subject and measures the collected specimen to test the specimen, and includes a box to allow at least one of specimen collection for collecting and receiving the specimen, preprocessing for processing the collected specimen before measurement, or specimen measurement for measuring the preprocessed specimen to be performed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yukio IWASAKI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Eiji MITSUI, Tatsuya SHIRAI, Hiroshi MITSUI, Tomoya NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230201816
    Abstract: A testing equipment system collects a specimen from a subject and measures the specimen, and includes a first unit portion forming a collection room including equipment to collect the specimen, a second unit portion forming a measurement room including equipment to measure the specimen, separately from the collection room, and a third unit portion including equipment to output a measurement result. The testing equipment system is placed at a moving base for passenger transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Yukio IWASAKI, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Toshihiko MIYAZAKI, Shogo KUBOTA, Satoshi OUCHI, Eiji MITSUI, Tatsuya SHIRAI, Hiroshi MITSUI, Tomoya NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20230200921
    Abstract: A medical movable body system according to the present disclosure includes a medical movable body, a robot, a manipulator, and a controller. The robot is in a first space. The manipulator is in a second space. The controller executes: (A) making the robot self-travel to approach a patient; and after the (A), (B) operating an arm and/or a hand .
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Masayuki KAMON
  • Patent number: 11673279
    Abstract: A workspace isolated from an exterior space by a partition, a glove provided to the partition so that an external surface thereof is exposed to the workspace and an internal surface thereof communicates with the exterior space, and a robot configured to insert an arm into the glove and perform a work in the workspace. The glove includes, at a tip-end part thereof, an operating part provided inside the glove, and a hand part provided so as to be exposed to the workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Kazunori Hirata
  • Publication number: 20230173681
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot including an arm disposed in a first space , an operator that receives an operation on a test instrument in a second space , and a controller that operates the test instrument by controlling the robot in response to the received operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Masayuki KAMON, Hiroki KOKUSHI, Hideyuki RYU
  • Publication number: 20230165650
    Abstract: A diagnosis/treatment support robot includes a surgical manipulator that is remotely manipulated by an operator. The surgical manipulator includes a robotic arm. The robotic arm includes an instrument mount at a tip thereof. A surgical instrument for surgery of a patient is attached to the instrument mount. An auxiliary instrument is attachable to the instrument mount. The auxiliary instrument is an instrument other than the surgical instrument. The auxiliary instrument is an instrument for at least either one of an auxiliary practice of a diagnosis of an infectious disease or an auxiliary practice of a treatment of the infectious disease for a target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Atsushi KAMEYAMA, Masayuki KAMON
  • Patent number: 11648067
    Abstract: A medical manipulator according to one or more embodiments may include: a first manipulator arm with multi-degree of freedom that holds a medical tool at a distal end portion thereof; a second manipulator arm with multi-degree of freedom that holds a medical tool at a distal end portion thereof; an arm base that holds base end portions of the first and second manipulator arms; a movement mechanism configured to move the base end portion of the first manipulator arm with respect to the arm base to change a distance between the base end portion of the first manipulator arm and the base end portion of the second manipulator arm; and a positioner configured to move the arm base and position the arm base in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Toshiaki Yoshida, Wataru Doi
  • Publication number: 20230134949
    Abstract: A medical support robot includes: a storage that houses a medical instrument; at least one robotic arm including a tip including an end effector that handles the medical instrument; a traveling structure that supports the storage and the at least one robotic arm and travels; and circuitry that performs control that may comprising causing the traveling structure to move to a medical robot that is a robot that performs medical practice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220401166
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a robot including an instrument manipulator that has a surgical instrument, a control device that controls the robot, and a user interface that receives an input of a command and outputs the command to the control device. The control device generates an automatic operational command for causing the robot to automatically perform a surgical operation, and controls the surgical operation of the robot according to the automatic operational command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220387116
    Abstract: A use instrument predicting device includes a motion recognizing module that recognizes a motion of a surgeon during a surgical operation based on motion detection data that is obtained by detecting the surgeon's motion, a situation recognizing module that recognizes a surgery situation based on the motion recognized result of the motion recognizing module, and a predicting module that predicts at least one kind of surgical instrument to be used next by the surgeon out of a plurality of kinds of surgical instruments given beforehand, based on the situation recognized result of the situation recognizing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220257441
    Abstract: A nursing bed system includes a nursing bed and a nursing bed posture changing device. The nursing bed posture changing device includes care recipient data acquiring circuitry that acquires care recipient data containing at least one of voice data of a care recipient who lies on the nursing bed, and image data obtained by imaging the care recipient, bed posture information generating circuitry that generates bed posture mode information according to a demand by the care recipient based on the care recipient data, and posture changing circuitry that changes the posture of the nursing bed based on the bed posture mode information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11403687
    Abstract: The method includes urging a customer a selection of a base robot that becomes a base of the robot by communicating electronic data, receiving the selection of the base robot, extracting variable specification items of the selected base robot based on information related to variable specifications among a given basic specification of the base robot from a variable specification database, determining a special order specification in which at least one of the variable specification items is changed from the basic specification, searching the information related to component parts of the base robot and parts attachable to the base robot for parts that constitute the robot so that the special order specification is realized, presenting to the customer a virtual object of the robot where the searched parts are mounted to the base robot, urging the customer an input of an order for the robot, and receiving the order for the robot and accepting the order for the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Koji Muneto, Atsushi Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20220129214
    Abstract: A control method of a distribution apparatus, the control method including: a specification step of specifying a printing apparatus to be a distribution destination of print medium data, which is data related to printing by use of a print medium; a setting step of executing a setting related to a distribution time; a processing step of executing a conversion process, in which second print medium data is generated by converting at least a part of first print medium data based on information related to the specified printing apparatus, at a time based on the executed setting related to the distribution time; and a distribution step of delivering the second print medium data, which is generated in the conversion process, to the specified printing apparatus at a time based on the executed setting related to the distribution time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11197730
    Abstract: A manipulator system configured to perform a work to a workpiece being moved by a moving device, includes a robotic arm, having one or more joints and to which a tool configured to perform the work to the workpiece is attached, an operating device configured to operate the robotic arm, a first imaging means configured to image the workpiece, while following the movement of the workpiece, a second imaging means fixedly provided in a work area to image a situation of the work to the workpiece, a displaying means configured to display an image imaged by the first imaging means and an image imaged by the second imaging means, and a control device configured to control the operation of the robotic arm based on an operating instruction of the operating device, while detecting a moving amount of the workpiece being moved by the moving device and carrying out a tracking control of the robotic arm according to the moving amount of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Nobuyasu Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Maehara, Masayuki Kamon, Shigetsugu Tanaka