Patents by Inventor Daisuke UCHIBORI

Daisuke UCHIBORI 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: 20240116658
    Abstract: A propeller guard 2 includes: a propeller guard body 10 configured to surround a propeller 30 of a flight vehicle 20; and a rotating member 40 provided on a side surface of the propeller guard body 10, in which the rotating member 40 is able to rotate around at least a horizontal base axis in a case where the rotating member 40 is in contact with a vertical plane located outside the propeller guard body 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20240102883
    Abstract: A vibration reproduction device (100) is a vibration reproduction device that reproduces vibration of a pipeline (10) attached to a structure, and includes: a plurality of support members (101a, 101b) for supporting the pipeline; a fixing members (102a, 102b) for fastening the pipeline to the support members; support bases (103a, 103b) that are joined to the support members and to which a vibration force is applied; and viscoelastic members (106a, 106b) provided between the support bases and the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta IKEGUCHI, Daiki KOBAYASHI, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Atsushi ARATAKE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240102967
    Abstract: A vibration test device (100) is a vibration test device for testing vibration of a pipeline (10) attached to a structure. The vibration test device includes a plurality of support members (101a, 101b) that are joined to a wall surface with a predetermined gap therebetween and support the pipeline, a first fixing member (102a) that fastens the pipeline to a first support member at a position where one end of the pipeline protrudes from the first support member, a second fixing member (102b) that fastens the pipeline to a second support member at a position where another end of the pipeline protrudes from the second support member, a vibration-applying portion (103) that applies vibration force to one of the support members, a detection unit (104) that detects vibration of the pipeline, and a measurement unit (105) that measures a vibration characteristic of the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daiki KOBAYASHI, Yuta IKEGUCHI, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20240085928
    Abstract: Provided is a crewless aircraft capable of accurately estimating its own position even inside a manhole, as well as a crewless aircraft control method. A crewless aircraft according to the present invention is a crewless aircraft used to inspect an interior of a manhole, and includes: a camera sensor that captures an image of a manhole opening; a plurality of rangefinders that measure a distance to a ground surface or a predetermined surface in the interior; and a control unit that estimates an own position on the basis of recognition information of the manhole opening obtained by performing recognition on image information obtained from the camera sensor, and distance information of the distance to the ground surface or the predetermined surface obtained from the rangefinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20240059402
    Abstract: A storage device (10) that stores an unmanned aerial vehicle (30) includes a gripping portion (11) for gripping the unmanned aerial vehicle (30), and a main body portion (10) having a suction surface (21) to which an upper surface (313) of the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) is suctioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yujin HAMANO, Atsushi ARATAKE, Yosuke SAKURADA, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Kazuaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240051690
    Abstract: A storage device (20) according to the present disclosure is a storage device that stores an unmanned aerial vehicle (30), and includes a main body portion (21) having a curved surface on which the unmanned aerial vehicle (30) is movable by bringing its wheels (302) into contact therewith, and a gripping portion (23) for gripping the unmanned aerial vehicle (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Atsushi ARATAKE, Yosuke SAKURADA, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240044199
    Abstract: A storage device (10) that can be installed in place of a lid of a manhole (100) includes a storage portion (11) that stores an unmanned aerial vehicle (30) and a partition plate (12) that partitions the storage portion (11) and the manhole (100), and the partition plate (12) can slide or be opened and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke SAKURADA, Atsushi ARATAKE, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20240017855
    Abstract: A propeller guard 10 includes a frame 16 provided along a rotating surface of a propeller 30 and surrounding a rotating end 30b of the propeller 30, in which the frame 16 includes a plurality of protrusions 16b protruding outward in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230373661
    Abstract: A propeller guard 2 includes: a propeller guard body 10 configured to surround a propeller 30 of a flight vehicle 20; and a repulsive member 40 provided to protrude on the propeller guard body 10 and including a first end and a second end to exert repulsive force outward from the propeller guard body 10, in which the first end 41 of the repulsive member is located outside an outer edge of the propeller guard body 10 as viewed from vertically above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230373616
    Abstract: A propeller guard 2 includes: a propeller guard body 10 configured to surround a propeller 30 of a flight vehicle 20; and a rod-shaped body 40 provided on an upper portion of the propeller guard body 10 and including a first end 44 and a second end 41, in which the first end 44 of the rod-shaped body 40 is provided near a peripheral portion of an upper surface of the propeller guard body 10, and the rod-shaped body 40 extends while passing above the upper surface of the propeller guard body 10 as viewed from vertically above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230331382
    Abstract: A propeller guard 2 includes a propeller guard body 10 configured to surround a propeller 30 of a flight vehicle 20; and a repulsion mechanism 40 including a first end 45 and a second end 46 and provided to protrude on the propeller guard body 10 through the first end 45, in which the repulsion mechanism 40 includes a mechanism to separate the propeller guard body from an object in response to contact of the second end with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230331378
    Abstract: A propeller guard 10 includes an upper frame 12 provided on the uppermost surface of the propeller guard 10, a base frame 15 provided on the lowermost surface of the propeller guard, and a curved frame 18 that couples the upper frame 12 and the base frame 15 together and is curved outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIBORI, Yujin HAMANO, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230177666
    Abstract: A deterioration detection apparatus (200) that detects deterioration of equipment (3) attached to a structure (2), and includes an equipment region extraction unit (221) that extracts a region in which the equipment (3) is present, based on a captured image of the equipment (3), and a deterioration region detection unit (222) that detects a deterioration region of the equipment, based on the region in which the equipment (3) is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yujin HAMANO, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Kazuaki WATANABE, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230175247
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus (100) according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first determination unit (121) that determines an operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (1) based on a first threshold for determining whether the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) can enter the inside, a second threshold, which is greater than the first threshold, for determining whether the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) can land on a water surface of pooled water in the inside, and space information indicating a space of the inside, and a second determination unit (122) that determines a flight altitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) with respect to the water surface or a floor surface of the manhole after the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) enters the inside based on the first and second thresholds, and the space information in a case where it has been determined that the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) can enter the inside and cannot land on the water surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki WATANABE, Yujin HAMANO, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230121833
    Abstract: An unmanned aircraft (100) according to the present disclosure is equipped with a flight propeller (2) and includes a main body (1), a locomotion unit having an aquatic locomotion mechanism and a terrestrial locomotion mechanism independent of the flight propeller, and a connector that connects the main body and the locomotion mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki WATANABE, Yujin HAMANO, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230110109
    Abstract: A propeller guard (200) according to the present disclosure is a propeller guard (200) for an unmanned aerial vehicle including a main body part (1) and a propeller part (2) and includes: an encircling part (210) that extends around the propeller part (2) and protects the propeller part (2); and a connection part (220) that connects the main body part (1) and the encircling part (210), wherein the encircling part (210) has a buoyant force for maintaining at least a part of the main body part (1) and the propeller part (2) above water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki WATANABE, Yujin HAMANO, Daisuke UCHIBORI, Masafumi NAKAGAWA, Atsushi ARATAKE