Patents by Inventor FUMIHIRO MATSUURA

FUMIHIRO MATSUURA 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).

  • Coupling device, automatic towing vehicle, and automatic towing system
    Patent number: 10894453
    Abstract: A coupling device that couples with a cart includes a coupling portion that couples with the cart, a base portion that guides the coupling portion, and a driving motor that drives the coupling portion. The driving motor drives and controls the coupling portion so as to be changeable among a first state in which the coupling portion is housed, a second state in which the coupling portion is capable of coupling with the cart, and a third state in which the coupling portion couples with the cart. With the coupling portion and a side frame of the cart facing each other, the coupling portion changes from the second state to the third state, thereby causing the coupling portion and the side frame to be coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norito Fujihara, Nobutoshi Tsujimoto, Takurou Miyamoto, Hiroki Osawa, Hiroto Isome, Fumihiro Matsuura
  • Coupling device, carrier, and carrying system
    Patent number: 10787051
    Abstract: A coupling device includes a coupling device body that includes a coupling pin. The coupling pin projects upward from the coupling device body. The coupling device body includes a support mechanism that supports the coupling pin so as to be freely movable in the direction of one line in a horizontal plane. The coupling device is included in the carrier. During coupling between the carrier and a carried object, the coupling pin is freely movable in the direction of at least one line in the horizontal plane and enabled to smoothly move to a position at which the coupling is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takurou Miyamoto, Nobutoshi Tsujimoto, Fumihiro Matsuura
  • COUPLING DEVICE, CARRIER, AND CARRYING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190381843
    Abstract: A coupling device includes a coupling device body that includes a coupling pin. The coupling pin projects upward from the coupling device body. The coupling device body includes a support mechanism that supports the coupling pin so as to be freely movable in the direction of one line in a horizontal plane. The coupling device is included in the carrier. During coupling between the carrier and a carried object, the coupling pin is freely movable in the direction of at least one line in the horizontal plane and enabled to smoothly move to a position at which the coupling is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: TAKUROU MIYAMOTO, NOBUTOSHI TSUJIMOTO, FUMIHIRO MATSUURA
  • COUPLING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC TOWING VEHICLE, AND AUTOMATIC TOWING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190061446
    Abstract: A coupling device that couples with a cart includes a coupling portion that couples with the cart, a base portion that guides the coupling portion, and a driving motor that drives the coupling portion. The driving motor drives and controls the coupling portion so as to be changeable among a first state in which the coupling portion is housed, a second state in which the coupling portion is capable of coupling with the cart, and a third state in which the coupling portion couples with the cart. With the coupling portion and a side frame of the cart facing each other, the coupling portion changes from the second state to the third state, thereby causing the coupling portion and the side frame to be coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: NORITO FUJIHARA, NOBUTOSHI TSUJIMOTO, TAKUROU MIYAMOTO, HIROKI OSAWA, HIROTO ISOME, FUMIHIRO MATSUURA