Patents by Inventor Gen Sakashita

Gen Sakashita 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: 11886897
    Abstract: A personal digital assistant for supporting inspection of at least one device disposed in an inspection target area includes: an abnormality acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an abnormality in the at least one device; a guidance information storage unit configured to store guidance information which at least includes at least one response procedure for each abnormal event in the at least one device and information about response capability required to execute the at least one response procedure; and a display unit configured to refer to the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit, and display the guidance information for responding to an abnormal device which is the device where the abnormality is acquired by the abnormality acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Honda, Gen Sakashita, Tomohiro Higuchi
  • Patent number: 11842247
    Abstract: A wireless tag for sensor control is connected to a sensor and configured to control execution of measurements using the sensor. The wireless tag for sensor control includes: an antenna for receiving a radio wave or a magnetic field transmitted from an external wireless device; a power generation unit configured to generate electric power based on the radio wave or the magnetic field received by the antenna; and a control unit configured to control the sensor using generated power, which is the electric power supplied from the power generation unit, wherein the control unit includes: a power supply control unit configured to use a portion of the generated power to execute power supply to the sensor; an acquisition unit configured to receive a detection result from the sensor operated by the execution of the power supply; and a transmission processing unit configured to transmit communication information including the detection result to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yoshida, Masaki Honda, Gen Sakashita, Ryo Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20230132587
    Abstract: A personal digital assistant for supporting inspection of at least one device disposed in an inspection target area includes: an abnormality acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an abnormality in the at least one device; a guidance information storage unit configured to store guidance information which at least includes at least one response procedure for each abnormal event in the at least one device and information about response capability required to execute the at least one response procedure; and a display unit configured to refer to the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit, and display the guidance information for responding to an abnormal device which is the device where the abnormality is acquired by the abnormality acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Tomohiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230081631
    Abstract: A visual recognition system configured to display an unreceived-signal sensor among a plurality of sensors that are inspection targets includes: a reception unit configured to be capable of receiving a sensor output transmitted from each of the plurality of sensors, the sensor output including identification information on the sensor; an unreceived-signal sensor identification unit configured to identify, among the plurality of sensors, the unreceived-signal sensor, the sensor output from which has not been received by the reception unit; and a display unit configured to display the unreceived-signal sensor identified by the unreceived-signal sensor identification unit, to be visually recognizable by a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Tomohiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230080305
    Abstract: A wireless tag for sensor control is connected to a sensor and configured to control execution of measurements using the sensor. The wireless tag for sensor control includes: an antenna for receiving a radio wave or a magnetic field transmitted from an external wireless device; a power generation unit configured to generate electric power based on the radio wave or the magnetic field received by the antenna; and a control unit configured to control the sensor using generated power, which is the electric power supplied from the power generation unit, wherein the control unit includes: a power supply control unit configured to use a portion of the generated power to execute power supply to the sensor; an acquisition unit configured to receive a detection result from the sensor operated by the execution of the power supply; and a transmission processing unit configured to transmit communication information including the detection result to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru YOSHIDA, Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Ryo HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230074042
    Abstract: An inspection route plan proposal system includes: a damage risk calculation unit configured to calculate a damage risk for each of a plurality of apparatuses based on an inspection result for each of the plurality of apparatuses; an inspection required time calculation unit configured to calculate an inspection required time for each of the inspection items of each of the plurality of apparatuses based on the inspection work time for each of the inspection items of each of the plurality of apparatuses; and an inspection route plan presentation unit that presents an inspection route plan including an inspection target apparatus, an inspection execution item, and a total inspection required time required to execute inspection of the inspection execution item, the inspection route plan presentation unit being configured to be able to present a plurality of the inspection route plans, each inspection route plan having at least one of the inspection target apparatuses or at least one of the inspection execution i
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Tomohiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230067775
    Abstract: A communication point determination device for determining a communication point including a communication position being a position of a mobile body which performs close-range wireless communication with a wireless device disposed within a target area including an obstacle which obstructs propagation of radio waves includes: a first acquisition part configured to obtain a radio wave strength map indicating a distribution of a radio wave strength within the target area obtained by numerical analysis based on area shape information of the target area generated on the basis of an outer shape of the obstacle existing within the target area, installation position information of the wireless device within the target area, and radio wave information related to transmission or response of radio waves of the wireless device; and a determination part configured to determine the communication point on the basis of the radio wave strength map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Gen SAKASHITA, Masaki HONDA, Shigeru YOSHIDA, Ryo HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11410516
    Abstract: A detection device includes a detection unit configured to detect a moving object by using a ranging sensor able to detect the presence of a moving object movable in the target area, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the detected moving object is a human being by using a human detection sensor able to detect a human being, and an authentication unit configured to perform authentication of the detected moving object in a case that the detected moving object is determined to be a human being. The authentication unit includes an authentication information request unit configured to request the moving object to transmit authentication information by wireless communication, and an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether or not the moving object has the right of access based on a result of the wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Hashimoto, Masaki Honda, Shigeru Yoshida, Gen Sakashita
  • Publication number: 20210272434
    Abstract: A detection device includes a detection unit configured to detect a moving object by using a ranging sensor able to detect the presence of a moving object movable in the target area, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the detected moving object is a human being by using a human detection sensor able to detect a human being, and an authentication unit configured to perform authentication of the detected moving object in a case that the detected moving object is determined to be a human being. The authentication unit includes an authentication information request unit configured to request the moving object to transmit authentication information by wireless communication, and an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether or not the moving object has the right of access based on a result of the wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ryo HASHIMOTO, Masaki HONDA, Shigeru YOSHIDA, Gen SAKASHITA
  • Patent number: 10962223
    Abstract: In a soot blower, a heat transfer tube of a heat exchanger is arranged inside a pressure vessel, and gas for cleaning is injected toward the heat transfer tube from an injection pipe movable into and out of the pressure vessel. The soot blower includes a cylindrical casing provided to surround an insertion hole on the pressure vessel side into which the injection pipe is inserted, to extend outside the pressure vessel, the injection pipe being inserted into an inside of the casing; a support part provided inside the casing to guide movement of the injection pipe and to ensure airtightness between the casing and the injection pipe; and a gas supplying device provided immediately close to the support part to generate a jet stream of gas in a portion of the injection pipe that projects to the pressure vessel side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD., MHI PLANT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gen Sakashita, Yoshinori Koyama, Takashi Yamamoto, Kenta Haari, Yasunari Shibata, Masashi Kitada, Yasushi Okuda, Masami Tsuda, Satoru Murai
  • Publication number: 20190078779
    Abstract: In a soot blower, a heat transfer tube of a heat exchanger is arranged inside a pressure vessel, and gas for cleaning is injected toward the heat transfer tube from an injection pipe movable into and out of the pressure vessel. The soot blower includes a cylindrical casing provided to surround an insertion hole on the pressure vessel side into which the injection pipe is inserted, to extend outside the pressure vessel, the injection pipe being inserted into an inside of the casing; a support part provided inside the casing to guide movement of the injection pipe and to ensure airtightness between the casing and the injection pipe; and a gas supplying device provided immediately close to the support part to generate a jet stream of gas in a portion of the injection pipe that projects to the pressure vessel side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD., MHI PLANT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gen Sakashita, Yoshinori Koyama, Takashi Yamamoto, Kenta Haari, Yasunari Shibata, Masashi Kitada, Yasushi Okuda, Masami Tsuda, Satoru Murai