Patents by Inventor Hidehiro TAKEOKA

Hidehiro TAKEOKA 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).

  • Traveling vehicle system and method of avoiding interference with traveling vehicle
    Patent number: 8571742
    Abstract: A traveling vehicle is equipped with an obstacle sensor to detect a distance to an obstacle and an orientation relative to the obstacle. A map of a travel route of the traveling vehicle is stored. A detection area where deceleration of the traveling vehicle is required if there is any obstacle in the detection area is repeatedly generated based on the position of the traveling vehicle from the map. Among obstacles detected by the obstacle sensor, an obstacle in the detection area is detected. Deceleration control of the traveling vehicle is implemented to prevent interference with the detected obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Machinery, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidehiro Takeoka
  • TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AVOIDING INTERFERENCE WITH TRAVELING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110202247
    Abstract: A traveling vehicle is equipped with an obstacle sensor to detect a distance to an obstacle and an orientation relative to the obstacle. A map of a travel route of the traveling vehicle is stored. A detection area where deceleration of the traveling vehicle is required if there is any obstacle in the detection area is repeatedly generated based on the position of the traveling vehicle from the map. Among obstacles detected by the obstacle sensor, an obstacle in the detection area is detected. Deceleration control of the traveling vehicle is implemented to prevent interference with the detected obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hidehiro TAKEOKA