Patents by Inventor Hiroaki HYODO

Hiroaki HYODO 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).

  • Seat slider device
    Patent number: 11577630
    Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; an upper rail attachable to a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail; at least one roller provided in the upper rail and pressed against the lower rail or the body of the vehicle; and an actuator configured to rotate the at least one roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Komiyama, Yoshihisa Hori, Takayuki Ogasawara, Hiroaki Hyodo, Tadashi Takahashi
  • Facility management unit that replenishes multiple manufacturing facilities with supplies, and production system
    Patent number: 10956863
    Abstract: A facility management unit includes a facility information collection part, a supply replenishment determination part, an inventory information confirmation part, and a transport command part. The facility information collection part collects supply information indicating the consumption status of supplies for each manufacturing facility in real time. The supply replenishment determination part determines the presence or absence of manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies and determines the order of replenishment with supplies for all the manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies. The transport command part indicates a transport path, along which the supplies are sequentially transported from a storage facility to the manufacturing facilities according to the order of replenishment with supplies, to a transport facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hyodo, Takenori Ono, Masaaki Shindou
  • SEAT SLIDER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200282868
    Abstract: A seat slider device may include: a lower rail attachable to a body of a vehicle; an upper rail attachable to a seat and slidably engaging with the lower rail; at least one roller provided in the upper rail and pressed against the lower rail or the body of the vehicle; and an actuator configured to rotate the at least one roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi KOMIYAMA, Yoshihisa HORI, Takayuki OGASAWARA, Hiroaki HYODO, Tadashi TAKAHASHI
  • FACILITY MANAGEMENT UNIT THAT REPLENISHES MULTIPLE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES WITH SUPPLIES, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200057984
    Abstract: A facility management unit includes a facility information collection part, a supply replenishment determination part, an inventory information confirmation part, and a transport command part. The facility information collection part collects supply information indicating the consumption status of supplies for each manufacturing facility in real time. The supply replenishment determination part determines the presence or absence of manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies and determines the order of replenishment with supplies for all the manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies. The transport command part indicates a transport path, along which the supplies are sequentially transported from a storage facility to the manufacturing facilities according to the order of replenishment with supplies, to a transport facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki HYODO, Takenori ONO, Masaaki SHINDOU
  • Facility management unit that replenishes multiple manufacturing facilities with supplies, and production system
    Patent number: 10540633
    Abstract: A facility management unit includes a facility information collection part, a supply replenishment determination part, an inventory information confirmation part, and a transport command part. The facility information collection part collects supply information indicating the consumption status of supplies for each manufacturing facility in real time. The supply replenishment determination part determines the presence or absence of manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies and determines the order of replenishment with supplies for all the manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies. The transport command part indicates a transport path, along which the supplies are sequentially transported from a storage facility to the manufacturing facilities according to the order of replenishment with supplies, to a transport facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hyodo, Takenori Ono, Masaaki Shindou
  • FACILITY MANAGEMENT UNIT THAT REPLENISHES MULTIPLE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES WITH SUPPLIES, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170300853
    Abstract: A facility management unit includes a facility information collection part, a supply replenishment determination part, an inventory information confirmation part, and a transport command part. The facility information collection part collects supply information indicating the consumption status of supplies for each manufacturing facility in real time. The supply replenishment determination part determines the presence or absence of manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies and determines the order of replenishment with supplies for all the manufacturing facilities that require replenishment with supplies. The transport command part indicates a transport path, along which the supplies are sequentially transported from a storage facility to the manufacturing facilities according to the order of replenishment with supplies, to a transport facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki HYODO, Takenori ONO, Masaaki SHINDOU