Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kubota
Hiroaki Kubota 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).
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Patent number: 8833127Abstract: A lightweight hollow member having a high strength such as at least 780 MPa, a complicated shape which can be applied to automotive parts, a high stiffness, and excellent impact properties, and a manufacturing apparatus and method which can form the hollow member by simple steps and which use relatively small and inexpensive forming equipment are provided. The manufacturing apparatus 10 has a feed unit 11 which feeds a hollow steel material being worked 20 having a closed transverse cross-sectional shape in its lengthwise direction, a support unit 12 which supports the material being worked 20 while it is being fed at a first position A, a heating unit 13 which heats the material being worked 20 at a second position B, a transverse cross-sectional shape modifying unit 14 which carries out working to modify the transverse cross-sectional shape of the material being worked 20 at a third position C, and a cooling unit 15 which cools the material being worked 20 at a fourth position D.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 8776568Abstract: A bent member having a bent portion with an extremely small bend radius is manufactured by supporting a rectangular tube by a first support means disposed at a first position A while performing relative feeding of the rectangular tube in its lengthwise direction, locally heating the rectangular tube by a heating means disposed at a second position B, cooling the rectangular tube by a cooling means disposed at a third position C, and at the time of working, applying a shear force to the heated portion of the rectangular tube with a shear force applying means 14 disposed in a downstream region D by moving the device 14 two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally simultaneously in the feed direction of the rectangular tube and in a direction generally parallel to a transverse cross section in the lengthwise direction of the rectangular tube which was heated by the heating means.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Hiroaki Kubota, Shinjiro Kuwayama, Saburo Inoue
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Publication number: 20130059167Abstract: A bent member having a bent portion with an extremely small bend radius is manufactured by supporting a rectangular tube by a first support means disposed at a first position A while performing relative feeding of the rectangular tube in its lengthwise direction, locally heating the rectangular tube by a heating means disposed at a second position B, cooling the rectangular tube by a cooling means disposed at a third position C, and at the time of working, applying a shear force to the heated portion of the rectangular tube with a shear force applying means 14 disposed in a downstream region D by moving the device 14 two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally simultaneously in the feed direction of the rectangular tube and in a direction generally parallel to a transverse cross section in the lengthwise direction of the rectangular tube which was heated by the heating means.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicants: Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Tomizawa, Hiroaki Kubota, Shinjiro Kuwayama, Saburo Inoue
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Publication number: 20120003496Abstract: A lightweight hollow member having a high strength such as at least 780 MPa, a complicated shape which can be applied to automotive parts, a high stiffness, and excellent impact properties, and a manufacturing apparatus and method which can form the hollow member by simple steps and which use relatively small and inexpensive forming equipment are provided. The manufacturing apparatus 10 has a feed unit 11 which feeds a hollow steel material being worked 20 having a closed transverse cross-sectional shape in its lengthwise direction, a support unit 12 which supports the material being worked 20 while it is being fed at a first position A, a heating unit 13 which heats the material being worked 20 at a second position B, a transverse cross-sectional shape modifying unit 14 which carries out working to modify the transverse cross-sectional shape of the material being worked 20 at a third position C, and a cooling unit 15 which cools the material being worked 20 at a fourth position D.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi TOMIZAWA, Hiroaki KUBOTA
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Patent number: 7734376Abstract: A hand as an end effector. The hand includes a base, a hook element associated with the base and capable of hooking and lifting an object, a holding element associated with the base and cooperating with the hook element to hold the object therebetween, and a drive section causing a relative movement between the hook element and the holding element. For example, the hook element is arranged movably in a direction toward and away from the holding element on the base, and the drive section drives the hook element. Alternatively, the holding element is arranged movably in a direction toward and away from the hook element on the base, and the drive section drives the holding element. A handling robot includes an arm and the above-described hand attached to the arm.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Fanuc LtdInventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Kazunori Ban, Taro Arimatsu, Masaru Oda, Yoshinori Ochiishi, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 7107123Abstract: A food dishing robot system capable of dealing with dishing operations of foods of various characteristics. Trays are supplied to vicinities of food dishing robots RB1–RB3 by food supplying lines L1–L3. Four food conveying containers are placed on each tray. Each of the robots RB1–RB3 handles a food conveying container containing a food on the tray to move the food conveying container over a lunch box supplied by a lunch box supplying line L4 at a predetermined position, and dishes the food on a predetermined space in the lunch box. The food contained in the food conveying container is discharged through a cutout or an opening formed at a side thereof by inclining the food conveying container. The food conveying container may have a bottom plate to be opened/closed or the robot may have an auxiliary member in the form of scoop to forcedly discharge the food from the food conveying container. After completing the dishing of the food, the food conveying container is returned on the tray.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Fanuc LTDInventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuhisa Otsuka, Hiroaki Kubota, Tadamasa Horiuchi
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Patent number: 7107149Abstract: A position information presentation device comprises a position information acquisition part which acquires position information indicated by a latitude and longitude or an address on a portable terminal, an information inspection part which retrieves inspected information, and to present information in which inspection is requested for the portable terminal, a position associated information memory part which memorize a title or a content of information presented by the information inspection part as a position associated information by associating with the acquired position information, a position associated information readout part which reads the position associated information corresponding to information which should be presented from the memorized position associated information as a key of the title or the content of the information, and a position associated information presentation part which presents position information which is included in the read position associated information as map informatiType: GrantFiled: September 5, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Hiroaki Kubota
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Publication number: 20060200274Abstract: A hand as an end effector. The hand includes a base, a hook element associated with the base and capable of hooking and lifting an object, a holding element associated with the base and cooperating with the hook element to hold the object therebetween, and a drive section causing a relative movement between the hook element and the holding element. For example, the hook element is arranged movably in a direction toward and away from the holding element on the base, and the drive section drives the hook element. Alternatively, the holding element is arranged movably in a direction toward and away from the hook element on the base, and the drive section drives the holding element. A handling robot includes an arm and the above-described hand attached to the arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Kazunori Ban, Taro Arimatsu, Masaru Oda, Yoshinori Ochiishi, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6952647Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in the database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a route pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A landmark selection area decision unit determines a landmark selection area for route guidance along the route based on the road network data and the road pattern data. A landmark selection unit selects landmark data included in the landmark selection area from said database. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data selected by the landmark selection unit. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tamotsu Hasegawa, Mieko Matsuda, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6920393Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in the database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a route pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A landmark selection area decision unit determines a landmark selection area for route guidance along the route based on the road network data and the road pattern data. A landmark selection unit selects landmark data included in the landmark selection area from said database. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data selected by the landmark selection unit. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2003Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tamotsu Hasegawa, Mieko Matsuda, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6917879Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in said database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a road pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data along the route. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mieko Matsuda, Tamotsu Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6868183Abstract: The present invention presents an image processing apparatus having an input unit for inputting image data of an original image, a discriminating unit for extracting a predetermined region by using a feature of pixel of the input image data, and for discriminating an attribute of the region, a determining unit for determining the type of the image data on the basis of the distribution of the attributes of the regions, and a processing unit for processing the image data as specified depending on the type of the determined image data. In this constitution, image processing conforming to the accurate discrimination result can be applied to image data.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2000Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoaki Kodaira, Hiroaki Kubota, Hiroki Kanno
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Publication number: 20050021231Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in said database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a road pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data along the route. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mieko Matsuda, Tamotsu Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kubota
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Publication number: 20050021230Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in the database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a route pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A landmark selection area decision unit determines a landmark selection area for route guidance along the route based on the road network data and the road pattern data. A landmark selection unit selects landmark data included in the landmark selection area from said database. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data selected by the landmark selection unit. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Tamotsu Hasegawa, Mieko Matsuda, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6820005Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in said database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a road pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data along the route. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mieko Matsuda, Tamotsu Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kubota
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Publication number: 20040107044Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in the database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a route pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A landmark selection area decision unit determines a landmark selection area for route guidance along the route based on the road network data and the road pattern data. A landmark selection unit selects landmark data included in the landmark selection area from said database. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data selected by the landmark selection unit. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tamotsu Hasegawa, Mieko Matsuda, Hiroaki Kubota
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Publication number: 20040098192Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in said database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a road pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data along the route. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mieko Matsuda, Tamotsu Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6718262Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in said database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a road pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data along the route. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mieko Matsuda, Tamotsu Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kubota
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Patent number: 6622089Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in the database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a route pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A landmark selection area decision unit determines a landmark selection area for route guidance along the route based on the road network data and the road pattern data. A landmark selection unit selects landmark data included in the landmark selection area from said database. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data selected by the landmark selection unit. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tamotsu Hasegawa, Mieko Matsuda, Hiroaki Kubota
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Publication number: 20030149525Abstract: A database stores map data including road network data and landmark data. A route search unit searches for a route from a departure point to a destination point from the road network data stored in said database. A road pattern analysis unit analyzes a road pattern of the route by referring to the road network data, and obtains road pattern data as the analysis result. A route guidance information generation unit generates route guidance information of the route using the road pattern data and the landmark data along the route. A presentation unit presents the route guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mieko Matsuda, Tamotsu Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kubota