Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Muraoka
Hiroyuki Muraoka 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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Publication number: 20250101714Abstract: A safety monitoring system includes a detection device, a display unit, and a control unit. The detection device detects an object in the surroundings of the work vehicle. The display unit displays a captured image of the surroundings of the work vehicle. The control unit controls the detection device and the display unit. If the detection device detects an object, the control unit controls the display unit to display an image with a defined edge obtained by applying an edge-defining process to the image of the surroundings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hiromu Nagata, Kotaro Matsuishi
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Publication number: 20250091442Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as the electric work machine comprises: a body frame located in a bottom part of a body; a hood support part vertically provided in the body frame; a battery unit for charging power; an electric motor driven by the power which is supplied from the battery unit; and electrical parts electrically connected to the battery unit. The electrical parts include a first electrical device which is attached, opposite to a side surface of the battery unit, to the hood support part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daiki Kanai, Hiroyuki Muraoka
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Publication number: 20250092638Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine has a body in which a first opening part and a second opening part are provided in an exterior part. The electric work machine comprises: in an inner part of the body, a battery unit for charging power; an electric motor which is driven by the power supplied from the battery unit; a hydraulic pump which is driven by the electric motor to eject hydraulic oil; a heat exchanger for cooling the hydraulic oil; and a fan which sucks air from the first opening part into the inner part of the body and evacuates the air from the second opening part to an outer part of the body. The first opening part provided in the exterior part is located in a lower position than the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daiki Kanai, Hiroyuki Muraoka
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Publication number: 20250092656Abstract: An example toilet includes at least a bowl, a surface plate, a bidet engine, and multiple apertures. The bowl includes a rim defining a bowl opening and a sump defining a bottom of the bowl. The surface plate covers the rim and the bowl opening and extends to a rear edge of the toilet. The bidet engine is coupled to the surface plate and mounted below the surface plate. The apertures are configured to mount a toilet seat, and at least one of the apertures is directly above the bidet engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Tony L. Lambert
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Publication number: 20250040769Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a seat rotatably coupled to the base, a drive mechanism, a sensor, and a controller. The drive mechanism is configured to rotate the seat with respect to the base. The sensor is configured to generate image data for a user within a predetermined distance to the base. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of the user based on the image data and generate a command for the drive mechanism in response to the orientation of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka
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Patent number: 12195952Abstract: To make it easier for an operator to notice an object in the surroundings of a construction machine. A safety monitoring system includes a detection device, a display unit, and a control unit. The detection device detects an object in the surroundings of the work vehicle. The display unit displays a captured image of the surroundings of the work vehicle. The control unit controls the detection device and the display unit. If the detection device detects an object, the control unit controls the display unit to display an image with a defined edge obtained by applying an edge-defining process to the image of the surroundings.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hiromu Nagata, Kotaro Matsuishi
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Publication number: 20240410132Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine includes, in a machine body, a battery unit that stores electric power, an electric motor that is driven by the electric power supplied from the battery unit, a hydraulic pump that is driven by the electric motor, an oil cooler that cools hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump, and a fan that draws air into the machine body. The machine body has a first opening and a second opening, and the first opening is provided on a first lateral side of the machine body, and the second opening is provided on a second lateral side of the machine body. The fan is placed to face the first opening in the machine body, and the oil cooler is placed to face the second opening in the machine body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20240309624Abstract: A method of manufacturing a toilet includes lowering a toilet engine guide in a manufacturing support, aligning a plurality of frame members with the manufacturing support, installing at least one toilet engine component in the toilet engine guide, coupling a toilet seat assembly to the toilet, and coupling a plurality of panels to the plurality of frame members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Karger David Kohler, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Tony L. Lambert, Ryan Grotegut
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Publication number: 20240285133Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a seat rotatably coupled to the base, a first counterweight fixedly coupled to the seat, wherein the first counterweight causes a center of mass of the seat to be spaced from a geometric center of the seat, a cover rotatably coupled to the seat, and a second counterweight fixedly coupled to the cover. The second counterweight causes a center of mass of the cover to be spaced from a geometric center of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, John O. Lipinski
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Publication number: 20240229417Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine includes: an electric motor; a battery unit that stores electric power for driving the electric motor; a hydraulic oil tank that contains hydraulic oil, and a hydraulic pump that is driven by the electric motor and connected to the hydraulic oil tank. The electric motor, the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic oil tank are arranged below the battery unit on a machine body frame, and are arranged side by side in a lateral direction of the machine body frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20240133156Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine includes: an electric motor; a battery unit that stores electric power for driving the electric motor; a hydraulic oil tank that contains hydraulic oil, and a hydraulic pump that is driven by the electric motor and connected to the hydraulic oil tank. The electric motor, the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic oil tank are arranged below the battery unit on a machine body frame, and are arranged side by side in a lateral direction of the machine body frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20220364332Abstract: To make it easier for an operator to notice an object in the surroundings of a construction machine. A safety monitoring system includes a detection device, a display unit, and a control unit. The detection device detects an object in the surroundings of the work vehicle. The display unit displays a captured image of the surroundings of the work vehicle. The control unit controls the detection device and the display unit. If the detection device detects an object, the control unit controls the display unit to display an image with a defined edge obtained by applying an edge-defining process to the image of the surroundings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hiromu Nagata, Kotaro Matsuishi
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Patent number: 9054139Abstract: In a chemical liquid supplying apparatus 10a for discharging chemical liquid by expanding and contracting a pump chamber 16 which communicates with a chemical liquid inlet 21 and a chemical liquid outlet 22, the apparatus has a cylinder 12 in which a piston 31 is accommodated and reciprocally movable in an axial direction. A bellows 35 which is elastically deformable in the axial direction is mounted to a cylinder hole 30 between the tip of a connection rod 34 and the cylinder 12. On the inside of the bellows 35, an expanding/contracting chamber 37 is formed as a compartment between the connection rod 34 and the bellows 35, a pressure chamber 38 which communicates with the expanding/contracting chamber 37 is provided on the tip side of the piston 31, and an incompressible indirect medium 39 is enclosed in the expanding/contracting chamber 37 and the pressure chamber 38.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Koganei CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka
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Publication number: 20130101444Abstract: In a chemical liquid supplying apparatus 10a for discharging chemical liquid by expanding and contracting a pump chamber 16 which communicates with a chemical liquid inlet 21 and a chemical liquid outlet 22, the apparatus has a cylinder 12 in which a piston 31 is accommodated and reciprocally movable in an axial direction. A bellows 35 which is elastically deformable in the axial direction is mounted to a cylinder hole 30 between the tip of a connection rod 34 and the cylinder 12. On the inside of the bellows 35, an expanding/contracting chamber 37 is formed as a compartment between the connection rod 34 and the bellows 35, a pressure chamber 38 which communicates with the expanding/contracting chamber 37 is provided on the tip side of the piston 31, and an incompressible indirect medium 39 is enclosed in the expanding/contracting chamber 37 and the pressure chamber 38.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: KOGANEI CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka
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Publication number: 20100332932Abstract: In a method of performing a test on a logic circuit in accordance with an exemplary aspect of the present invention, the test is performed by supplying a clock signal from a clock supply circuit to a plurality of clock domains operating by a clock signal of a same frequency. The method includes calculating a number of test patterns of each of the plurality of internal clock domains; classifying the plurality of clock domains into a plurality of groups based on the calculated number of test patterns; and assigning a clock supply circuit independently to each of the groups into which the clock domains are classified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki MURAOKA
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Patent number: 6678739Abstract: A method for compressing a test pattern set including test patterns arranged in a specific order to detect faults in a logic circuit is provided, which compresses efficiently (i.e., at high compressibility) the test pattern sets of the logic circuits.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2000Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: NEC Electronics CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka