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).

  • Publication number: 20250101714
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hiromu Nagata, Kotaro Matsuishi
  • Publication number: 20250091442
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Kanai, Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20250092638
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Kanai, Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20250092656
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Tony L. Lambert
  • Publication number: 20250040769
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Patent number: 12195952
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hiromu Nagata, Kotaro Matsuishi
  • Publication number: 20240410132
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20240309624
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Karger David Kohler, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Tony L. Lambert, Ryan Grotegut
  • Publication number: 20240285133
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, John O. Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20240229417
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20240133156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraoka, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20220364332
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Hiromu Nagata, Kotaro Matsuishi
  • Patent number: 9054139
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20130101444
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: KOGANEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20100332932
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MURAOKA
  • Patent number: 6678739
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Muraoka