Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Indo

Hitoshi Indo 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).

  • Conveyor belt monitoring system
    Patent number: 11332313
    Abstract: A conveyor belt monitoring system includes an imaging device which sequentially images a longitudinal predetermined range of a conveyor belt in running from above the conveyor belt. Image data captured by the imaging device is displayed in a monitor, and then is sequentially input into a control unit as detection data. The control unit causes a meander suppressing device to reduce a meander width of the conveyor belt on the basis of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Hou, Masahiko Miyamoto, Taro Takahashi, Masaharu Manishi, Eiji Kobayashi, Hitoshi Indo
  • Conveyor Belt Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20190352097
    Abstract: A conveyor belt monitoring system includes an imaging device which sequentially images a longitudinal predetermined range of a conveyor belt in running from above the conveyor belt. Image data captured by the imaging device is displayed in a monitor, and then is sequentially input into a control unit as detection data. The control unit causes a meander suppressing device to reduce a meander width of the conveyor belt on the basis of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gang Hou, Masahiko Miyamoto, Taro Takahashi, Masaharu Manishi, Eiji Kobayashi, Hitoshi Indo