Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Ishida
Hitoshi Ishida 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: 20260161847Abstract: The problem of enabling the inheritance of skilled knowledge by generating a knowledge graph from a restoration work report and a skilled worker’s work simulation in a virtual space is addressed, and the skilled knowledge is appended to the restoration work report using the knowledge graph and a Large Language Model (LLM). A work simulation system allows a user to select, via an operation unit, a scene stored in a scene storage unit in which a work simulation is to be performed within a virtual space. The system generates a knowledge graph based on a restoration work report stored in a restoration work report storage unit and the work simulation, appends skilled knowledge to the restoration work report using the generated knowledge graph, and optionally determines standard work for the same case by using all knowledge graphs stored in a knowledge graph storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2025Publication date: June 11, 2026Inventors: Riku KAWAMURA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Takehiro HAGIWARA, Keiro MURO
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Publication number: 20260119609Abstract: A training data recommendation system includes a processor and a memory. The processor performs data collection processing of acquiring training data to be used by an estimation model for training, model accuracy estimation processing of estimating accuracy of an estimation result of the estimation model in a case where the estimation model is trained using the training data, training cost calculation processing of calculating a cost required in the case where the estimation model is trained using the training data, processing of calculating revenue obtained by provision of the estimation result output in the case where the estimation model is trained using the training data, and processing of outputting a training data recommendation result, for which a profit obtained by training of the estimation model is calculated, based on the cost and the revenue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2025Publication date: April 30, 2026Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Akihiko HYODO, Keiro MURO, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Shintaro SUZUKI, Riku KAWAMURA, Yuichiro AOKI, Tomoki KASAI
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Patent number: 12530014Abstract: A production system between processes is automatically determined using work performance data acquired at a production site, and a process model in which a flow shop and a job shop are mixed is automatically generated. A process model automatic generation system 210 reads work performance data from work performance data 120 and extracts a process flow for each product (130). Next, a synthesis flow obtained by combining a plurality of process flows is created, and a production system between processes corresponding to a closed path is changed to a job shop to automatically determine a production system (140). Finally, a process model in which a flow shop and a job shop are mixed is generated (150) and displayed on a display screen 160.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Riku Kawamura, Hitoshi Ishida, Takashi Amano, Takehiro Hagiwara, Hiroki Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20250356289Abstract: An information processing system holds: start-to-completion achievement data which is selected from site data relating to a process including tasks and in which a data item indicating a predetermined meaning is specified; and meaning estimation target data selected from the site data; estimates a candidate of a data item indicating the predetermined meaning from the data items of the meaning estimation target data based on a feature amount of the data item of the start-to-completion achievement data indicating the predetermined meaning and a feature amount of each data item included in the meaning estimation target data; and estimate a data item indicating the predetermined meaning from the candidates based on a result of the comparing the start-to-completion achievement data and the meaning estimation target data in a case in which the candidate is the data item indicating the predetermined meaning.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2025Publication date: November 20, 2025Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Ikumi INOUE, Yuanfeng PANG, Riku KAWAMURA
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Patent number: 12473208Abstract: Provided is a production method and a production apparatus that increase a throughput of nickel sulfate per equipment. A first dissolution step I of introducing a nickel briquette, sulfuric acid, and water to a leaching tank (1) and dissolving the nickel briquette to obtain a primary nickel sulfate solution, and a second dissolution step II of introducing the primary nickel sulfate solution and additionally introducing a nickel briquette to a leaching adjustment tank (2) and dissolving the additionally introduced nickel briquette with free sulfuric acid in the primary nickel sulfate solution to obtain a nickel sulfate solution are executed in this order.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventor: Hitoshi Ishida
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Patent number: 12348171Abstract: A brake control device for controlling a brake device of the non-excitation-actuated type includes: a power supply; a brake control unit outputting a brake control signal; an opening/closing unit opening and closing a circuit between the power supply and brake device according to the brake control signal; a state detection unit outputting a state detection signal indicating an electric potential state of a circuit between the opening/closing unit and the brake device; an abnormality detection unit detecting whether an abnormality is absent or present based on a content of the brake control signal and a content of the state detection signal; a brake lock switch connected between input terminals of the brake device to be connected in parallel with the brake device; and a brake lock switch control unit closing the brake lock switch when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Hitoshi Ishida
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Publication number: 20250111399Abstract: The present invention proposes an information processing apparatus and an information processing method which are capable of efficiently acquiring site data by selecting an optimum data model from a plurality of data models according to a factory site. A processor receives site identifying information for identifying a site from an input/output unit, calculates a first cost which is a cost of the site identified by the site identifying information based on site information of the site identified by the site identifying information, selects a specific data model corresponding to a site having a second cost similar to the first cost from among the plurality of data models based on the first cost and related information, and outputs the selected specific data model to the input/output unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Hidenori SAKANIWA, Satoshi KATSUNUMA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Toshihiko KASHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20250069007Abstract: Proposed are a data collection display system and a data collection display method capable of reducing the time required for identifying on-site data even when a product is defective. A data collection display system comprises an on-site data accumulation unit, a association data accumulation unit, a model history as an example of a version management unit, a model creation unit as an example of a version identifier update unit, an association data registration unit, a model search unit, and a provision data generation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Hitoshi ISHIDA, Takehiro HAGIWARA, Riku KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20250044779Abstract: Proposed are a process model creation system, a process model creation method and a process model creation program capable of reducing the man-hours required for generating a process model without having to prepare a process model for each of the plurality of business systems. The present invention comprises a data structure conversion unit which converts each data of each business system into a data structure of a common BOP (Bill of Process), a model generation unit which creates a plurality of adapter models from the data structure of the common BOP, and a process model synthesis unit which extracts differences between the plurality of adapter models and creates a synthesis process model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Riku KAWAMURA, Ikumi INOUE, Tomohiro MATSUDA, Hiroki MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240309925Abstract: A brake control device for controlling a power-off brake device, the brake control device comprising: a power supply controlled so as to output a voltage or so as not to output a voltage in accordance with a power supply control signal; a brake control unit for outputting a brake control signal; an opening/closing unit for opening/closing an electric circuit between the power supply and the brake device in accordance with the brake control signal; a state detection unit for outputting a state detection signal indicating the potential state of the electric circuit between the opening/closing unit and the brake device; an abnormality detection unit for detecting whether or not an abnormality has occurred on the basis of a combination of the details of the brake control signal and the details of the state detection signal; and a power supply control unit for outputting, as the power supply control signal for the power supply, an output-off signal for controlling the power supply so as not to output a voltage wheType: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventor: Hitoshi ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20240302829Abstract: A process model management system includes a processor and a storage device, the storage device being configured to store actual data of tasks at a manufacturing site and master data including design information of the tasks. The processor is configured to generate an actual process model based on the actual data, generate a master process model based on the master data, generate a synthetic process model by synthesizing the actual process model and the master process model, when the actual data is changed, detect a difference of the actual process model due to the change of the actual data, when the master data is changed, detect a difference of the master process model due to the change of the master data, detect a difference of the synthetic process model due to the change of the actual data or the master data, and output a notification based on the detected difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Riku KAWAMURA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Takehiro HAGIWARA
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Publication number: 20240056003Abstract: A brake control device for controlling a brake device of the non-excitation-actuated type includes: a power supply; a brake control unit outputting a brake control signal; an opening/closing unit opening and closing a circuit between the power supply and brake device according to the brake control signal; a state detection unit outputting a state detection signal indicating an electric potential state of a circuit between the opening/closing unit and the brake device; an abnormality detection unit detecting whether an abnormality is absent or present based on a content of the brake control signal and a content of the state detection signal; a brake lock switch connected between input terminals of the brake device to be connected in parallel with the brake device; and a brake lock switch control unit closing the brake lock switch when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventor: Hitoshi ISHIDA
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Publication number: 20240019840Abstract: A production system between processes is automatically determined using work performance data acquired at a production site, and a process model in which a flow shop and a job shop are mixed is automatically generated. A process model automatic generation system 210 reads work performance data from work performance data 120 and extracts a process flow for each product (130). Next, a synthesis flow obtained by combining a plurality of process flows is created, and a production system between processes corresponding to a closed path is changed to a job shop to automatically determine a production system (140). Finally, a process model in which a flow shop and a job shop are mixed is generated (150) and displayed on a display screen 160.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Riku KAWAMURA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Takashi AMANO, Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hiroki MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230306336Abstract: To provide a technique for supporting generation of a process model suitable for a task generated on a site. A process model creation system creates a model used for managing, in a process including a plurality of tasks, site data acquired on a site of each task, and defining a flow of the tasks in the process. The process model creation system includes: a model accumulation unit configured to accumulate the model; a difference data creation unit configured to create, based on the site data acquired on the site, an instance indicating a flow of actually executed tasks, and extract differences between the instance and the model as difference data; and a model modification unit configured to create a modification proposal of the model based on the difference data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Takehiro HAGIWARA, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Riku KAWAMURA, Hiroki MIYAMOTO
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IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20230289447Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first printing unit; a printing controller that performs control of the first printing unit; a controller that performs at least control other than control of the first printing unit; a first tampering detector that performs detection of tampering of a first program to be stored in a first non-volatile memory and to be executed by the controller; a second tampering detector that performs detection of tampering of a second program to be stored in a second non-volatile memory and to be executed by the printing controller; and a notification unit that performs a first notification and a second notification with a notification content that differs between the first notification corresponding to a first detection result obtained by the first tampering detector and the second notification corresponding to a second detection result obtained by the second tampering detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Satoshi MIZUNO, Hitoshi ISHIDA, Hiroshi IGUCHI -
Patent number: 11726676Abstract: A multifunction device includes: a non-volatile memory storing encrypted information, which is information that is encrypted; a TPM for decrypting the encrypted information; and a main board communicating with the non-volatile memory and the TPM. The non-volatile memory and the TPM are attachable to and removable from the main board, as a single body. More specifically, the multifunction device includes: a first sub board which has the non-volatile memory attached thereto and is attachable to and removable from the main board; and a chip board which has the TPM attached thereto and is attachable and removable from the first sub board.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hitoshi Ishida
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Publication number: 20220250141Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to improve non-defective product yield by reducing shrinkage cavities inside small-diameter ingots, in a method for casting active metals. In this Ti—Al based alloy casting method for casting an ingot of Ti—Al based alloy by tapping molten metal from a tapping hole (5) provided in a bottom portion of a water-cooled copper crucible (2), in an induction melting furnace (3) employing said crucible (2), into a casting mold (4), the degree of vacuum inside the induction melting furnace (3) when the Ti—Al based alloy is being melted or cast is in a range of 80 to 700 Torr, and the Al concentration in the cast ingot is within ±1.0 mass % of a target value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Tomohiro NISHIMURA, Daisuke MATSUWAKA, Hitoshi ISHIDA
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Patent number: 11377714Abstract: A method includes the production of a primary ingot, the production of a secondary ingot, and the removal of a flux layer. A CaO—CaF2 flux in a content of 3-20 mass % and obtained by mixing 35-95 mass % of CaF2 with CaO is added to a Ti—Al alloy material including a total of at least 0.1 mass % of oxygen and at least 40 mass % of Al, and the resultant substance is melted by a melting method using a water-cooled copper container in an atmosphere having a pressure of 1.33 Pa or higher and held to produce the primary ingot. The primary ingot is continuously drawn downwards while being melted by a melting method using a bottomless water-cooled copper casting mould in an atmosphere having a pressure of 1.33 Pa or higher to produce the secondary ingot. The flux layer deposited on the surface of the secondary ingot is mechanically removed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.Inventors: Fumiaki Kudo, Daisuke Matsuwaka, Hitoshi Ishida, Tetsushi Deura
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Patent number: 11319614Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for deoxidizing an Al—Nb—Ti alloy, which includes melting and holding an Al—Nb—Ti alloy containing from 50 to 75 mass % of Al, from 5 to 30 mass % of Nb, and 80 mass % or less in total of Al and Nb by a melting method using a water-cooled copper vessel in an atmosphere of 1.33 Pa to 2.67×105 Pa at a temperature of 1,900 K or more, thereby decreasing an oxygen content thereof. The Al—Nb—Ti alloy is prepared using an alloy material formed of an aluminum material, a niobium material and a titanium material and containing oxygen in a total amount of 0.5 mass % or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Matsuwaka, Fumiaki Kudo, Tetsushi Deura, Hitoshi Ishida, Koichi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20220055916Abstract: Provided is a production method and a production apparatus that increase a throughput of nickel sulfate per equipment. A first dissolution step I of introducing a nickel briquette, sulfuric acid, and water to a leaching tank (1) and dissolving the nickel briquette to obtain a primary nickel sulfate solution, and a second dissolution step II of introducing the primary nickel sulfate solution and additionally introducing a nickel briquette to a leaching adjustment tank (2) and dissolving the additionally introduced nickel briquette with free sulfuric acid in the primary nickel sulfate solution to obtain a nickel sulfate solution are executed in this order.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventor: Hitoshi ISHIDA