Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Nomura

Hitoshi Nomura 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).

  • Patent number: 11408505
    Abstract: A work vehicle such as a tractor including an engine, a battery, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission, and an electric cylinder, and a power transmission mechanism. The hydraulic continuously variable transmission changes an output of the engine, and changes an angle of a movable swash plate to change a gear ratio thereof. The electric cylinder is driven by electric power supplied from the battery at least while the engine is stopped. With the power generated in the electric cylinder and transmitted, the power transmission mechanism changes the angle of the movable swash plate of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taihei Daiyakuji, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20210254710
    Abstract: A work vehicle such as a tractor including an engine, a battery, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission, and an electric cylinder, and a power transmission mechanism. The hydraulic continuously variable transmission changes an output of the engine, and changes an angle of a movable swash plate to change a gear ratio thereof. The electric cylinder is driven by electric power supplied from the battery at least while the engine is stopped. With the power generated in the electric cylinder and transmitted, the power transmission mechanism changes the angle of the movable swash plate of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Taihei DAIYAKUJI, Hitoshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 11022215
    Abstract: A work vehicle such as a tractor including an engine, a battery, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission, and an electric cylinder, and a power transmission mechanism. The hydraulic continuously variable transmission changes an output of the engine, and changes an angle of a movable swash plate to change a gear ratio thereof. The electric cylinder is driven by electric power supplied from the battery at least while the engine is stopped. With the power generated in the electric cylinder and transmitted, the power transmission mechanism changes the angle of the movable swash plate of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taihei Daiyakuji, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20200149632
    Abstract: A work vehicle such as a tractor including an engine, a battery, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission, and an electric cylinder, and a power transmission mechanism. The hydraulic continuously variable transmission changes an output of the engine, and changes an angle of a movable swash plate to change a gear ratio thereof. The electric cylinder is driven by electric power supplied from the battery at least while the engine is stopped. With the power generated in the electric cylinder and transmitted, the power transmission mechanism changes the angle of the movable swash plate of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Taihei DAIYAKUJI, Hitoshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 10563761
    Abstract: A work vehicle such as a tractor including an engine, a battery, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission, and an electric cylinder, and a power transmission mechanism. The hydraulic continuously variable transmission changes an output of the engine, and changes an angle of a movable swash plate to change a gear ratio thereof. The electric cylinder is driven by electric power supplied from the battery at least while the engine is stopped. With the power generated in the electric cylinder and transmitted, the power transmission mechanism changes the angle of the movable swash plate of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taihei Daiyakuji, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 10222395
    Abstract: A device has a storage and an information processor. The storage stores presentation information received from a server apparatus. The information processor reads the presentation information from the storage, and controls screen display on a notifier, based on the read presentation information. The screen display on the notifier includes map information of a predetermined region, information about at least one unit representing an occupied part in a unit ownership building that exists in the predetermined region or a building that exists in the predetermined region and that is a building other than a unit ownership building, and shaking-intensity information for each unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Akiko Takamiya, Hayashi Ito, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 10116142
    Abstract: A load control apparatus receives information regarding the consumed electric power in load devices and the generated electric power by a power generator. The apparatus includes a control unit, which controls a device based on the received information. A determination unit determines whether the device can execute a predetermined process with surplus electric power in target period from the present until a predetermined period of time elapses. An execution unit controls the device such that when it is determined that the abovementioned process can be executed, a control signal is provided to cause the process to start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinpei Hibiya, Kiyotaka Takehara, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20180231124
    Abstract: A work vehicle such as a tractor including an engine, a battery, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission (120), and an electric cylinder (143), and a power transmission mechanism (70). The hydraulic continuously variable transmission (120) changes an output of the engine, and changes an angle of a movable swash plate to change a gear ratio thereof. The electric cylinder (143) is driven by electric power supplied from the battery at least while the engine is stopped. With the power generated in the electric cylinder (143) and transmitted, the power transmission mechanism (70) changes the angle of the movable swash plate of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taihei DAIYAKUJI, Hitoshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9946275
    Abstract: The power management system includes: a power management device for managing power to be used by multiple power loads; and a large power-using power load. The large power-using power load is defined as a power load which shows a power consumption larger than a difference between allowable power and an upper limit power smaller than the allowable power when operating at a maximum power consumption. The power management device calculates remaining available power available for the large power-using power load, from the total power consumption of the multiple power loads and the upper limit power, and notifies the remaining available power to the large power-using power load. The large power-using power load starts to operate under a condition that its power consumption is equal to or less than the remaining available power notified by the power management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Takehara, Kenji Nakakita, Hitoshi Nomura, Fumitaka Ogasawara, Erina Nagae
  • Patent number: 9927824
    Abstract: A controller includes a request acquisition unit that receives an operation permission request from a device, a calculation unit that calculates margin electric power derived from measurement by a measurement unit and an upper limit electric power, and a suppression unit that instructs the device to lower electric power consumption. When the margin electric power is less than the required electric power, the controller suppresses electric power consumption in devices in lower priority order stored in a priority storage unit within the suppression unit, such that electric power consumption increase in the management area may remain within the margin electric power. Then the controller issues the requesting device permission-or-denial for the operation, from the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakakita, Kiyotaka Takehara, Yasuhiro Yanagi, Hitoshi Nomura, Akiko Takamiya
  • Patent number: 9533594
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising: a communication unit which is connected to the charger/discharger and exchanges information with the charger/discharger; an input unit receiving various types of information; a storage unit which uses the information acquired through the input unit and the communication unit to store: a vehicle ID identifying the vehicle; a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger which can be connected to the vehicle; and history information indicating a history of charges and discharges for the vehicle, which are related to one another; and a presentation unit presenting to a user of the vehicle, the history information stored in the storage unit in relation to a pair of the vehicle ID and the charger/discharger which charges/discharges the vehicle and is identified by the charger/discharger ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Nakasone, Akira Baba, Hitoshi Nomura, Yasuhiro Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20150276954
    Abstract: A device has a storage and an information processor. The storage stores presentation information received from a server apparatus. The information processor reads the presentation information from the storage, and controls screen display on a notifier, based on the read presentation information. The screen display on the notifier includes map information of a predetermined region, information about at least one unit representing an occupied part in a unit ownership building that exists in the predetermined region or a building that exists in the predetermined region and that is a building other than a unit ownership building, and shaking-intensity information for each unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: RYO YOKOYAMA, AKIKO TAKAMIYA, HAYASHI ITO, HITOSHI NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20150205311
    Abstract: The power management system includes: a power management device for managing power to be used by multiple power loads; and a large power-using power load. The large power-using power load is defined as a power load which shows a power consumption larger than a difference between allowable power and an upper limit power smaller than the allowable power when operating at a maximum power consumption. The power management device calculates remaining available power available for the large power-using power load, from the total power consumption of the multiple power loads and the upper limit power, and notifies the remaining available power to the large power-using power load. The large power-using power load starts to operate under a condition that its power consumption is equal to or less than the remaining available power notified by the power management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Takehara, Kenji Nakakita, Hitoshi Nomura, Fumitaka Ogasawara, Erina Nagae
  • Patent number: 9001248
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of vertical signal lines, a plurality of sample hold sections, a horizontal output section, and a horizontal scanning circuit. The horizontal output section is made up of a plurality of first horizontal signal lines connected to at least two or more vertical signal lines, and second horizontal signal lines connected to the plurality of first horizontal signal lines via the selection switches. The horizontal scanning circuit controls so that at least two of the plurality of selection switches are turned on and the pixel signal is output to the second horizontal signal lines when the pixel signal held in the sample hold sections is output to the horizontal signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20150061592
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising: a communication unit which is connected to the charger/discharger and exchanges information with the charger/discharger; an input unit receiving various types of information; a storage unit which uses the information acquired through the input unit and the communication unit to store: a vehicle ID identifying the vehicle; a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger which can be connected to the vehicle; and history information indicating a history of charges and discharges for the vehicle, which are related to one another; and a presentation unit presenting to a user of the vehicle, the history information stored in the storage unit in relation to a pair of the vehicle ID and the charger/discharger which charges/discharges the vehicle and is identified by the charger/discharger ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Nakasone, Akira Baba, Hitoshi Nomura, Yasuhiro Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20150005978
    Abstract: A controller includes a request acquisition unit that receives an operation permission request from a device, a calculation unit that calculates margin electric power derived from measurement by a measurement unit and an upper limit electric power, and a suppression unit that instructs the device to lower electric power consumption. When the margin electric power is less than the required electric power, the controller suppresses electric power consumption in devices in lower priority order stored in a priority storage unit within the suppression unit, such that electric power consumption increase in the management area may remain within the margin electric power. Then the controller issues the requesting device permission-or-denial for the operation, from the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAKITA, Kiyotaka TAKEHARA, Yasuhiro YANAGI, Hitoshi NOMURA, Akiko TAKAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20140222237
    Abstract: A load control apparatus receives information regarding the consumed electric power in load devices and the generated electric power by a power generator. The apparatus includes a control unit, which controls a device based on the received information. A determination unit determines whether the device can execute a predetermined process with surplus electric power in target period from the present until a predetermined period of time elapses. An execution unit controls the device such that when it is determined that the abovementioned process can be executed, a control signal is provided to cause the process to start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei HIBIYA, Kiyotaka TAKEHARA, Hitoshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 8261543
    Abstract: A working vehicle with an HST in which over-rotation of a hydraulic pump in the HST or the pump input shaft thereof is prevented when a main clutch is disconnected during a run. When a main clutch connection/disconnection detection means detects the disconnection state of the main clutch during a run, a control means judges whether a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed detection means is at least a set speed or not, and if the vehicle speed is at least the set speed, the movable swash plate of the hydraulic pump in an HST is controlled to sustain it at the current inclination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nomura, Keiichi Hayashi, Hidehiro Yuki
  • Publication number: 20120038808
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of vertical signal lines, a plurality of sample hold sections, a horizontal output section, and a horizontal scanning circuit. The horizontal output section is made up of a plurality of first horizontal signal lines connected to at least two or more vertical signal lines, and second horizontal signal lines connected to the plurality of first horizontal signal lines via the selection switches. The horizontal scanning circuit controls so that at least two of the plurality of selection switches are turned on and the pixel signal is output to the second horizontal signal lines when the pixel signal held in the sample hold sections is output to the horizontal signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki YAMANAKA, Hitoshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20100043419
    Abstract: A working vehicle with an HST in which over-rotation of a hydraulic pump in the HST or the pump input shaft thereof is prevented when a main clutch is disconnected during a run. When a main clutch connection/disconnection detection means (112) detects (S2) the disconnection state of the main clutch (22) during a run, a control means (110) judges (S3) whether a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed detection means (116) is at least a set speed or not, and if the vehicle speed is at least the set speed, the movable swash plate (55) of the hydraulic pump (51) in an HST (50) is controlled to sustain it at the current inclination angle (S4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nomura, Keiichi Hayashi, Hidehiro Yuki