Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Sumi

Katsuhiro Sumi 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: 8589118
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a conveyor diagnostic device diagnoses an abnormal state of a cyclically moving conveyor. The conveyor diagnostic device includes a first tilt sensor, a second tilt sensor, a table, and a processing unit. The first and second tilt sensors are attached to a predetermined position of the conveyor and detect tilt angles of the conveyor in a vertical direction and horizontal direction, respectively. The table indicates a relationship between a tilt angle which changes in the vertical direction and sections included in one revolution of the conveyor. The processing unit specifies an abnormality occurrence position of the conveyor based on a tilt angle in the vertical direction, the table, and an elapsed time after ingression for a section corresponding to the tilt angle in the vertical direction, when a tilt angle in the horizontal direction exceeds a predetermined management limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kimito Idemori, Takahiro Shirota, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Sumi, Tomohiko Tanimoto, Nobutaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8306782
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a monitoring/diagnostic apparatus is provided, which is designed for use in a system for monitoring and diagnosing a plurality of object devices. The monitoring/diagnostic apparatus has an agent management module and a diagnostic module. The agent management module is configured to manage agents for collecting operation data of an object device. The diagnostic module uses the operation data collected, thereby to diagnose a problem in the objective device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kimito Idemori, Yoshikazu Ooba, Katsuhiro Sumi
  • Patent number: 8255187
    Abstract: Disclosed is a remote monitoring diagnostic system in which a center and monitoring diagnostic units of a number of objects to be monitored are connected by a network. The center includes an algorithm forming unit for forming algorithms for monitoring, diagnosing, and operating each object to be monitored, a program group formation unit for forming monitoring, diagnostic, and operational programs from these algorithms, a transmitter for transmitting the programs in response to a request from the monitoring diagnostic unit, and a unit for forming information concerning prevention/maintenance form a diagnostic result and monitoring data from the monitoring diagnostic unit of each object to be monitored. The monitoring diagnostic unit of each object to be monitored includes a mobile program execution processor for executing the corresponding object to be monitored, and a transmitter for transmitting monitoring data to the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ooba, Yoshiro Seki, Kimito Idemori, Shuichiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Oohashi, Katsuhiro Sumi, Yutaka Iino, Kenji Mitsumoto, Yoshiaki Fujita, Tadashi Shudo
  • Patent number: 8213318
    Abstract: A system for performing remote supervision and diagnosis, having a plurality of local terminals for performing supervision and diagnosis on an object, by executing a mobile program transmitted from a central system. When a disaster occurs and the network is cut, inevitably disconnecting the local terminals from the central system, one of the local terminals is set as a representative local terminal. The representative local terminal collects from the local terminals the maintenance information required for supervising and diagnosing the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ooba, Kimito Idemori, Katsuhiro Sumi, Hideki Ohno
  • Publication number: 20110246799
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a data-collection apparatus and a data-collection system using the same. The data-collection apparatus includes a battery, a wireless unit to communicate wirelessly to an external device, a measurement unit to measure a measurement target, a power-supply circuit unit to control power supply to the wireless unit and the measurement unit, and a controller. In response to a data-collection start command from the external device, the controller performs a control such that the power-supply circuit unit supplies power to the measurement unit and wireless unit, and that the data measured by the measurement unit is transmitted via the wireless unit to the external device. In response to a power-saving command from the external device, the controller performs a control such that the power-supply circuit unit stops supplying power to the measurement unit and wireless unit for a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Tomohiko Tanimoto, Takahiro Shirota, Katsuhiro Sumi, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kimito Idemori, Nobutaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110202312
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a first operation sound collector, a second operation sound collector, a database, a receiver, and controller. The first operation sound collector is provided in a movable part of equipment, and transmits first data including inclination angle data and first operation sound data. The second operation sound collector is provided in a fixed part of the equipment, and transmits second data including second operation sound data being collected simultaneously with the first operation sound data. The database stores operation sound data in normal operation. The receiver simultaneously receives the first data and the second data. The controller determines whether an operation sound is abnormal based on the first data, the second data, and the operation sound data of the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Katsuhiro SUMI, Takahiro Shirota, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Tomohiko Tanimoto, Kimito Idemori, Nobutaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110106490
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a conveyor diagnostic device diagnoses an abnormal state of a cyclically moving conveyor. The conveyor diagnostic device includes a first tilt sensor, a second tilt sensor, a table, and a processing unit. The first and second tilt sensors are attached to a predetermined position of the conveyor and detect tilt angles of the conveyor in a vertical direction and horizontal direction, respectively. The table indicates a relationship between a tilt angle which changes in the vertical direction and sections included in one revolution of the conveyor. The processing unit specifies an abnormality occurrence position of the conveyor based on a tilt angle in the vertical direction, the table, and an elapsed time after ingression for a section corresponding to the tilt angle in the vertical direction, when a tilt angle in the horizontal direction exceeds a predetermined management limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Kimito IDEMORI, Takahiro Shirota, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Sumi, Tomohiko Tanimoto, Nobutaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 7809529
    Abstract: A center-side processing system and monitoring processing systems of monitoring objects are connected through a network. The center-side processing system includes a module for producing monitoring and diagnostic algorithms of the monitoring objects, software producing module for producing monitoring and diagnostic software from the monitoring and diagnostic algorithm, a module for producing a transmission schedule of the monitoring and diagnostic software, transmitting module for transmitting software according to the transmission schedule, a module for correcting and changing the monitoring and diagnostic software from data received from the monitoring processing system, and verification module for performing verification before the transmission of the monitoring and diagnostic software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ooba, Yoshiro Seki, Kimito Idemori, Shuichiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Oohashi, Katsuhiro Sumi
  • Publication number: 20090235119
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a monitoring/diagnostic apparatus is provided, which is designed for use in a system for monitoring and diagnosing a plurality of object devices. The monitoring/diagnostic apparatus has an agent management module and a diagnostic module. The agent management module is configured to manage agents for collecting operation data of an object device. The diagnostic module uses the operation data collected, thereby to diagnose a problem in the objective device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Kimito Idemori, Yoshikazu Ooba, Katsuhiro Sumi
  • Publication number: 20090196187
    Abstract: A system for performing remote supervision and diagnosis, having a plurality of local terminals for performing supervision and diagnosis on an object, by executing a mobile program transmitted from a central system. When a disaster occurs and the network is cut, inevitably disconnecting the local terminals from the central system, one of the local terminals is set as a representative local terminal. The representative local terminal collects from the local terminals the maintenance information required for supervising and diagnosing the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshikazu OOBA, Kimito Idemori, Katsuhiro Sumi, Hideki Ohno
  • Publication number: 20090019319
    Abstract: Disclosed is a remote monitoring diagnostic system in which a center and monitoring diagnostic units of a number of objects to be monitored are connected by a network. The center includes an algorithm forming unit for forming algorithms for monitoring, diagnosing, and operating each object to be monitored, a program group formation unit for forming monitoring, diagnostic, and operational programs from these algorithms, a transmitter for transmitting the programs in response to a request from the monitoring diagnostic unit, and a unit for forming information concerning prevention/maintenance form a diagnostic result and monitoring data from the monitoring diagnostic unit of each object to be monitored. The monitoring diagnostic unit of each object to be monitored includes a mobile program execution processor for executing the corresponding object to be monitored, and a transmitter for transmitting monitoring data to the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshikazu OOBA, Yoshiro Seki, Kimito Idemori, Shuichiro Kobauashi, Hiroyuki Oohashi, Katsuhiro Sumi, Yutaka Iino, Kenji Mitsumoto, Yoshiaki Fujita, Tadashi Shudo
  • Publication number: 20090013311
    Abstract: A center-side processing system and monitoring processing systems of monitoring objects are connected through a network. The center-side processing system includes a module for producing monitoring and diagnostic algorithms of the monitoring objects, software producing module for producing monitoring and diagnostic software from the monitoring and diagnostic algorithm, a module for producing a transmission schedule of the monitoring and diagnostic software, transmitting module for transmitting software according to the transmission schedule, a module for correcting and changing the monitoring and diagnostic software from data received from the monitoring processing system, and verification module for performing verification before the transmission of the monitoring and diagnostic software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ooba, Yoshiro Seki, Kimito Idemori, Shuichiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Oohashi, Katsuhiro Sumi