Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kudo
Kazuhiro Kudo 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: 20220342109Abstract: A light receiver outputs a log indicating at least one of an operating status of a multiple optical axis photoelectric sensor and an environment surrounding the multiple optical axis photoelectric sensor, at the time of an output being turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Minoru HASHIMOTO, Keisaku KIKUCHI, Kazuhiro KUDO, Tetsuya FUKUMOTO
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Patent number: 10819338Abstract: A sensor includes a housing and an antenna element. The first wall and the second wall of the housing are facing each other at a distance from each other. The third wall and the fourth wall connect the first wall and the second wall and are facing at a distance from each other and have a larger area than the first wall and the second wall respectively. The housing has an internal space surrounded by the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall. The antenna element is arranged in the internal space of the housing and receives identification information of an external actuator for detecting opening/closing of a door. The antenna element is arranged at a position, which is closer to the first wall than the second wall and includes a substantially center in a direction connecting the third wall and the fourth wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Kohei Murakami, Kazuhiro Kudo, Keishi Yayama, Toshiaki Ichiki
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Patent number: 10657778Abstract: The disclosure provides a door switch that improves visibility. The door switch includes an actuator and a sensor. In addition, the door switch is installed so that when a door is closed, a surface of the sensor and an opposite surface of the actuator are in contact with or close to each other, and when the door is open, the surface of the sensor and the opposite surface of the actuator are separated from each other. The actuator outputs a detection signal. A display part for indicating a reception state of the detection signal is formed on the surface of the sensor. The surface of the sensor has a non-opposite region, wherein the non-opposite region is at least a part of the display part not opposite to the opposite surface of the actuator in the reception state.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Rina Su, Keishi Yayama, Kazuhiro Kudo, Kenji Shimazu
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Patent number: 10634812Abstract: A method for operating a light curtain arrangement for monitoring a safety area is provided. The light curtain arrangement includes a plurality of first light emitter elements placed at an emitter side of the safety area, and a plurality of second light receiver elements placed at a receiver side of the safety area. The method includes the steps of: assigning a plurality of dedicated light emitter elements to a respective one light receiver element, wherein the assigned light emitter elements form an array; and activating the dedicated light emitter elements of a respective array to contemporaneously emit light, and at the same time, receiving the emitted light from the activated light emitter elements by the respective light receiver element.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Enzo Romano, Paolo Viviani, Maurizio Cambursano, Pasqualino Brunetti, Gianmarco Grange, Keisaku Kikuchi, Satoru Shimokawa, Kazuhiro Kudo, Kazunori Osako
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Patent number: 10540866Abstract: The door switch (1) includes an actuator (20) and a sensor (10). When a door is closed, a front surface (S1) of the sensor (10) and an opposite surface of the actuator (20) are in contact with each other, and separated when the door is open. The sensor (10) includes a light source part (150) for emitting detection light according to a reception state of a detection signal outputted from the actuator, a collector (122) for collecting the detection light, a diffuse light guide part (123) formed to be connected to the collector and for diffusing and emitting the detection light collected by the collector, and a back surface display part (121) formed on a back surface (B1) side of the sensor to be in contact with the diffuse light guide part and having a main surface (125) for emitting the detection light emitted from the diffuse light guide part.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Rina Su, Keishi Yayama, Kazuhiro Kudo
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Patent number: 10452939Abstract: A monitoring system, a monitoring device, and a monitoring method are provided. The monitoring system includes a detection part that detects a position of a worker intruded into a work area, a first specifying part that specifies a worker movable area on the basis of a position of the worker, an image capturing part that captures an image of an area including at least the worker movable area and a predetermined robot occupied area, a second specifying part that specifies a robot movable area from the image of the area, a third specifying part that specifies a human body area of the worker from the image of the area, a measuring part that measures the distance between the robot movable area and the human body area, and a restricting part that restricts movement of the robot when the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yoshiharu Tani, Toshiyuki Higuchi, Ikuo Matsukawa, Kazuhiro Kudo, Tetsuya Akagi, Satoru Shimokawa, Kazushige Matsuoka
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Patent number: 10438461Abstract: The door switch (1) includes an actuator (20) and a sensor (10). When a door is closed, a front surface (S1) of the sensor (10) and an opposite surface of the actuator (20) are in contact with each other, and separated when the door is open. The sensor (10) includes a light source part (150) for emitting detection light according to a reception state of a detection signal outputted from the actuator, a collector (122) for collecting the detection light, a diffuse light guide part (123) formed to be connected to the collector and for diffusing and emitting the detection light collected by the collector, and a back surface display part (121) formed on a back surface (B1) side of the sensor to be in contact with the diffuse light guide part and having a main surface (125) for emitting the detection light emitted from the diffuse light guide part.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Rina Su, Keishi Yayama, Kazuhiro Kudo
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Publication number: 20190288685Abstract: A sensor includes a housing and an antenna element. The first wall and the second wall of the housing are facing each other at a distance from each other. The third wall and the fourth wall connect the first wall and the second wall and are facing at a distance from each other and have a larger area than the first wall and the second wall respectively. The housing has an internal space surrounded by the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall. The antenna element is arranged in the internal space of the housing and receives identification information of an external actuator for detecting opening/closing of a door. The antenna element is arranged at a position, which is closer to the first wall than the second wall and includes a substantially center in a direction connecting the third wall and the fourth wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Kohei MURAKAMI, Kazuhiro KUDO, Keishi YAYAMA, Toshiaki ICHIKI
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Publication number: 20190244490Abstract: The door switch (1) includes an actuator (20) and a sensor (10). When a door is closed, a front surface (S1) of the sensor (10) and an opposite surface of the actuator (20) are in contact with each other, and separated when the door is open. The sensor (10) includes a light source part (150) for emitting detection light according to a reception state of a detection signal outputted from the actuator, a collector (122) for collecting the detection light, a diffuse light guide part (123) formed to be connected to the collector and for diffusing and emitting the detection light collected by the collector, and a back surface display part (121) formed on a back surface (B1) side of the sensor to be in contact with the diffuse light guide part and having a main surface (125) for emitting the detection light emitted from the diffuse light guide part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Rina SU, Keishi YAYAMA, Kazuhiro KUDO
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Publication number: 20190244489Abstract: The disclosure provides a door switch that improves visibility. The door switch includes an actuator and a sensor. In addition, the door switch is installed so that when a door is closed, a surface of the sensor and an opposite surface of the actuator are in contact with or close to each other, and when the door is open, the surface of the sensor and the opposite surface of the actuator are separated from each other. The actuator outputs a detection signal. A display part for indicating a reception state of the detection signal is formed on the surface of the sensor. The surface of the sensor has a non-opposite region, wherein the non-opposite region is at least a part of the display part not opposite to the opposite surface of the actuator in the reception state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: RINA SU, Keishi YAYAMA, Kazuhiro KUDO, Kenji SHIMAZU
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Publication number: 20190101668Abstract: A method for operating a light curtain arrangement for monitoring a safety area is provided. The light curtain arrangement includes a plurality of first light emitter elements placed at an emitter side of the safety area, and a plurality of second light receiver elements placed at a receiver side of the safety area. The method includes the steps of: assigning a plurality of dedicated light emitter elements to a respective one light receiver element, wherein the assigned light emitter elements form an array; and activating the dedicated light emitter elements of a respective array to contemporaneously emit light, and at the same time, receiving the emitted light from the activated light emitter elements by the respective light receiver element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Enzo ROMANO, Paolo VIVIANI, Maurizio CAMBURSANO, Pasqualino BRUNETTI, Gianmarco GRANGE, Keisaku KIKUCHI, Satoru SHIMOKAWA, Kazuhiro KUDO, Kazunori OSAKO
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Publication number: 20180232593Abstract: A monitoring system, a monitoring device, and a monitoring method are provided. The monitoring system includes a detection part that detects a position of a worker intruded into a work area, a first specifying part that specifies a worker movable area on the basis of a position of the worker, an image capturing part that captures an image of an area including at least the worker movable area and a predetermined robot occupied area, a second specifying part that specifies a robot movable area from the image of the area, a third specifying part that specifies a human body area of the worker from the image of the area, a measuring part that measures the distance between the robot movable area and the human body area, and a restricting part that restricts movement of the robot when the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yoshiharu TANI, Toshiyuki HIGUCHI, Ikuo MATSUKAWA, Kazuhiro KUDO, Tetsuya AKAGI, Satoru SHIMOKAWA, Kazushige MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20100126885Abstract: A sensor device includes a porous insulating layer formed of a porous insulating material; a first electrode having a first opening portion formed on a first side of the porous insulating layer; a second electrode having a second opening portion corresponding to the first opening portion formed on a second side of the porous insulating layer; an insulating layer formed on the second electrode; and a molecular recognition material disposed on internal walls of an opening in the porous insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Hiroyuki IECHI, Kazuhiro Kudo
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Patent number: 7367573Abstract: A front frame portion of an underframe which constitutes a lower portion of a vehicle body frame is formed in a triangular shape, and, at the same time, the front frame portion of the underframe is formed in a peaked shape in a plan view. The underframe is integrally formed by casting. An upper arm and a lower arm which support left and right front wheels are respectively mounted on the left and right sides of the front frame portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Kudo, Tetsuya Nakazawa, Takahiro Kokubu
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Publication number: 20070278477Abstract: A light-emitting device having an organic semiconductor layer and a control electrode electrically coupled to the semiconductor layer, the organic semiconductor layer being provided between a first electrode and an emission layer and having an absorption band within an emission wavelength band of the emission layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2004Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Kenji Nakamura, Kazuhiro Kudo
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Patent number: D568502Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiro Kudo, Tetsuya Nakazawa
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Patent number: D651545Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Kudo, Kanya Takigawa, Teofilo Plaza
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Patent number: D652769Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Kudo, Kanya Takigawa, Teofilo Plaza
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Patent number: D655649Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Kazuhiro Kudo, Kanya Takigawa
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Patent number: D994710Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato Fujiwara, Kazuhiro Kudo