Patents by Inventor Kazuki Tamura

Kazuki Tamura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240152221
    Abstract: An operation device of a construction machine includes a rotation operation unit that receives rotation operation. A control unit that controls the operation device applies, to an object to be operated, a first operation content that depends on the rotation operation amount of the rotation operation unit according to a first operation in which the rotation operation amount is less than a predetermined operation amount threshold per predetermined unit time, and applies a second operation content different from the first operation content to the object to be operated according to a second operation in which the rotation operation amount is greater than or equal to the operation amount threshold per unit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Kageyama, Takashi Deguchi, Kazuki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20240117609
    Abstract: This display device of a work machine includes a storage unit that stores the cumulative times of use of consumables of the work machine, wherein the consumables require maintenance according to the use thereof. Furthermore, a display control unit and a display unit included in the display device function as a notification means for providing a notification of the arrival of maintenance times of the consumables on the basis of the cumulative times. Furthermore, the display control unit and the display unit function as a plurality of function setting means for respectively setting a plurality of functions of the work machine, and as a selection means for selecting one of the plurality of function setting means. The plurality of function setting means have a reset setting means for resetting the cumulative times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Suzuki, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Kazuki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20240068519
    Abstract: A hub seal seals a gap between an outer race member and an inner race member of a hub bearing. The hub seal includes: an annular base; and a seal member attached to the base and including an annular elastic material. The seal member includes a side lip extending toward an outer side and an intermediate lip extending toward the outer side on an inner periphery side relative to the side lip. A sliding surface of the side lip that comes into contact to seal the gap between the outer race member and the inner race member is rougher than a sliding surface of the intermediate lip that comes into contact to seal the gap between the outer race member and the inner race member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichi TAMURA, Kazuki HIROTA
  • Patent number: 11900696
    Abstract: A system and a method for processing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images being acquired by a respective image acquisition module of a vehicle and each image acquisition module being oriented outwardly with respect to the vehicle, the method comprising: elaborating a bird's eye view image of surroundings of the vehicle using pixel values of pixels of at least one portion of each image of the plurality of images as pixel values of the bird's eye view image, and performing, on the bird's eye view image, a detection of at least one lane marked on a surface on which the vehicle is and visible on the bird's eye view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Kazuki Tamura, Hiroaki Shimizu, Marc Proesmans, Frank Verbiest, Jonas Heylen, Bruno Dawagne, Davy Neven, Bert Debrabandere, Luc Van Gool
  • Publication number: 20240035258
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit; a control unit; an alarm sound output unit; and a reception unit. When the display unit displays a second screen, the control unit assigns, to the reception unit, a function of receiving an output stop instruction that indicates an instruction to stop the output of an alarm sound, and a function of receiving a second instruction that indicates an instruction to transition to a first screen. When the reception unit receives the output stop instruction, the control unit stops the output of the alarm sound. When the reception unit receives the second instruction after having received the output stop instruction, the control unit causes the display unit to display the first screen and causes the alarm sound output unit to output the alarm sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki TAMURA, Shogo SUZUKI, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240003283
    Abstract: The present invention provides a work machine comprising an engine, an exhaust gas treatment device including a filter that catches particulate matter in exhaust gas discharged from the engine, and a display device that displays, when the filter is being regenerated through a rise in the temperature of the exhaust gas, the filter regeneration progress and a warning in association with the regeneration at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tamura, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Shogo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240003121
    Abstract: The work machine control method includes actuating a first limiting unit, determining whether or not the first limiting unit has an abnormality, and actuating a second limiting unit based at least on a determination result of determining whether or not the first limiting unit has an abnormality. The first limiting unit limits a movement of a drive unit that drives a work machine. The second limiting unit limits the movement of the drive unit separately from the first limiting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Okamoto, Takashi Deguchi, Kazuki Tamura, Masashi Danguchi, Amir dawan Mohamad
  • Publication number: 20230407604
    Abstract: The work machine control method includes displaying, on a display device, a display screen including information related to the work machine and executing at least one of a first switching process and a second switching process. The first switching process is a process in which the display screen to be displayed on the display device is switched, in accordance with switching from the enabled state to the disabled state according to an operation state of a disabling operation unit, from a camera screen that includes a captured image of a monitoring area around the work machine to a basic screen that does not include the captured image. The second switching process is a process in which the display screen to be displayed on the display device is switched, in accordance with switching from the disabled state to the enabled state according to the operation state of the disabling operation unit, from the basic screen to the camera screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tamura, Daisuke Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20230407603
    Abstract: The work machine control method includes displaying a display screen including information related to a work machine, on a display device, and switching, when a switching operation unit is operated, the display screen to be displayed on the display device, among a plurality of screens according to a switching pattern. Here, the control method further comprises changing the switching pattern according to a movement state of the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tamura, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Ryosuke Suga
  • Publication number: 20230392352
    Abstract: The work machine control method includes acquiring captured images of a monitoring area around a work machine, and displaying a display screen including the captured images and a detection object on a display device. The work machine control method further includes displaying the detection object at an identical position on the display screen regardless of a detection result of a detector that detects a detection target in the monitoring area, while changing a display mode of the detection object according to the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Danguchi, Katashi Tanaka, Kazuki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20230358018
    Abstract: This operating device includes a dial, a display unit, and an allocation unit. The dial receives a rotational operation. The allocation unit selectively allocates to the dial either an engine operational function to adjust the rotation speed of an engine or a screen operational function to perform an operation according to a screen shown on the display unit. It is preferable that the allocation unit allocates the engine operational function to the dial in response to turning on of a key switch for starting up the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KAWAGUCHI, Shogo SUZUKI, Kazuki TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230350556
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit can display direct information that indicates object information directly and indirect information that indicates the object information indirectly. The control unit controls the display unit to display the direct information and the indirect information. The object information is preferably a changing value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KAWAGUCHI, Shogo SUZUKI, Kazuki TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230304266
    Abstract: This display device includes a display unit, a receiving unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a first screen having a selection item display area. The receiving unit receives a command for selecting a selection item displayed in the selection item display area. The control unit displays, on the basis of alarm information which indicates that an error has occurred, an alarm mark image in the selection item display area. When the alarm mark image is displayed in the selection item display area, the control unit assigns, to the receiving unit, a function of receiving an alarm mark selection command which is the command for selecting the alarm mark image. When the receiving unit receives the alarm mark selection command, the control unit displays, on the display unit, a second screen for indicating the content of the error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo SUZUKI, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI, Kazuki TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230304263
    Abstract: A working machine includes a display unit, a reception unit, and a display processing unit. The display unit displays a first screen that displays a first mark indicating a set function and a second screen for setting the function. The reception unit receives an instruction of setting a function when the display unit displays the second screen. In response to reception of the instruction of setting the function by the reception unit, when the display unit displays the second screen, the display processing unit causes the display unit to display a second mark corresponding to the first mark and superimposes the second mark on the second screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Suzuki, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Kazuki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20230183942
    Abstract: A method of controlling a work machine is a method of controlling the work machine provided with a machine body that moves according to an operation device operation and that is capable of changing an operation pattern which is a correspondence between the operation device operation and the machine body movement. The control method has presenting the operation pattern information, which shows the current operation pattern, at the time of switching from a state in which the machine body fails to move according to the operation device operation to a state in which the machine body moves according to the operation device operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tamura, Shogo Suzuki, Daisuke Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11538252
    Abstract: In step S11, a color image CIMG is acquired. In step S12, a distance image DIMG is acquired. In step S13, the color image CIMG is projected onto the distance image DIMG. An alignment of the color image CIMG and the distance image DIMG is performed prior to the projection of the color image CIMG. In step S14, it is determined whether or not a basic condition is satisfied. In S15, it is determined whether or not a special condition is satisfied. If a judgement result of the steps S14 or S15 is positive, then in step S16 a first data point and a second data point on the distance image DIMG are associated. If bot of the judgement results of steps S14 and S15 are negative, data points are not associated in step S17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sakamoto, Ryosuke Fukatani, Hideyuki Matsui, Junya Ueno, Kazuki Tamura
  • Patent number: 11450217
    Abstract: Operation history information on every aircraft can be collected, and efficiency in collection of the aircraft operation history information can be improved. The present invention includes: an image acquisition unit 11 configured to acquire an image G obtained by imaging a route R or A2; an image-type model identification unit 21 configured to identify a model of an aircraft P in the route R or A2 based on appearance data of an aircraft Q in the image G acquired by the image acquisition unit 11 and aircraft appearance samples previously prescribed for respective models; and an operation history storage unit 45 configured to store image-derived model information identified by the image-type model identification unit 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshio Tadahira, Osamu Kohashi, Hiroshi Wada, Takahiro Mizuno, Kazuki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20220292846
    Abstract: A system and a method for processing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images being acquired by a respective image acquisition module of a vehicle and each image acquisition module being oriented outwardly with respect to the vehicle, the method comprising: elaborating a bird's eye view image of surroundings of the vehicle using pixel values of pixels of at least one portion of each image of the plurality of images as pixel values of the bird's eye view image, and performing, on the bird's eye view image, a detection of at least one lane marked on a surface on which the vehicle is and visible on the bird's eye view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Kazuki TAMURA, Hiroaki SHIMIZU, Marc PROESMANS, Frank VERBIEST, Jonas HEYLEN, Bruno DAWAGNE, Davy NEVEN, Bert DEBRABANDERE, Luc VAN GOOL
  • Publication number: 20220132049
    Abstract: A system for producing a virtual image view for a vehicle is provided. The system includes one or more image capture means configured to capture image data in proximity to the vehicle, the image data being defined at least in part by first viewpoint parameters, and to provide an identifier identifying the respective one or more image capture means, storage means configured to store a plurality of virtualization records containing conversion information related to a virtualized viewpoint and a plurality of image capture means, and processing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki TAMURA, Hiroaki SHIMIZU, Marc PROESMANS, Frank VERBIEST, Luc VAN GOOL
  • Publication number: 20210056319
    Abstract: In step S11, a color image CIMG is acquired. In step S12, a distance image DIMG is acquired. In step S13, the color image CIMG is projected onto the distance image DIMG. An alignment of the color image CIMG and the distance image DIMG is performed prior to the projection of the color image CIMG. In step S14, it is determined whether or not a basic condition is satisfied. In S15, it is determined whether or not a special condition is satisfied. If a judgement result of the steps S14 or S15 is positive, then in step S16 a first data point and a second data point on the distance image DIMG are associated. If bot of the judgement results of steps S14 and S15 are negative, data points are not associated in step S17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAKAMOTO, Ryosuke FUKATANI, Hideyuki MATSUI, Junya UENO, Kazuki TAMURA