Patents by Inventor Kazuomi Endo

Kazuomi Endo 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: 20250109714
    Abstract: A diagnostic device for an exhaust gas aftertreatment device includes a temperature detection device that detects a filter inlet-side temperature and a filter outlet-side temperature, a differential pressure detection device that detects a differential pressure between a filter inlet-side pressure and a filter outlet-side pressure, an intake air pressure detection device that detects an intake air pressure of an engine, and a controller that determines a malfunction in an exhaust gas aftertreatment device based on values detected by the temperature detection device, the differential pressure detection device, and the intake air pressure detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ryo HAMAMOTO, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA, Kazuomi ENDO, Hiroshi TOGO
  • Patent number: 12163825
    Abstract: A work machine includes: a load acquisition section which acquires a load of an object held by an attachment; and an estimative load determination part which determines, based on the load acquired by the load acquisition section, an estimative load of the object estimated to be discharged at a position above a destination in a discharge task when a predetermined estimative load determinative criterion is satisfied. The estimative load determinative criterion includes at least one of a criterion that a boom rising speed at which a boom rises in a rising direction reduces in a holding task, and a criterion that the boom rising speed reduces in a carrying task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Ueta, Michio Hirayama, Kazuomi Endo
  • Patent number: 12157988
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a controller determines whether the current performance of a piece of equipment satisfies a determination criterion, on the basis of the current state of the equipment, acquired by a sensor. If the controller determines that the current performance of the equipment does not satisfy the determination criterion, the controller calculates a parameter with which the performance of the equipment satisfies the determination criterion, on the basis of the current state of the equipment, acquired by the sensor, and the determination criterion. The controller changes a parameter managed by a storage device to the parameter calculated by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Hamamoto, Kazuomi Endo
  • Publication number: 20240301652
    Abstract: A work machine includes: a reference posture setting part which sets a reference posture which is one of postures of a working device in a holding task; an estimative load determination part which determines, based on a load acquired by a load acquisition section, an estimative load of an object of a work estimated to be discharged at a position above a loading destination in a discharge task when a predetermined estimative load determinative criterion is satisfied; an output part which outputs an estimative result which is information about the estimative load determined by the estimative load determination part. The estimative load determinative criterion includes a criterion that a posture change amount representing a changed degree of the posture of the working device from the reference posture is equal to or larger than a predetermined change amount threshold for determination of the estimative load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro UETA, Michio HIRAYAMA, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Patent number: 12000113
    Abstract: In a work machine, a load information output part outputs a load calculated by a load calculation part as load information before a piston member shifting toward a stroke end reaches a specific position, and a load storage part stores the load calculated by the load calculation part as a specific load when the piston member shifting toward the stroke end reaches the specific position. The load information output part further outputs the specific load as the load information after the piston member shifting toward the stroke end enters a specific region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Ueta, Michio Hirayama, Kazuomi Endo
  • Publication number: 20240044110
    Abstract: A work machine includes: a load acquisition section which acquires a load of an object held by an attachment; and an estimative load determination part which determines, based on the load acquired by the load acquisition section, an estimative load of the object estimated to be discharged at a position above a destination in a discharge task when a predetermined estimative load determinative criterion is satisfied. The estimative load determinative criterion includes at least one of a criterion that a boom rising speed at which a boom rises in a rising direction reduces in a holding task, and a criterion that the boom rising speed reduces in a carrying task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro UETA, Michio HIRAYAMA, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20230122177
    Abstract: A working machine detects a bucket angle that is an angle of an opening face of a bucket with respect to a vertical direction orthogonal to a horizontal plane on the basis of detection data indicating a posture of a working device detected by a posture sensor, determines whether an object is accommodated in the bucket or not on the basis of a detected load value of the object accommodated in the bucket, and determines that the object accommodated in the bucket is discharged when the detected bucket angle is on a discharge side beyond a discharge reference angle, and the load value detected by a load detection part is smaller than a load threshold, after the determination that an object is accommodated in the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro UETA, Michio HIRAYAMA, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20230003004
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a controller determines whether the current performance of a piece of equipment satisfies a determination criterion, on the basis of the current state of the equipment, acquired by a sensor. If the controller determines that the current performance of the equipment does not satisfy the determination criterion, the controller calculates a parameter with which the performance of the equipment satisfies the determination criterion, on the basis of the current state of the equipment, acquired by the sensor, and the determination criterion. The controller changes a parameter managed by a storage device to the parameter calculated by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo HAMAMOTO, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20220398347
    Abstract: An operation unit-side key and a body unit-side key are set for each apparatus, and set to be different for each apparatus. An operation unit-side code generation unit generates an operation unit-side tampering detection code based on specific information that is information for a specific apparatus and the operation unit-side key that corresponds to the specific apparatus. A body unit-side code generation unit generates a body unit-side tampering detection code based on the specific information received from an operation unit and the body unit-side key that corresponds to the specific apparatus. A tampering detection unit detects tampering with the specific information by determining whether the operation unit-side tampering detection code matches the body unit-side tampering detection code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo HAMAMOTO, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20220389681
    Abstract: In a work machine, a load information output part outputs a load calculated by a load calculation part as load information before a piston member shifting toward a stroke end reaches a specific position, and a load storage part stores the load calculated by the load calculation part as a specific load when the piston member shifting toward the stroke end reaches the specific position. The load information output part further outputs the specific load as the load information after the piston member shifting toward the stroke end enters a specific region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro UETA, Michio HIRAYAMA, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20220341123
    Abstract: An estimative load determination part included in a work machine determines, based on a load acquired by a load acquisition section, an estimative load of an object of a work held by an attachment when an estimative load determinative criterion is satisfied. The estimative load determinative criterion includes at least one of a criterion that a predetermined first reduction manipulation is detected in a holding task and a criterion that the first reduction manipulation is detected after the holding task, the first reduction manipulation being for reducing an amount of the object held by the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro UETA, Michio HIRAYAMA, Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20220191182
    Abstract: An information processing system is provided, including: a sensor provided in a working machine; and a key information generator that generates key information based on one or more sensor values received from the sensor, the key information generator being provided in the working machine, the key information being used to transmit and receive information between the working machine and an external device provided outside the working machine. An information processing method and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo HAMAMOTO, Kazuomi ENDO, Jun TSURUDA, Yuta OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10662622
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine having an expanded range of a working device posture which permits information on an attachment of the working device to be transmitted from the attachment to a machine body through wireless communication. The working machine includes: a transmitter disposed in the attachment so as to be displaced together with the attachment relatively to the machine body and configured to send an information signal containing information on the attachment; a receiver disposed in the machine body and configured to receive the information signal; a controller which acquires information on the attachment based on the information signal received by the receiver; and a relay device disposed in the working device main body to receive the information signal sent by the transmitter and transmit the information signal to a position at which the information signal can be received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuomi Endo
  • Patent number: 10519629
    Abstract: A determination portion determines whether a working device is at a receivable posture which allows a receiving device to receive a radio signal transmitted from a transmission device 5 or the working device is at an unreceivable posture which does not allow the receiving device to receive the radio signal transmitted from the transmission device based on posture information detected by a posture sensor. Then, when determining that the working device 4 is at the unreceivable posture, the determination portion sets the receiving device in a power saving mode. On the other hand, when determining that the working device takes the receivable posture with the receiving device being set in the power saving mode, the determination portion returns the receiving device 6 to a normal power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuomi Endo
  • Publication number: 20190127957
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine having an expanded range of a working device posture which permits information on an attachment of the working device to be transmitted from the attachment to a machine body through wireless communication. The working machine includes: a transmitter disposed in the attachment so as to be displaced together with the attachment relatively to the machine body and configured to send an information signal containing information on the attachment; a receiver disposed in the machine body and configured to receive the information signal; a controller which acquires information on the attachment based on the information signal received by the receiver; and a relay device disposed in the working device main body to receive the information signal sent by the transmitter and transmit the information signal to a position at which the information signal can be received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuomi ENDO
  • Publication number: 20190127956
    Abstract: A determination portion determines whether a working device is at a receivable posture which allows a receiving device to receive a radio signal transmitted from a transmission device 5 or the working device is at an unreceivable posture which does not allow the receiving device to receive the radio signal transmitted from the transmission device based on posture information detected by a posture sensor. Then, when determining that the working device 4 is at the unreceivable posture, the determination portion sets the receiving device in a power saving mode. On the other hand, when determining that the working device takes the receivable posture with the receiving device being set in the power saving mode, the determination portion returns the receiving device 6 to a normal power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuomi ENDO
  • Patent number: 9482234
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine including an engine, a hydraulic pump with a supercharger, and a hydraulic actuator, being capable of attaining both of a quick rise of engine speed and an operation of the hydraulic actuator during the rise of the engine speed. The construction machine further includes a supercharging pressure detector to detect a supercharging pressure of the supercharger and a controller to control absorption torque of the hydraulic pump, namely, pump torque. Until engine speed of the engine reaches target engine speed, the controller calculates target pump torque from a predetermined relationship between engine no-load speed and the target pump torque, corrects the target pump torque so as to make it smaller as the detected supercharging pressure is lower, and limits actual pump torque to the corrected target pump torque, until engine speed reaches target engine speed from engine speed lower than the target engine speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuomi Endo, Koichiro Mori
  • Patent number: 9240858
    Abstract: In order to perform the polarization demultiplexing of the polarization multiplexed BPSK signal using a small-scale circuit by means of optical phase modulation of the polarization multiplexed BPSK signal into the pseudo polarization multiplexed QPSK signal, an optical communication system for communicating by using polarization multiplexed optical signals includes an optical phase modulation means for modulating phases of a plurality of optical signals employing BPSK modulation system including information to be communicated, and for generating a plurality of optical signals to become signals by pseudo QPSK modulation system; and a signal restoration means for performing polarization demultiplexing of a plurality of polarization multiplexed optical signals from a plurality of optical signals modulated into the pseudo QPSK modulation system, and for restoring the information to be communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuomi Endo, Yoichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9154232
    Abstract: In order to allow reception in which receive sensitivity does not depend upon polarization state in reception of a multi-level phase optical signal, in this optical reception method, a multi-level phase optical signal of a single polarization is separated into a first optical signal and a second optical signal of which polarizations are mutually orthogonal, the ratio of the power of the first optical signal to the power of the second signal is calculated, and the difference between the phase of the first optical signal and the phase of second optical signal is calculated as an amount of compensation, whereupon, on the basis of the ratio and the amount of compensation, the first optical signal and the second optical signal are combined using a maximal ratio combining method, and the amount of compensation is modified on the basis of the ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuomi Endo, Yoichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8981434
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device in which the trade-off between the withstand voltage and the on-resistance is improved and the performance is increased. A semiconductor device comprises a substrate 1, a first n-type semiconductor layer 21?, a second n-type semiconductor layer 23, a p-type semiconductor layer 24, and a third n-type semiconductor layer 25?, wherein the first n-type semiconductor layer 21?, the second n-type semiconductor layer 23, the p-type semiconductor layer 24, and the third n-type semiconductor layer 25? are laminated at the upper side of the substrate 1 in this order. The drain electrode 13 is in ohmic-contact with the first n-type semiconductor layer 21? and the source electrode 12 is in ohmic-contact with the third n-type semiconductor layer 25?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Okamoto, Yuji Ando, Tatsuo Nakayama, Takashi Inoue, Kazuki Ota, Kazuomi Endo