Patents by Inventor Keiichi Kido

Keiichi Kido 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: 7182144
    Abstract: Provided is a fire-fighting robot that can quickly start to fight a fire occurring at a hazardous location, which firefighters cannot access, and extinguish fires occurring at any location without receiving a supply of fire extinguishing water. The fire-fighting robot (1) of the present invention is self-propelled and remote-controlled via wireless or mobile communications to fight a fire. The robot includes one or more fire extinguisher storage portions (24a, 24b) for storing fire extinguishers (24c, 24d) which provide a jet of a fire-fighting agent from a jet outlet (26) by depressing a lever, a jet control portion disposed in the fire extinguisher storage portion (24a, 24b) for depressing the lever, and a jet outlet securing portion (26a) for detachably securing the jet outlet (26) of the fire extinguisher (24c, 24d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: TMSUK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Baba, Shigeaki Ino, Yoichi Takamoto, Yasunari Motoki, Masao Mori, Keiichi Kido, Yuichi Arimura
  • Publication number: 20060293786
    Abstract: The invention provides a robot apparatus not requiring any incidental equipment in a building since an autonomous behavior is enabled, and capable of coping with abnormal phenomena. The robot apparatus includes means (112) for judging an autonomous mode or an autonomous/remote collaboration mode, means (113) for executing an autonomous motion when the mode judging means judges that the mode is an autonomous mode, means (117) for judging the collaboration ratio when the mode judging means judges that the mode is an autonomous/remote collaboration mode, means (118) for executing a complete remote motion when the judged collaboration ratio is 100% remote, and means (119) for executing an autonomous/remote collaboration motion when the judged collaboration ratio is not 100% remote.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: TMSUK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Baba, Shigeaki Ino, Yoichi Takamoto, Yasunari Motoki, Masao Mori, Keiichi Kido, Yuichi Arimura, Tadayoshi Furuya, Mitsuru Soeda, Toshinori Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20060185858
    Abstract: Provided is a fire-fighting robot that can quickly start to fight a fire occurring at a hazardous location, which firefighters cannot access, and extinguish fires occurring at any location without receiving a supply of fire extinguishing water. The fire-fighting robot (1) of the present invention is self-propelled and remote-controlled via wireless or mobile communications to fight a fire. The robot includes one or more fire extinguisher storage portions (24a, 24b) for storing fire extinguishers (24c, 24d) which provide a jet of a fire-fighting agent from a jet outlet (26) by depressing a lever, a jet control portion disposed in the fire extinguisher storage portion (24a, 24b) for depressing the lever, and a jet outlet securing portion (26a) for detachably securing the jet outlet (26) of the fire extinguisher (24c, 24d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Baba, Shigeaki Ino, Yoichi Takamoto, Yasunari Motoki, Masao Mori, Keiichi Kido, Yuichi Arimura