Patents by Inventor Kenji Ishihara
Kenji Ishihara 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: 20250113760Abstract: A working machine includes a tractor, a battery to store an energy source to drive the tractor, a working device provided in the tractor and that performs work by using a material, a route creator configured or programmed to create a scheduled travel route of the tractor in a work area where the working device performs the work by using the material, an area setter configured or programmed to set a replenishment area in which replenishment with the material and the energy source are performed outside the work area, and a position setter configured or programmed to set a first replenishment position, which is a position for the replenishment with the material, and a second replenishment position, which is a position for the replenishment with the energy source, in the replenishment area set by the area setter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Ryosuke KINUGAWA, Ryo IKEDA, Keisuke MIURA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250115166Abstract: An agricultural tractor includes a vehicle frame, and a front housing supported by the vehicle frame. The front housing includes, a fixed housing portion fixed to the vehicle frame, a movable housing portion supported by the vehicle frame or the fixed housing portion and being openable and closeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Go TAKAKI, Takahiro TAKAKI, Kenichi IWAMI, Tomoyoshi SAKANO, Yuki MINAMIDE, Kodai AMITANI, Yosuke HAYASHI, Teppei OHNISHI, Atsushi MORITA, Isamu KAZAMA, Kenshiro MATSUI, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250117866Abstract: An energy support system for an agricultural machine, to and from which a package body charged with energy is attachable and detachable and which is driven by the energy charged in the package body, includes a management computer configured or programmed to compute an energy consumption of the agricultural machine in a case where the agricultural machine performs an agricultural work and compute a number of package bodies required to cover the energy consumption based on the energy consumption computed by the management computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Ryosuke KINUGAWA, Ryo IKEDA, Keisuke MIURA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250115130Abstract: A working machine includes a traveling vehicle that is a first moving entity, a working device that is a second moving entity coupled to the first moving entity, and a sub battery loaded on the second moving entity to store an energy source to drive the traveling vehicle. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly provide a configuration to load the sub battery on the traveling vehicle, and a battery can be easily loaded. In a case where the traveling vehicle includes a main battery, the traveling and work can be continued according to a capacity of the sub battery without being stopped in order to charge the main battery that has a decreased remaining charge level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Ryosuke KINUGAWA, Ryo IKEDA, Keisuke MIURA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250115156Abstract: A monitoring system includes a battery to store an energy source to drive a working machine, and a monitoring computer including an area setter configured or programmed to set an area for the battery, and a first monitoring section configured or programmed to monitor the battery by providing a notification for the battery or a restriction for the battery in a case where the battery is not located in the set area. With this configuration, in a case where the battery is not located in the area determined for the battery, the notification or restriction is provided. Therefore, the battery can be easily monitored.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Ryosuke KINUGAWA, Ryo IKEDA, Keisuke MIURA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250108682Abstract: A working machine includes a storage to store an energy source to drive the working machine. The storage includes a main battery in the working machine and a sub battery at a position different from the main battery. At least one of the main battery or the sub battery is attachable to and detachable from the working machine. Therefore, it is possible to replace a storage that stores an energy source and to reduce or prevent deterioration of working efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Ryosuke KINUGAWA, Ryo IKEDA, Keisuke MIURA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250108709Abstract: A work vehicle includes a fuel cell power generation system, an inverter connected to the fuel cell power generation system, a motor connected to the inverter, and a vehicle frame supporting the fuel cell power generation system, the inverter, and the motor, the vehicle frame rotatably supporting left and right front wheels and left and right rear wheels. The vehicle frame includes a transmission case housing a transmission to transmit driving force from the motor to the rear wheels. The inverter is at a side of the transmission case.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Go TAKAKI, Takahiro TAKAKI, Kenichi IWAMI, Tomoyoshi SAKANO, Yuki MINAMIDE, Kodai AMITANI, Yosuke HAYASHI, Teppei OHNISHI, Atsushi MORITA, Isamu KAZAMA, Kenshiro MATSUI, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250108706Abstract: A work vehicle includes a driver seat, a fuel cell, at least one fuel tank to store fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell, a motor connected to the fuel cell, a vehicle frame supporting the driver seat, the fuel cell, and the motor, a mounting frame fixed to the vehicle frame to support the at least one fuel tank, the mounting frame extending across the driver seat, and a front housing covering the fuel cell and being openable and closable. The mounting frame does not interfere with the front housing when a position or orientation of the front housing changes from the closed state to the open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Go TAKAKI, Takahiro TAKAKI, Kenichi IWAMI, Tomoyoshi SAKANO, Yuki MINAMIDE, Kodai AMITANI, Yosuke HAYASHI, Teppei OHNISHI, Atsushi MORITA, Isamu KAZAMA, Kenshiro MATSUI, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250108705Abstract: An agricultural work vehicle includes a fuel cell power generation system, a first voltage conversion circuit to convert a voltage output from the fuel cell power generation system to output a first voltage, and a second voltage conversion circuit to convert the voltage output from the fuel cell power generation system to output a second voltage higher than the first voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Go TAKAKI, Takahiro TAKAKI, Kenichi IWAMI, Tomoyoshi SAKANO, Yuki MINAMIDE, Kodai AMITANI, Yosuke HAYASHI, Teppei OHNISHI, Atsushi MORITA, Isamu KAZAMA, Kenshiro MATSUI, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250108704Abstract: A work vehicle includes a fuel cell, and a fuel tank module including fuel tanks to store fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell, a valve system connected to the fuel tanks, and a tank case housing the fuel tanks and the valve system. The fuel tanks include a first fuel tank with a first length in a first direction, and second fuel tank with a second length shorter than the first length in the first direction. The first fuel tank and the second fuel tank are arranged in a second direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction. At least a portion of the valve system is in a space between the second fuel tank and the tank case inside the tank case.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Go TAKAKI, Takahiro TAKAKI, Kenichi IWAMI, Tomoyoshi SAKANO, Yuki MINAMIDE, Kodai AMITANI, Yosuke HAYASHI, Teppei OHNISHI, Atsushi MORITA, Isamu KAZAMA, Kenshiro MATSUI, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20250093887Abstract: A route generation system for automated travel of an agricultural machine includes a processor configured or programmed to generate an automated travel route of the agricultural machine. The processor is configured or programmed to acquire, from a vehicle that manually travels along a route that the agricultural machine is scheduled to travel automatically while recording a travel path, data representing the travel path; remove, from the travel path, a path associated with an avoidance action performed to avoid an oncoming vehicle; and generate an automated travel route of the agricultural machine based on the travel path from which the path associated with the avoidance action has been removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Keigo KOMARU, Toru TAMBO, Takashi NISHIYAMA, Yoshihiro WATANABE, Takashi ISHIZAKI, Ken SAKUTA, Megumi SUZUKAWA, Wataru MORIMOTO, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20240214789Abstract: A communication system of an industrial machine includes an in-vehicle network, an information communication network, and a communication device of an information collecting unit. The in-vehicle network N1 performs data communication in a plurality of electronic devices 7 mounted on the industrial machine (backhoe 1). The information communication network is an external network of the backhoe and is a network different from the in-vehicle network. The communication device connects the in-vehicle network to the information communication network. The communication device 30C transmits the in-vehicle data D when data communication is performed by the plurality of electronic devices 7 in the in-vehicle network N1 to the information communication network N. As a result, the in-vehicle data configured via the in-vehicle network in the backhoe can be transmitted without any change to the information communication network outside the backhoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke MIURA, Ryo IKEDA, Yoshihito IIDA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20240212398Abstract: An operation data support system for industrial machinery includes a first memory, a second memory, a communication device, and a control device. The first memory stores, with a ring buffer, operation data regarding a backhoe. The second memory is different from the first memory and stores operation data. The communication device transmits, outward from the backhoe, the operation data stored in either the first memory or the second memory. The control device controls the first memory, the second memory, and the communication device. When acquiring a transmission command for operation data, the control device stops storage of operation data with the ring buffer in the first memory and additionally causes the communication device to transmit first operation data stored in the first memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke MIURA, Ryo IKEDA, Yoshihito IIDA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20240114818Abstract: In an agricultural machine to perform an agricultural work in a field, data relating to the agricultural work or the agricultural machine is transmitted from a mobile terminal to a stationary base station included in an external communication network. The agricultural machine includes an agricultural base station connectable to at least one of the mobile terminal and the stationary base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Ryo IKEDA, Keisuke MIURA, Ryosuke KINUGAWA, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Patent number: 11715013Abstract: A machine learning device includes at least one processor; and at least one memory device configured to store a program, the program executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to obtain at least one first information from a communication relay device, the first information changing due to communication of the communication relay device; and to correlate the obtained at least first information with at least one characteristic of a replaceable candidate device to perform machine learning.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Kenji Ishihara
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Patent number: 10581699Abstract: A method for generating data according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving communication-status information regarding a plurality of wireless relays therefrom and generating data for displaying communication statuses included in the communication-status information on a position of a display, the position corresponding to the plurality of wireless relays.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Ishihara
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Publication number: 20200050944Abstract: A machine learning device includes at least one processor; and at least one memory device configured to store a program, the program executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to obtain at least one first information from a communication relay device, the first information changing due to communication of the communication relay device; and to correlate the obtained at least first information with at least one characteristic of a replaceable candidate device to perform machine learning.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventor: Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20190149989Abstract: A setting method performed by a wireless relay device includes: receiving a setting file in a first format for defining a setting content relating to a wireless network, the setting file defining a plurality of types of data including identification information of a wireless terminal to correspond to each of a plurality of users; separating the plurality of types of data from the setting file to extract individual data for each of the plurality of users; and setting a wireless network for each of the plurality of users based on the individual data for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Tadahiko MORIYA, Hirokazu SUZUKI, Kenji ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20190097897Abstract: A method for generating data according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving communication-status information regarding a plurality of wireless relays therefrom and generating data for displaying communication statuses included in the communication-status information on a position of a display, the position corresponding to the plurality of wireless relays.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventor: Kenji ISHIHARA
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Patent number: 9918245Abstract: A wireless terminal device performs a communication via the wireless LAN and also performs a communication via a wireless communication network different from the wireless LAN. The wireless terminal device is provided with a determiner for determining whether the device is moving or not, and a measurement controller for measuring a communication power of a communication radio wave transmitted from an access point of the wireless LAN in the position of the determination and for transmitting the information for allowing the operation administrator to specify the measured value of the communication power and the measurement position to the predetermined destination via the above described wireless communication network, triggered by a fact that the determiner determines that the wireless terminal device is not moving.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Takashi Tsukamoto, Kenji Ishihara