Patents by Inventor Kensuke Tanaka
Kensuke Tanaka 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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Patent number: 12435490Abstract: A work machine can include a frame; transportation devices coupled to the frame; a work tool coupled to the frame; a hydraulic system to provide power to operate the transportation devices and the work tool; and a controller configured to operate in a first mode wherein a first hydraulic pump is configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to the transportation devices and a second hydraulic pump is configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to the work tool, and wherein the controller can operate in a second mode wherein the work tool is provided with hydraulic fluid from both the first and the second hydraulic pumps.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 7, 2025Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Michael Aron Viergutz, Kensuke Tanaka, Atsunori Shimamoto, Matthew James Beschorner
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Patent number: 12359393Abstract: A work machine comprises a tilt rotator to control rotation of a tool, a coupler to couple and decouple the tool to/from the tilt rotator, a display to output information to an operator of the work machine, an operator interface to receive input from the operator, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to output, on the display, a rotation instruction for the operator to initiate a rotation operation of the tilt rotator, in a case that the tilt rotator is determined to be in an incorrect position, stop the rotation operation of the tilt rotator under a condition that the tilt rotator is determined to be in a correct position based on a rotation angle of the tilt rotator about a rotational axis, the rotation operation being initiated by a rotation input via the operator interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Kensuke Tanaka, Yoshitaka Nishizaki
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Patent number: 12241227Abstract: A work machine comprises a joystick to control a movement of the work machine, a lock lever to control a hydraulic system of the work machine, a display to output information to an operator inside the work machine, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to lock the hydraulic system without receiving an input from the lock lever, perform an idling stop operation of an engine of the work machine, output, on the display, an instruction for the operator to operate the joystick to restart the engine of the work machine, detect a predetermined operation of the joystick, perform an engine restart operation, under a condition that the predetermined operation of the joystick is detected, and unlock the hydraulic system without receiving the input from the lock lever.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Kensuke Tanaka, Atsunori Shimamoto, Takashi Kotera
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Publication number: 20240426079Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-program products for controlling a mobile work machine can comprise activating a steering assist mode to control work machine travel responsive to the steering assist mode being on or enabled, an approach angle of the work machine being within a predetermined angle range relative to a target line for the work machine to perform work at design line or contour, and a focus point of the work machine being within a capture range to activate the steering assist mode. The systems, methods, and computer-program products can also comprise, with the steering assist mode in an activated state, controlling travel of the work machine relative to the target line responsive to receipt of a first operator input in a cab of the work machine and a second operator input in the cab of the work machine at or above a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Kensuke TANAKA, Yasumasa HOSHINO, Takashi YOKONO, Santosh Ram ANCHA
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Patent number: 12123162Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses can accurately determine proper payload transfer from a working implement of a working machine. Such systems, methods, and apparatuses can identify occurrence of a payload discharge event for the working implement; determine whether a position of the working implement at a time of the identification of the occurrence of the payload discharge event is in a preset working area or a preset discharge area; omit the payload discharge event from registration for a tally of discharge material payload amount under a first case where the position of the working implement is determined to be in the working area; and register the payload discharge event for the tally under a second case where the position of the work implement is determined to be in the discharge area. The tally of the discharge material payload amount may be increased by a load amount associated with the load discharge event.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Yozo Nakamoto, Michio Aoki, Keisuke Shirani, Koichi Murata, Kensuke Tanaka
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Patent number: 12018455Abstract: An assembly for a work machine comprises an operation lever comprising a first switch and a second switch, the first switch being activated and set for controlling the work machine and the second switch being deactivated at a point of factory shipment, a first port electrically coupled to the second switch of the operation lever, a second port coupled to a power source of the work machine, and a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a request for setting an auxiliary device to the work machine from an input device, the auxiliary device being detachably attached to the work machine after the point of factory shipment; assign the first port to the second switch of the operation lever, to control the auxiliary device; assign the second port to the auxiliary device, to supply power to the auxiliary device; and set configuration information of the auxiliary device based on input information from the input device.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Yozo Nakamoto, Naoyuki Moriya, Kensuke Tanaka, Marilyn E. Worley
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Publication number: 20240068200Abstract: A work machine comprises a joystick to control a movement of the work machine, a lock lever to control a hydraulic system of the work machine, a display to output information to an operator inside the work machine, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to lock the hydraulic system without receiving an input from the lock lever, perform an idling stop operation of an engine of the work machine, output, on the display, an instruction for the operator to operate the joystick to restart the engine of the work machine, detect a predetermined operation of the joystick, perform an engine restart operation, under a condition that the predetermined operation of the joystick is detected, and unlock the hydraulic system without receiving the input from the lock lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Kensuke TANAKA, Atsunori SHIMAMOTO, Takashi KOTERA
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Publication number: 20240003118Abstract: A work machine can include a frame; transportation devices coupled to the frame; a work tool coupled to the frame; a hydraulic system to provide power to operate the transportation devices and the work tool; and a controller configured to operate in a first mode wherein a first hydraulic pump is configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to the transportation devices and a second hydraulic pump is configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to the work tool, and wherein the controller can operate in a second mode wherein the work tool is provided with hydraulic fluid from both the first and the second hydraulic pumps.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Michael Aron Viergutz, Kensuke Tanaka, Atsunori Shimamoto, Matthew James Beschorner
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Publication number: 20230160171Abstract: A work machine comprises a tilt rotator to control rotation of a tool, a coupler to couple and decouple the tool to/from the tilt rotator, a display to output information to an operator of the work machine, an operator interface to receive input from the operator, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to output, on the display, a rotation instruction for the operator to initiate a rotation operation of the tilt rotator, in a case that the tilt rotator is determined to be in an incorrect position, stop the rotation operation of the tilt rotator under a condition that the tilt rotator is determined to be in a correct position based on a rotation angle of the tilt rotator about a rotational axis, the rotation operation being initiated by a rotation input via the operator interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Kensuke TANAKA, Yoshitaka NISHIZAKI
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Publication number: 20230095687Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses can accurately determine proper payload transfer from a working implement of a working machine. Such systems, methods, and apparatuses can identify occurrence of a payload discharge event for the working implement; determine whether a position of the working implement at a time of the identification of the occurrence of the payload discharge event is in a preset working area or a preset discharge area; omit the payload discharge event from registration for a tally of discharge material payload amount under a first case where the position of the working implement is determined to be in the working area; and register the payload discharge event for the tally under a second case where the position of the work implement is determined to be in the discharge area. The tally of the discharge material payload amount may be increased by a load amount associated with the load discharge event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Yozo NAKAMOTO, Michio AOKI, Keisuke SHIRANI, Koichi MURATA, Kensuke TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230076084Abstract: An assembly for a work machine comprises an operation lever comprising a first switch and a second switch, the first switch being activated and set for controlling the work machine and the second switch being deactivated at a point of factory shipment, a first port electrically coupled to the second switch of the operation lever, a second port coupled to a power source of the work machine, and a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a request for setting an auxiliary device to the work machine from an input device, the auxiliary device being detachably attached to the work machine after the point of factory shipment; assign the first port to the second switch of the operation lever, to control the auxiliary device; assign the second port to the auxiliary device, to supply power to the auxiliary device; and set configuration information of the auxiliary device based on input information from the input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Yozo NAKAMOTO, Naoyuki MORIYA, Kensuke TANAKA, Marilyn E. WORLEY
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Patent number: 11572671Abstract: A machine includes a frame, a plurality of traction devices supporting the frame, an engine and an operator cab mounted to the frame, an implement system configured to move the work tool to a desired position, position sensors, a tilt-rotate system to move the work tool to a desired orientation, orientation sensors, an operator interface, and a control module. The control module is configured to receive a model of the work tool, receive boundary inputs defining a virtual boundary, receive signals from the position sensors and the orientation sensors, receive implement control inputs from the operator interface, determine a position and orientation of the work tool based on the signals and the model, determine whether the work tool is approaching the virtual boundary based on the position and orientation, the boundary inputs, and the implement control inputs, and automatically prevent the work tool from crossing the virtual boundary.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Michael Aron Viergutz, Kensuke Tanaka, Yozo Nakamoto, Carsten Thees, Kiesuke Shirani
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Publication number: 20220106767Abstract: A machine includes a frame, a plurality of traction devices supporting the frame, an engine and an operator cab mounted to the frame, an implement system configured to move the work tool to a desired position, position sensors, a tilt-rotate system to move the work tool to a desired orientation, orientation sensors, an operator interface, and a control module. The control module is configured to receive a model of the work tool, receive boundary inputs defining a virtual boundary, receive signals from the position sensors and the orientation sensors, receive implement control inputs from the operator interface, determine a position and orientation of the work tool based on the signals and the model, determine whether the work tool is approaching the virtual boundary based on the position and orientation, the boundary inputs, and the implement control inputs, and automatically prevent the work tool from crossing the virtual boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Michael Aron VIERGUTZ, Kensuke Tanaka, Yozo Nakamoto, Carsten Thees, Kiesuke Shirani
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Print server, image forming apparatus, method of controlling printing operation and recording medium
Patent number: 11275545Abstract: A print server connectable to an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus via a network includes a reception unit configured to receive print jobs transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the network; a group information extraction unit configured to extract group names to which users belong, from the print jobs received by the reception unit; a print job accumulation unit configured to accumulate the group names extracted by the group information extraction unit in a job storage in association with the print jobs; in response to receiving a job acquisition request of print job from the image forming apparatus and based on identification information of a specific user who has transmitted the job acquisition request, an identification unit configured to identify a primary group to which the specific user who has transmitted the job acquisition request belongs, and a secondary group set at a specific hierarchy level in a specific hierarchical group structure with respectType: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Kensuke Tanaka -
PRINT SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING OPERATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Publication number: 20210240422Abstract: A print server connectable to an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus via a network includes a reception unit configured to receive print jobs transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the network; a group information extraction unit configured to extract group names to which users belong, from the print jobs received by the reception unit; a print job accumulation unit configured to accumulate the group names extracted by the group information extraction unit in a job storage in association with the print jobs; in response to receiving a job acquisition request of print job from the image forming apparatus and based on identification information of a specific user who has transmitted the job acquisition request, an identification unit configured to identify a primary group to which the specific user who has transmitted the job acquisition request belongs, and a secondary group set at a specific hierarchy level in a specific hierarchical group structure with respectType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventor: Kensuke TANAKA -
Patent number: 11010118Abstract: An information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a server. The information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and a server connected to the information processing apparatus through a network. The information processing apparatus generates a print job, stores the print job, and transmits the print job to the server. The server stores the print job received from the information processing apparatus, generates management information including information on print jobs stored on the information processing apparatus and information on print jobs stored on the server, and transmits the management information to a printing apparatus that executes printing based on the print job.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kensuke Tanaka
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Publication number: 20210056474Abstract: An information processing system and an information processing method, each of which: stores in a first storage area definition information of a workflow, the workflow including one or more processing each processing having been selected for execution by one or more programs; stores in a second storage area setting information for setting processing controlled not to be executed; changes setting of the workflow so as not to execute the processing set by the setting information when executing the one or more processing of the workflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventor: Kensuke TANAKA
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Publication number: 20200104084Abstract: An information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a server. The information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and a server connected to the information processing apparatus through a network. The information processing apparatus generates a print job, stores the print job, and transmits the print job to the server. The server stores the print job received from the information processing apparatus, generates management information including information on print jobs stored on the information processing apparatus and information on print jobs stored on the server, and transmits the management information to a printing apparatus that executes printing based on the print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventor: Kensuke TANAKA
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Patent number: 10124508Abstract: The present invention includes recognizing, as positions of outermost circumferential cells, positions each of which is calculated from an average cell pitch of usual cells and each of which is present on an inner side from a circumference of an end face of a honeycomb structure; disposing, on the basis of the recognition, virtual perforation regions at positions on a sheet which correspond to the outermost circumferential cells to be plugged, each of the virtual perforation regions being divided into a plurality of squares; and performing perforation processing of perforating at least one of a plurality of squares in each of the virtual perforation regions. Positions and a number of squares to be perforated in each of the virtual perforation regions are individually set in accordance with each of the positions of the outermost circumferential cells to be plugged to which each of the virtual perforation regions corresponds.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Tanaka, Yasumasa Fujioka
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Publication number: 20180264047Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly safe and highly effective pharmaceutical composition and the like for the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition with which it is possible to effectively repair damaged lung tissue by including a cell culture supernatant fluid derived from lung tissue. The present invention also provides a method and a kit for using said culture supernatant fluid to induce differentiation into lung surfactant protein positive cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Masahiko HAGIHARA, Yoshitoshi KASUYA, Kensuke TANAKA, Tetsuo FUJITA