Patents by Inventor Koji Muraoka

Koji Muraoka 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: 11505317
    Abstract: A flying object (drone) has a propeller drive unit provided in a fuselage thereof, and flies through the air by being driven by the propeller drive unit. The drone has a gravitational center movement device which is provided in the upper section of the fuselage and is capable of moving the total gravitational center position of the entire drone. The drone is equipped with a movement controller which moves the total gravitational center position to a target position by acquiring the total gravitational center position and controlling operation of the gravitational center movement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Murakami, Yoshitaka Minagawa, Koji Muraoka, Ayatoshi Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 11370560
    Abstract: A storage system for a flying object is equipped with a landing portion having a landing surface on which the flying object can land, and a storage main body for storing the flying object that has landed on the landing surface. The storage main body includes opening and closing portions that cover the landing surface. The storage system is further equipped with retaining mechanisms adapted to retain the flying object in a state of having landed on the landing surface from a direction perpendicular to the landing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shosei Nishikawa, Yuji Ishitsuka, Akinori Kita, Yuya Ishihara, Koji Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20210114728
    Abstract: A flying object (drone) has a propeller drive unit provided in a fuselage thereof, and flies through the air by being driven by the propeller drive unit. The drone has a gravitational center movement device which is provided in the upper section of the fuselage and is capable of moving the total gravitational center position of the entire drone. The drone is equipped with a movement controller which moves the total gravitational center position to a target position by acquiring the total gravitational center position and controlling operation of the gravitational center movement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hideo Murakami, Yoshitaka Minagawa, Koji Muraoka, Ayatoshi Yokokawa
  • Publication number: 20190106224
    Abstract: A storage system for a flying object is equipped with a landing portion having a landing surface on which the flying object can land, and a storage main body for storing the flying object that has landed on the landing surface. The storage main body includes opening and closing portions that cover the landing surface. The storage system is further equipped with retaining mechanisms adapted to retain the flying object in a state of having landed on the landing surface from a direction perpendicular to the landing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Shosei Nishikawa, Yuji Ishitsuka, Akinori Kita, Yuya Ishihara, Koji Muraoka
  • Patent number: 9731153
    Abstract: When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd., Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Yushi Goda, Tsubasa Yamada, Masatoshi Arimoto, Shinji Tagawa, Taiki Nakaie, Jun Adachi, Takeshi Ito, Koji Muraoka, Kohei Funabiki, Yuichi Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20140240147
    Abstract: When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd., Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Yushi GODA, Tsubasa YAMADA, Masatoshi ARIMOTO, Shinji TAGAWA, Taiki NAKAIE, Jun ADACHI, Takeshi ITO, Koji MURAOKA, Kohei FUNABIKI, Yuichi MATSUO
  • Patent number: 8449191
    Abstract: A sleeve support portion is arranged to support a sleeve having a rotating shaft inserted therein such that the rotating shaft is rotatable. A plurality of ribs extending in an axial direction is provided on an inner surface of the sleeve support portion. The ribs are preferably spaced from each other in a circumferential direction centered on the rotating shaft, and arranged to make contact with at least a portion of the sleeve. The ribs include a plurality of types of ribs, each type of the ribs having a different axial position of an axial edge, on an axially opening portion side, of a contact surface thereof which is arranged to make contact with the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Teshima, Koji Muraoka, Kiyoto Ida
  • Patent number: 8092195
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator portion, a rotor portion, and a bearing mechanism, wherein the rotor portion includes a rotor holder having a substantially cylindrical shape with a closed end, and a field magnet fixed to an inner circumference of the rotor holder; the stator portion includes a stator, a base portion to which the stator is fixed, and a magnetic member; and the magnetic member includes a cylindrical portion having a substantially cylindrical shape into which a lower end portion of an insulator of the stator is inserted, the lower end portion being a portion of an outer portion of the insulator and opposing the base portion, and a flat portion having a substantially annular shape which spreads outwardly in a radial direction from a lower edge of the cylindrical portion and opposes a lower edge of the field magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Muraoka, Junpei Kitamura, Masashi Hirayama, Takuya Teramoto, Hiroyoshi Teshima, Yuji Yabuuchi
  • Publication number: 20110081258
    Abstract: In a motor, axially upper and lower end surfaces of the stator core are substantially covered by a first insulator and a second insulator, both of which are made of resin. A boss is arranged circumferentially between two neighboring teeth. Three bosses are arranged at three out of four positions defined between any two neighboring teeth. A conductor pin is inserted into each boss along an axial direction. The boss includes a hole extending axially upward from the axially lower end thereof, in which a conductor pin is fitted. An axially lower position of the conductor pin axially downwardly protrudes from the boss. The conductor pin is inserted into each of the notched portions arranged to the circuit board, and is soldered with the circuit board such that the conductor pin and the circuit board are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Koji MURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20100054965
    Abstract: A sleeve support portion is arranged to support a sleeve having a rotating shaft inserted therein such that the rotating shaft is rotatable. A plurality of ribs extending in an axial direction is provided on an inner surface of the sleeve support portion. The ribs are preferably spaced from each other in a circumferential direction centered on the rotating shaft, and arranged to make contact with at least a portion of the sleeve. The ribs include a plurality of types of ribs, each type of the ribs having a different axial position of an axial edge, on an axially opening portion side, of a contact surface thereof which is arranged to make contact with the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi TESHIMA, Koji MURAOKA, Kiyoto IDA
  • Publication number: 20090285699
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator portion, a rotor portion, and a bearing mechanism, wherein the rotor portion includes a rotor holder having a substantially cylindrical shape with a closed end, and a field magnet fixed to an inner circumference of the rotor holder; the stator portion includes a stator, a base portion to which the stator is fixed, and a magnetic member; and the magnetic member includes a cylindrical portion having a substantially cylindrical shape into which a lower end portion of an insulator of the stator is inserted, the lower end portion being a portion of an outer portion of the insulator and opposing the base portion, and a flat portion having a substantially annular shape which spreads outwardly in a radial direction from a lower edge of the cylindrical portion and opposes a lower edge of the field magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Muraoka, Junpei Kitamura, Masashi Hirayama, Takuya Teramoto, Hiroyoshi Teshima, Yuji Yabuuchi
  • Patent number: 7589444
    Abstract: A rotor unit of a brushless motor includes a substantially cylindrical rotor magnet and a rotor holder arranged to retain an outer circumferential portion of the rotor magnet. A stator unit of the same includes a stator core around which coils are wound and a Hall IC for sensing magnetic flux generated from the rotor magnet. The stator core includes teeth disposed at positions separated in the circumferential direction, each of which has an arm portion extending outward in the radial direction around which the coil is wound, and a stretching portion extending from the arm portion outward in the radial direction and in the circumferential direction on both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Teshima, Koji Muraoka, Akira Saiga
  • Publication number: 20090108716
    Abstract: A rotor unit of a brushless motor includes a substantially cylindrical rotor magnet and a rotor holder arranged to retain an outer circumferential portion of the rotor magnet. A stator unit of the same includes a stator core around which coils are wound and a Hall IC for sensing magnetic flux generated from the rotor magnet. The stator core includes teeth disposed at positions separated in the circumferential direction, each of which has an arm portion extending outward in the radial direction around which the coil is wound, and a stretching portion extending from the arm portion outward in the radial direction and in the circumferential direction on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi TESHIMA, Koji MURAOKA, Akira SAIGA
  • Patent number: 7384157
    Abstract: A projection type video display has a sensor which includes an image pick up device to take a projected image and the projection type video display projects an adjustment image to automatically implement the focus adjustment and the keystone distortion correction on the basis of output of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Muraoka, Naoki Kaise, Yoshichika Hirao, Toru Kirimura, Ryoji Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7325933
    Abstract: A projection type video display apparatus in which a display device transmits light emitted from a light source to project a video written into the display device is characterized by comprising person detection means for detecting a person who exists within a projected video area, and control means for changing the state of the projected video when the person detection means detects the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Naoki Kaise, Koji Muraoka, Toru Kirimura
  • Publication number: 20060028624
    Abstract: A projection type video display apparatus in which a display device transmits light emitted from a light source to project a video written into the display device is characterized by comprising person detection means for detecting a person who exists within a projected video area, and control means for changing the state of the projected video when the person detection means detects the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Kaise, Koji Muraoka, Toru Kirimura
  • Publication number: 20050157270
    Abstract: A projection type video display has a sensor which includes an image pick up device to take a projected image and the projection type video display projects an adjustment image to automatically implement the focus adjustment and the keystone distortion correction on the basis of output of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Muraoka, Naoki Kaise, Yoshichika Hirao, Toru Kirimura, Ryoji Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 6514675
    Abstract: An optical disk is provided by bonding two substrates to each using a radiation-hardening resin, and leveling and hardening the resin. In an optical recording medium manufacturing apparatus including lamps for emitting radiation to two disks attached to each other with a radiation-hardening resin layer sandwiched therebetween, and a rotation arm for supporting and rotating the two disks to allow the disks to traverse the emission area of the lamps, light source centers of the lamps are positioned radially outside a rotation locus of the center of the disks attached to each other, said locus being drawn while the disks are supported by the rotation arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fujioka, Hideo Matsumoto, Norihide Higaki, Koji Muraoka, Hiroyuki Fukuno
  • Patent number: 5377212
    Abstract: A short-wavelength laser having a stable output and an optical information processing system capable of high-density recording are disclosed. A solid-state laser is used as a light source, and a nonlinear optical crystal is arranged in a resonator in order to produce a short wavelength by means of a solid-state laser. The retardation of the nonlinear optical crystal is controlled by determining the length of the nonlinear optical crystal. A solid-state laser device having a stable output with the noise removed from a pumping power light source is also provided. Further, the solid-state laser device is used as a light source for the optical information processing system, and the light of irrelevant wavelengths contained in the light from the solid-state laser device are removed by a device having the ability to select wavelengths. Thus, not only a stable light source with a short wavelength but also an optical information processing system capable of high-density recording are realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimio Tatsuno, Tetsuo Andou, Tsuyoshi Miyai, Sten Helmfrid, Masahiko Takahashi, Koji Muraoka, Shigeru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5257108
    Abstract: A video signal process circuit which stretches the black level of a signal voltage for a dark picture and the white level of the signal voltage for a bright picture so as to improve visual contrast and reproduce a clear picture even when a light valve with a narrow dynamic range such as a liquid crystal projector is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Koji Muraoka
    Inventor: Koji Muraoka