Patents by Inventor Koji Takeda

Koji Takeda 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: 20150273488
    Abstract: In this shower apparatus, a part of an internal space thereof closer to the outer circumference thereof than an aeration unit is defined as a plurality of small spaces, and all of the small spaces have a uniform channel resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei HAYATA, Koji TAKEDA, Yasufumi UEMURA, Kiyotake UKIGAI, Katsuya NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150273487
    Abstract: In this shower apparatus, a part of an internal space thereof closer to the outer circumference thereof than an aeration unit is defined as a plurality of small spaces, and all of the small spaces have a uniform channel resistance, and all of the small spaces have a uniform ratio between a channel cross-sectional area at an inlet portion of each of the small spaces and a total opening area of nozzle holes that communicate the small space with an external space such that backflow water CF that returns from the respective small spaces consistently has a uniform flow rate at any point in time among the streams of the backflow water CF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei HAYATA, Koji TAKEDA, Yasufumi UEMURA, Kiyotake UKIGAI, Katsuya NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150269685
    Abstract: A management system, includes: a first detection unit configured to detect position information of a first haul machine configured to travel along a haul road that leads to a loading area of a mine; a second detection unit configured to detect position information of a second haul machine configured to travel along the haul road; and a processing device configured to receive a detection result from each of the first detection unit and the second detection unit, wherein the processing device is configured to determine that the second haul machine arrives at an entrance of the loading area when the second haul machine arrives at a position behind the first haul machine that is in a standby state at the entrance based on the detection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20150178859
    Abstract: A management system includes an input device provided to a loading machine that performs, after a first loading work of loading a load onto a first haul machine positioned at a first loading position at a loading site of a mine is ended, a second loading work of loading a load onto a second haul machine that is already positioned, during the first loading work, at a second loading position different from the first loading position, and a processing device to which an operation signal generated by the input device is to be output, wherein the processing device specifies a start time of the second loading work based on the operation signal generated by the input device at a time when the first loading work is ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Koji Takeda
  • Patent number: 9037338
    Abstract: Based on initial position information on an instructed fixed switch-back point and position information on a loading point, a relative positional relationship between the loading point and the switch-back point is generated. If the position of the loading point moves, then based on position information on the position-moved loading point, information on a direction of an unmanned vehicle at the loading point and information on a relative positional relationship, a new switch-back point is set at a position where the relative positional relationship can be maintained. When the initial position of the switch-back point is instructed, then on the basis of the initial position information on the switch-back point, a driving path leading to the loading point via the instructed switch-back point is generated and, when the position of the loading point moves, a driving path leading to the position-moved loading point via the new switch-back point is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Publication number: 20150134184
    Abstract: A management system includes a position detection device, installed in a haul machine that travels at a mine, capable of detecting position information of the haul machine, and a processing device to which the position information of the haul machine detected by the position detection device is to be output, wherein the processing device specifies, based on the position information of the haul machine output from the position detection device, at least one of a start time and an end time of each of a plurality of operations of the haul machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Takeda
  • Patent number: 9022153
    Abstract: A transport vehicle equipped with a current collector, includes: a vessel to load a load; a current collector that extends to receive electric power from an overhead line and contracts and retracts so as to be disposed away from the overhead line; and a vehicle body that rotationally drives driving wheels by at least one of the electric power from the current collector and a self-propelled driving source and on which the vessel is placed; a pantograph position detector that detects a relative position of the current collector and the overhead line; and a control device that controls a driving direction of the vehicle body or gives an instruction of information with which a direction in which the vehicle body is to be operated can be recognized, so that the relative position is brought to a position where the current collector and the overhead line are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Kouichi Yamashita, Tsugio Sudou, Koji Takeda
  • Patent number: 9008889
    Abstract: Topographical data for a work location is created and information on a new travel route is generated. Next, a work location including the new travel route is constructed on the basis of the created topographical data. Then, the information on the new travel route generated is provided to the vehicle, the vehicle is made to travel along said new travel route in accordance with temporary travel control data, and actual topographical data for the new travel route is acquired. Next, the aforementioned temporary travel control data is corrected on the basis of the acquired actual topographical data for the new travel route. After that, the unmanned vehicle is made to travel in accordance with the corrected travel control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta Osagawa, Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda, Takashi Hiranaka
  • Patent number: 8978851
    Abstract: A self-propelled cable relay truck includes: a power transmission relay unit to which a power supply side cable configured to perform power transmission between a power supply and the relay truck, and a work machine side cable configured to perform power transmission between an electric work machine and the relay truck are connected to perform relay of the power transmission between the power supply side cable and the work machine side cable; a travel device configured to perform traveling operation so as to be able to move the power transmission relay unit; and a movement control unit configured to perform movement control of the travel device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Koji Takeda, Kouichi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20150073074
    Abstract: Provided is an acrylic rubber composition having further improved compression set resistance and comprising, based on 100 parts by mass of (a1) an acrylic rubber obtained by copolymerizing 0.1 to 10% by mass of a crosslinkable group-containing monomer, (a2) 0.4 to 50.0% by mass of a liquid fluororubber, and the crosslinked product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Masatsugu Naitou, Yoshihiro Morooka, Koji Takeda
  • Patent number: 8965622
    Abstract: In a vehicular driving system and a driving method thereof in which a vehicle is driven toward a loading point, a waiting point is set on a driving path. The vehicle drives from an entry point of a loading site to the waiting point along the driving path, and stands by at the waiting point until permission is given by a loader. When there is an order to change the loading point when the vehicle is at the waiting point or driving to the waiting point, a partial driving path is created, and the vehicle drives from the waiting point to the new loading point along the partial driving path. When there is no order to change the loading point when the vehicle is at the waiting point or driving to the waiting point, the vehicle drives from the waiting point to the original loading point along the driving path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Ozaki, Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20150014447
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a water faucet which allows a large space to be secured above the washing area and yet can deliver a high washing performance by landing streams or waterdrops having a large cross-sectional area evenly on a piece to wash. This water faucet includes a flow velocity changing part which changes the flow velocity of the stream discharged from each of multiple water spray holes such that the cross-sectional area of the stream changes with time. The multiple water spray holes are disposed at intervals such that, when the cross-sectional area of one stream discharged from one water spray hole exceeds a predetermined size, the one stream is merged with one of the other streams discharged from the multiple other water spray holes adjacent to the one water spray hole, and such that the one of the other streams with which the one stream merges changes with time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromi AKAHIRA, Koji TAKEDA, Minoru SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 8843311
    Abstract: In giving a travel command to an unmanned vehicle in both-side loading, or in setting a position of a loading point in both-side loading, whether a working machine of a loading machine is positioned on left-loading point side or right-loading point side is discriminated in correlation between an orientation or a position of the working machine when the travel command is instructed and a direction or a position of the boundary line. In setting the position of the loading point in both-side loading, whether the working machine of the loading machine is positioned on left-loading point side or right-loading point side is discriminated in correlation between the orientation or the position of the working machine when position setting of loading point is instructed and the direction or the position of the boundary line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140107849
    Abstract: A fuel supply system includes: a fuel supply facility capable of supplying fuel; an earth-moving machine capable of traveling toward the fuel supply facility; and a control apparatus that acquires execution permission information indicating whether or not fuel can be supplied to the earth-moving machine, and is capable of executing control based on the acquired execution permission information, wherein when the control apparatus determines that fuel cannot be supplied to the earth-moving machine based on the execution permission information at a time of supplying the fuel to the earth-moving machine, the control apparatus executes entry restriction control for restricting an entry to the fuel supply facility by the earth-moving machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Tsugio Sudou, Koji Takeda, Kouichi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20140107882
    Abstract: A computer program product for setting a travel-restricted area for an unmanned traveling vehicle, where a travel of a vehicle traveling with no man attended is restricted in a workplace of an electric work machine that operates with electricity supplied via a cable from an external power supply, the computer program causing a computer to execute: estimating a position of the cable based on at least information on a position of the electric work machine, information on a position of a support body that supports the cable, and a length of the cable between the electric work machine and the support body, and setting the travel-restricted area based on the estimated position of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140069758
    Abstract: A power support system to an electric work machine includes: a cable holding unit configured to hold a cable that transmits power; a cable support pole configured to support the cable held by the cable holding unit at a position higher than a height of a vehicle that travels on a track that intersects at a position where the cable is disposed; and a travel device connected to the cable holding unit and the cable support pole and configured to perform a traveling operation so as to be able to move the cable holding unit and the cable support pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Koji Takeda, Takao Nagai, Katsuhiro Kajino
  • Publication number: 20140041951
    Abstract: A transport vehicle equipped with a current collector, includes: a vessel to load a load; a current collector that extends to receive electric power from an overhead line and contracts and retracts so as to be disposed away from the overhead line; and a vehicle body that rotationally drives driving wheels by at least one of the electric power from the current collector and a self-propelled driving source and on which the vessel is placed; a pantograph position detector that detects a relative position of the current collector and the overhead line; and a control device that controls a driving direction of the vehicle body or gives an instruction of information with which a direction in which the vehicle body is to be operated can be recognized, so that the relative position is brought to a position where the current collector and the overhead line are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Kouichi Yamashita, Tsugio Sudou, Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140027228
    Abstract: A self-propelled cable relay truck includes: a power transmission relay unit to which a power supply side cable configured to perform power transmission between a power supply and the relay truck, and a work machine side cable configured to perform power transmission between an electric work machine and the relay truck are connected to perform relay of the power transmission between the power supply side cable and the work machine side cable; a travel device configured to perform traveling operation so as to be able to move the power transmission relay unit; and a movement control unit configured to perform movement control of the travel device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Koji Takeda, Kouichi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20140027229
    Abstract: A dump truck 1, which is a transport vehicle equipped with a current collector, includes a vessel 5 to load a load, a pantograph 7 that extends to receive electric power from an overhead line 8 and contracts and retracts so as to be disposed below the vessel 5, and a vehicle body 3 that rotationally drives driving wheels 32 by at least one of electric power from the pantograph 7 and a self-propelled driving source and on which the vessel 5 is placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Kouichi Yamashita, Tsugio Sudou, Koji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140027013
    Abstract: An automatic supply system of a consumable material includes: an automatic supply device that automatically supplies a consumable material to a vehicle capable of being loaded with a cargo; and a control device that obtains loading information indicating whether or not the cargo is loaded on the vehicle, and is able to control an automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle based on the obtained loading information, wherein, when the control device determines that the cargo is loaded on the vehicle from the obtained loading information, the control device controls the automatic supply device not to perform the automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tojima, Kouichi Yamashita, Tsugio Sudou, Koji Takeda