Patents by Inventor Kosuke IWATA

Kosuke IWATA 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).

  • Activation system of work machine and activation method of work machine
    Patent number: 12680275
    Abstract: An activation system of a work machine includes a vehicle body control unit outputting a control signal to drive a vehicle body of the work machine with power supplied by a power source, and an authentication unit performing authentication of an operator of the work machine. The activation system of a work machine first activates the authentication unit, and activates the vehicle body control unit when the authentication unit authenticates that the operator boarding the work machine is a specific operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Hokari, Yuichiro Yasuda, Kenji Nozaki, Kosuke Iwata
  • Work machine start-up system and work machine start-up method
    Patent number: 12631004
    Abstract: A work machine start-up system includes a control unit configured to control a work machine, a proximity detection unit configured to detect that a specific operator is in close proximity to the work machine, and a start-up unit configured to start at least part of the control unit when it is detected that the specific operator is in close proximity to the work machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Hokari, Yuichiro Yasuda, Kenji Nozaki, Kosuke Iwata
  • Extrusion molding die and extrusion molding machine
    Patent number: 12384090
    Abstract: An extrusion molding die includes a pair of die bodies, the die bodies have: a pair of lip portions arranged so as to face each other to form a slit port; and a pair of introduction portions arranged so as to face each other to form an introduction port. One die body is a coat hanger die having at least one thickness adjustment mechanism, and the other die body is a fishtail die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Iwata, Ryuji Yamaguchi, Yuichi Tajima
  • CELL CULTURE MEMBRANE AND CELL CULTURE METHOD
    Publication number: 20240384212
    Abstract: A cell culture membrane includes a resin porous membrane formed of a resin and having a plurality of pores that is open on at least one surface, in which at least some of the pores are through-holes that penetrate in a membrane thickness direction, and a solid coating material that is applied to any one surface of the resin porous membrane and suppresses cells from passing through the through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Seitaro TAKI, Yasuhiko SHINODA, Kosuke IWATA, Sayaka HINO
  • ACTIVATION SYSTEM OF WORK MACHINE AND ACTIVATION METHOD OF WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240229424
    Abstract: An activation system of a work machine includes a vehicle body control unit outputting a control signal to drive a vehicle body of the work machine with power supplied by a power source, and an authentication unit performing authentication of an operator of the work machine. The activation system of a work machine first activates the authentication unit, and activates the vehicle body control unit when the authentication unit authenticates that the operator boarding the work machine is a specific operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Hokari, Yuichiro Yasuda, Kenji Nozaki, Kosuke Iwata
  • ACTIVATION SYSTEM OF WORK MACHINE AND ACTIVATION METHOD OF WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240133160
    Abstract: An activation system of a work machine includes a vehicle body control unit outputting a control signal to drive a vehicle body of the work machine with power supplied by a power source, and an authentication unit performing authentication of an operator of the work machine. The activation system of a work machine first activates the authentication unit, and activates the vehicle body control unit when the authentication unit authenticates that the operator boarding the work machine is a specific operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Hokari, Yuichiro Yasuda, Kenji Nozaki, Kosuke Iwata
  • CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240125089
    Abstract: An authentication unit performs authentication of an operator. A storage unit stores setting data associated with a plurality of operators. A vehicle body control unit outputs a control signal to drive a vehicle body of the work machine with power supplied by a power source, based on the setting data associated with the authenticated operator. The authentication unit receives the authentication when the power source is stopped and does not receive the authentication when the power source is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Hokari, Yuichiro Yasuda, Kenji Nozaki, Kosuke Iwata
  • WORK MACHINE START-UP SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE START-UP METHOD
    Publication number: 20240125090
    Abstract: A work machine start-up system includes a control unit configured to control a work machine, a proximity detection unit configured to detect that a specific operator is in close proximity to the work machine, and a start-up unit configured to start at least part of the control unit when it is detected that the specific operator is in close proximity to the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Hokari, Yuichiro Yasuda, Kenji Nozaki, Kosuke Iwata
  • EXTRUSION MOLDING DIE AND EXTRUSION MOLDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20220219368
    Abstract: An extrusion molding die includes a pair of die bodies, the die bodies have: a pair of lip portions arranged so as to face each other to form a slit port; and a pair of introduction portions arranged so as to face each other to form an introduction port. One die body is a coat hanger die having at least one thickness adjustment mechanism, and the other die body is a fishtail die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke IWATA, Ryuji YAMAGUCHI, Yuichi TAJIMA