Patents by Inventor Kouta KATSUMURA

Kouta KATSUMURA 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).

  • Robot device
    Patent number: 11969662
    Abstract: There is provided a robot device including: a head portion coupled to a trunk; four leg portions on a front left, a front right, a rear left, and a rear right coupled to the trunk; a first indirect portion that tilts the head portion left and right; and a second joint portion that rotates, with respect to the trunk, one of the leg portions on the rear left and the rear right to a front side, and the other to a rear side. It is possible to faithfully reproduce the movement of the four-legged animal by providing the first joint portion and the second joint portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Ishibashi, Tomoo Mizukami, Takuma Araki, Masato Muraki, Tomoyuki Arai, Goushi Koike, Takayuki Ito, Kouta Katsumura, Yohei Watanabe, Muneyuki Horiguchi, Takashi Maeda, Satoshi Muto, Hideo Miyano
  • ROBOT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200246982
    Abstract: There is provided a robot device including: a head portion coupled to a trunk; four leg portions on a front left, a front right, a rear left, and a rear right coupled to the trunk; a first indirect portion that tilts the head portion left and right; and a second joint portion that rotates, with respect to the trunk, one of the leg portions on the rear left and the rear right to a front side, and the other to a rear side. It is possible to faithfully reproduce the movement of the four-legged animal by providing the first joint portion and the second joint portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori ISHIBASHI, Tomoo MIZUKAMI, Takuma ARAKI, Masato MURAKI, Tomoyuki ARAI, Goushi KOIKE, Takayuki ITO, Kouta KATSUMURA, Yohei WATANABE, Muneyuki HORIGUCHI, Takashi MAEDA, Satoshi MUTO, Hideo MIYANO