Patents by Inventor Kumiko KINDAICHI
Kumiko KINDAICHI 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: 11644563Abstract: An aircraft includes a vessel checker, an image generator, an appearance determining unit, and an information transmitter. The vessel checker identifies a suspicious vessel candidate by comparing a marine vessel detected by a marine search radar with a marine vessel transmitting data with an automatic identification system. The image generator generates an image by photographing the suspicious vessel candidate after the aircraft approaches the suspicious vessel candidate in accordance with a route for approaching the suspicious vessel candidate. The appearance determining unit determines whether the suspicious vessel candidate in the image has an appearance characteristic of a suspicious vessel. The information transmitter transmits, to an external apparatus, information indicating that the suspicious vessel candidate has the appearance characteristic of the suspicious vessel if the suspicious vessel candidate has the appearance characteristic of the suspicious vessel.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kumiko Kindaichi, Kentaro Kudo, Takayuki Oguri, Akihiro Yamane, Akitoshi Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 11249493Abstract: According to one implementation, a flight support system of an aircraft includes storage and an information processing device. The storage stores position information on at least one river above which a space is an option for a flight path of the at least one aircraft. The information processing device automatically determines at least whether the flight path of the at least one aircraft should be over a specific river included in the at least one river in order to fly the at least one aircraft to a destination, based on the position information stored in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Iwao Murata, Kumiko Kindaichi
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Patent number: 11215714Abstract: A deceiving signal detection system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a signal processor. The first antenna is configured to receive at least four radio wave signals. The signal processor determines that the radio wave signals are the deceiving signals by determining that a relative positional relation between the first antenna and the second antenna calculated on a basis of the radio wave signals deviates from an actual relative positional relation between the first antenna and the second antenna by more than a predetermined amount, and also determines whether an orientation of the aircraft determined based on positions of the first antenna and the second antenna matches an orientation of the aircraft calculated based on an inertial navigation system.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka Sasaki, Akitoshi Sakaguchi, Akihiro Yamane, Toshiyuki Narahashi, Yoichi Onomura, Kumiko Kindaichi
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Patent number: 11132905Abstract: An aircraft position measurement system is provided for an aircraft configured to use an artificial satellite configured to fly in a known orbit. The aircraft position measurement system includes a reflector, a distance-angle measuring member, a satellite position obtainer, and an aircraft position calculator. The reflector configured to be mounted on the artificial satellite and reflect an electromagnetic wave in a direction in which the electromagnetic wave arrives. The distance-angle measuring member is configured to be mounted on the aircraft and emit an electromagnetic wave and measure a bearing and a distance to the artificial satellite when seen from the aircraft. The satellite position obtainer is configured to obtain an absolute position of the artificial satellite. The aircraft position calculator is configured to calculate a position of the aircraft based on the absolute position of the artificial satellite and the bearing and the distance to the artificial satellite.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kumiko Kindaichi, Yutaka Sasaki, Toshiyuki Narahashi
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Patent number: 11086026Abstract: A navigation system includes a receiver and a signal processor. The receiver is mounted on a second aircraft. The second aircraft is an acquisition target of location information. The receiver is configured to receive a navigation signal from each of three or more first aircrafts. The navigation signal includes the location information on a location of the corresponding first aircraft. The navigation signal is transmitted as a radio signal from a navigation apparatus mounted on each of the three or more first aircrafts. The signal processor is mounted on the second aircraft. The signal processor is configured to calculate a location of the second aircraft on the basis of the navigation signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka Sasaki, Akitoshi Sakaguchi, Akihiro Yamane, Toshiyuki Narahashi, Yoichi Onomura, Kumiko Kindaichi
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Patent number: 10976439Abstract: There is provided a navigation system, comprising: a buoy on a water surface movably anchored to a bottom; a plurality of at least three transmitters fixed to the bottom or at different positions in the water for transmitting signals to specify the positions; a receiver, being disposed with the buoy, configured to receive signals transmitted by the plurality of transmitters; a signal processor, being disposed with the buoy, configured to specify the position of the buoy, based on the signals received by the receiver, and generate a navigation signal indicating the position of the buoy, and a radio, being disposed with the buoy, configured to transmit the navigation signal generated in the signal processor wirelessly, the navigation signal being receivable by a radio in a mobile body.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka Sasaki, Akitoshi Sakaguchi, Akihiro Yamane, Toshiyuki Narahashi, Yoichi Onomura, Kumiko Kindaichi
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Publication number: 20200249701Abstract: According to one implementation, a flight support system of an aircraft includes storage and an information processing device. The storage stores position information on at least one river above which a space is an option for a flight path of the at least one aircraft. The information processing device automatically determines at least whether the flight path of the at least one aircraft should be over a specific river included in the at least one river in order to fly the at least one aircraft to a destination, based on the position information stored in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Iwao MURATA, Kumiko KINDAICHI
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Publication number: 20200202115Abstract: An aircraft includes a vessel checker, an image generator, an appearance determining unit, and an information transmitter. The vessel checker identifies a suspicious vessel candidate by comparing a marine vessel detected by a marine search radar with a marine vessel transmitting data with an automatic identification system. The image generator generates an image by photographing the suspicious vessel candidate after the aircraft approaches the suspicious vessel candidate in accordance with a route for approaching the suspicious vessel candidate. The appearance determining unit determines whether the suspicious vessel candidate in the image has an appearance characteristic of a suspicious vessel. The information transmitter transmits, to an external apparatus, information indicating that the suspicious vessel candidate has the appearance characteristic of the suspicious vessel if the suspicious vessel candidate has the appearance characteristic of the suspicious vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kumiko KINDAICHI, Kentaro KUDO, Takayuki OGURI, Akihiro YAMANE, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200126430Abstract: An aircraft position measurement system is provided for an aircraft configured to use an artificial satellite configured to fly in a known orbit. The aircraft position measurement system includes a reflector, a distance-angle measuring member, a satellite position obtainer, and an aircraft position calculator. The reflector configured to be mounted on the artificial satellite and reflect an electromagnetic wave in a direction in which the electromagnetic wave arrives. The distance-angle measuring member is configured to be mounted on the aircraft and emit an electromagnetic wave and measure a bearing and a distance to the artificial satellite when seen from the aircraft. The satellite position obtainer is configured to obtain an absolute position of the artificial satellite. The aircraft position calculator is configured to calculate a position of the aircraft based on the absolute position of the artificial satellite and the bearing and the distance to the artificial satellite.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kumiko KINDAICHI, Yutaka SASAKI, Toshiyuki NARAHASHI
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Publication number: 20190383949Abstract: A navigation system includes a receiver and a signal processor. The receiver is mounted on a second aircraft. The second aircraft is an acquisition target of location information. The receiver is configured to receive a navigation signal from each of three or more first aircrafts. The navigation signal includes the location information on a location of the corresponding first aircraft. The navigation signal is transmitted as a radio signal from a navigation apparatus mounted on each of the three or more first aircrafts. The signal processor is mounted on the second aircraft. The signal processor is configured to calculate a location of the second aircraft on the basis of the navigation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka SASAKI, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI, Akihiro YAMANE, Toshiyuki NARAHASHI, Yoichi ONOMURA, Kumiko KINDAICHI
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Publication number: 20190179033Abstract: A deceiving signal detection system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a signal processor. The first antenna is configured to receive four or more multiple navigation signals. Each of the multiple navigation signals indicates a transmitting position and a transmitting time of the each navigation signal. The second antenna is configured to receive the multiple navigation signals. The signal processor is configured to determine whether four or more multiple radio wave signals that are received by the first antenna and the second antenna and each signal indicate a transmitting position and a transmitting time of the signal are the multiple navigation signals or deceiving signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka SASAKI, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI, Akihiro YAMANE, Toshiyuki NARAHASHI, Yoichi ONOMURA, Kumiko KINDAICHI
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Publication number: 20190154838Abstract: There is provided a navigation system, comprising: a buoy on a water surface movably anchored to a bottom; a plurality of at least three transmitters fixed to the bottom or at different positions in the water for transmitting signals to specify the positions; a receiver, being disposed with the buoy, configured to receive signals transmitted by the plurality of transmitters; a signal processor, being disposed with the buoy, configured to specify the position of the buoy, based on the signals received by the receiver, and generate a navigation signal indicating the position of the buoy, and a radio, being disposed with the buoy, configured to transmit the navigation signal generated in the signal processor wirelessly, the navigation signal being receivable by a radio in a mobile body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka SASAKI, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI, Akihiro YAMANE, Toshiyuki NARAHASHI, Yoichi ONOMURA, Kumiko KINDAICHI