Patents by Inventor Makoto Baino
Makoto Baino 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: 8798824Abstract: A short-term planned route from a start position that is a ship position at a first time up to an end position that is the ship position at a second time is designed based on a planned route, an estimated encounter marine phenomenon information, operation performance information measured on a ship, and a hull motion model of the ship, the estimated encounter marine phenomenon information being measured on the ship based on actually encountered marine phenomenon information. The short-term planned route makes a first evaluation function optimal, the first evaluation function containing: an index indicating an influence of a fluctuation portion between a planned position that is a ship position planned at the second time on the planned route and the end position; a fuel consumption index when the ship sails along the short-term planned route; and a safety index when the ship sails along the short-term planned route.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanori Hamamatsu, Makoto Baino, Yasuo Saito, Hiroaki Mori
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Patent number: 8649926Abstract: A construction machine comprises an electric motor/generator; an engine; an epicyclic gearing for rotating the electric motor/generator reversely when speed of a rotation output to a drive wheel is zero during running of the engine; a transmission configured to switch between a forward driving gear position and a backward driving gear position; and a controller for controlling the engine, the electric motor/generator and the transmission, based on at least an accelerator opening, and a state of charge in an electric storage device; the controller being configured to switch the forward driving gear position or the backward driving gear position to a direction opposite to a direction in which the construction machine is moving, and cause the electric motor/generator to generate reverse torque in a power running mode, when the electric storage device is in a fully charged state and the accelerator has been pressed down by a driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignees: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha KCMInventors: Makoto Baino, Soichirio Bando, Hidekazu Matsuba
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Patent number: 8380391Abstract: A bank angle detecting device includes a roll rate sensor for detecting a angular velocity ?r about a longitudinal axis of the motorcycle; a yaw rate sensor for detecting a angular velocity ?y about an vertical axis of the motorcycle; a bank angle detecting unit for detecting the motorcycle bank angle ? for calibration use based on the yaw rate ?y and a traveling velocity v; and a bank angle correcting unit for correcting the basic motorcycle bank angle ?r, determined from an output ?r of the yaw rate sensor, so as to approach the motorcycle bank angle ? that is detected by the bank angle detecting unit, to thereby determine the estimated bank angle ?0.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Makoto Baino
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Patent number: 8348806Abstract: A construction machine comprises an electric motor/generator coupled to an electricity accumulator, an engine, a transmission coupled to drive wheels, an epicyclic gearing for coupling an output shaft of the electric motor/generator, an output shaft of the engine, and an input shaft of the transmission, the engine torque and/or the generator torque being transmitted to drive wheels, a clutch for directly coupling two among the output shaft of the electric motor/generator, the output shaft of the engine, and the input shaft of the transmission, and a controller configured to, under a condition in which the clutch is in an off-state, control engine speed based on the degree to which the accelerator is open and on the amount of electricity in the electricity accumulator, to control shifting of the transmission gear position based on the accelerator opening degree, operational state of the generator, and the electricity amount.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Baino, Masaaki Higashi, Kenji Yoshimura, Makoto Azuma, Koji Nishiumi, Susumu Harada, Yunosuke Kobayashi, Nobuo Hamada, Hidekazu Matsuba
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Publication number: 20120259489Abstract: A short-term planned route from a start position that is a ship position at a first time up to an end position that is the ship position at a second time is designed based on a planned route, an estimated encounter marine phenomenon information, operation performance information measured on a ship, and a hull motion model of the ship, the estimated encounter marine phenomenon information being measured on the ship based on actually encountered marine phenomenon information. The short-term planned route makes a first evaluation function optimal, the first evaluation function containing: an index indicating an influence of a fluctuation portion between a planned position that is a ship position planned at the second time on the planned route and the end position; a fuel consumption index when the ship sails along the short-term planned route; and a safety index when the ship sails along the short-term planned route.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Hamamatsu, Makoto Baino, Yasuo Saito, Hiroaki Mori
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Publication number: 20120004797Abstract: A construction machine comprises an electric motor/generator; an engine; an epicyclic gearing for rotating the electric motor/generator reversely when speed of a rotation output to a drive wheel is zero during running of the engine; a transmission configured to switch between a forward driving gear position and a backward driving gear position; and a controller for controlling the engine, the electric motor/generator and the transmission, based on at least an accelerator opening, and a state of charge in an electric storage device; the controller being configured to switch the forward driving gear position or the backward driving gear position to a direction opposite to a direction in which the construction machine is moving, and cause the electric motor/generator to generate reverse torque in a power running mode, when the electric storage device is in a fully charged state and the accelerator has been pressed down by a driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KCM, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto BAINO, Soichiro BANDO, Hidekazu MATSUBA
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Publication number: 20110092334Abstract: A construction machine comprises an electric motor/generator coupled to an electricity accumulator, an engine, a transmission coupled to drive wheels, an epicyclic gearing for coupling an output shaft of the electric motor/generator, an output shaft of the engine, and an input shaft of the transmission, the engine torque and/or the generator torque being transmitted to drive wheels, a clutch for directly coupling two among the output shaft of the electric motor/generator, the output shaft of the engine, and the input shaft of the transmission, and a controller configured to, under a condition in which the clutch is in an off-state, control engine speed based on the degree to which the accelerator is open and on the amount of electricity in the electricity accumulator, to control shifting of the transmission gear position based on the accelerator opening degree, operational state of the generator, and the electricity amount motor/generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Baino, Masaaki Higashi, Kenji Yoshimura, Makoto Azuma, Koji Nishiumi, Susumu Harada, Yunosuke Kobayashi, Nobuo Hamada, Hidekazu Matsuba
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Publication number: 20100168958Abstract: A bank angle detecting device includes a roll rate sensor for detecting a angular velocity ?r about a longitudinal axis of the motorcycle; a yaw rate sensor for detecting a angular velocity ?y about an vertical axis of the motorcycle; a bank angle detecting unit for detecting the motorcycle bank angle ? for calibration use based on the yaw rate ?y and a traveling velocity v; and a bank angle correcting unit for correcting the basic motorcycle bank angle ?r, determined from an output ?r of the yaw rate sensor, so as to approach the motorcycle bank angle ? that is detected by the bank angle detecting unit, to thereby determine the estimated bank angle ?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventor: Makoto Baino
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Patent number: 7674022Abstract: To provide a headlight device, in which a change of the region of illumination afforded by the headlamp can be initiated substantially punctual to the start of cornering of the motorcycle, the headlight device includes a headlamp for illuminating forwardly of the motorcycle, a light-distribution adjusting mechanism for changing a region of illumination, a bank angle detecting unit for detecting a bank angle ? of the motorcycle in reference to an angular velocity ?y about a vertical axis of the motorcycle, an angular velocity ?r about a longitudinal axis of the motorcycle and a motorcycle velocity v, and a light-distribution controller for controlling the light-distribution adjusting mechanism based on the detected bank angle ? to change the region of illumination into an area further away from and at least inwardly of a direction of turn of the motorcycle during a cornering.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Nakano, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mikio Domoto, Makoto Baino
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Publication number: 20080112174Abstract: To provide a headlight device, in which a change of the region of illumination afforded by the headlamp can be initiated substantially punctual to the start of cornering of the motorcycle, the headlight device includes a headlamp for illuminating forwardly of the motorcycle, a light-distribution adjusting mechanism for changing a region of illumination, a bank angle detecting unit for detecting a bank angle ? of the motorcycle in reference to an angular velocity ?y about a vertical axis of the motorcycle, an angular velocity ?r about a longitudinal axis of the motorcycle and a motorcycle velocity v, and a light-distribution controller for controlling the light-distribution adjusting mechanism based on the detected bank angle ? to change the region of illumination into an area further away from and at least inwardly of a direction of turn of the motorcycle during a cornering.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Shinichi Nakano, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mikio Domoto, Makoto Baino
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Patent number: 7051533Abstract: In a control method of a gas turbine engine, an engine controller 4 outputs a combustor power command FD based on an engine condition from an engine condition detector 3. Then, a combustion controller 6 determines each fuel flow rate based on the combustion power command FD. The combustor controller 6 overrides each fuel flow rate for a certain period, to realize smooth stage-process.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Baino, Yukinobu Kouno, Keisuke Sasae, Hideo Kimura, Yasuhiro Kinoshita, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20040255594Abstract: In a control method of a gas turbine engine, an engine controller 4 outputs a combustor power command FD based on an engine condition from an engine condition detector 3. Then, a combustion controller 6 determines each fuel flow rate based on the combustion power command FD. The combustor controller 6 overrides each fuel flow rate for a certain period, to realize smooth stage-process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Makoto Baino, Yukinobu Kouno, Keisuke Sasae, Hideo Kimura, Yasuhiro Kinoshita, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takanobu Yoshimura