Patents by Inventor Makoto Hirahara

Makoto Hirahara 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).

  • Patent number: 7054825
    Abstract: A visiting plan generation method and system for promptly carrying out optimum formation of groups, optimum destination assignment to the groups, and optimum planning for each of the groups in an optimization problem of an action plan. In implementation, at least information on plural groups which are to take visiting actions, information on members of each of the plural groups, and information on destinations are received by input means, and optimum formation of the plural groups and optimum destination assignment to each of the plural groups are performed by cost calculation means which provides a cost function for evaluating a visiting plan. Thus, in preparation of a visiting plan for a plurality of groups to visit a plurality of destinations on a task-sharing basis, it is possible to carry out optimum formation or the plural groups, optimum destination assignment to the plural groups, and optimum planning for each of the plural groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirahara, Takehiko Shida, Toshiki Kindo, Yasuhiro Maenishi
  • Patent number: 6971161
    Abstract: There are provided a method and device for generating component mounting data in view of productivity, quality assurance, safety, or the like, when components are mounted onto a mounting target, and a component mounting method and device by which a mounting operation can be performed based on the data. Rules that must be observed, or are desired to be observed, based on various conditions such as mounting apparatus and component information and the like are automatically generated in view of productivity, quality assurance, safety, or the like and can be utilized for generation of component mounting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Ikuo Yoshida, Masamichi Morimoto, Makoto Hirahara
  • Patent number: 6689246
    Abstract: A box-structure airfoil is constructed of a composite material uppers skin, a composite material lower a skin 12 and a spar. Ribs and an elongate projection are formed integrally on the inner surface of each of the two skins. The upper and lower skins and the spar are simultaneously bonded by an adhesive to form a single structure. Since the ribs and the elongate projection are one-piece formed with each skin, it is possible to reduce the number of principal constituent components. Furthermore, since assembly operation is made by using the adhesive, there is no need for fasteners or the like for assembling. Moreover, the flanges on both sides of the spar can also be bonded to the respective skins. According to the invention, it is possible to reduce the number of principal constituent components and that of assembling components of an airfoil, thereby achieving its cost reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Aircraft Development Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Hirahara, Yasuo Isano, Ryuhei Shimizu, Kazuaki Amaoka
  • Publication number: 20010017336
    Abstract: A box-structure airfoil is constructed of a composite material upper skin, a composite material lower skin 12 and a spar. Ribs and an elongate projection are formed integrally on the inner surface of each of the two skins. The upper and lower skins and the spar are simultaneously bonded by an adhesive to form a single structure. Since the ribs and the elongate projection are one-piece formed with each skin, it is possible to reduce the number of principal constituent components. Furthermore, since assembly operation is made by using the adhesive, there is no need for fasteners or the like for assembling. Moreover, the spar is bonded not only to Moreover, because not only a web but also flanges on both sides of the spar are bonded to the respective skins, it is possible to obtain a large strength. According to the invention, it is possible to reduce the number of principal constituent components and that of assembling components of an airfoil, thereby achieving its cost reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Makoto Hirahara, Yasuo Isano, Ryuhei Shimizu, Kazuaki Amaoka
  • Patent number: 6234423
    Abstract: A box-structure airfoil is constructed of a composite material upper skin, a composite material lower skin 12 and a spar. Ribs and an elongate projection are formed integrally on the inner surface of each of the two skins. The upper and lower skins and the spar are simultaneously bonded by an adhesive to form a single structure. Since the ribs and the elongate projection are one-piece formed with each skin, it is possible to reduce the number of principal constituent components. Furthermore, since assembly operation is made by using the adhesive, there is no need for fasteners or the like for assembling. Moreover, the spar is bonded not only to Moreover, because not only a web but also flanges on both sides of the spar are bonded to the respective skins, it is possible to obtain a large strength. According to the invention, it is possible to reduce the number of principal constituent components and that of assembling components of an airfoil, thereby achieving its cost reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Japan Aircraft Development Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Hirahara, Yasuo Isano, Ryuhei Shimizu, Kazuaki Amaoka