Patents by Inventor Makoto Okuno

Makoto Okuno 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133463
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for a vehicle including a first oil pump that is driven by a first drive source driving a drive wheel of a vehicle and configured to supply oil to a hydraulic pressure actuation machine, and a second oil pump that is driven by a second drive source different from the first drive source and configured to supply oil to the hydraulic pressure actuation machine. The control device drives the second oil pump when a start switch of the vehicle is turned on and the first drive source is started for the first time, and drives the second oil pump when the second oil pump is not driven for a first predetermined time after the first drive source is started, and a rotation speed of the second oil pump when the first drive source is started is lower than a rotation speed of the second oil pump after the first drive source is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi OKUNO, Keisuke IWADO, Makoto OGURI
  • Publication number: 20220155745
    Abstract: A settings information generation device, for reducing the number of settings steps pertaining to a device in a superordinate device that communicates with a slave device to which the device is connected, includes: a selection unit for accepting a selection of a device to be connected; an acquisition unit for acquiring operational settings information including the input/output data length of the selected device; and a generation unit for generating, on the basis of the operational settings information, superordinate device settings information for setting a storage region for storing data exchanged with the device by a controller via a device management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori HIGA, Makoto OKUNO, Shinji MURAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10789187
    Abstract: Problems such as an operation stop of a controller caused by leaving out a mismatch requiring a change can be prevented. When a setting value is changed in a unit operation setting, an allocation management part specifies a storage capacity required for a storage of input data based on the changed setting value, and judges whether a mismatch occurs in an allocation state between the input data and a storage area specified in an I/O allocation setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Okuno
  • Patent number: 10461997
    Abstract: The convenience of a design of a system is improved by making it easier to verify consumed electric power when designing and constructing the system. An operation screen is displayed upon execution of on a PC for supporting the design of a control system. The configuration of a control system can be controlled in an editing region, and unit images representing an I/O unit are connected in order to a unit image representing a communication coupler. A power supply unit can be inserted into this configuration. An icon indicates a shortage of electric power to the units downstream of the unit indicated by a selected image. When a user mouses the pointer over the icon, the detailed meaning of the icon is displayed in a message. The designer is thus capable of easily verifying the position at which a power source supply unit should be added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Suzuki, Takamasa Ueda, Makoto Okuno
  • Publication number: 20190258595
    Abstract: Problems such as an operation stop of a controller caused by leaving out a mismatch requiring a change can be prevented. When a setting value is changed in a unit operation setting, an allocation management part specifies a storage capacity required for a storage of input data based on the changed setting value, and judges whether a mismatch occurs in an allocation state between the input data and a storage area specified in an I/O allocation setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20150312095
    Abstract: The convenience of a design of a system is improved by making it easier to verify consumed electric power when designing and constructing the system. An operation screen is displayed upon execution of on a PC for supporting the design of a control system. The configuration of a control system can be controlled in an editing region, and unit images representing an I/O unit are connected in order to a unit image representing a communication coupler. A power supply unit can be inserted into this configuration. An icon indicates a shortage of electric power to the units downstream of the unit indicated by a selected image. When a user mouses the pointer over the icon, the detailed meaning of the icon is displayed in a message. The designer is thus capable of easily verifying the position at which a power source supply unit should be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji SUZUKI, Takamasa UEDA, Makoto OKUNO
  • Patent number: 6837109
    Abstract: Longitudinal and shear ultrasonic waves are generated inside a material by irradiating a laser beam onto a first surface, e.g., incident surface, of the material. An ultrasonic longitudinal wave and a mode converted wave reflected by a second surface, e.g., a bottom surface, of the material are detected, and times of flight of the ultrasonic longitudinal wave and the mode converted wave are measured. A thickness of the material is measured based on the times of flight and a correlation, obtained in advance, between longitudinal and shear wave velocities of the material and temperature of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignees: Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Lasson Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Okuno, Hideo Sato, Marvin B. Klein, Bruno F. Pouet
  • Publication number: 20040085550
    Abstract: Longitudinal and shear ultrasonic waves are generated inside a material by irradiating a laser beam onto a first surface, e.g., incident surface, of the material. An ultrasonic longitudinal wave and a mode converted wave reflected by a second surface, e.g., a bottom surface, of the material are detected, and times of flight of the ultrasonic longitudinal wave and the mode converted wave are measured. A thickness of the material is measured based on the times of flight and a correlation, obtained in advance, between longitudinal and shear wave velocities of the material and temperature of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicants: Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Lasson Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Okuno, Hideo Sato, Marvin B. Klein, Bruno F. Pouet