Patents by Inventor Manabu Shutto

Manabu Shutto 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: 7928610
    Abstract: Task—To provide a two-hand switch device that requires only a small load for each operation cycle. Means to Achieve the Task—The device comprises a left hand RF antenna placed in such a position as to enable a communication with the first RFID tag worn on the pre-determined position of the left hand of the worker only when the left hand of the worker is placed in a pre-determined left hand safe position, a right hand RF antenna placed in such a position as to enable a communication with the second RFID tag worn on the pre-determined position of the right hand of the worker only when the right hand of the worker is placed in a pre-determined right hand safe position and an output signal generating means for generating an output signal according to signals received by the left hand RF antenna and the right hand RF antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: Omron Corporation, IDEC Corporation, SUNX Limited, Yamataka Corporation, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iida, Manabu Shutto, Hiroaki Furukawa, Toshiki Koshi, Takashi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7888825
    Abstract: Task—To provide a worker safety management system that can adapt itself to changes in the conditions of the workers and the machines in a flexible manner and can finely manage the safety of the worker. Means to Achieve the Task—Worker safety is managed by using safety management information stored in an ID tag. The safety management information includes a work area code indicating a work area permitted to the corresponding worker and a danger avoiding capability code indicating a danger avoiding capability of the worker. The danger avoiding capability indicated by the danger avoiding capability code is determined from a worker skill of the corresponding worker that is evaluated in a standardized manner from past work experience of the corresponding worker and credits earned in a safety education program, and a specific degree of danger in the work area permitted to the worker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Omron Corporation, Idec Corporation, Sunx Limited, Yamatake Corporation, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iida, Manabu Shutto, Hiroaki Furukawa, Toshiki Koshi, Takashi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090146506
    Abstract: Task—To provide a two-hand switch device that requires only a small load for each operation cycle. Means to Achieve the Task—The device comprises a left hand RF antenna placed in such a position as to enable a communication with the first RFID tag worn on the pre-determined position of the left hand of the worker only when the left hand of the worker is placed in a pre-determined left hand safe position, a right hand RF antenna placed in such a position as to enable a communication with the second RFID tag worn on the pre-determined position of the right hand of the worker only when the right hand of the worker is placed in a pre-determined right hand safe position and an output signal generating means for generating an output signal according to signals received by the left hand RF antenna and the right hand RF antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: OMRON CORPORATION, IDEC CORPORATION, SUNX LIMITED, YAMATAKE CORPORATION, MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iida, Manabu Shutto, Hiroaki Furukawa, Toshiki Koshi, Takashi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090072631
    Abstract: Task—To provide a worker safety management system that can adapt itself to changes in the conditions of the workers and the machines in a flexible manner and can finely manage the safety of the worker. Means to Achieve the Task—Worker safety is managed by using safety management information stored in an ID tag. The safety management information includes a work area code indicating a work area permitted to the corresponding worker and a danger avoiding capability code indicating a danger avoiding capability of the worker. The danger avoiding capability indicated by the danger avoiding capability code is determined from a worker skill of the corresponding worker that is evaluated in a standardized manner from past work experience of the corresponding worker and credits earned in a safety education program, and a specific degree of danger in the work area permitted to the worker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iida, Manabu Shutto, Hiroaki Furukawa, Toshiki Koshi, Takashi Tanaka