Patents by Inventor Masamichi Itou

Masamichi Itou 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: 11391020
    Abstract: There is provided a work machine that can limit operation of a work device by MC, and improves the responsiveness of a hydraulic actuator to operation of an operation device by an operator, and ensures operability equivalent to that of a work machine that does not have MC functions, and allows the hydraulic actuator for which the operation device is not being operated to automatically operate in either direction of the operation directions thereof. For this purpose, a drive system includes a selector valve 203a disposed between a secondary port 134a of an operation device 45a and a flow control valve 15a and between a proportional solenoid valve 54a and the flow control valve 15a and a selector valve 203b disposed between a secondary port 134b of the operation device 45a and the flow control valve 15a and between a proportional solenoid valve 54b and the flow control valve 15a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ishii, Shinjiro Yamamoto, Masamichi Itou, Yasutaka Tsuruga, Shinya Imura
  • Publication number: 20220186459
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator includes a control valve unit that controls a flow of a hydraulic fluid supplied from a hydraulic pump to a plurality of hydraulic actuators, a plurality of control lever devices that output a pilot pressure actuating the control valve unit, with use of a discharged pressure from a pilot pump as a source pressure, a solenoid valve unit including a plurality of solenoid pressure reducing valves connected between the plurality of control lever devices and the control valve unit, and a controller configured to calculate velocity limits for the plurality of hydraulic actuators on the basis of signals from a plurality of posture sensors and control openings of the solenoid pressure reducing valves, in which the controller is configured to control the openings of the solenoid pressure reducing valves for arm crowding and arm dumping to be larger than an opening based on the velocity limits while a boom raising operation signal is being output from the control lever devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Teruki IGARASHI, Akihiro NARAZAKI, Masamichi ITOU
  • Publication number: 20220154741
    Abstract: There is provided a work machine that can limit operation of a work device by MC, and improves the responsiveness of a hydraulic actuator to operation of an operation device by an operator, and ensures operability equivalent to that of a work machine that does not have MC functions, and allows the hydraulic actuator for which the operation device is not being operated to automatically operate in either direction of the operation directions thereof. For this purpose, a drive system includes a selector valve 203a disposed between a secondary port 134a of an operation device 45a and a flow control valve 15a and between a proportional solenoid valve 54a and the flow control valve 15a and a selector valve 203b disposed between a secondary port 134b of the operation device 45a and the flow control valve 15a and between a proportional solenoid valve 54b and the flow control valve 15a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki ISHII, Shinjiro YAMAMOTO, Masamichi ITOU, Yasutaka TSURUGA, Shinya IMURA
  • Patent number: 9588000
    Abstract: A pressure introduction hole of a case has a first introduction hole extended in a predetermined direction to define a first end opening and a second introduction hole extended in a direction different from the predetermined direction to define a second end opening opposite from the first end opening. The second introduction hole is communicated to the first introduction hole. An angle defined between a wall surface of the first introduction hole and located adjacent to the second end opening and a wall surface of the second introduction hole and connected to the wall surface of the first introduction hole is larger than or equal to 90°. The second introduction hole has a communication part communicating with the first introduction hole, and a space increasing chamber further extending from the communication part away from the second end opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masamichi Itou
  • Publication number: 20150247772
    Abstract: A pressure introduction hole of a case has a first introduction hole extended in a predetermined direction to define a first end opening and a second introduction hole extended in a direction different from the predetermined direction to define a second end opening opposite from the first end opening. The second introduction hole is communicated to the first introduction hole. An angle defined between a wall surface of the first introduction hole and located adjacent to the second end opening and a wall surface of the second introduction hole and connected to the wall surface of the first introduction hole is larger than or equal to 90°. The second introduction hole has a communication part communicating with the first introduction hole, and a space increasing chamber further extending from the communication part away from the second end opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventor: Masamichi Itou
  • Patent number: 6442630
    Abstract: An electronic equipment for communications with other nodes via a serial bus interface. The electronic equipment has a plurality of functions, and stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, communications suitable for each function can be executed via the serial bus interface. An interface control device used with an electronic equipment having a plurality of functions stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, the electronic equipment can perform communications suitable for each function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Takayama, Masamichi Itou
  • Publication number: 20020042855
    Abstract: An electronic equipment for communications with other nodes via a serial bus interface. The electronic equipment has a plurality of functions, and stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, communications suitable for each function can be executed via the serial bus interface. An interface control device used with an electronic equipment having a plurality of functions stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, the electronic equipment can perform communications suitable for each function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Takayama, Masamichi Itou
  • Patent number: 6353868
    Abstract: An electronic equipment for communications with other nodes via a serial bus interface. The electronic equipment has a plurality of functions, and stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, communications suitable for each function can be executed via the serial bus interface. An interface control device used with an electronic equipment having a plurality of functions stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, the electronic equipment can perform communications suitable for each function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Takayama, Masamichi Itou
  • Patent number: 6138196
    Abstract: An electronic equipment for communications with other nodes via a serial bus interface. The electronic equipment has a plurality of functions, and stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, communications suitable for each function can be executed via the serial bus interface. An interface control device used with an electronic equipment having a plurality of functions stores a plurality piece of information representative of the plurality of functions. The communication system selectively reads the stored information and realizes the function corresponding to the read information. Accordingly, the electronic equipment can perform communications suitable for each function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Takayama, Masamichi Itou