Patents by Inventor Masanao Futakami

Masanao Futakami 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: 11669926
    Abstract: A loading work assistance system includes a loading-progress-degree calculation unit that calculates a degree of progress of loading work performed on a transport vehicle located in a construction site by a loading vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether or not the degree of progress is equal to or more than a degree-of-progress determination threshold value, and a transport vehicle starting instruction unit that instructs the transport vehicle standing by to be started in a case where the degree of progress is equal to or more than the degree-of-progress determination threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanao Futakami, Shinya Komori
  • Patent number: 10900197
    Abstract: A work machine management apparatus includes: a working element identification information acquiring unit acquiring working element identification information indicating replacement of a working element; a flow rate setpoint acquiring unit acquiring a flow rate setpoint of a hydraulic oil for the working element; a pressure setpoint acquiring unit acquiring a pressure setpoint of the hydraulic oil for the working element; a working element operation information acquiring unit acquiring the acquired flow rate setpoint, the acquired pressure setpoint and operation information of the working element; and a working element actual operation information calculator calculating actual operation information containing an actual operation duration of the working element based on the information acquired by each of the working element identification information acquiring unit, the flow rate setpoint acquiring unit, the pressure setpoint acquiring unit and the working element operation information acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanao Futakami
  • Publication number: 20200380628
    Abstract: A loading work assistance system includes a loading-progress-degree calculation unit that calculates a degree of progress of loading work performed on a transport vehicle located in a construction site by a loading vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether or not the degree of progress is equal to or more than a degree-of-progress determination threshold value, and a transport vehicle starting instruction unit that instructs the transport vehicle standing by to be started in a case where the degree of progress is equal to or more than the degree-of-progress determination threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Masanao Futakami, Shinya Komori
  • Publication number: 20200024825
    Abstract: A work machine management apparatus includes: a working element identification information acquiring unit acquiring working element identification information indicating replacement of a working element; a flow rate setpoint acquiring unit acquiring a flow rate setpoint of a hydraulic oil for the working element; a pressure setpoint acquiring unit acquiring a pressure setpoint of the hydraulic oil for the working element; a working element operation information acquiring unit acquiring the acquired flow rate setpoint, the acquired pressure setpoint and operation information of the working element; and a working element actual operation information calculator calculating actual operation information containing an actual operation duration of the working element based on the information acquired by each of the working element identification information acquiring unit, the flow rate setpoint acquiring unit, the pressure setpoint acquiring unit and the working element operation information acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Masanao Futakami
  • Patent number: 9374723
    Abstract: A communication management system in which a work machine communicates with an outside of the work machine, the communication management system includes: a work machine including: a communications carrier setting unit configured to set a communications carrier that provides a communication service to generate information about the set communications carrier as communications carrier information; and a communication unit configured to transmit the communications carrier information to the outside of the work machine; and a communication state analyzing unit configured to gather statistics on the communications carrier information included at two or more different times among pieces of the communications carrier information transmitted from the communication unit, the statistics gathering being performed for each of the times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanao Futakami
  • Publication number: 20150172936
    Abstract: A communication management system in which a work machine communicates with an outside of the work machine, the communication management system includes: a work machine including: a communications carrier setting unit configured to set a communications carrier that provides a communication service to generate information about the set communications carrier as communications carrier information; and a communication unit configured to transmit the communications carrier information to the outside of the work machine; and a communication state analyzing unit configured to gather statistics on the communications carrier information included at two or more different times among pieces of the communications carrier information transmitted from the communication unit, the statistics gathering being performed for each of the times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Masanao Futakami