Patents by Inventor Masanobu Seki
Masanobu Seki 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).
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Publication number: 20150330060Abstract: A calibration system for an excavator includes the excavator having an upper structure swingably attached to a chassis, a working machine having a boom, an arm, and a working tool, and a current position computation unit configured to compute a current position of a working point of the working tool; a calibration device configured to calibrate parameters based on parameters indicating dimensions and rotation angles of the boom, the arm, and the working tool; an external measurement device that measures a position of the working point; and an inclination information detection device that detects inclination information of the excavator in an anteroposterior direction. The calibration device corrects positions of the working point measured by the external measurement device, based on the inclination information of the excavator in the anteroposterior direction, and computes calibrated values of the parameters based on coordinates of the working point at corrected positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Masanobu Seki, Masashi Ichihara
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Publication number: 20150308826Abstract: A measurement jig is attached to a target member in a form of a blade edge and is used for measuring a position of the target point in combination with a total station. The measurement jig includes a prism mirror that reflects a projected light from the total station, and an attachment member for attaching the prism mirror to the blade edge, in which a mirror center of the prism mirror is aligned with the target point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 9157216Abstract: A hydraulic shovel calibration device is adapted to calibrate parameters in a hydraulic shovel including a current position computation unit configured to compute a current position of a working point included in a work tool of a hydraulic shovel based on a plurality of parameters that indicate dimensions and swing angles of a boom, an arm, and the work tool. The hydraulic shovel calibration device includes an input unit and a calibration computation unit. The input unit is configured and arranged to input working point position information indicating coordinates of a working point included in a work tool of the hydraulic shovel at a plurality of positions which are measured by an external measurement device. The calibration computation unit is configured to compute calibration values of the parameters based on the working point position information input into the input unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 9020693Abstract: A hydraulic shovel calibration device includes an input unit, a first calibration computation unit, and a second calibration computation unit. The input unit is a unit where working point position information and antenna position information are input. The working point position information indicates coordinates of the working point at a plurality of positions which are measured by an external measurement device. The antenna position information indicates coordinates of the position of the antenna which are measured by the external measurement device. The first calibration computation unit computes calibration values of the work implement parameters by numerical analysis based on the working point position information input into the input unit. The second calibration computation unit calibrates the antenna parameters based on the antenna position information input into the input unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 8880303Abstract: A vehicle control unit and a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control unit are provided, the vehicle control unit being capable of preventing a shift change from being permitted in a direction opposite to a vehicle traveling direction caused by an erroneous operation of a shift lever during a traveling mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 8838329Abstract: A current position computation unit of a hydraulic shovel computes a current position of a working point included in a work tool based on a plurality of parameters that indicate the dimensions and swing angles of a boom, an arm, and the work tool. A vehicle body coordinate system computation unit of a calibration device computes coordinate conversion information based on first and second working point position information measured by an external measurement device. A coordinate conversion unit converts coordinates at a plurality of positions of the working point measured by the external measurement device in a coordinate system of the external measurement device to those in a vehicle body coordinate system using the coordinate conversion information. A calibration computation unit computes calibration values of the parameters based on the converted coordinates at the plurality of positions of the working point in the vehicle body coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 8651589Abstract: A control device 10 of an industrial vehicle which performs the control of actuating a parking brake 7 during operator's absence in an industrial vehicle includes a seat switch 1, a vehicle speed sensor 2, and the parking brake 7 controlled by a parking brake solenoid 6, and a counter 11 which counts the elapsed time after the seat switch 1 detects the operator's absence. The control device sets the time corresponding to the time until the operator leaves the vehicle after the operator leaves the seat as a preset absence time. When the seat switch 1 has detected absence, a control signal which validates the parking brake 7 is output to the parking brake solenoid 6, thereby actuating the parking brake 7 if the vehicle speed shows a vehicle stopped state, and the elapsed time becomes equal to or more than the set absence time.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20130166143Abstract: A hydraulic shovel calibration device includes an input unit, a first calibration computation unit, and a second calibration computation unit. The input unit is a unit where working point position information and antenna position information are input. The working point position information indicates coordinates of the working point at a plurality of positions which are measured by an external measurement device. The antenna position information indicates coordinates of the position of the antenna which are measured by the external measurement device. The first calibration computation unit computes calibration values of the work implement parameters by numerical analysis based on the working point position information input into the input unit. The second calibration computation unit calibrates the antenna parameters based on the antenna position information input into the input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20130158789Abstract: A hydraulic shovel calibration device is adapted to calibrate parameters in a hydraulic shovel including a current position computation unit configured to compute a current position of a working point included in a work tool of a hydraulic shovel based on a plurality of parameters that indicate dimensions and swing angles of a boom, an arm, and the work tool. The hydraulic shovel calibration device includes an input unit and a calibration computation unit. The input unit is configured and arranged to input working point position information indicating coordinates of a working point included in a work tool of the hydraulic shovel at a pluralty of positions which are measured by an external measurement device. The calibration computation unit is configured to compute calibration values of the parameters based on the working point position information input into the input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20130158788Abstract: A current position computation unit of a hydraulic shovel computes a current position of a working point included in a work tool based on a plurality of parameters that indicate the dimensions and swing angles of a boom, an arm, and the work tool. A vehicle body coordinate system computation unit of a calibration device computes coordinate conversion information based on first and second working point position information measured by an external measurement device. A coordinate conversion unit converts coordinates at a plurality of positions of the working point measured by the external measurement device in a coordinate system of the external measurement device to those in a vehicle body coordinate system using the coordinate conversion information. A calibration computation unit computes calibration values of the parameters based on the converted coordinates at the plurality of positions of the working point in the vehicle body coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventor: Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 8364358Abstract: In a vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle based on a detection signal obtained from a shift range detecting unit that detects a shift range selected by a shift operating unit, a vehicle speed detecting unit that detects a vehicle speed, and an engine rpm detecting unit that detects an engine rpm, when the detected vehicle speed is less than a reference vehicle speed, the shift range detecting unit detects that a shift switching operation is carried out from a neutral to a forward range or a reverse range, and the engine rpm detecting unit detects that the engine rpm is not less than a predetermined value until a time not less than a predetermined time is elapsed from when the shift switching operation is detected, a control for prohibiting a shift change of a transmission in accordance with the shift switching operation is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 8321113Abstract: A vehicle control device has a control device 10 mounted on a vehicle including an accelerator opening detecting sensor 2, a vehicle speed sensor 3, and braking means 7 capable of adjusting deceleration of the vehicle. The control device stores a plurality of deceleration tables 12 in which the deceleration is set according to a predetermined parameter. If the detected vehicle speed is equal to or less than a preset vehicle speed V1 and the detected accelerator opening is equal to or less than a preset accelerator opening when a target deceleration is selected by the deceleration selecting means 4 and 5, the selection of the deceleration is validated, a deceleration table 12 corresponding to the deceleration selected by the deceleration selecting means is read, and the braking means is actuated on the basis of braking parameters specified in the table, thereby executing deceleration control to provide the selected deceleration.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20110320067Abstract: There is provided a vehicle control device and a vehicle mounted with this device, capable of properly setting a braking force to bring an operator's feeling into an optimal state. In a control device 10 mounted on a vehicle including an accelerator opening detecting sensor 2 which detects an accelerator opening, a vehicle speed sensor 3 which detects a vehicle speed, and braking means (solenoid control brake) 7 capable of adjusting deceleration of the vehicle, the control device includes a storage unit 10b which stores a plurality of deceleration tables 12 in which the deceleration is set according to a predetermined parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LtdInventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20110313627Abstract: A vehicle control unit and a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control unit are provided, the vehicle control unit being capable of preventing a shift change from being permitted in a direction opposite to a vehicle traveling direction caused by an erroneous operation of a shift lever during a traveling mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LtdInventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20100332093Abstract: A vehicle control unit and a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control unit are provided, the vehicle control unit being capable of preventing a breakdown of a vehicle caused by an erroneous operation upon carrying out a departure operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LtdInventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20100308644Abstract: There is provided a control device of an industrial vehicle and an industrial vehicle loaded with this device, capable of reliably detecting operator absence, thereby avoiding the danger of an accident occurring during this absence. In a control device 10 which performs the control of actuating a parking brake 7 during operator's absence in an industrial vehicle including a seat switch 1, a vehicle speed sensor 2, and the parking brake 7 controlled by a parking brake solenoid 6, the control device includes a counter 11 which counts the elapsed time after the seat switch 1 detects the operator's absence, and sets the time corresponding to the time until the operator leaves the vehicle after the operator leaves his/hear seat as a preset absence time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 7819993Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a weight-saved foamed gypsum board having a gypsum core with high strength and excellent adhesion properties of the gypsum core with base papers for gypsum board, which method is capable of adjusting the sizes of pores in a gypsum core of a weight-saved gypsum board product into a desired range in a short time and at a low cost, even if the kinds and the compounding ratios of gypsum raw materials vary.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Yoshino Gypsum Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanobu Seki, Yoshitsugu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100204872Abstract: Provided are a vehicle controller and a vehicle mounted with the vehicle controller capable of performing a control for realizing an operator's intention to stop or start a vehicle without performing a troublesome driving operation. In a controller 20 mounted to a vehicle and including a vehicle speed sensor 2 detecting a vehicle speed, a solenoid control brake 10 controlled by a solenoid control valve 9, and a brake pedal sensor 2 detecting an operation amount of a brake pedal 1 used to operate a service brake, when the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor 2 is not more than a predetermined vehicle speed X km/h indicating a vehicle stop state and a brake ON signal detected by the brake pedal sensor 2 continues for a predetermined time Y or more, a control signal for enabling the solenoid control brake 10 is output to the solenoid control valve 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Katsumi Ueda, Masanobu Seki
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Patent number: 7430573Abstract: In a processor, an ALU or a decode portion comprises a sign reversal portion 101 for reversing the sign of a first input value, a sign determination portion 102 for determining the sign of a second input value, and an output selection portion 103 for selectively outputting the first input value, if the determination result of the sign determination portion 102 is positive, selectively outputting the value inputted from the sign reversal section, if it is negative, or outputting zero if it is zero.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masanobu Seki
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Publication number: 20060162839Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a weight-saved foamed gypsum board having a gypsum core with high strength and excellent adhesion properties of the gypsum core with base papers for gypsum board, which method is capable of adjusting the sizes of pores in a gypsum core of a weight-saved gypsum board product into a desired range in a short time and at a low cost, even if the kinds and the compounding ratios of gypsum raw materials vary.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Masanobu Seki, Yoshitsugu Nakamura