Patents by Inventor Masaru Ito

Masaru Ito 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: 20250052033
    Abstract: Provided are a system and the like that can improve the accuracy with which an operator recognizes the positional relationship between a work mechanism constituting a work machine and an object present around the work machine. An operator is allowed to grasp the position of a work mechanism 440 (an attachment 445) constituting a work machine 40 and the position of a second index point p2 on the surface of an object Obj through a work environment image and an index image M superimposed thereon that are output to a remote image output device 221 constituting a remote output interface 220. The second index point p2 is the result of a first index point p1 being projected onto the surface of the object Obj.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Masaru ITO, Yoichiro YAMAZAKI, Seiji SAIKI, Yusuke KAMIMURA, Tomotaka MITANI
  • Publication number: 20240392537
    Abstract: Provided is a system and the like that can improve operability of a manipulation mechanism for an operator. Manipulation reaction forces f1(?) and f2(?) acting on manipulation levers 2111 and 2112 are controlled by controlling operation of actuators 214. At this time, the manipulation reaction forces f1(?) and f2(?) are controlled to cause reaction forces F1(?) and F2(?) in manipulation directions opposite to each other perceived by the operator through manipulation levers 2111 and 2112 (manipulation mechanism) to realize symmetry about a manipulation amount of zero, within a manipulation amount range in a positive manipulation direction and a manipulation amount range in a negative manipulation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ryota SEKIZUKA, Masaru ITO, Yuichi KURITA
  • Patent number: 12084835
    Abstract: A remote operation device and a remote operation system that can reduce or eliminate deviation of the position of an indicator image of a working unit such as a line image in an image with respect to the position of the working unit in a real space. In some case, because of a cause such as a communication failure, a position posture coordinate value of a working unit corresponding to captured image data in a work environment image deviates from a position posture coordinate value of the working unit estimated according to an operation form of a remote operation mechanism. In this case, a semitransparent indicator image Img2(?2) simulating a bucket is superimposed on a work environment image Img1(?2) in a position where the bucket is estimated to be originally present and deviating from an image region representing the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Hiroshima University
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Yuichi Kurita
  • Patent number: 12077946
    Abstract: A construction machine capable of suppressing deterioration in work efficiency includes an angle detecting device that detects a relative angle between a lower travelling body and an upper slewing body, a travel lever that can be manipulated to make the lower travelling body travel, a display, a directional information generating unit that generates information related to a travelling direction of the lower travelling body based on a detected result of the angle detecting device, and a display controller. The display controller causes the display to display an arrow image indicating the travelling direction of the lower travelling body generated by the directional information generating unit when the travel lever is manipulated and does not permit the display to display the arrow image when the travel lever is not manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Hitoshi Sasaki, Seiji Saiki
  • Publication number: 20230228064
    Abstract: A system capable of improving accuracy of information relating to the degree of instability of a work machine such as an excavator, the information being provided to an operator of the work machine. Instability degree information, which indicates instability degrees Is1, Is2 of a base body (lower traveling body 410 and upper turning body 420) for which instability values have been assessed as continuous variables, is output to a remote image output device 221 (information output device) such that the form of the output varies continuously depending on continuous changes in the instability degrees Is1, Is2. An operator of a work machine 40 can highly accurately recognize the closeness of the current instability degree of the base body to a threshold value at which the base body becomes unstable, and consequently a tolerable range in which the work mechanism, etc. are operated while avoiding instability of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Masaru ITO, Yuichi KURITA
  • Publication number: 20230003002
    Abstract: A remote operation device and a remote operation system that can reduce or eliminate deviation of the position of an indicator image of a working unit such as a line image in an image with respect to the position of the working unit in a real space. In some case, because of a cause such as a communication failure, a position posture coordinate value of a working unit corresponding to captured image data in a work environment image deviates from a position posture coordinate value of the working unit estimated according to an operation form of a remote operation mechanism. In this case, a semitransparent indicator image Img2(?2) simulating a bucket is superimposed on a work environment image Img1(?2) in a position where the bucket is estimated to be originally present and deviating from an image region representing the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masaru ITO, Yuichi KURITA
  • Patent number: 11421404
    Abstract: A construction machine includes a display control section which controls a display device to display attachment relevant information generated based on attachment positional information generated by an attachment positional information generation section and three-dimensional contour information of a peripheral working area around the construction machine. The attachment relevant information is information concerning an image obtained by superimposing a peripheral image about a three-dimensional contour of the peripheral working area and a projected image about a leading end attachment which is projected to the peripheral image in a projection direction set arbitrarily or a projection direction set in accordance with a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Seiji Saiki, Yoichiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11371656
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser includes a receiving-side gas flowing unit 1 including a receptacle 11 configured to be connected to a nozzle C1 of a hydrogen gas dispenser C and an inspection unit including a rate-of-pressure-rise inspection unit 2 configured to measure a rate of pressure rise of hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas dispenser C and a dispensed-amount inspection unit 3 configured to measure a dispensed amount of the hydrogen gas. The inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser is capable of measuring a dispensed amount and a rate of pressure rise of the hydrogen gas dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Goichi Inoue, Koichi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20210010244
    Abstract: A construction machine includes a display control section which controls a display device to display attachment relevant information generated based on attachment positional information generated by an attachment positional information generation section and three-dimensional contour information of a peripheral working area around the construction machine. The attachment relevant information is information concerning an image obtained by superimposing a peripheral image about a three-dimensional contour of the peripheral working area and a projected image about a leading end attachment which is projected to the peripheral image in a projection direction set arbitrarily or a projection direction set in accordance with a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru ITO, Seiji SAIKI, Yoichiro YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20200399861
    Abstract: A construction machine capable of suppressing deterioration in work efficiency includes an angle detecting device that detects a relative angle between a lower travelling body and an upper slewing body, a travel lever that can be manipulated to make the lower travelling body travel, a display, a directional information generating unit that generates information related to a travelling direction of the lower travelling body based on a detected result of the angle detecting device, and a display controller. The display controller causes the display to display an arrow image indicating the travelling direction of the lower travelling body generated by the directional information generating unit when the travel lever is manipulated and does not permit the display to display the arrow image when the travel lever is not manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru ITO, Hitoshi SASAKI, Seiji SAIKI
  • Publication number: 20200386369
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser includes a receiving-side gas flowing unit 1 including a receptacle 11 configured to be connected to a nozzle C1 of a hydrogen gas dispenser C and an inspection unit including a rate-of-pressure-rise inspection unit 2 configured to measure a rate of pressure rise of hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas dispenser C and a dispensed-amount inspection unit 3 configured to measure a dispensed amount of the hydrogen gas. The inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser is capable of measuring a dispensed amount and a rate of pressure rise of the hydrogen gas dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Iwatani Corporation, Iwatani Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Goichi Inoue, Koichi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10094473
    Abstract: A heat-resistant gasket is provided with a first coating plate in which an annularly continuous emboss portion is formed and which is made of metal, a second coating plate which is arranged so as to face to the first coating plate in a thickness direction and is brought into close contact with a convex surface of the emboss portion, in which end portions in an inner peripheral side of the emboss portion are connected in a state of being in close contact with and lapped over the first coating plate and which is made of metal, and an expanded graphite core which is pinched between the first coating plate and the second coating plate, in a portion between the emboss portion and the overlapped portion of the end portions. Therefore, excellent sealing performance can be maintained even under a high-temperature environment while preventing stress relaxation due to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuma Imai, Nobutake Matsuki, Masaru Ito
  • Patent number: 9726290
    Abstract: A seal structure has one metal gasket arranged between a pair of casings. The metal gasket is provided with a planate outer peripheral portion and a bead portion which is formed by rising up from an inner peripheral end portion of the outer peripheral portion, and is arranged so that the bead portion comes into contact with the one casing, and the outer peripheral portion comes into contact with the other casing. The bead portion elastically deforms so as to reduce its height and the outer peripheral portion elastically deforms on the basis of the elastic deformation of the bead portion, when the metal gasket is pinched by the pair of casings, and a leading end of the outer peripheral portion comes into contact with one casing at this time, whereby any gap in which salt water stays is not formed between one casing and the metal gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Aihara, Shinya Nakaoka, Masaru Ito, Isao Tanji, Takanori Anzai, Shota Toma
  • Patent number: 9581244
    Abstract: Provided is a seal bead structure of a gasket capable of reducing the reactive force generated in a common bead portion provided between multiple through-holes and thereby capable of achieving a stable sealing function by means of aligning the compression property over the entire bead. In order to achieve this, two through-holes are provided in a row in the flat portion of a metal gasket, with one seal bead provided on the edge of one through-hole, the other seal bead provided on the edge of the other through-hole, and a common bead portion for the both seal beads provided in the intermediate position between the both through-holes, the common bead portion having a two-stage half bead shape in which the half beads are formed on two stage in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Anzai, Masaru Ito, Shinya Nakaoka, Isao Tanji
  • Patent number: 9347561
    Abstract: A seal structure has a metal gasket arranged between a pair of casings. The metal gasket is provided with a bead portion in an inner peripheral side of a planate outer peripheral portion, and a bent portion in an outer peripheral side. When the metal gasket is pinched by a pair of casings, the bead portion elastically deforms so as to reduce its height and the outer peripheral portion elastically deforms on the basis of the elastic deformation of the bead portion, and comes into contact its outer peripheral end portion with one casing, whereby any gap in which salt water stays is not formed between one casing and the outer peripheral portion, and the bent portion comes into contact with the other casing, whereby any gap in which the salt water stays is not formed between the other casing and the outer peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Anzai, Isao Tanji, Shinya Nakaoka, Shota Toma, Masaru Ito
  • Patent number: 9315915
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing metal zirconium, the method having a fewer steps and a smaller amount of secondary wastes generated, wherein the metal zirconium is obtained from a zirconium compound containing hafnium. A method of producing metal zirconium according to the present invention includes: a separation step of separating a hafnium oxychloride from a first substance containing a zirconium oxychloride and a hafnium oxychloride to obtain a second substance having a higher content of the zirconium oxychloride; a calcination step of calcining the second substance to obtain a third substance containing at least any of a zirconium oxychloride and a zirconium oxide; and a direct reduction step of holding the third substance in a molten salt with the third substance brought into contact with a cathode and applying a voltage between the cathode and an anode to directly reduce the third substance to obtain metal zirconium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Reiko Fujita, Koji Mizuguchi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Kouki Fuse, Mitsuru Kawamoto, Masaru Ito
  • Publication number: 20160025224
    Abstract: A heat-resistant gasket is provided with a first coating plate in which an annularly continuous emboss portion is formed and which is made of metal, a second coating plate which is arranged so as to face to the first coating plate in a thickness direction and is brought into close contact with a convex surface of the emboss portion, in which end portions in an inner peripheral side of the emboss portion are connected in a state of being in close contact with and lapped over the first coating plate and which is made of metal, and an expanded graphite core which is pinched between the first coating plate and the second coating plate, in a portion between the emboss portion and the overlapped portion of the end portions. Therefore, excellent sealing performance can be maintained even under a high-temperature environment while preventing stress relaxation due to heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuma IMAI, Nobutake MATSUKI, Masaru ITO
  • Publication number: 20150211637
    Abstract: A seal structure has one metal gasket arranged between a pair of casings. The metal gasket is provided with a planate outer peripheral portion and a bead portion which is formed by rising up from an inner peripheral end portion of the outer peripheral portion, and is arranged so that the bead portion comes into contact with the one casing, and the outer peripheral portion comes into contact with the other casing. The bead portion elastically deforms so as to reduce its height and the outer peripheral portion elastically deforms on the basis of the elastic deformation of the bead portion, when the metal gasket is pinched by the pair of casings, and a leading end of the outer peripheral portion comes into contact with one casing at this time, whereby any gap in which salt water stays is not formed between one casing and the metal gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Aihara, Shinya Nakaoka, Masaru Ito, Isao Tanji, Takanori Anzai, Shota Toma
  • Patent number: D730948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumikazu Higuchi, Masaaki Murakami, Koji Fujikawa, Masaru Ito
  • Patent number: D817949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Jinno, Masaru Ito