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).
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Publication number: 20250052033Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Masaru ITO, Yoichiro YAMAZAKI, Seiji SAIKI, Yusuke KAMIMURA, Tomotaka MITANI
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Publication number: 20240392537Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Ryota SEKIZUKA, Masaru ITO, Yuichi KURITA
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Patent number: 12084835Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignees: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Hiroshima UniversityInventors: Masaru Ito, Yuichi Kurita
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Patent number: 12077946Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Ito, Hitoshi Sasaki, Seiji Saiki
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Publication number: 20230228064Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Masaru ITO, Yuichi KURITA
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Publication number: 20230003002Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Masaru ITO, Yuichi KURITA
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Patent number: 11421404Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Ito, Seiji Saiki, Yoichiro Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11371656Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: IWATANI CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Ito, Goichi Inoue, Koichi Tsuda
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Publication number: 20210010244Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru ITO, Seiji SAIKI, Yoichiro YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20200399861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru ITO, Hitoshi SASAKI, Seiji SAIKI
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Publication number: 20200386369Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicants: Iwatani Corporation, Iwatani CorporationInventors: Masaru Ito, Goichi Inoue, Koichi Tsuda
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Patent number: 10094473Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Katsuma Imai, Nobutake Matsuki, Masaru Ito
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Patent number: 9726290Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Kazuya Aihara, Shinya Nakaoka, Masaru Ito, Isao Tanji, Takanori Anzai, Shota Toma
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Patent number: 9581244Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Takanori Anzai, Masaru Ito, Shinya Nakaoka, Isao Tanji
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Patent number: 9347561Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Takanori Anzai, Isao Tanji, Shinya Nakaoka, Shota Toma, Masaru Ito
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Patent number: 9315915Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Reiko Fujita, Koji Mizuguchi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Kouki Fuse, Mitsuru Kawamoto, Masaru Ito
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Publication number: 20160025224Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Katsuma IMAI, Nobutake MATSUKI, Masaru ITO
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Publication number: 20150211637Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: NOK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Aihara, Shinya Nakaoka, Masaru Ito, Isao Tanji, Takanori Anzai, Shota Toma
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Patent number: D730948Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumikazu Higuchi, Masaaki Murakami, Koji Fujikawa, Masaru Ito
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Patent number: D817949Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Jinno, Masaru Ito