Patents by Inventor Masato Kuroda

Masato Kuroda 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: 12223102
    Abstract: A remote work support system includes a wearable device worn by a site worker, a mobile terminal carried by the site worker separately from the wearable device, and a support operator terminal used by a support operator who remotely supports the site worker. The wearable device includes an image capturing unit, a voice input unit, and a voice output unit. The wearable device transmits an image. The wearable device transmits and receives voice. The mobile terminal includes a display unit to display a received image. The support operator terminal includes a voice input unit, a voice output unit, and a display unit. The support operator terminal transmits and receive voice to and from the wearable device. The support operator terminal receives an image from the wearable device. The support operator terminal transmits an image to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., FAIRY DEVICES INC.
    Inventors: Yuuko Kuroda, Ashish Busi, Yoshinao Inaba, Taro Kataoka, Masato Fujino, Yuichiro Takezaki
  • Patent number: 10464448
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force between components in a walk-in mechanism is provided. The conveyance seat comprises a plate-like tilting member that transmits a pivoting force to a back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame; a plate-like engagement member displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position with the tilting member; and a plate-like locking member displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises projections including a slanted-projection having a first side wall in a frontward pivoting direction of the back frame. The tilting member comprises depressions engageable with the projections including a slanted-depression having a second side wall facing the first side wall. The first and second side walls are separated and each slant such that a lower end is situated more frontward in the pivoting direction than an upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Takiya, Masato Kuroda
  • Patent number: 10449875
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force in a walk-in mechanism is provided. One mode of the present disclosure is a conveyance seat comprising a back frame; a tilting member; an engagement member; and a locking member. The tilting member transmits a pivoting force to the back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame. The engagement member is displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position relative to the tilting member. The locking member is displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion that are offset from each other along the pivot axis of the back frame. The tilting member comprises a first receiving member engageable with the first engagement portion, and a second receiving member engageable with the second engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Takiya, Masato Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20180257517
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force in a walk-in mechanism is provided. One mode of the present disclosure is a conveyance seat comprising a back frame; a tilting member; an engagement member; and a locking member. The tilting member transmits a pivoting force to the back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame. The engagement member is displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position relative to the tilting member. The locking member is displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion that are offset from each other along the pivot axis of the back frame. The tilting member comprises a first receiving member engageable with the first engagement portion, and a second receiving member engageable with the second engagement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TAKIYA, Masato KURODA
  • Publication number: 20180257518
    Abstract: A conveyance seat that can increase an engagement force between components in a walk-in mechanism is provided. The conveyance seat -comprises a plate-like tilting member that transmits a pivoting force to a back frame and is pivotable relative to the back frame; a plate-like engagement member displaceable between an engaged position and a non-engaged position with the tilting member; and a plate-like locking member displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position relative to the engagement member. The engagement member comprises projections including a slanted-projection having a first side wall in a frontward pivoting direction of the back frame. The tilting member comprises depressions engageable with the projections including a slanted-depression having a second side wall facing the first side wall. The first and second side walls are separated and each slant such that a lower end is situated more frontward in the pivoting direction than an upper end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TAKIYA, Masato KURODA
  • Patent number: 8167284
    Abstract: A second spiral spring is smaller than a first spiral spring and is housed in an open space in the center of the first spiral spring. A folded portion that is formed in an inner end of the first spiral spring and a folded portion that is formed in an outer end of the second spiral spring are hooked in a latch plate, under tension, that is cut and raised from a side. A receiving space is formed between the latch plate and an initial winding portion that starts winding in a curved shape from the inner end of the first spiral spring so as to house a tip of the folded portion of the outer end of the second spiral spring that is hooked in the latch plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masato Kuroda
  • Patent number: 7766429
    Abstract: A reclining device of a vehicle seat including a ratchet, a guide, three pawls and a rotating cam. Three spacing distances are defined due to such positioning of the three pawls, and one of the spacing distances is determined so as to be greater than the remaining two spacing distances. A non-toothed raised flat portion is formed in a portion of an inner circumferential surface of an inner toothed portion of the ratchet at a single site in a circumferential direction thereof. The raised flat portion is protruded radially inwardly beyond tips of inner teeth. The smaller remaining two spacing distances are determined so as to be smaller than a circumferential length of the raised flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Kuroda, Takayuki Endou, Hideki Uramichi
  • Publication number: 20100127443
    Abstract: A second spiral spring is smaller than a first spiral spring and is housed in an open space in the center of the first spiral spring. A folded portion that is formed in an inner end of the first spiral spring and a folded portion that is formed in an outer end of the second spiral spring are hooked in a latch plate, under tension, that is cut and raised from a side. A receiving space is formed between the latch plate and an initial winding portion that starts winding in a curved shape from the inner end of the first spiral spring so as to house a tip of the folded portion of the outer end of the second spiral spring that is hooked in the latch plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masato KURODA
  • Publication number: 20090256409
    Abstract: A reclining device of a vehicle seat including a ratchet, a guide, three pawls and a rotating cam. Three spacing distances are defined due to such positioning of the three pawls, and one of the spacing distances is determined so as to be greater than the remaining two spacing distances. A non-toothed raised flat portion is formed in a portion of an inner circumferential surface of an inner toothed portion of the ratchet at a single site in a circumferential direction thereof. The raised flat portion is protruded radially inwardly beyond tips of inner teeth. The smaller remaining two spacing distances are determined so as to be smaller than a circumferential length of the raised flat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 1-1
    Inventors: Masato Kuroda, Takayuki Endou, Hideki Uramichi
  • Patent number: 7245976
    Abstract: A field apparatus for controlling a controlled element includes a diagnosis unit for diagnosing abnormality of the field apparatus and/or the controlled element and a bidirectional digital communication device to send a digital signal which shows a diagnosis result to outside and to receive a digital signal from outside in order to execute a control of the controlled element. Other predetermined functions are effected based on a command signal in the form of an analog signal received from outside by a analog communications device of the apparatus. Electric power for operation is supplied through a switching means that can switch either a electric power that is supplied by the analog communications device or a electric power that is supplied by the bidirectional digital communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Yamatake Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Kuroda, Yasuo Kumeda, Shinichi Akano, Fumio Nagasaka
  • Publication number: 20050013254
    Abstract: A field apparatus (1a) comprises a diagnosis unit (11) diagnosing abnormality of oneself or a controlled element and a bidirectional digital communication means (22) to send a digital signal which shows a diagnosis result to outside and to receive the digital signal from outside in order to execute a control of controlled element and other predetermined functions based on a command signal received by a analog communications means (17) that can receive a analog signal from outside. A electric power for operation is supplied through a switching means (18, 53) that can switch either a electric power that is supplied by the analog communications means (17) or a electric power that is supplied by the bidirectional digital communication mean (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Masato Kuroda, Yasuo Kumeda, Shinichi Akano, Fumio Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 5590677
    Abstract: An electropneumatic positioner includes an electropneumatic converter, an pilot relay, an operating unit, and a sensor. The electropneumatic converter includes a yoke having central and side leg portions, a permanent magnet arranged on the central leg portion, a pair of coils for exciting the side leg portions to have opposite polarities, a nozzle embedded in one side leg portion to spray air having predetermined pressure, a stopper arranged on the other side leg portion, and a flapper arranged to be swingable on a fulcrum near the central leg portion and serving to change a nozzle back pressure by controlling the amount of air sprayed from the nozzle in accordance with a swing. The electropneumatic converter receives a duty signal, as a driving signal for the coils, which signal is obtained by converting a deviation between an input signal and a feedback signal into a duty. The flapper is set to be parallel to the yoke when the deviation between the input signal and the feedback signal is zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Yamatake-Honeywell Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kuroda
  • Patent number: 4712173
    Abstract: The present invention uses an input multiplexer for selecting a plurality of input signals, a fluid multiplexer for selectively delivering a control output to a plurality of devices to be controlled, a detecting multiplexer for selecting detected signals indicative of the condition in which the devices respond, a controller for controlling the multiplexers for successive and repeated selective operations, for effecting a controlling arithmetic operation on an input signal fed through the input multiplexer and a detected signal fed through the detecting multiplexer, and for delivering a control signal resulting from the controlling arithmetic operation, and an electropneumatic transducer for converting the control signal to a pneumatic pressure and issuing the pneumatic pressure as an input to the fluid multiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Assignee: Yamatake Honeywell
    Inventors: Masatoshi Fujiwara, Masato Kuroda, Tatsuhide Shiga
  • Patent number: 4675567
    Abstract: An electro-pneumatic pressure converter including a switching valve having at least one plate-like piezoelectric element, which is supported at one end in a cantilever manner inside a sealed chamber and a distal end portion of which moves upon application of a voltage, at least two pressure nozzles which are opened and closed upon displacement of the piezoelectric element, and an output channel extending from the sealed chamber to an external portion; a pilot relay for converting a pneumatic pressure signal from the output channel into a pneumatic pressure signal; a pressure sensor for converting the output pressure signal of the pilot relay into an electrical signal; pulse width modulating means for supplying a pulse-width modulation signal corresponding to a difference between the electrical signal from the pressure sensor and an external input signal to the plate-like piezoelectric element of the switching valve; a power supplycircuit for obtaining a predetermined voltage from the external input voltage to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Yamatake-Honeywell Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Fujiwara, Masato Kuroda
  • Patent number: 4617952
    Abstract: A switching valve has at least one plate-shaped piezo-electric element having a free end which is supported in a sealed chamber, at least two fluid directing nozzles arranged to be opened or closed due to the position of the free end of the piezo-electric element and a fluid output passage communicating outwardly from said sealed chamber. An electric-pressure converter uses the switching valve, a pilot relay for converting a fluid pressure signal delivered from the output passage into a standard air pressure signal, a pressure sensor for converting the pressure signal from said pilot relay into an electrical signal, pulse-width modulating means for providing a pulse-width modulated signal, which corresponds to the deviation between the electrical signal from the pressure sensor and an external reference electric signal, for energizing the plate-shaped piezo-electric element in the switching valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: Yamatake-Honeywell Co. Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Fujiwara, Masato Kuroda
  • Patent number: 4607533
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flowmeter uses a cylindrical inner tube including an electrode, an excitation coil and an inner portion of an electrical connector with the inner portion being located on an outer circumferential surface of the tube and electrically connected to the electrode and the coil, an outer tube housing the inner tube along its axis and having an access opening extending transversely through the outer tube housing and an electrical connector support externally inserted through the access opening for supporting an outer portion of the electrical connector to selectively mate with the first portion of the connector to provide separate electrically conductive paths through the connector for connections to the electrode and the excitation coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: Yamatake-Honeywell
    Inventors: Masato Kuroda, Yoshiro Tanaka, Norikazu Wada
  • Patent number: 4499754
    Abstract: An electromagnetic flowmeter for electrically measuring a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a measuring pipe has an insulating lining which lines the measuring pipe. A conductive powder is mixed in parts of the insulating lining. The measuring pipe is short-circuited with the fluid through the conductive powder, thereby providing a reference potential of detected current corresponding to the flow rate of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Yamatake-Honeywell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Akano, Tsutomu Goto, Hiroshi Watanabe, Masato Kuroda, Sakae Ishikawa, Ryoichiro Matsumoto