Patents by Inventor Minoru Toida

Minoru Toida 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).

  • Display device and route display program
    Patent number: 12174630
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, and a control unit that displays a flight route of a flying object flying while photographing surroundings of a crane on the display unit. The control unit is configured to display the crane and the flight route on the display unit, and to display the flight route in a display mode viewed from at least two different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Hironori Matsuura, Katsuaki Kamashima, Yu Ikeda, Hiroyuki Tomioka
  • Crane system having mobile unit with obstacle light
    Patent number: 12145824
    Abstract: A crane system, a crane, and a mobile unit capable of easily coping with a case where electrical equipment such as an obstacle light fails are to be provided. A crane system includes a crane body and a mobile unit movable around the crane body. The mobile unit includes an obstacle light and functions as an obstacle light for the crane body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CONSTRUCTION CRANES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Kohei Honjo
  • Crane inspection system and crane
    Patent number: 12134545
    Abstract: There is provided a crane inspection system including a mobile unit including an imaging unit and moving around a crane, and a processing unit that performs predetermined processing on captured image data captured by the imaging unit. The mobile unit images a plurality of locations including an inspection location of the crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Kohei Honjo, Katuaki Kamashima
  • CRANE INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING ROUTE SETTING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20240012417
    Abstract: A crane inspection system includes a moving body including an imaging unit and moving around a crane, a processing unit configured to perform an inspecting process, based on imaging data captured by the imaging unit, and a route setting unit configured to set a movement route of the moving body during an inspection, based on a disposition state relating to at least one of a structure, a posture, a position, and a direction of the crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, HIronori Matsuura, Katsuaki Kamashima, Yu Ikeda
  • CRANE, CRANE BODY, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20230019162
    Abstract: A crane includes a crane body, a flying body, a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information in transporting a suspended load of the crane body via the flying body, and a support unit that performs steering support for performing a transport operation of the crane body along a movement route indicated by the route information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Kohei Honjo
  • CRANE SYSTEM, CRANE, AND MOBILE UNIT
    Publication number: 20230018361
    Abstract: A crane system, a crane, and a mobile unit capable of easily coping with a case where electrical equipment such as an obstacle light fails are to be provided. A crane system includes a crane body and a mobile unit movable around the crane body. The mobile unit includes an obstacle light and functions as an obstacle light for the crane body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Minoru TOIDA, Kohei HONJO
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND ROUTE DISPLAY PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20220317684
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, and a control unit that displays a flight route of a flying object flying while photographing surroundings of a crane on the display unit. The control unit is configured to display the crane and the flight route on the display unit, and to display the flight route in a display mode viewed from at least two different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Hironori Matsuura, Katsuaki Kamashima, Yu Ikeda, Hiroyuki Tomioka
  • CRANE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND CRANE
    Publication number: 20220041411
    Abstract: There is provided a crane inspection system including a mobile unit including an imaging unit and moving around a crane, and a processing unit that performs predetermined processing on captured image data captured by the imaging unit. The mobile unit images a plurality of locations including an inspection location of the crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Kohei Honjo, Katuaki Kamashima
  • CRANE, CRANE BODY, AND MOBILE UNIT
    Publication number: 20220041410
    Abstract: There is provided a crane including a crane body, and a mobile unit moving around the crane body. The crane body includes a power supply unit, and includes a power supply path member connected to the mobile unit and supplying power to the mobile unit from the power supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Minoru Toida, Kohei Honjo, Katuaki Kamashima