Patents by Inventor Mitsunori Watanabe

Mitsunori Watanabe 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: 20240120510
    Abstract: There is provided a fuel cell gas supply diffusion layer that includes: a sheet-shaped porous body layer having conductivity, the porous body layer allowing permeation and diffusion of a gas therethrough; and a plurality of gas flow path grooves formed on one surface of the porous body layer in a direction respectively directed from a gas inflow side to a gas outflow side. In the fuel cell gas supply diffusion layer, the plurality of gas flow path grooves include: a plurality of gas inflow side grooves formed on the gas inflow side; and a plurality of gas outflow side grooves formed on the gas outflow side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi YANAI, Mitsunori NASU, Masahiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20230418274
    Abstract: This data collection plan generating device generates a data collection plan including a combination of operating conditions for use when data are being acquired from an industrial machine that is operating. The data collection plan generating device: sets the specification of the industrial machine; extracts a constraining condition relating to an operation of the industrial machine; on the basis of the specification and the constraining condition, generates a plurality of operating conditions including a set of parameter values relating to the set specification; and generates and outputs a data collection plan from the generated operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsunori WATANABE, Keita HADA
  • Patent number: 11650565
    Abstract: A machine learning device includes: a measured data acquisition unit that acquires a measured data group; a thermal displacement acquisition unit that acquires a thermal displacement actual measured value about a machine element; a storage unit that uses the measured data group acquired by the measured data acquisition unit as input data, uses the thermal displacement actual measured value about the machine element acquired by the thermal displacement acquisition unit as a label, and stores the input data and the label in association with each other as teaching data; and a calculation formula learning unit that performs machine learning based on the measured data group and the thermal displacement actual measured value about the machine element, thereby setting a thermal displacement estimation calculation formula used for calculating the thermal displacement of the machine element based on the measured data group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11568290
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a group data creation unit configured to create group data obtained by dividing a plurality of samples into a plurality of groups, a statistical state calculation unit configured to perform a statistical process for the samples divided into each of the groups to calculate data indicating a statistical state of a predetermined data item between the groups, and a user interface unit configured to display the statistical state in a display format enabling recognition of the statistical state between the groups on the basis of the data indicating the statistical state of the predetermined data item between the groups calculated by the statistical state calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Watanabe, Keisuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11460827
    Abstract: In a controller and a machine learning device capable of suppressing an influence of an abnormal value based on noise, etc., the machine learning device included in the controller includes a state observation unit for acquiring input data including at least one of internal data and external data of the manufacturing machine controlled by the controller, an input safety circuit for detecting an abnormality in the input data and outputting safe input data, a machine learning unit for executing learning of a learning model and inference using the learning model based on the safe input data and outputting inference data as an inference result, an output safety circuit for detecting an abnormality in the inference data and outputting safe inference data, and an output unit for outputting output data based on the safe inference data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Watanabe, Takayuki Tamai, Kazuomi Maeda
  • Patent number: 11112759
    Abstract: A thermal displacement correction system performs thermal displacement correction in cooperation with a thermal displacement correction device and a computer connected via a network. The thermal displacement correction system that corrects thermal displacement caused by processing performed by a machine comprises: the thermal displacement correction device connected to the machine; and the computer connected to the thermal displacement correction device via the network. The computer comprises: a data acquisition unit that acquires environmental data on an external environment of the machine via the network; a correction value inference unit that calculates a correction value using the environmental data; and a correction value output unit that outputs the correction value to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200311588
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a group data creation unit configured to create group data obtained by dividing a plurality of samples into a plurality of groups, a statistical state calculation unit configured to perform a statistical process for the samples divided into each of the groups to calculate data indicating a statistical state of a predetermined data item between the groups, and a user interface unit configured to display the statistical state in a display format enabling recognition of the statistical state between the groups on the basis of the data indicating the statistical state of the predetermined data item between the groups calculated by the statistical state calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Mitsunori WATANABE, Keisuke WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10592824
    Abstract: A calculation formula learning unit sets a coefficient relating to a time lag element in a thermal displacement estimation calculation formula by machine learning while fixing a coefficient relating to measured data except the coefficient relating to the time lag element at a predetermined value based on a difference between a thermal displacement estimated value about a machine element calculated by substituting a measured data group into the thermal displacement estimation calculation formula and a thermal displacement actual measured value about the machine element; sets the coefficient relating to the measured data except the coefficient relating to the time lag element in the thermal displacement estimation calculation formula by machine learning based on the difference while fixing the coefficient relating to the time lag element at a predetermined value; and repeats the machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190294126
    Abstract: A thermal displacement correction system performs thermal displacement correction in cooperation with a thermal displacement correction device and a computer connected via a network. The thermal displacement correction system that corrects thermal displacement caused by processing performed by a machine comprises: the thermal displacement correction device connected to the machine; and the computer connected to the thermal displacement correction device via the network. The computer comprises: a data acquisition unit that acquires environmental data on an external environment of the machine via the network; a correction value inference unit that calculates a correction value using the environmental data; and a correction value output unit that outputs the correction value to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Mitsunori WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190137969
    Abstract: In a controller and a machine learning device capable of suppressing an influence of an abnormal value based on noise, etc., the machine learning device included in the controller includes a state observation unit for acquiring input data including at least one of internal data and external data of the manufacturing machine controlled by the controller, an input safety circuit for detecting an abnormality in the input data and outputting safe input data, a machine learning unit for executing learning of a learning model and inference using the learning model based on the safe input data and outputting inference data as an inference result, an output safety circuit for detecting an abnormality in the inference data and outputting safe inference data, and an output unit for outputting output data based on the safe inference data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Watanabe, Takayuki Tamai, Kazuomi Maeda
  • Patent number: 10248103
    Abstract: A numerical controller looks ahead and analyzes commands indicated by a block contained in a program, and identifies a travel direction of a control target for each of the commands to calculate a time constant based on the identified travel direction. The numerical controller then sets a time constant for filter processing based on the time constant for each of the commands, and performs filter processing on command data subjected to a linear acceleration and deceleration process, based on the set time constant. The numerical controller then calculates movement of each axis for each interpolation period, based on the command data subjected to the filter processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180276570
    Abstract: A calculation formula learning unit sets a coefficient relating to a time lag element in a thermal displacement estimation calculation formula by machine learning while fixing a coefficient relating to measured data except the coefficient relating to the time lag element at a predetermined value based on a difference between a thermal displacement estimated value about a machine element calculated by substituting a measured data group into the thermal displacement estimation calculation formula and a thermal displacement actual measured value about the machine element; sets the coefficient relating to the measured data except the coefficient relating to the time lag element in the thermal displacement estimation calculation formula by machine learning based on the difference while fixing the coefficient relating to the time lag element at a predetermined value; and repeats the machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Mitsunori WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20180275629
    Abstract: A machine learning device includes: a measured data acquisition unit that acquires a measured data group; a thermal displacement acquisition unit that acquires a thermal displacement actual measured value about a machine element; a storage unit that uses the measured data group acquired by the measured data acquisition unit as input data, uses the thermal displacement actual measured value about the machine element acquired by the thermal displacement acquisition unit as a label, and stores the input data and the label in association with each other as teaching data; and a calculation formula learning unit that performs machine learning based on the measured data group and the thermal displacement actual measured value about the machine element, thereby setting a thermal displacement estimation calculation formula used for calculating the thermal displacement of the machine element based on the measured data group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Mitsunori WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170371315
    Abstract: A numerical controller looks ahead and analyzes commands indicated by a block contained in a program, and identifies a travel direction of a control target for each of the commands to calculate a time constant based on the identified travel direction. The numerical controller then sets a time constant for filter processing based on the time constant for each of the commands, and performs filter processing on command data subjected to a linear acceleration and deceleration process, based on the set time constant. The numerical controller then calculates movement of each axis for each interpolation period, based on the command data subjected to the filter processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9804583
    Abstract: A numerical control device includes a command analysis unit, an acceleration calculation unit in reversing operation, a velocity control unit, and an interpolation unit. The acceleration calculation unit in reversing operation is configured to calculate the acceleration of the drive shaft before and after the reversing operation when reversal of the commanded path of the drive shaft based on the commanded data is detected by the velocity control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Watanabe, Takenori Ono
  • Publication number: 20160062338
    Abstract: A numerical control device includes a command analysis unit, an acceleration calculation unit in reversing operation, a velocity control unit, and an interpolation unit. The acceleration calculation unit in reversing operation is configured to calculate the acceleration of the drive shaft before and after the reversing operation when reversal of the commanded path of the drive shaft based on the commanded data is detected by the velocity control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsunori WATANABE, Takenori ONO
  • Patent number: 8991514
    Abstract: A cultivator may include at least one rechargeable battery for an electrical power tool as a power source. The at least one rechargeable battery may include a plurality of rechargeable batteries. Further, the plurality of rechargeable batteries may be switched in sequence, so as to be used as the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Tozawa, Shigeru Takeda, Kouji Haneda, Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8853905
    Abstract: Provided is a radial direction controller capable of handling changes in negative bearing stiffness according to the mounting orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Osaka Vacuum, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Ohbayashi, Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140159526
    Abstract: Provided is a radial direction controller capable of handling changes in negative bearing stiffness according to the mounting orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Osaka Vacuum Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Ohbayashi, Mitsunori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130049477
    Abstract: A cultivator configured such that at least one rechargeable specified battery for an electrical power tool can be attached thereto as a power source may include at least one battery converter that is capable of being coupled to at least one battery coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi TOZAWA, Shigeru TAKEDA, Kouji HANEDA, Mitsunori WATANABE