Patents by Inventor Nobuyoshi Hirowatari

Nobuyoshi Hirowatari 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: 10235658
    Abstract: The maintenance management device 3 includes an error status diagnosis unit 11, a grace period estimation unit 14, a maintenance cost estimation unit 15, and a screen display unit 17. When the error status diagnosis unit 11 has diagnosed the occurrence of an anomaly, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a first grace period leading up to the occurrence of a failure. The maintenance cost estimation unit 15 estimates the cost of corrective maintenance incurred when the failure occurs after the elapse of the first grace period. The screen display unit 17 displays a combination of the first grace period and the cost of corrective maintenance. Alternatively, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a second grace period over which preventive maintenance may be postponed without a failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Kozo Nakamura, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Junsuke Fujiwara, Takayuki Uchida, Katsuaki Tanaka, Mitsuo Aihara, Teruo Nakamura, Nobuyoshi Hirowatari, Hiroshi Ogura
  • Patent number: 9704302
    Abstract: Operation of self-propelled mining equipment in the field can be accurately recognized at a remote position of the equipment. A management center for controlling a dump truck receives signal from sensors in order to show detection data for the working status of the operation instruments and warning indication data based upon the detection data. The warning indication data and the detection data for the working status of the operation instruments are displayed on the same display. Alternatively, in place of the detection data for working status of the operation instruments, related information from a data base concerning the record of maintenance previously conducted may be displayed, or a graph of the detection data for the working status of an operation instrument of another dump truck which is operating in the same working field may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Yamagata, Rikiya Tajiri, Yuki Hara, Yoshimi Kasai, Tsugumichi Owaki, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Takayuki Uchida, Akira Ueno, Nobuyoshi Hirowatari
  • Publication number: 20150269789
    Abstract: Operation of self-propelled mining equipment in the field can be accurately recognized at a remote position of the equipment. A management center for controlling a dump truck receives signal from sensors in order to show detection data for the working status of the operation instruments and warning indication data based upon the detection data. The warning indication data and the detection data for the working status of the operation instruments are displayed on the same display. Alternatively, in place of the detection data for working status of the operation instruments, related information from a data base concerning the record of maintenance previously conducted may be displayed, or a graph of the detection data for the working status of an operation instrument of another dump truck which is operating in the same working field may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Shohei Yamagata, Rikiya Tajiri, Yuki Hara, Yoshimi Kasai, Tsugumichi Owaki, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Takayuki Uchida, Akira Ueno, Nobuyoshi Hirowatari
  • Publication number: 20150262091
    Abstract: Travel management is adapted to perform of transport vehicle at working areas which are widely different in geographical conditions to ensure operation in a facilitated manner with high efficiency of exhaust gas and at high running efficiency. A signal processor (32) of a management center (30) is processed signals transmitted from sensors provided in a dump truck (2) to create, then on the basis thereof a display (33) is shown graphs respectively expressed in a form of temporal transition on chronological pattern for load of the dump truck (2), inclination on travelling rout of the dump truck 2 and step-in quantity of an accelerator pedal by the operator, thereby ensuring high efficiency of exhaust gas and at high running efficiency by properly operating the acceleration pedal on the basis of comprehensive judgment taking in consideration of the load weight of the dump truck (2) and travelling rout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Shohei Yamagata, Rikiya Tajiri, Yuki Hara, Yoshimi Kasai, Tsugumichi Owaki, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Takayuki Uchida, Akira Ueno, Nobuyoshi Hirowatari
  • Publication number: 20150206104
    Abstract: The maintenance management device 3 includes an error status diagnosis unit 11, a grace period estimation unit 14, a maintenance cost estimation unit 15, and a screen display unit 17. When the error status diagnosis unit 11 has diagnosed the occurrence of an anomaly, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a first grace period leading up to the occurrence of a failure. The maintenance cost estimation unit 15 estimates the cost of corrective maintenance incurred when the failure occurs after the elapse of the first grace period. The screen display unit 17 displays a combination of the first grace period and the cost of corrective maintenance. Alternatively, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a second grace period over which preventive maintenance may be postponed without a failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Kozo Nakamura, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Junsuke Fujiwara, Takayuki Uchida, Katsuaki Tanaka, Mitsuo Aihara, Teruo Nakamura, Nobuyoshi Hirowatari, Hiroshi Ogura