Patents by Inventor Riichi NISHIKAWARA

Riichi NISHIKAWARA 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: 11781288
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure mounted on the lower traveling structure, an engine mounted on the upper swing structure, a hydraulic pump configured to be driven by the engine, a hydraulic actuator, an operating device configured to operate the hydraulic actuator, and a hardware processor configured to control the discharge quantity of the hydraulic pump through negative control and change a control characteristic of the negative control according to the details of an operation on the operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Riichi Nishikawara
  • Publication number: 20220154429
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure mounted on the lower traveling structure, an engine mounted on the upper swing structure, a hydraulic pump configured to be driven by the engine, a hydraulic actuator, an operating device configured to operate the hydraulic actuator, and a hardware processor configured to control the discharge quantity of the hydraulic pump through negative control and change a control characteristic of the negative control according to the details of an operation on the operating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Riichi NISHIKAWARA