Patents by Inventor Rui Fukui
Rui Fukui 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).
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Publication number: 20220220849Abstract: A tunnel boring machine includes: a disc cutter including a cutter ring; and a member for use in measurement of a wear amount of the cutter ring with a three-dimensional shape measurement device, in which the member is provided at a part constant in relative position to the cutter ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Eiichi Morioka, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui, Yudai Yamada
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Patent number: 10538897Abstract: An excavation machine includes a detector detecting a state of an object to be excavated, a storage storing a plurality of pieces of excavation information in which a state of a first portion before excavated by a learning excavation device, and a first operation of when the learning excavation device excavates the first portion are associated with each other, and a processor including an estimation unit obtaining a state of a second portion intended to be excavated, the state having been detected by the detector, an operation determining unit selecting the state of the first portion corresponding to the state of the obtained second portion, from among the states of the first portions of the excavation information, and determining the first operation corresponding to the selected state, as a second operation of when excavating the second portion, and an excavation controller operating an excavation device with the second operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Masaaki Uetake, Nobuki Hasegawa, Kazunari Kawai, Taito Fujita, Yuichi Kodama, Rui Fukui, Takayoshi Niho
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Patent number: 10360646Abstract: A mine management system to mine ore in a mine including a mining area, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and a first mine shaft, the mine management system includes: a transporting machine loading the ore mined in the mining area and transporting the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; a loading machine staying in the second mine shaft while a space for the transporting machine to travel therein is left inside the first mine shaft, excavating the ore in the mining area, conveying the mined ore from the mining area in an opposite direction, and loading the ore on the transporting machine; and a management device determining the mining area toward which the transporting machine is directed so that an operability of the loading machine becomes maximal or an operability of the transporting machine becomes maximal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Patent number: 10352165Abstract: A mine mining system mining ore from a vein in a mine including a mining area provided inside an ore body, a first mine shaft provided inside the ore body, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and the first mine shaft to each other, the mine mining system includes: a transporting machine which loads the ore mined in the mining area and transports the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; and a loading machine which stays in the second mine shaft, excavates the ore in the mining area, conveys the excavated ore in a direction moving away from the mining area, and loads the ore on the transporting machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Patent number: 10354341Abstract: A mine management system to mine ore in a mine including a mining area, a first mine shaft, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and the first mine shaft, the mine management system includes: a transporting machine loading the ore mined in the mining area and transporting the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; a loading machine staying in the second mine shaft while a space for the transporting machine to travel therein is left inside the first mine shaft, excavating the ore in the mining area, conveying the mined ore from the mining area in an opposite direction, and loading the mined ore on the transporting machine; and a management device determining a mining area in which the loading machine is disposed based on a difference between a production plan and an actual production amount of the mine.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Publication number: 20180258608Abstract: An excavation machine includes a detector detecting a state of an object to be excavated a storage storing a plurality of pieces of excavation information in which a state of a first portion before excavated by a learning excavation device, and a first operation of when the learning excavation device excavates the first portion are associated with each other, and a processor including an estimation unit obtaining a state of a second portion intended to be excavated the state having been detected by the detector, an operation determining unit selecting the state of the first portion corresponding to the state of the obtained second portion, from among the states of the first portions of the excavation information, and determining the first operation corresponding to the selected state, as a second operation of when excavating the second portion, and an excavation controller operating an excavation device with the second operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Masaaki Uetake, Nobuki Hasegawa, Kazunari Kawai, Taito Fujita, Yuichi Kodama, Rui Fukui, Takayoshi Niho
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Publication number: 20180228383Abstract: Provided are a blood pressure measuring device, a blood pressure measurement method and a blood pressure measurement program that allow calculating blood pressure properly even for ambulatory users.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Shinichi WARISAWA, Rui FUKUI, Haruyuki SANUKI
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Patent number: 9828856Abstract: A conveyance machine that conveys a load, the conveyance machine includes: a traveling unit; a vehicle body arranged above the traveling unit; a vessel provided on the vehicle body; a first detecting unit that detects a loading machine that loads a load on the vessel; and a processing unit that adjusts a position of the vessel according to a detected result of the first detecting unit so as the vessel to be positioned at a loading point where the loading machine performs loading.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Publication number: 20160237820Abstract: A conveyance machine that conveys a load, the conveyance machine includes: a traveling unit; a vehicle body arranged above the traveling unit; a vessel provided on the vehicle body; a first detecting unit that detects a loading machine that loads a load on the vessel; and a processing unit that adjusts a position of the vessel according to a detected result of the first detecting unit so as the vessel to be positioned at a loading point where the loading machine performs loading.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Publication number: 20160232622Abstract: A mine management system (1) is used to mine ore from a vein in a mine including mining areas provided at the downside of the vein, a first mine shaft provided at the downside of the vein, and second mine shafts connecting the mining areas to the first mine shaft and includes: a transporting machine which loads the ore mined in the mining area and transports the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; a loading machine which stays in the second mine shaft while a space used for the transporting machine to travel therein is left inside the first mine shaft, excavates the ore in the mining area, conveys the mined ore from the mining area in the opposite direction, and loads the ore on the transporting machine; and a management device which determines the mining area toward which the transporting machine is directed so that the operability of the loading machine becomes maximal or the operability of the transporting machine becomes maximal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Publication number: 20160217535Abstract: A mine management system to mine ore in a mine including a mining area, a first mine shaft, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and the first mine shaft, the mine management system includes: a transporting machine loading the ore mined in the mining area and transporting the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; a loading machine staying in the second mine shaft while a space for the transporting machine to travel therein is left inside the first mine shaft, excavating the ore in the mining area, conveying the mined ore from the mining area in an opposite direction, and loading the mined ore on the transporting machine; and a management device determining a mining area in which the loading machine is disposed based on a difference between a production plan and an actual production amount of the mine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicants: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Publication number: 20160215621Abstract: A mine mining system mining ore from a vein in a mine including a mining area provided inside an ore body, a first mine shaft provided inside the ore body, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and the first mine shaft to each other, the mine mining system includes: a transporting machine which loads the ore mined in the mining area and transports the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; and a loading machine which stays in the second mine shaft, excavates the ore in the mining area, conveys the excavated ore in a direction moving away from the mining area, and loads the ore on the transporting machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui