Patents by Inventor Setsuji Yamaguchi

Setsuji Yamaguchi 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).

  • Self-traveling vehicle
    Patent number: 6813548
    Abstract: A self-traveling vehicle without requiring guide wire for travel is provided which allows a change of a traveling course with little expense and labor for reconstruction. Such self-traveling vehicle comprises a storing means for storing a travel road to be traveled, a receiving means for receiving a signal from a satellite and a calculating means for calculating a current positional information based on the signals from the satellite. A controlling circuit for controlling the traveling drive and steering wheel drive provided in the vehicle controls the vehicle in such a manner as to travel on a predetermined set road by verifying the current positional information and the road to be traveled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Setsuji Yamaguchi, Yukifumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Mitsueda, Kouji Moriyama, Kazuhiro Matsuoka
  • Self-traveling vehicle
    Publication number: 20030163252
    Abstract: A self-traveling vehicle without requiring guide wire for travel is provided which allows a change of a traveling course with little expense and labor for reconstruction. Such self-traveling vehicle comprises a storing means for storing a travel road to be traveled, a receiving means for receiving a signal from a satellite and a calculating means for calculating a current positional information based on the signals from the satellite. A controlling circuit for controlling the traveling drive and steering wheel drive provided in the vehicle controls the vehicle in such a manner as to travel on a predetermined set road by verifying the current positional information and the road to be traveled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Setsuji Yamaguchi, Yukifumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Mitsueda, Kouji Moriyama, Kazuhiro Matsuoka