Patents by Inventor Shingo Kimura

Shingo Kimura 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: 12220810
    Abstract: A robot arm includes a robot hand including a hand base to which first and second finger connection portions are connected, and a finger moving portion to move the first and second finger connection portions with respect to the hand base such that a distance between a first finger and a third finger increases or decreases. A rotation axis rotating the hand base passes through a midpoint between fingertips of the first finger and the third finger while the first finger and the third finger are perpendicular to the hand base. the robot arm includes a forearm and a wrist joint to connect the robot hand to the forearm rotatably with two rotational degrees of freedom or one rotational degree of freedom. The forearm is rotatable around a forearm rotation axis that passes through the forearm and is the rotation axis that allows the hand base to be rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Shota Narasaki, Hayato Hoshino, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: 12208512
    Abstract: A robot hand operation device through which an operator inputs an operation instruction to move a robot hand including at least three fingers includes: a main body portion held by the operator; and joysticks each being corresponded with each of the fingers of the robot hand to be operated and provided in the main body portion in a number that is the same as that of the fingers. When the operator operates each of the joysticks, the operation instruction to move the finger corresponded with the each of the joysticks is inputted, and when the operator does not operate each of the joysticks, the operation instruction to move the finger corresponded with the each of the joysticks is not inputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Shota Narasaki, Hayato Hoshino, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: 12179342
    Abstract: A robot arm operation device is mounted on an upper arm, a forearm, and a hand of an operator and through which the operator inputs, by moving the robot arm operation device, an operation instruction to operate a robot arm to a control calculation device that controls the robot arm. The robot arm operation device includes: a shoulder joint angle measurement part to measure a shoulder joint measurement angle being an angle at which an upper arm structure is connected to an arm connection structure at a shoulder measurement joint; an elbow joint angle measurement part to measure an elbow joint measurement angle being an angle at which a forearm structure is connected to the upper arm structure; and a wrist joint angle measurement part to measure a wrist joint measurement angle being an angle at which a hand structure is connected to the forearm structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Shota Narasaki, Hayato Hoshino, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: 12103160
    Abstract: A rotation connecting mechanism includes: a joint that connects a second member rotatably to a first member with three rotational degrees of freedom; a first link and a third link in each of which one end is attached rotatably to second member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom while the other end is attached rotatably to first member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom, each of first link and third link having a variable length and five rotational degrees of freedom; a second link in which one end is attached rotatably to first link with at least two rotational degrees of freedom while the other end is attached rotatably to first member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom, second link having a variable length and five rotational degrees of freedom; and motors that generate force changing lengths of the three links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Tomoya Hattori, Masaki Haruna, Koji Hirose, Ken Ueda, Shingo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240316794
    Abstract: A robot arm operation device is mounted on an upper arm, a forearm, and a hand of an operator and through which the operator inputs, by moving the robot arm operation device, an operation instruction to operate a robot arm to a control calculation device that controls the robot arm. The robot arm operation device includes: a shoulder joint angle measurement part to measure a shoulder joint measurement angle being an angle at which an upper arm structure is connected to an arm connection structure at a shoulder measurement joint; an elbow joint angle measurement part to measure an elbow joint measurement angle being an angle at which a forearm structure is connected to the upper arm structure; and a wrist joint angle measurement part to measure a wrist joint measurement angle being an angle at which a hand structure is connected to the forearm structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru KAWAGUCHI, Masaki HIRANO, Shota NARASAKI, Hayato HOSHINO, Shingo KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240300119
    Abstract: A robot arm includes a robot hand including a hand base to which first and second finger connection portions are connected, and a finger moving portion to move the first and second finger connection portions with respect to the hand base such that a distance between a first finger and a third finger increases or decreases. A rotation axis rotating the hand base passes through a midpoint between fingertips of the first finger and the third finger while the first finger and the third finger are perpendicular to the hand base. the robot arm includes a forearm and a wrist joint to connect the robot hand to the forearm rotatably with two rotational degrees of freedom or one rotational degree of freedom. The forearm is rotatable around a forearm rotation axis that passes through the forearm and is the rotation axis that allows the hand base to be rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru KAWAGUCHI, Masaki HIRANO, Shota NARASAKI, Hayato HOSHINO, Shingo KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240300118
    Abstract: A robot hand operation device through which an operator inputs an operation instruction to move a robot hand including at least three fingers includes: a main body portion held by the operator; and joysticks each being corresponded with each of the fingers of the robot hand to be operated and provided in the main body portion in a number that is the same as that of the fingers. When the operator operates each of the joysticks, the operation instruction to move the finger corresponded with the each of the joysticks is inputted, and when the operator does not operate each of the joysticks, the operation instruction to move the finger corresponded with the each of the joysticks is not inputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru KAWAGUCHI, Masaki HIRANO, Shota NARASAKI, Hayato HOSHINO, Shingo KIMURA
  • Patent number: 12023800
    Abstract: A robot hand includes a first finger, a third finger disposed to face the first finger, a second finger disposed side by side with the third finger, a first finger connection portion to which the first finger is connected rotatably, a second finger connection portion to which the second finger is connected rotatably and to which the third finger is connected rotatably, a hand base to which the first finger connection portion and the second finger connection portion are connected, and a finger moving portion that moves at least one of the first finger connection portion and the second finger connection portion with respect to the hand base such that a distance between the first finger and the third finger increases or decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Shota Narasaki, Hayato Hoshino, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: 11900891
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Publication number: 20240042626
    Abstract: A robot hand includes a first finger, a third finger disposed to face the first finger, a second finger disposed side by side with the third finger, a first finger connection portion to which the first finger is connected rotatably, a second finger connection portion to which the second finger is connected rotatably and to which the third finger is connected rotatably, a hand base to which the first finger connection portion and the second finger connection portion are connected, and a finger moving portion that moves at least one of the first finger connection portion and the second finger connection portion with respect to the hand base such that a distance between the first finger and the third finger increases or decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru KAWAGUCHI, Masaki HIRANO, Shota NARASAKI, Hayato HOSHINO, Shingo KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11548142
    Abstract: A parallel link device whose height can be reduced particularly when a movable-side member is brought closer to a fixed-side member, and in which an amount of stroke of the movable-side member can be increased. Specifically, the parallel link device includes a fixed-side member, a movable-side member, six links, and slide mechanisms. Each of the six links has one end connected to the movable-side member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom, and the other end connected to the fixed-side member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom. A connection point of the other end and the fixed-side member is movable with respect to the fixed-side member. Each of the six links has five rotational degrees of freedom and a predetermined length. Each of the slide mechanisms is provided on the fixed-side member and holds the other end of the link movable within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Nose, Satoru Sofuku, Noboru Kawaguchi, Katsumi Yamazaki, Shingo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220148529
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Patent number: 11276356
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Patent number: 11162443
    Abstract: An evaporated fuel processing device for a forced induction internal combustion engine according to the present invention includes: a first purge path extending from the downstream of a purge control valve to an intake pipe at the downstream of a throttle valve; and a second purge path extending from the downstream of the purge control valve to an ejector provided in a reflux pipe providing communication between the intake pipe at the downstream of a compressor and the intake pipe at the upstream of the compressor. The evaporated fuel processing device switches first control characteristic data for the first purge path and second control characteristic data for the second purge path, when the first purge path and the second purge path are switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Mizushima, Shinsaku Tsukada, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Shingo Kimura, Ho Tei
  • Publication number: 20210162602
    Abstract: A rotation connecting mechanism includes: a joint that connects a second member rotatably to a first member with three rotational degrees of freedom; a first link and a third link in each of which one end is attached rotatably to second member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom while the other end is attached rotatably to first member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom, each of first link and third link having a variable length and five rotational degrees of freedom; a second link in which one end is attached rotatably to first link with at least two rotational degrees of freedom while the other end is attached rotatably to first member with at least two rotational degrees of freedom, second link having a variable length and five rotational degrees of freedom; and motors that generate force changing lengths of the three links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru KAWAGUCHI, Tomoya HATTORI, Masaki HARUNA, Koji HIROSE, Ken UEDA, Shingo KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10634083
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to correct deviation in the injection amount and changes in the injection timing when the voltage of a high-voltage source for a drive device decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kusakabe, Tomoaki Horii, Shingo Kimura, Takaki Itaya, Mitsuru Nagase, Shirou Yamaoka
  • Patent number: D882656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Tomoya Hattori, Masaki Haruna, Koji Hirose, Ken Ueda, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: D882657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Tomoya Hattori, Masaki Haruna, Koji Hirose, Ken Ueda, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: D882658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Tomoya Hattori, Masaki Haruna, Koji Hirose, Ken Ueda, Shingo Kimura
  • Patent number: D882659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Kawaguchi, Tomoya Hattori, Masaki Haruna, Koji Hirose, Ken Ueda, Shingo Kimura