Patents by Inventor Shinji Ohara

Shinji Ohara 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: 11388853
    Abstract: A vehicle includes; a vehicle body on which the motor is mounted; an apparatus provided to the traveling vehicle body and also driven by drive power from the motor; an apparatus that performs work on a field; an apparatus that changes the speed of drive power input from the motor and transmits the drive power; a tool that includes speed change stages and is also capable of speed change operation of the speed change apparatus by human operation; a controller that, when the number of speed change stages is changed based on human operation of the speed change operation tool, outputs to the speed change apparatus a speed change command for each predefined number of stages and is also capable of outputting the speed change command for each defined speed change interval; and an operation mechanism that enables adjustment of the speed change interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Yoshihiko Kuroshita, Hitoshi Azuma, Michita Kono, Shinji Ohara
  • Patent number: 11268614
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling clutch to be switched between an engaging state and a disengaging state, a brake to brake the traveling device according to an operation of a brake operator, and a controller to perform a braking control to perform the braking, and an auto-switching controller to switch the traveling clutch from the engaging state to the disengaging state. The controller performs a first processing to switch the traveling clutch from the engaging state to the disengaging state when the brake operator is operated in a case where the auto-switching control is valid and a vehicle speed is less than a threshold, and a second processing to prevent the traveling clutch from being switched from the engaging state to the disengaging state even when the brake operator is operated in a case where the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kuroshita, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Michita Kono, Hitoshi Azuma, Shinji Ohara
  • Patent number: 11248668
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a first hydraulic clutch connected to the first traveling shaft, a second hydraulic clutch connected to the first traveling shaft separately from the first hydraulic clutch, a first gear mechanism to transmit, to a second traveling shaft, power from the first hydraulic clutch when the first hydraulic clutch is engaged and not to transmit, to the second traveling shaft, power from the first hydraulic clutch when the first hydraulic clutch is disengaged, and a second gear mechanism to transmit, to the second traveling shaft, power from the second hydraulic clutch when the second hydraulic clutch is engaged and not to transmit, to the second traveling shaft, power from the second hydraulic clutch when the second hydraulic clutch is disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Azuma, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Shinji Ohara
  • Patent number: 11247557
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a PTO shaft to transmit power of a propulsion shaft, a PTO clutch including a first rotor to be rotated by the power of the propulsion shaft, a second rotor to transmit the power to the PTO shaft, a press to be moved by a pressure of operation fluid between an engaging side on which the first rotor is engaged with the second rotor and a disengaging side, and a PTO brake to brake the PTO shaft when the press is positioned on the disengaging side, a control valve to control the pressure of the operation fluid to be applied to the PTO clutch, a rate setter to set a reducing rate at which the pressure of the operation fluid is reduced, and a controller to control the control valve based on the reducing rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Azuma, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Shinji Ohara, Yoshihiko Kuroshita, Michita Kono
  • Publication number: 20210164561
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a first hydraulic clutch connected to the first traveling shaft, a second hydraulic clutch connected to the first traveling shaft separately from the first hydraulic clutch, a first gear mechanism to transmit, to a second traveling shaft, power from the first hydraulic clutch when the first hydraulic clutch is engaged and not to transmit, to the second traveling shaft, power from the first hydraulic clutch when the first hydraulic clutch is disengaged, and a second gear mechanism to transmit, to the second traveling shaft, power from the second hydraulic clutch when the second hydraulic clutch is engaged and not to transmit, to the second traveling shaft, power from the second hydraulic clutch when the second hydraulic clutch is disengaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi AZUMA, Tetsuo YAMAGUCHI, Shinji OHARA
  • Publication number: 20200391589
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a PTO shaft to transmit power of a propulsion shaft, a PTO clutch including a first rotor to be rotated by the power of the propulsion shaft, a second rotor to transmit the power to the PTO shaft, a press to be moved by a pressure of operation fluid between an engaging side on which the first rotor is engaged with the second rotor and a disengaging side, and a PTO brake to brake the PTO shaft when the press is positioned on the disengaging side, a control valve to control the pressure of the operation fluid to be applied to the PTO clutch, a rate setter to set a reducing rate at which the pressure of the operation fluid is reduced, and a controller to control the control valve based on the reducing rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi AZUMA, Tetsuo YAMAGUCHI, Shinji OHARA, Yoshihiko KUROSHITA, Michita KONO
  • Publication number: 20200393041
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling clutch to be switched between an engaging state and a disengaging state, a brake to brake the traveling device according to an operation of a brake operator, and a controller to perform a braking control to perform the braking, and an auto-switching controller to switch the traveling clutch from the engaging state to the disengaging state. The controller performs a first processing to switch the traveling clutch from the engaging state to the disengaging state when the brake operator is operated in a case where the auto-switching control is valid and a vehicle speed is less than a threshold, and a second processing to prevent the traveling clutch from being switched from the engaging state to the disengaging state even when the brake operator is operated in a case where the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KUROSHITA, Tetsuo YAMAGUCHI, Michita KONO, Hitoshi AZUMA, Shinji OHARA
  • Publication number: 20190350121
    Abstract: A vehicle includes; a vehicle body on which the motor is mounted; an apparatus provided to the traveling vehicle body and also driven by drive power from the motor; an apparatus that performs work on a field; an apparatus that changes the speed of drive power input from the motor and transmits the drive power; a tool that includes speed change stages and is also capable of speed change operation of the speed change apparatus by human operation; a controller that, when the number of speed change stages is changed based on human operation of the speed change operation tool, outputs to the speed change apparatus a speed change command for each predefined number of stages and is also capable of outputting the speed change command for each defined speed change interval; and an operation mechanism that enables adjustment of the speed change interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihiko KUROSHITA, Hitoshi AZUMA, Michita KONO, Shinji OHARA
  • Patent number: 9666011
    Abstract: Provided is a money processing device whereby it is possible to alleviate a deterioration in security when a storage unit is extracted. A money processing device comprises: a deposit/withdrawal part which is disposed upon one end side of a device main body in the longitudinal direction which faces a customer, and whereby money is either deposited or withdrawn; and storage units which are disposed to be removable with respect to the device main body and which store money. The storage units are extracted from the device main body at a location which is removed from the customer. The storage units are disposed to be removable with respect to the device main body from the other end side in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tosaka, Shinji Ohara, Masashi Kashiwabuchi
  • Publication number: 20160240031
    Abstract: Provided is a money processing device whereby it is possible to alleviate a deterioration in security when a storage unit is extracted. A money processing device comprises: a deposit/withdrawal part which is disposed upon one end side of a device main body in the longitudinal direction which faces a customer, and whereby money is either deposited or withdrawn; and storage units which are disposed to be removable with respect to the device main body and which store money. The storage units are extracted from the device main body at a location which is removed from the customer. The storage units are disposed to be removable with respect to the device main body from the other end side in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TOSAKA, Shinji OHARA, Masashi KASHIWABUCHI
  • Patent number: 9067745
    Abstract: A medium processor is provided with a medium storage which can house two small storing boxes next to each other and has plural slots into which the two small storing boxes can be detachably loaded. Thus, the two small storing boxes can be loaded in a space equivalent to one conventional bill storing box, and the small storing boxes can be detached for servicing even when there are two small storing boxes loaded in one slot. Thus, various kinds of media can be handled without impairing maintainability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Oki Electric industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Komatsu, Ryousuke Kojima, Shinji Ohara
  • Patent number: 9027918
    Abstract: A medium processor is provided with a medium storage which can house two small storing boxes next to each other and has plural slots into which the two small storing boxes can be detachably loaded. Thus, the two small storing boxes can be loaded in a space equivalent to one conventional bill storing box, and the small storing boxes can be detached for servicing even when there are two small storing boxes loaded in one slot. Thus, various kinds of media can be handled without impairing maintainability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Komatsu, Ryousuke Kojima, Shinji Ohara
  • Patent number: 9004256
    Abstract: A temporary storage in a medium storing device carries out ON/OFF monitoring of a jam sensor between a winding start position of a drum and a clamp point of a delivering roller. Accordingly, when bills are rewound in the reset operation, even when a relationship between a pulse count and a bill position becomes different from actual one, it is possible to detect, without using a pulse count, a jam between the winding start position and the clamp point. It is possible to more securely detect the abnormality in bill storing in comparison with the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Ohara, Kei Iwatsuki
  • Publication number: 20140262678
    Abstract: A temporary storage in a medium storing device carries out ON/OFF monitoring of a jam sensor between a winding start position of a drum and a clamp point of a delivering roller. Accordingly, when bills are rewound in the reset operation, even when a relationship between a pulse count and a bill position becomes different from actual one, it is possible to detect, without using a pulse count, a jam between the winding start position and the clamp point. It is possible to more securely detect the abnormality in bill storing in comparison with the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Ohara, Kei Iwatsuki
  • Publication number: 20140054848
    Abstract: A medium processor is provided with a medium storage which can house two small storing boxes next to each other and has plural slots into which the two small storing boxes can be detachably loaded. Thus, the two small storing boxes can be loaded in a space equivalent to one conventional bill storing box, and the small storing boxes can be detached for servicing even when there are two small storing boxes loaded in one slot. Thus, various kinds of media can be handled without impairing maintainability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu KOMATSU, Ryousuke KOJIMA, Shinji OHARA
  • Publication number: 20130313773
    Abstract: A medium processor is provided with a medium storage which can house two small storing boxes next to each other and has plural slots into which the two small storing boxes can be detachably loaded. Thus, the two small storing boxes can be loaded in a space equivalent to one conventional bill storing box, and the small storing boxes can be detached for servicing even when there are two small storing boxes loaded in one slot. Thus, various kinds of media can be handled without impairing maintainability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu KOMATSU, Ryousuke KOJIMA, Shinji OHARA
  • Patent number: 7910423
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an SOI substrate, a first STI-type isolation region, a second STI-type isolation region, and an alignment mark region. The SOI substrate includes a support substrate, an insulating layer deposited on the support substrate, and a semiconductor layer which includes a thin film region and a thick film region. The thin film region includes a first semiconductor layer deposited on the support substrate, and the thick film region includes the first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer deposited on a part of the first semiconductor layer. The first STI-type isolation region is disposed at the thin film region. The second STI-type isolation region is disposed at the thick film region. The alignment mark region is disposed at the thick film region. An alignment mark to be used for alignment of the second STI-type isolation region is disposed at the alignment mark region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji Ohara
  • Patent number: 7755093
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device is provided in which memory cells comprising PN junction diodes having satisfactory rectifying characteristics are arranged in three dimensions. The semiconductor storage device includes: a first wire which extends in one direction; a second wire which extends in a direction intersecting the first wire; and a memory cell which is positioned at a portion of intersection of the first wire with the second wire between the first wire and the second wire, the memory cell comprising a storage element and a PN junction diode connected thereto, positioned on a side of the second wire used in selecting the memory cell, and a P-type semiconductor forming the PN junction diode forms a portion of the second wire, wherein a plurality of structures, each structure comprising the first wire, the second wire, and the memory cell is provided three-dimensionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji Ohara
  • Publication number: 20090194842
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an SOI substrate, a first STI-type isolation region, a second STI-type isolation region, and an alignment mark region. The SOI substrate includes a support substrate, an insulating layer deposited on the support substrate, and a semiconductor layer which includes a thin film region and a thick film region. The thin film region includes a first semiconductor layer deposited on the support substrate, and the thick film region includes the first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer deposited on a part of the first semiconductor layer. The first STI-type isolation region is disposed at the thin film region. The second STI-type isolation region is disposed at the thick film region. The alignment mark region is disposed at the thick film region. An alignment mark to be used for alignment of the second STI-type isolation region is disposed at the alignment mark region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji OHARA
  • Publication number: 20080268381
    Abstract: A pattern forming method includes forming a resist film on a target film to be processed, which is formed on a substrate; and forming a basic pattern part in the resist film by multiple exposure using photomasks, wherein each exposure process is performed at an amount of exposure smaller than a threshold assigned to the resist film; and the resist film is developed after the total sum of the amounts of exposure through a plurality of exposure processes exceeds the threshold, so that the basic pattern part including a hole shape, which corresponds to each area where the total amount of exposure through the exposure processes via the photomasks exceeds the threshold, is formed in the resist film. The method also includes performing etching via the basic pattern part so as to form a desired pattern in the target film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Saito, Shinji Ohara