Patents by Inventor Shohei Shimizu

Shohei Shimizu 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: 11970838
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine in which travel operability is not impaired when a combined operation is performed in which a single-rod hydraulic cylinder is driven during a travel operation. A hydraulic excavator includes a controller that controls the delivery direction and delivery flow rate of a closed-circuit pump, opens and closes a travel switching valve and an assist switching valve, and controls the delivery flow rate of the open-circuit pump, according to a travel operation lever and a work operation lever. The controller holds the assist switching valve in a closed position irrespective of whether or not the work operation lever is operated in a case where the travel operation lever is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shohei Sugiki, Kenji Hiraku, Hiromasa Takahashi, Teppei Saitoh, Juri Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180347440
    Abstract: A support member is fixed to an outer circumferential surface of an exhaust pipe with a bracket. The bracket comprises a main body and a flange portion. The main body has a cylindrical shape, whose diameter increases gradually. The flange portion is arranged so as to extend outward from a large-diameter end, which is an end having a larger diameter in the main body. The flange portion is joined to the outer circumferential surface of the exhaust pipe. The support member comprises a rod-like end, which is an end in a rod-like shape. The support member is joined to a rim portion of an opening of a small-diameter end, which is one end having a smaller diameter in the main body, such that the rod-like end is inserted into the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shohei Shimizu, Tomohiro Yoshino