Patents by Inventor Shozo Kikuchi

Shozo Kikuchi 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).

  • CONTROL SYSTEM OF LOADING MACHINE, LOADING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF LOADING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20230304255
    Abstract: A control system of a loading machine, having working equipment including a bucket, includes a control device. The control device detects a first surface of an excavated object excavated by the bucket during excavation work, calculates an under-excavation load angle indicating an angle of the first surface with respect to the horizontal plane on the basis of detection data of the first surface, and estimates the weight of the excavated object on the basis of the under-excavation load angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Oasa, Koji Aoshima, Yasuhiro Igarashi, Yoshitaka Onodera, Takehiro Komatsu, Shozo Kikuchi