Patents by Inventor Shuji Soga

Shuji Soga 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).

  • Publication number: 20230358277
    Abstract: A groove curvature radius ratio Ri of the inner ring raceway groove to a ball diameter is 54% to 58%, a groove curvature radius ratio Ro of an outer ring raceway groove of an outer ring to the ball diameter is 51% to 58%, and Ri?Ro?0 points. At least an inner ring raceway groove of an inner ring has a maximum surface pressure of 4.7 GPa to 6.0 GPa when a sum of permanent deformation amounts of the ball and the inner ring raceway groove at a center of a contact portion between a ball of an angular ball bearing and the inner ring raceway groove is 1/10,000 of the ball diameter. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the angular ball bearing that can reduce the heat generation amount, and that can reduce the damage caused by the external impact load in the stationary state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji SOGA, Yoshiaki KATSUNO
  • Patent number: 11443564
    Abstract: The vehicle management system is configured with a detection unit to detect work related to maintenance for a vehicle based on vehicle information related to the vehicle, a specifying unit to specify predetermined work out of the work detected by the detection unit, based on work information specifying the predetermined work that even a person who is not a mechanic of the vehicle can perform, and an output unit to output information indicative of the work specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Iwao Tanuma, Shuji Soga, Noriyuki Haga
  • Patent number: 11333524
    Abstract: An information management system collects and manages information on a charging stand that allows a user to effectively utilize the time during charging. The information management system acquires, from a probe information management device that stores location information of a vehicle and battery residual capacity information of a battery provided in the vehicle, the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity of the vehicle; and acquires, from a user operation terminal operated by a user who gets on the vehicle, destination information indicating a location of a destination of the vehicle input by the user and information on what the user wants to do during charging of the vehicle. A storage unit stores the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity information in association with the destination information of the vehicle and the information on what the user wants to do during the charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Zhong, Shuji Soga, Atsuko Bandou, Iwao Tanuma, Satoshi Murata, Shogo Takada, Michiki Nakano
  • Patent number: 10871769
    Abstract: A manufacturing system 10 is configured to include a driving device 4 configured to drive a manufacturing machine 5 in a step pertaining to product manufacture in a predetermined production management system, the driving device 4 driving the manufacturing machine 5 in the step in response to predetermined information obtained related to a state of the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Nagata, Akihiro Nakamura, Shuji Soga, Naohito Ikeda, Gen Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20200309562
    Abstract: An information management system collects and manages information on a charging stand that allows a user to effectively utilize the time during charging. The information management system acquires, from a probe information management device that stores location information of a vehicle and battery residual capacity information of a battery provided in the vehicle, the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity of the vehicle; and acquires, from a user operation terminal operated by a user who gets on the vehicle, destination information indicating a location of a destination of the vehicle input by the user and information on what the user wants to do during charging of the vehicle. A storage unit stores the location information of the vehicle and the battery residual capacity information in association with the destination information of the vehicle and the information on what the user wants to do during the charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ying ZHONG, Shuji SOGA, Atsuko BANDOU, Iwao TANUMA, Satoshi MURATA, Shogo TAKADA, Michiki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20200126320
    Abstract: The vehicle management system is configured with a detection unit to detect work related to maintenance for a vehicle based on vehicle information related to the vehicle, a specifying unit to specify predetermined work out of the work detected by the detection unit, based on work information specifying the predetermined work that even a person who is not a mechanic of the vehicle can perform, and an output unit to output information indicative of the work specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Iwao TANUMA, Shuji SOGA, Noriyuki HAGA
  • Patent number: 10605303
    Abstract: The column portions of the cage includes roller holding portions which restrain the cylindrical roller on an outer diameter side and an inner diameter side thereof. The roller holding portions are formed such that a radial movement amount of the cage with respect to the cylindrical roller from a state where a revolution center of the cylindrical roller coincides with an axial center of the cage is configured so that an outer diameter side movement amount<an inner diameter side movement amount, and an outer diameter side opening width of the pocket portion>an inner diameter side opening width of the pocket portion. The column portion includes an inner diameter side protrusion which protrudes to an inner diameter side than inner circumferential surfaces of the annular portions and which configures the roller holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji Soga
  • Patent number: 10570955
    Abstract: The column portions of the cage includes roller holding portions which restrain the cylindrical roller on an outer diameter side and an inner diameter side thereof. The roller holding portions are formed such that a radial movement amount of the cage with respect to the cylindrical roller from a state where a revolution center of the cylindrical roller coincides with an axial center of the cage is configured so that an outer diameter side movement amount<an inner diameter side movement amount, and an outer diameter side opening width of the pocket portion>an inner diameter side opening width of the pocket portion. The column portion includes an inner diameter side protrusion which protrudes to an inner diameter side than inner circumferential surfaces of the annular portions and which configures the roller holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji Soga
  • Publication number: 20200049199
    Abstract: Each of both circumferential side surfaces of both axial end portions of the column portion located axially outer than the roller holding portion includes a first flat surface which gradually shortens a circumferential length of the column portion from an outer circumferential surface toward an inner diameter side and a second flat surface which gradually lengthens the circumferential length of the column portion from a connecting portion with the first flat surface toward the inner diameter side. A pocket corner portion between the column portion and the annular portion includes a first curved surface which has a first curvature radius and which connects the first flat surface to the annular portion and a second curved surface which has a second curvature radius larger than the first curvature radius and which connects the second flat surface to the annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji SOGA
  • Publication number: 20190257354
    Abstract: The column portions of the cage includes roller holding portions which restrain the cylindrical roller on an outer diameter side and an inner diameter side thereof. The roller holding portions are formed such that a radial movement amount of the cage with respect to the cylindrical roller from a state where a revolution center of the cylindrical roller coincides with an axial center of the cage is configured so that an outer diameter side movement amount<an inner diameter side movement amount, and an outer diameter side opening width of the pocket portion>an inner diameter side opening width of the pocket portion. The column portion includes an inner diameter side protrusion which protrudes to an inner diameter side than inner circumferential surfaces of the annular portions and which configures the roller holding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Shuji SOGA
  • Publication number: 20180292813
    Abstract: A manufacturing system 10 is configured to include a driving device 4 configured to drive a manufacturing machine 5 in a step pertaining to product manufacture in a predetermined production management system, the driving device 4 driving the manufacturing machine 5 in the step in response to predetermined information obtained related to a state of the step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Koichiro NAGATA, Akihiro NAKAMURA, Shuji SOGA, Naohito IKEDA, Gen TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 7849442
    Abstract: A client receives an input of a new case, extracts a common framework corresponding to the new case from a common framework database, and extracts existing contents corresponding to the new case from an existing contents database. The client assigns the extracted existing contents to the extracted common framework to create an assignment by common framework table and then extracts application requirements regarding the new case according to the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiko Hashizume, Toyomitsu Yoneda, Shuji Soga
  • Patent number: 7516080
    Abstract: A collection request inputted at a consignor destination system is recorded on an electronic tag attached to freight and sent to a collection management system so as to be received. During collection of freight, information concerning collection is recorded on the electronic tag by means of a terminal unit and the collection information is sent to the collection management system. An in-base station freight information management system informs a freight information overall management system of the collection information and information concerning freight passing through the base station. The freight information overall management system acquires a transport history of the freight on the basis of the information sent from the in-base station freight information management system, calculates a delivery schedule of the freight and informs it to each in-base station freight information management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Soga, Kazuhiko Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Ono, Norihiro Kimijima, Izumi Ota, Isao Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20060058992
    Abstract: A client receives an input of a new case, extracts a common framework corresponding to the new case from a common framework database, and extracts existing contents corresponding to the new case from an existing contents database. The client assigns the extracted existing contents to the extracted common framework to create an assignment by common framework table and then extracts application requirements regarding the new case according to the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Fumiko Hashizume, Toyomitsu Yoneda, Shuji Soga
  • Patent number: 6941278
    Abstract: A collection request inputted at a consignor destination system is recorded on an electronic tag attached to freight and sent to a collection management system so as to be received. During collection of freight, information concerning collection is recorded on the electronic tag by means of a terminal unit and the collection information is sent to the collection management system. Anin-base station freight information management system informs a freight information overall management system of the collection information and information concerning freight passing through the base station. The freight information overall management system acquires a transport history of the freight on the basis of the information sent from the in-base station freight information management system, calculates a delivery schedule of the freight and informs it to each in-base station freight information management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Soga, Kazuhiko Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Ono, Norihiro Kimijima, Izumi Ota, Isao Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20050114188
    Abstract: A collection request inputted at a consignor destination system is recorded on an electronic tag attached to freight and sent to a collection management system so as to be received. During collection of freight, information concerning collection is recorded on the electronic tag by means of a terminal unit and the collection information is sent to the collection management system. An in-base station freight information management system informs a freight information overall management system of the collection information and information concerning freight passing through the base station. The freight information overall management system acquires a transport history of the freight on the basis of the information sent from the in-base station freight information management system, calculates a delivery schedule of the freight and informs it to each in-base station freight information management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Shuji Soga, Kazuhiko Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Ono, Norihiro Kimijima, Izumi Ota, Isao Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20050043963
    Abstract: A method of paying the fee of recycling a used product is disclosed, which includes the steps of managing ID information of a recycle certificate issued and sales information indicating the recycle certificate sold to a discharger in a corresponding relation with each other to form a recycle certificate information, calculating a recycle certificate sales price based on contents of the recycle certificate information and demanding and receiving the calculated recycle certificate sales price, and paying the demanded recycle certificate sales price. As a result, the account for the fees of the product recycle among plural entities involved in the product recycle can be settled both accurately and properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Shuji Soga, Akira Ishibashi, Katsuya Ishitomi, Yuzo Hiroshige, Akira Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20050015400
    Abstract: An existing content utilization support method including the steps of accepting information on a requirement in which contents scheduled to be designed have different design contents from those of existing contents from an input interface, checking the requirement information against a first database to retrieve the corresponding physical design purpose or the corresponding physical design target, checking the retrieved physical design purpose or the retrieved physical design target against a second database to extract the corresponding customization process, and outputting information on the extracted customization process to an output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyomitsu Yoneda, Shuji Soga, Nobuki Tsuchida, Masato Tamaki
  • Patent number: 6560579
    Abstract: A collection request inputted at a consignor destination system is recorded on an electronic tag attached to freight and sent to a collection management system so as to be received. During collection of freight, information concerning collection is recorded on the electronic tag by means of a terminal unit and the collection information is sent to the collection management system. An in-base station freight information management system informs a freight information overall management system of the collection information and information concerning freight passing through the base station. The freight information overall management system acquires a transport history of the freight on the basis of the information sent from the in-base station freight information management system, calculates a delivery schedule of the freight and informs it to each in-base station freight information management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Soga, Kazuhiko Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Ono, Norihiro Kimijima, Izumi Ota, Isao Tsushima
  • Publication number: 20030004769
    Abstract: A collection request inputted at a consignor destination system is recorded on an electronic tag attached to freight and sent to a collection management system so as to be received. During collection of freight, information concerning collection is recorded on the electronic tag by means of a terminal unit and the collection information is sent to the collection management system. An in-base station freight information management system informs a freight information overall management system of the collection information and information concerning freight passing through the base station. The freight information overall management system acquires a transport history of the freight on the basis of the information sent from the in-base station freight information management system, calculates a delivery schedule of the freight and informs it to each in-base station freight information management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Soga, Kazuhiko Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Ono, Norihiro Kimijima, Izumi Ota, Isao Tsushima