Patents by Inventor Sotaro Hayashi

Sotaro Hayashi 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: 20250115155
    Abstract: In a battery system including a battery, a storage unit, and a control unit, the storage unit stores a first battery identifier associated with personal information in another system and a second battery identifier not associated with personal information in the other system, and the control unit selectively transmits either the first battery identifier or the second battery identifier to a predetermined information processing device together with battery information related to a status of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Iwao NITTA, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Kenji ZAITSU, Sotaro HAYASHI, Ryota SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20250111412
    Abstract: An information processing device acquires first data relating to a status of a first vehicle having a driving battery, acquires second data relating to a status of the driving battery, and calculates an evaluation value relating to the first vehicle based on the first data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Iwao NITTA, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Kenji ZAITSU, Sotaro HAYASHI, Ryota SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 12083961
    Abstract: A harvester includes an image compositing unit and a display unit. The image compositing unit generates a composite image showing a vehicle body and the vicinity of the vehicle body based on shot images generated by a front camera 21, a rear camera 22, a first side camera 23, and a second side camera 24 and vehicle body data stored in a storage unit. The display unit displays the composite image generated by the image compositing unit. The front camera 21 is provided on a front part of a driving section 8, the rear camera 22 is provided on a rear cover part 14, the first side camera 23 is provided on an outer side part of the driving section 8 in a left-right direction of the vehicle body, and the second side camera 24 is provided on an outer side part of a threshing device 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Watanabe, Sotaro Hayashi, Takashi Nakabayashi, Kazushi Sako
  • Patent number: 11665999
    Abstract: A harvester capable of autonomous travel in a field includes: a harvesting unit that harvests a crop from the field; a conveyance device that conveys, toward the rear of a harvester body, a whole culm of the harvested crop harvested by the harvesting unit; a detection sensor that detects a drive speed of the conveyance device; and a clog determining unit that determines a clog of the harvested crop in the conveyance device on the basis of the drive speed. The clog determining unit outputs a vehicle stop command that stops the harvester body when the drive speed becomes lower than a pre-set first threshold during the autonomous travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nakabayashi, Sotaro Hayashi, Masayuki Horiuchi, Mitsuhiro Seki, Kyosuke Yamaoka, Toshiki Watanabe, Takanori Hori
  • Patent number: 11432464
    Abstract: A harvesting machine includes a harvesting part provided forward of a machine body, and harvests crops in a farm field; and a plurality of crop sensors provided in the harvesting part at intervals in a left-right direction, and detect the presence of crops upon coming into contact with the crops. The harvesting machine may also include a harvesting width detector that detects a harvesting width corresponding to crops harvested through harvesting work that has actually been performed, included in a workable width within which harvesting work can be performed by the harvesting part; and a travel transmission unit that changes the travel speed of the machine body. The harvesting machine may also include a speed controller that shifts the travel transmission unit to a lower speed as the harvesting width increases, and shifts the travel transmission unit to a higher speed as the harvesting width decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Sotaro Hayashi, Mao Kitahara, Takashi Nakabayashi, Kyosuke Yamaoka, Shoma Deguchi, Sadanori Hida, Kazuhiro Takahara, Naoki Saito, Masayuki Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20220217911
    Abstract: A threshing apparatus 1 includes a threshing unit 41 that has a receiving net 23 and threshes crops, and a sorting unit 42 that is provided below the threshing unit 41 and sorts grain from a threshed product that has leaked from the receiving net 23. The sorting unit 42 includes a sorter 24 that sorts grain as a sorted product from the threshed product, a first product collector 26 that collects the sorted product as a first product, a second product collector 27 that collects, as a second product, the threshed product that was not sorted as the sorted product, a second product returner 32 that returns the second product collected by the second product collector 27 to the sorter 24, and a return amount detector 71 that detects the return amount of the second product to be returned to the sorter 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Sotaro Hayashi, Toshiaki Fujita, Naoki Saito, Shun Matsunaga, Haruyuki Teranishi, Takanori Hori, Masayuki Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20220212602
    Abstract: A harvester includes an image compositing unit and a display unit. The image compositing unit generates a composite image showing a vehicle body and the vicinity of the vehicle body based on shot images generated by a front camera 21, a rear camera 22, a first side camera 23, and a second side camera 24 and vehicle body data stored in a storage unit. The display unit displays the composite image generated by the image compositing unit. The front camera 21 is provided on a front part of a driving section 8, the rear camera 22 is provided on a rear cover part 14, the first side camera 23 is provided on an outer side part of the driving section 8 in a left-right direction of the vehicle body, and the second side camera 24 is provided on an outer side part of a threshing device 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiki Watanabe, Sotaro Hayashi, Takashi Nakabayashi, Kazushi Sako
  • Patent number: 11197405
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a travel operation unit that is configured to be manually operated and includes a mode operation tool for switching between automatic driving and manual driving, a manual travel control unit that includes a manual travel mode in which manual driving is performed based an operation signal received from the travel operation unit, and an automatic travel control unit that includes an automatic travel mode in which automatic driving is performed, a temporary stop mode in which a vehicle body is temporarily stopped during automatic driving for transitioning from the automatic travel mode to the manual travel mode, and a check mode in which whether a state of the travel operation unit satisfies a manual driving transition condition required for starting manual driving is checked in transition from the temporary stop mode to the manual travel mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Sakaguchi, Tomohiko Sano, Osamu Yoshida, Takashi Nakabayashi, Sotaro Hayashi, Masayuki Horiuchi, Mitsuhiro Seki, Kyosuke Yamaoka, Satoshi Maruo
  • Publication number: 20200367434
    Abstract: A harvester capable of autonomous travel in a field includes: a harvesting unit that harvests a crop from the field; a conveyance device that conveys, toward the rear of a harvester body, a whole culm of the harvested crop harvested by the harvesting unit; a detection sensor that detects a drive speed of the conveyance device; and a clog determining unit that determines a clog of the harvested crop in the conveyance device on the basis of the drive speed. The clog determining unit outputs a vehicle stop command that stops the harvester body when the drive speed becomes lower than a pre-set first threshold during the autonomous travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi Nakabayashi, Sotaro Hayashi, Masayuki Horiuchi, Mitsuhiro Seki, Kyosuke Yamaoka, Toshiki Watanabe, Takanori Hori
  • Publication number: 20200359547
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a travel operation unit that is configured to be manually operated and includes a mode operation tool for switching between automatic driving and manual driving, a manual travel control unit that includes a manual travel mode in which manual driving is performed based an operation signal received from the travel operation unit, and an automatic travel control unit that includes an automatic travel mode in which automatic driving is performed, a temporary stop mode in which a vehicle body is temporarily stopped during automatic driving for transitioning from the automatic travel mode to the manual travel mode, and a check mode in which whether a state of the travel operation unit satisfies a manual driving transition condition required for starting manual driving is checked in transition from the temporary stop mode to the manual travel mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuo Sakaguchi, Tomohiko Sano, Osamu Yoshida, Takashi Nakabayashi, Sotaro Hayashi, Masayuki Horiuchi, Mitsuhiro Seki, Kyosuke Yamaoka, Satoshi Maruo
  • Publication number: 20200084969
    Abstract: A harvesting machine including: a harvesting part 4 that is provided forward of a machine body, and harvests crops in a farm field; and a plurality of crop sensors that are provided in the harvesting part at intervals in a left-right direction, and detect the presence of crops upon coming into contact with the crops. The harvesting machine may also include: a harvesting width detector that detects a harvesting width corresponding to crops harvested through harvesting work that has actually been performed, included in a workable width within which harvesting work can be performed by the harvesting part 4; and a travel transmission unit that changes the travel speed of the machine body. The harvesting machine may also include a speed controller that shifts the travel transmission unit to a lower speed as the harvesting width increases, and shifts the travel transmission unit to a higher speed as the harvesting width decreases, based on the result of detection performed by the harvesting width detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Sotaro Hayashi, Mao Kitahara, Takashi Nakabayashi, Kyosuke Yamaoka, Shoma Deguchi, Sadanori Hida, Kazuhiro Takahara, Naoki Saito, Masayuki Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 8254219
    Abstract: An objective lens actuator includes a plurality of objective lenses, a first lens holder on which the plurality of objective lenses are mounted, and a drive mechanism that drives the first lens holder. At least one of the plurality of objective lenses is mounted on the first lens holder while being held by the second lens holder. Formed on the second lens holder are a slide part which slides the second lens holder with respect to the first lens holder at a time of assembly, and a projection arranged outward of the slide part and protruding toward the first lens holder with the second lens holder being mounted on the first lens holder. The lens holder has a groove formed therein where the projection is securely adhered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sotaro Hayashi, Ryozo Hosoda
  • Patent number: 8111592
    Abstract: An optical pickup is provided with a protector which prevents collision between an objective lens and an optical recording medium. The protector includes: a first sheet material which is arranged on an uppermost layer, has durability for abrasion against the collision with the optical recording medium that rotates in high speed, and is softer than a protecting member that protects a recording surface of the optical recording medium; a second sheet material which is provided in lower side than the first sheet material and has elasticity; and a plurality of adhesive sheets to perform adhesion between the sheet materials that form the protector, or adhesion between the lowermost sheet material among the sheet materials and a lens holder which holds the objective lens, or the objective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sotaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8098563
    Abstract: An objective lens actuator includes a lens holder, a protector holder, and a protector. The lens holder in which the objective lens is provided has a face configured to oppose the disc. The protector holder is provided on the face of the lens holder. The protector is formed with an opening defined by a first inner face, a second inner face and a bottom face between the first inner face and the second inner face. The protector has a parallelepiped shape elongating in a first direction parallel to the disc. A part of the protector is inserted in the opening so as to contact the first inner face and the second inner face and to extend from the bottom face toward the disc. A first distance between an end of the protector in a second direction in which the protector extends toward the disc and the disc is shorter than a second distance between the objective lens and the disc. A gap is formed between an end of the opening and an end of the protector in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryozo Hosoda, Togo Kojima, Sotaro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100208570
    Abstract: An objective lens actuator includes a lens holder, a protector holder, and a protector. The lens holder in which the objective lens is provided has a face configured to oppose the disc. The protector holder is provided on the face of the lens holder. The protector is formed with an opening defined by a first inner face, a second inner face and a bottom face between the first inner face and the second inner face. The protector has a parallelepiped shape elongating in a first direction parallel to the disc. A part of the protector is inserted in the opening so as to contact the first inner face and the second inner face and to extend from the bottom face toward the disc. A first distance between an end of the protector in a second direction in which the protector extends toward the disc and the disc is shorter than a second distance between the objective lens and the disc. A gap is formed between an end of the opening and an end of the protector in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Ryozo Hosoda, Togo Kojima, Sotaro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090109829
    Abstract: An optical pickup is provided with a protector which prevents collision between an objective lens and an optical recording medium. The protector includes: a first sheet material which is arranged on an uppermost layer, has durability for abrasion against the collision with the optical recording medium that rotates in high speed, and is softer than a protecting member that protects a recording surface of the optical recording medium; a second sheet material which is provided in lower side than the first sheet material and has elasticity; and a plurality of adhesive sheets to perform adhesion between the sheet materials that form the protector, or adhesion between the lowermost sheet material among the sheet materials and a lens holder which holds the objective lens, or the objective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Sotaro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090034400
    Abstract: An objective lens actuator includes a lens holder which holds an objective lens. A collision preventing portion which prevents collision of the objective lens and an optical disc and a cleaning portion which performs cleaning of the optical disc when the objective lens and the optical disc collide with each other, are set up on the lens holder. It is preferable that the collision preventing portion and the cleaning portion are disposed such that the collision preventing portion is located in an up stream side of a rotating direction of the optical disc and the cleaning portion is located in a down stream side of the rotating direction of the optical disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kasahara, Sotaro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20090013341
    Abstract: A lens holder for an optical pickup comprising: a holding portion for holding an objective lens which concentrates a light beam on a recording surface of an optical recording medium; a protector for preventing the collision between the optical recording medium and the objective lens; a protector placing surface on which the protector is placed. The protector placing surface has on its partial region a protruding portion which protrudes outward, and a part of the protector which is placed on the protector placing surface and formed of a resin sheet protrudes along the protruding portion except the circumferential portion of the protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Sotaro Hayashi, Yuichi Kamioka
  • Publication number: 20080181087
    Abstract: An objective lens actuator includes a plurality of objective lenses, a first lens holder on which the plurality of objective lenses are mounted, and a drive mechanism that drives the first lens holder. At least one of the plurality of objective lenses is mounted on the first lens holder while being held by the second lens holder. Formed on the second lens holder are a slide part which slides the second lens holder with respect to the first lens holder at a time of assembly, and a projection arranged outward of the slide part and protruding toward the first lens holder with the second lens holder being mounted on the first lens holder. The lens holder has a groove formed therein where the projection is securely adhered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Sotaro Hayashi, Ryozo Hosoda