Patents by Inventor Susumu Umemoto
Susumu Umemoto 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).
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Patent number: 11898323Abstract: A control system to control a work machine and a traveling vehicle traveling with the work machine, includes a first communication device and a second communication device each of which controls operation of the traveling vehicle and at least one of which includes an authenticator to authenticate the work machine by communicating with a third communication device to control operation of the work machine, and a notifier to notify the other one of the first communication device and the second communication device that the authenticator succeeded in authentication, the first communication device and the second communication device each being prohibited, unless the authenticator succeeds in authentication, from at least controlling operation of the traveling vehicle in accordance with information sent from the third communication device.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Susumu Umemoto, Ryo Kurata
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Publication number: 20230341861Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a swath information acquiring module, a first determining module to determine a traveling path of an automatic operation based on a position of a swath, a setting module to set a work continuation width based on the traveling path, a second determining module to determine, when there is a manual operation by a worker during the automatic operation, whether the agricultural machine during the manual operation is within the work continuation width, and an executing module to execute the automatic operation. The executing module restores the agricultural machine to the traveling path after a termination of the manual operation and continues the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is within the work continuation width, and cancels the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is determined to be not within the work continuation width.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Shogo HAYASHIDA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Junichi YUASA
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Publication number: 20230322423Abstract: An agricultural support system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle including a sensor, and an agricultural machine to travel in an agricultural field. When an abnormality occurs in the unmanned aerial vehicle while the agricultural machine performs work in the agricultural field in cooperation with the unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle or the agricultural machine performs an operation different from an operation during the work.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Tomohiro KINOSHITA, Takanori MORIMOTO, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230312146Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a traveling vehicle body, a coupler to couple a working implement with the traveling vehicle body, and a takeoff/landing station to restrict a skid of an unmanned aerial vehicle when the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off or lands. The agricultural machine includes a protector to protect an operator's seat. The takeoff/landing station is provided on the protector. The takeoff/landing station is attached to the protector and includes an arm extending in a horizontal direction when the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off or lands.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Tomohiro KINOSHITA, Takanori MORIMOTO, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11726486Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a swath information acquiring module, a first determining module to determine a traveling path of an automatic operation based on a position of a swath, a setting module to set a work continuation width based on the traveling path, a second determining module to determine, when there is a manual operation by a worker during the automatic operation, whether the agricultural machine during the manual operation is within the work continuation width, and an executing module to execute the automatic operation. The executing module restores the agricultural machine to the traveling path after a termination of the manual operation and continues the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is within the work continuation width, and cancels the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is determined to be not within the work continuation width.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Shogo Hayashida, Susumu Umemoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Junichi Yuasa
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Publication number: 20230104274Abstract: A working machine includes a vehicle body to which a working device is connectable, a driving estimator to estimate whether the vehicle body is drivable along a road based on a road condition and a device condition, a controller to control a driving operation of the vehicle body based on an estimation result obtained by the driving estimator, and a communicator to transmit to an external device driving information regarding driving the vehicle body under control of the controller. The controller is configured or programmed to drive the vehicle body based on a command received from the external device after transmission of the driving information from the communicator to the external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Susumu UMEMOTO, Yushi MATSUZAKI, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Takanori MORIMOTO
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Patent number: 11565589Abstract: A tractor includes a controller configured to make a determination as to whether stopping control is necessary and to start the stopping control, based on a relation between a target bale size and a current bale size and a stopping distance corresponding to a vehicle speed and a surrounding environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Susumu Umemoto, Ryo Kurata
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Patent number: 11510371Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a baler controller configured or programmed to obtain an ejector inclination value from a positional relation between a tractor inclination sensor and a bale ejector of a baler, the ejector inclination value being a sensor value of the inclination sensor corresponding to the bale ejector, and to allow ejection of the bale when a size of the bale in the baler is larger than a first threshold value and the ejector inclination value is less than a second threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kurata, Susumu Umemoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Zerbino Fulvio
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Publication number: 20210191408Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a swath information acquiring module, a first determining module to determine a traveling path of an automatic operation based on a position of a swath, a setting module to set a work continuation width based on the traveling path, a second determining module to determine, when there is a manual operation by a worker during the automatic operation, whether the agricultural machine during the manual operation is within the work continuation width, and an executing module to execute the automatic operation. The executing module restores the agricultural machine to the traveling path after a termination of the manual operation and continues the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is within the work continuation width, and cancels the automatic operation when the agricultural machine is determined to be not within the work continuation width.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Shogo HAYASHIDA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Junichi YUASA
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Publication number: 20210084825Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a baler controller configured or programmed to obtain an ejector inclination value from a positional relation between a tractor inclination sensor and a bale ejector of a baler, the ejector inclination value being a sensor value of the inclination sensor corresponding to the bale ejector, and to allow ejection of the bale when a size of the bale in the baler is larger than a first threshold value and the ejector inclination value is less than a second threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Ryo KURATA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Zerbino FULVIO
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Publication number: 20210079622Abstract: A control system to control a work machine and a traveling vehicle traveling with the work machine, includes a first communication device and a second communication device each of which controls operation of the traveling vehicle and at least one of which includes an authenticator to authenticate the work machine by communicating with a third communication device to control operation of the work machine, and a notifier to notify the other one of the first communication device and the second communication device that the authenticator succeeded in authentication, the first communication device and the second communication device each being prohibited, unless the authenticator succeeds in authentication, from at least controlling operation of the traveling vehicle in accordance with information sent from the third communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Ryo KURATA
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Publication number: 20210031624Abstract: A tractor includes a controller configured to make a determination as to whether stopping control is necessary and to start the stopping control, based on a relation between a target bale size and a current bale size and a stopping distance corresponding to a vehicle speed and a surrounding environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Ryo KURATA
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Patent number: 10687473Abstract: A grass management system includes a prohibition determination circuit and a baler. The prohibition determination circuit is configured to determine a prohibition position. The baler is configured to acquire the prohibition position from the prohibition determination circuit, and eject a bale of grass at a position except for the prohibition position.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kurata, Susumu Umemoto, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10687471Abstract: A controller for a baler, includes an ejecting position acquisition circuit, a prohibited position acquisition circuit, and a control circuit. The ejecting position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire an ejecting position at which an ejecting unit of the baler is configured to eject a bale of grass. The prohibited position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire a prohibited position. The control circuit is configured to control the ejecting unit to eject the bale at the ejecting position if the ejecting position is different from the prohibited position.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kurata, Susumu Umemoto, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10569783Abstract: Work vehicle having a coupling member which is switchable between a coupled state where left/right brake operation tools are integrally coupled and a released state releasing the coupling. A coupled state detector is utilized. A controller controls a traveling state and is switchable between a first or normal mode and a second or vehicle speed suppression mode. The second or vehicle speed suppression mode can be switched back to the first or normal mode when the coupled state is detected and a predetermined releasing operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Kuroshita, Susumu Umemoto, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Takashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10536851Abstract: In addition to improving security of data communication between a control device and a mobile terminal, to make it possible to easily make the data communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Miura, Susumu Umemoto, Hiroyuki Araki, Yasuhisa Uoya
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Patent number: 10363890Abstract: To easily perform setting (connection and non-connection) of a termination resistor. An electronic device configured to be connected to an in-vehicle network of a working machine and to work for the working machine, includes: a termination resistor configured to be connected to the in-vehicle network; a switch part configured to be switched between a connection state where the termination resistor is connected to the in-vehicle network and a non-connection state where the termination resistor is not connected to the in-vehicle network; and a control part configured to control an switching operation of the switch part.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Nakagawa, Susumu Umemoto, Keisuke Miura, Yushi Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20180368331Abstract: A grass management system includes a prohibition determination circuit and a baler. The prohibition determination circuit is configured to determine a prohibition position. The baler is configured to acquire the prohibition position from the prohibition determination circuit, and eject a bale of grass at a position except for the prohibition position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Ryo KURATA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180368330Abstract: A controller for a baler, includes an ejecting position acquisition circuit, a prohibited position acquisition circuit, and a control circuit. The ejecting position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire an ejecting position at which an ejecting unit of the baler is configured to eject a bale of grass. The prohibited position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire a prohibited position. The control circuit is configured to control the ejecting unit to eject the bale at the ejecting position if the ejecting position is different from the prohibited position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Ryo KURATA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180363272Abstract: A working machine includes a vehicle body configured to be coupled to a working device, a prime mover disposed on the vehicle body and configured to change a maximum output, and a control device configured to control the prime mover, the control device having a change obtaining part configured to obtain a change command to change the maximum output of the prime mover. The control device is configured to change the maximum output when the change obtaining part obtains the change command.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicants: KUBOTA DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Andreas KACZMARCZYK, Burkhard DITSCHE, Tobias EICHBERG, Susumu UMEMOTO, Yasuhisa UOYA