Patents by Inventor Tadasuke MATSUNO

Tadasuke MATSUNO 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: 12515723
    Abstract: A cart includes a carriage, a right front wheel, a left front wheel, a right rear wheel and a left rear wheel, and a suspension mechanism. The suspension mechanism includes a steering shaft, a link member, a tie rod, a holding member, and a buffer member. When the cart is viewed from behind, a lower space is defined under the carriage. The lower space has a width of ? or more of a distance between a left side surface of the right front wheel and a right side surface of the left front wheel between the right front wheel and the left, front wheel. The lower space between the right rear wheel and the left rear wheel has the width of ? or more of the distance between a left side surface of the right rear wheel and a right side surface of the left rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20250282406
    Abstract: A cart may include a body unit, a ground contact unit supported by the body unit, a prime mover configured to drive the ground contact unit, a first UWB anchor including a first antenna and a second antenna and configured to receive a beacon signal from a UWB tag, a second UWB anchor configured to receive the beacon signal from the UWB tag, and a control device configured to execute a following operation of causing the cart to follow the UWB tag by driving the prime mover. The control device may be configured to calculate a first distance which is a distance between the first UWB anchor and the UWB tag and a first tag angle which is an angle of the UWB tag relative to the first UWB anchor by using the beacon signal received by the first antenna and the beacon signal received by the second antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo KAMINOKADO, Ryo UMEMOTO, Hirokatsu YAMAMOTO, Tadasuke MATSUNO, Hiroshi OMONO
  • Publication number: 20250010901
    Abstract: A cart may include a vehicle body; wheels supported by the vehicle body and configured to be in contact with a ground; a prime mover configured to drive the wheels; a handle configured to be gripped by a user walking behind the vehicle body; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the prime mover. When the cart performs a turning motion, as compared to a target vehicle speed for a turning motion in which a turning radius of the vehicle body is large, the control unit may be configured to set a slower target vehicle speed for a turning motion in which a turning radius of the vehicle body is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro HARADA, Tadasuke MATSUNO, Kazuhiro YAMAKAWA
  • Patent number: 12172689
    Abstract: A cart may include: a carriage; a wheel supported by the carriage and touching ground; a holding member rotatably supported by the carriage about a steering axis and rotatably supporting the wheel about a rotation axis; a steering handle to be gripped by a user; an input sensor configured to detect an operation on the steering handle by the user; a steering motor configured to be actuated in response to the operation by the user detected by the input sensor; and a transmission mechanism connecting the steering motor and the holding member and configured to rotate the holding member about the steering axis in response to actuation of the steering motor. The steering handle and the transmission mechanism may be mechanically separated, and the transmission mechanism may include a torque limiter interposed between the steering motor and the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 12146328
    Abstract: A rebar tying robot configured to tie a plurality of first rebars and a plurality of second rebars intersecting the plurality of first rebars at points where the plurality of first rebars and the plurality of second rebars intersect. The rebar tying robot may include a rebar tying machine, a conveying unit configured to convey the rebar tying machine, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the conveying unit. The conveying unit may include a crawler configured to move on the plurality of first rebars and the plurality of second rebars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke Matsuno, Kazuki Oguchi
  • Patent number: 12098560
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool may include a holder, a stopper, a driving roller, and a driven roller. The stopper may be configured to switch between a prohibiting state in which the stopper prohibits a reel from detaching from the holder and an allowing state in which the stopper allows the reel to detach from the holder. The driving roller may be configured to rotate. The driven roller may be configured to switch between a clamped state and a non-clamped state, the wire may be clamped between the driving roller and the driven roller when the driven roller is in the clamped state, and the wire may not be clamped between the driving roller and the driven roller when the driven roller is in the non-clamped state. The driven roller may be in the non-clamped state at all times while the stopper is in the allowing state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke Matsuno, Yuta Asakura
  • Publication number: 20230094722
    Abstract: A rebar tying robot configured to tie a plurality of first rebars and a plurality of second rebars intersecting the plurality of first rebars at points where the plurality of first rebars and the plurality of second rebars intersect. The rebar tying robot may include a rebar tying machine, a conveying unit configured to convey the rebar tying machine, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the conveying unit. The conveying unit may include a crawler configured to move on the plurality of first rebars and the plurality of second rebars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke MATSUNO, Kazuki OGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230015530
    Abstract: A cart includes a carriage, a right front wheel, a left front wheel, a right rear wheel and a left rear wheel, and a suspension mechanism. The suspension mechanism includes a steering shaft, a link member, a tie rod, a holding member, and a buffer member. When the cart is viewed from behind, a lower space is defined under the carriage. The lower space has a width of ? or more of a distance between a left side surface of the right front wheel and a right side surface of the left front wheel between the right front wheel and the left, front wheel. The lower space between the right rear wheel and the left rear wheel has the width of ? or more of the distance between a left side surface of the right rear wheel and a right side surface of the left rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Tadasuke MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20230017430
    Abstract: A cart may include: a carriage; a wheel supported by the carriage and touching ground; a holding member rotatably supported by the carriage about a steering axis and rotatably supporting the wheel about a rotation axis; a steering handle to be gripped by a user; an input sensor configured to detect an operation on the steering handle by the user; a steering motor configured to be actuated in response to the operation by the user detected by the input sensor; and a transmission mechanism connecting the steering motor and the holding member and configured to rotate the holding member about the steering axis in response to actuation of the steering motor. The steering handle and the transmission mechanism may be mechanically separated, and the transmission mechanism may include a torque limiter interposed between the steering motor and the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadasuke MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20220325543
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool may include a holder, a stopper, a driving roller, and a driven roller. The stopper may be configured to switch between a prohibiting state in which the stopper prohibits a reel from detaching from the holder and an allowing state in which the stopper allows the reel to detach from the holder. The driving roller may be configured to rotate. The driven roller may be configured to switch between a clamped state and a non-clamped state, the wire may be clamped between the driving roller and the driven roller when the driven roller is in the clamped state, and the wire may not be clamped between the driving roller and the driven roller when the driven roller is in the non-clamped state. The driven roller may be in the non-clamped state at all times while the stopper is in the allowing state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke MATSUNO, Yuta ASAKURA
  • Patent number: 11346107
    Abstract: The disclosure herein discloses a rebar tying tool that ties plural rebars using a wire. The rebar tying tool includes a housing and a twisting motor, and may include a twisting mechanism that twists the wire around the plural rebars by the twisting motor. The twisting mechanism may include a screw shaft, a gripping member that grips the wire in cooperation with rotation of the screw shaft, a first reduction mechanism that reduces and transmits rotation of the twisting motor to a relay shaft, and a second reduction mechanism that reduces and transmits rotation of the relay shaft to the screw shaft. The first reduction mechanism may be a coaxial reduction mechanism, and the second reduction mechanism may be a parallel-axis reduction mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 11332934
    Abstract: A tying machine disclosed herein includes a feed mechanism. The feed mechanism includes a feed roller that feeds a tying string; a feed motor that rotates the feed roller; a cover disposed between the feed roller and the feed motor, and including a through hole; and a suppression member that suppresses movement of dust from a feed roller side to a feed motor side via the through hole. Another tying machine disclosed herein includes a reel on which a tying string is wound; a brake member that engages with the reel to brake the reel; and an actuator that drives the brake member. The brake member is interposed between the reel and the actuator. Yet another tying machine disclosed herein includes a housing; a reel on which a tying string is wound; a magnet that rotates integrally with the reel; and a magnetic sensor attached to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke Matsuno, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Patent number: 11319716
    Abstract: A rebar tying machine configured to tie rebars with a wire is disclosed. The rebar tying machine may include a housing. The hosing may include a communication portion that allows iron powder to move therethrough from outside to inside of the housing. The rebar tying machine may include a collecting magnet configured to collect the iron powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 11162269
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool may include a controller configured to selectively execute one of a plurality of control modes including a single-action control mode and a repetitive-action control mode. While the controller executes the single-action control mode, a tying mechanism may perform a tying operation in response to an activation of a manipulation member by a user. While the controller executes the repetitive-action control mode, the tying mechanism may perform the tying operation in response to a detection of the at least one of rebars by a detection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 11098492
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool configured to tie plural rebars using a wire is disclosed herein. The rebar tying tool may include a reel supporting mechanism configured to switch between a first state of detachably supporting a reel on which the wire is wound and a second state of undetachably supporting the reel; a wire feeding mechanism configured to feed the wire from the reel; and an openable cover that at least partially covers at least one of the reel supporting mechanism and the wire feeding mechanism. The reel supporting mechanism may switch from the first state to the second state by a user operation of closing the cover, and/or may switch from the second state to the first state by a user operation of opening the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20200385991
    Abstract: A tying machine disclosed herein includes a feed mechanism. The feed mechanism includes a feed roller that feeds a tying string; a feed motor that rotates the feed roller; a cover disposed between the feed roller and the feed motor, and including a through hole; and a suppression member that suppresses movement of dust from a feed roller side to a feed motor side via the through hole. Another tying machine disclosed herein includes a reel on which a tying string is wound; a brake member that engages with the reel to brake the reel; and an actuator that drives the brake member. The brake member is interposed between the reel and the actuator. Yet another tying machine disclosed herein includes a housing; a reel on which a tying string is wound; a magnet that rotates integrally with the reel; and a magnetic sensor attached to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke MATSUNO, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200270881
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool configured to tie plural rebars using a wire is disclosed herein. The rebar tying tool may include a reel supporting mechanism configured to switch between a first state of detachably supporting a reel on which the wire is wound and a second state of undetachably supporting the reel; a wire feeding mechanism configured to feed the wire from the reel; and an openable cover that at least partially covers at least one of the reel supporting mechanism and the wire feeding mechanism. The reel supporting mechanism may switch from the first state to the second state by a user operation of closing the cover, and/or may switch from the second state to the first state by a user operation of opening the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Tadasuke MATSUNO
  • Patent number: 10655348
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool configured to tie plural rebars using a wire is disclosed herein. The rebar tying tool may include a reel supporting mechanism configured to switch between a first state of detachably supporting a reel on which the wire is wound and a second state of undetachably supporting the reel; a wire feeding mechanism configured to feed the wire from the reel; and an openable cover that at least partially covers at least one of the reel supporting mechanism and the wire feeding mechanism. The reel supporting mechanism may switch from the first state to the second state by a user operation of closing the cover, and/or may switch from the second state to the first state by a user operation of opening the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20200149279
    Abstract: The disclosure herein discloses a rebar tying tool that ties plural rebars using a wire. The rebar tying tool includes a housing and a twisting motor, and may include a twisting mechanism that twists the wire around the plural rebars by the twisting motor. The twisting mechanism may include a screw shaft, a gripping member that grips the wire in cooperation with rotation of the screw shaft, a first reduction mechanism that reduces and transmits rotation of the twisting motor to a relay shaft, and a second reduction mechanism that reduces and transmits rotation of the relay shaft to the screw shaft. The first reduction mechanism may be a coaxial reduction mechanism, and the second reduction mechanism may be a parallel-axis reduction mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadasuke MATSUNO
  • Patent number: D891212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Suzuki, Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno