Patents by Inventor Takashi Nishi

Takashi Nishi 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: 20250198130
    Abstract: A working machine includes a physical quantity detector, a circuitry configured to calibrate the physical quantity detector, and a transceiver configured to transmit a calibration result of the physical quantity detector to a management server that is located outside the working machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Jun SHIBATA, Takashi NISHI
  • Patent number: 12264456
    Abstract: A shovel includes an operating element and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to recognize a worker in an area surrounding the shovel and recognize a predetermined gesture made by the recognized worker. The circuitry is further configured to perform operation control on the operating element in response to the predetermined gesture made by the worker recognized by the recognition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 12065808
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab mounted on the upper turning body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, and a display device provided in the cab. The display device is configured to display an image including a first graphic and a second graphic. The first graphic represents the relative relationship between the working part of the attachment and a target work surface. The second graphic changes according to the movement of the working part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 12018461
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper swiveling body that is mounted on the lower traveling body so as to be able to swivel, a traveling actuator that drives the lower traveling body, and a control device that is provided in the upper swiveling body, wherein the control device operates the traveling actuator based on information about a target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 11953137
    Abstract: A rotary joint capable of lubricating a sealing surface of a mechanical seal forming a fluid passage through which a gas flows using a liquid even when the liquid flows through only one fluid passage is disclosed. A rotary joint includes a plurality of mechanical seals provided in an axial direction in an annular space between a case body and a shaft body to form a first intermediate flow passage that connects a first outer flow passage and a first inner flow passage of a first fluid passage through which a liquid flows to each other and form a second intermediate flow passage that connects a second outer flow passage and a second inner flow passage of a second fluid passage through which a gas flows to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kikuyama, Osamu Suzuki, Takashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20240026651
    Abstract: A display device for a shovel displays a screen that includes an image represented by image data captured by an imaging device included in the shovel. The screen further includes an icon image corresponding to an instruction to correct a reference value used to calculate the weight of a load object conveyed by the end attachment of the shovel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Takashi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20240018750
    Abstract: A display device for a shovel includes a hardware processor configured to display, on the display device, a bar-shaped image indicating the ratio of the loaded amount of a load to the maximum load amount of a conveying vehicle, the load being conveyed from an end attachment included in an attachment attached to the upper swing body of the shovel to the cargo bed of the conveying vehicle. Scale marks attached to the bar-shaped image indicate scale intervals each of which is assigned to a different range of the ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Takashi NISHI
  • Patent number: 11828039
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab mounted on the upper turning body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, a hardware processor, and a display device. The hardware processor is configured to move the end attachment of the attachment relative to an intended work surface with the ground being pressed with a predetermined force by the working part of the end attachment, in response to a predetermined operation input related to the attachment. The display device is configured to display information on an irregularity of the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 11821161
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab mounted on the upper turning body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, a hardware processor, and a display device. The hardware processor is configured to move the end attachment of the attachment relative to an intended work surface in response to a predetermined operation input related to the attachment. The display device is configured to display information on the hardness of the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Takashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20230339279
    Abstract: A suspension device for an electric vehicle prevents change in pitching behavior of the vehicle during regenerative and friction braking. The suspension device includes a front suspension arm that swings in a vehicle up-down direction with reference to a front wheel swinging axis; a front damper approximately perpendicular to the front wheel swinging axis in a side view; a rear suspension arm that swings in the vehicle up-down direction with reference to a rear wheel swinging axis; and a rear damper approximately perpendicular to the rear wheel swinging axis in a side view. The front wheel swinging axis and a first imaginary line perpendicular to a direction of extension of the front damper are approximately parallel to each other. The rear wheel swinging axis and a second imaginary line perpendicular to a direction of extension of the rear damper are approximately parallel to each other in a side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya HIRAMATSU, Takashi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20230339275
    Abstract: In a vehicle equipped with an electric motor, a suspension device is provided for preventing a change in a behavior of the vehicle during use of regenerative brakes and friction brakes. A suspension device for a vehicle equipped with an electric motor for transmitting a drive force to the wheels via an output transmission shaft includes a suspension arm coupled to a vehicle body side and a wheel side, and which is capable of swinging in a vehicle up-down direction; and a damper which extends approximately perpendicular to a swinging axis in a vehicle body-side mounting portion of the suspension arm in a side view. The swinging axis of the suspension arm and an imaginary line perpendicular to a direction of extension of the damper are approximately parallel to each other in a side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya HIRAMATSU, Takashi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20230078047
    Abstract: An excavator includes a lower traveling body; an upper turning body turnably mounted to the lower traveling body; an attachment that is attached to the upper turning body; a bucket constituting the attachment; and a control device configured to calculate a weight of an object that is moved from inside the bucket onto a loading platform of a transport vehicle, based on output of a space recognition device, configured to recognize a space surrounding the upper turning body, and the weight of the object in the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Takashi NISHI
  • Patent number: 11566401
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab mounted on the upper turning body, a display device provided in the cab and configured to display a setting screen associated with work assistance, an audio input device provided in the cab, and a hardware processor configured to perform audio recognition. The hardware processor is configured to recognize speech input through the audio input device and executes a process related to the setting screen according to a recognition result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 11492783
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower traveling body; and a receiver, a direction detecting device, a controller, and a display device mounted on the upper turning body, wherein the receiver is configured to receive an image captured by a camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle, the direction detecting device is configured to detect a direction of the shovel, the controller is configured to generate information related to a target rotation angle of the camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle based on the direction of the shovel, and the display device is configured to display the captured image in a same direction as a direction of an image that is captured when the camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle rotates by the target rotation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nishi, Sou Sakuta, Takaaki Morimoto, Takeya Izumikawa
  • Patent number: 11473272
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab mounted on the upper turning body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, and a display device provided in the cab. The display device is configured to display an image. The image includes numerical information items indicating the relationship between two positions of the leading edge of the attachment at two points of time and graphics each corresponding to one of the numerical information items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 11371500
    Abstract: Provided is a floating ring type mechanical seal in which a floating ring is pinched and held between a rotary ring provided in a rotary shaft and a stationary ring provided in a seal casing to be movable in an axial direction while being urged toward the rotary ring so that a relative rotation of the floating ring with respect to the stationary ring is inhibited. The rotary ring is made of a sintered compact of SiC or cemented carbide. A diamond film is formed on a sealing surface sliding on the floating ring in the rotary ring. A diamond film continuous to the diamond film of the sealing surface is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary ring and a rear surface, which is a surface opposite to the sealing surface, in the rotary ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Sato, Takashi Nishi
  • Patent number: 11260793
    Abstract: A construction machine includes an image capturing device configured to capture an image of the surroundings, an image display part mounted in an operator's cab and configured to display a menu screen showing an operating condition and various settings, or the captured image captured with the image capturing device, an operation part including a menu switch to cause the menu screen to be displayed on the image display part, and a detector configured to detect whether a work element is enabled or disabled. The image display part is configured to display a warning in response to the menu switch being operated while the work element is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO (S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeya Izumikawa, Takashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20220018096
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure, a non-volatile storage device, an information obtaining device that obtains information related to construction, and a controller that controls a sound output device. The controller is configured to determine a dangerous situation based on information obtained by the information obtaining device. The shovel may be configured to display information on a display device related to the dangerous situation determined to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20220010526
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, and an upper swiveling body mounted on the lower traveling body. The upper swiveling body is rotatable. An attachment is attached to the upper swiveling body. A traveling actuator is configured to drive the lower traveling body. An attachment actuator is configured to move the attachment. A control device is provided in the upper swiveling body. The control device is configured to autonomously operate at least one of the traveling actuator and the attachment actuator depending on an inclination of a ground on which the lower traveling body is traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20210317937
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary joint capable of lubricating a sealing surface of a mechanical seal forming a fluid passage through which a gas flows using a liquid even when the liquid flows through only one fluid passage. A rotary joint 1 includes a plurality of mechanical seals 7 provided in an axial direction in an annular space A between a case body 2 and a shaft body 5 to form a first intermediate flow passage 41 that connects a first outer flow passage 31 and a first inner flow passage 61 of a first fluid passage 11 through which a liquid flows to each other and form a second intermediate flow passage 42 that connects a second outer flow passage 32 and a second inner flow passage 62 of a second fluid passage 12 through which a gas flows to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori KIKUYAMA, Osamu SUZUKI, Takashi NISHI