Patents by Inventor Takayuki KUMADA

Takayuki KUMADA 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).

  • Attitude control device
    Patent number: 10267396
    Abstract: A heavy-weight object such as a motor is installed separately from a movable portion to reduce the weight of the movable portion. The invention includes a support unit, a movable unit to which equipment is attached, and a drive unit interposed between the support unit and the movable unit. The movable unit has a first rotating member rotatably attached to the support unit about a first rotation axis line and a second rotating member rotatably attached to the first rotating member about a second rotation axis line orthogonal to the first rotation axis line. The support unit is provided with paired first brackets positioned so as to sandwich the first rotating member, and these first brackets are each provided with a first shaft configuring the first rotation axis line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Blue Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Raabe, Shinji Suzuki, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Takayuki Kumada, Makoto Shibasaki
  • ATTITUDE CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180163832
    Abstract: A heavy-weight object such as a motor is installed separately from a movable portion to reduce the weight of the movable portion. The invention includes a support unit, a movable unit to which equipment is attached, and a drive unit interposed between the support unit and the movable unit. The movable unit has a first rotating member rotatably attached to the support unit about a first rotation axis line and a second rotating member rotatably attached to the first rotating member about a second rotation axis line orthogonal to the first rotation axis line. The support unit is provided with paired first brackets positioned so as to sandwich the first rotating member, and these first brackets are each provided with a first shaft configuring the first rotation axis line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas RAABE, Shinji SUZUKI, Takeshi TSUCHIYA, Takayuki KUMADA, Makoto SHIBASAKI