Patents by Inventor Takeru KUZUYA

Takeru KUZUYA 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).

  • Autonomous underwater vehicle support system
    Patent number: 11472525
    Abstract: An AUV support system includes: a surface ship; an underwater station configured to support an AUV which autonomously sails in water; and a cable connecting the surface ship and the underwater station. The cable includes: a first cable portion extending downward from the surface ship through a water surface when the underwater station is suspended in the water by the cable from the surface ship that is in a stop state on the water; a second cable portion extending upward from a lower end portion of the first cable portion when the underwater station is suspended as above; and a third cable portion extending downward from an upper end portion of the second cable portion and connected to the underwater station when the underwater station is suspended as above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sakaue, Minehiko Mukaida, Kosuke Masuda, Shinichi Miyata, Manabu Matsui, Takashi Okada, Takeru Kuzuya
  • AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE SUPPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210147049
    Abstract: An AUV support system includes: a surface ship; an underwater station configured to support an AUV which autonomously sails in water; and a cable connecting the surface ship and the underwater station. The cable includes: a first cable portion extending downward from the surface ship through a water surface when the underwater station is suspended in the water by the cable from the surface ship that is in a stop state on the water; a second cable portion extending upward from a lower end portion of the first cable portion when the underwater station is suspended as above; and a third cable portion extending downward from an upper end portion of the second cable portion and connected to the underwater station when the underwater station is suspended as above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAKAUE, Minehiko MUKAIDA, Kosuke MASUDA, Shinichi MIYATA, Manabu MATSUI, Takashi OKADA, Takeru KUZUYA