Patents by Inventor Takuma SEKI

Takuma SEKI 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).

  • Shovel
    Patent number: 11623584
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a covering attached on the upper turning body, and a camera for surroundings monitoring placed on the upper turning body. A cut is formed in the covering. The camera is placed on the upper turning body such that at least part of the camera is within the covering through the cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuma Seki
  • Display device for shovel displaying left and right mirror images and shovel including same
    Patent number: 11492782
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab installed on the upper turning body, a display device installed in the cab, and image capturing devices attached to the upper turning body. The display device is configured to simultaneously display a left mirror image and a right mirror image generated based on an image captured by at least one of the image capturing devices. The left mirror image is an image corresponding to a mirror image in a left mirror attached to the left front end of the shovel. The right mirror image is an image corresponding to a mirror image in a right mirror attached to the right front end of the shovel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuma Seki
  • SHOVEL
    Publication number: 20210148088
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure mounted on the lower traveling structure via a swing mechanism, an image capturing device attached to the upper swing structure to capture an image of an area surrounding the upper swing structure, and a display device. The display device is configured to display the image captured by the image capturing device such that distortion in a part of an edge of the upper surface of the upper swing structure is reduced compared with distortion in another part in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Takuma SEKI
  • SHOVEL
    Publication number: 20200407948
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab installed on the upper turning body, a display device installed in the cab, and image capturing devices attached to the upper turning body. The display device is configured to simultaneously display a left mirror image and a right mirror image generated based on an image captured by at least one of the image capturing devices. The left mirror image is an image corresponding to a mirror image in a left mirror attached to the left front end of the shovel. The right mirror image is an image corresponding to a mirror image in a right mirror attached to the right front end of the shovel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Takuma SEKI
  • SHOVEL
    Publication number: 20190352882
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a covering attached on the upper turning body, and a camera for surroundings monitoring placed on the upper turning body. A cut is formed in the covering. The camera is placed on the upper turning body such that at least part of the camera is within the covering through the cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Takuma SEKI