Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Higuchi

Tomohiro Higuchi 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: 11933022
    Abstract: A tractor includes a working motor, a work machine including a roller configured to rotate by an output from the working motor, a support mechanism configured to support the work machine such that a working posture and a retracting posture are achievable, and a control device. The control device executes: an adherence amount acquisition process of acquiring an estimated adherence amount as an estimated value for the amount of mud attached to the roller; and a mud removal process of, when the estimated adherence amount is equal to or more than a determination adherence amount, removing the mud from the roller by driving the working motor in a state where the work machine takes the retracting posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Sugo, Masaki Numakura, Makoto Hirai, Taiga Higuchi, Tomohiro Sato, Hiroyuki Azuma
  • Patent number: 11886897
    Abstract: A personal digital assistant for supporting inspection of at least one device disposed in an inspection target area includes: an abnormality acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an abnormality in the at least one device; a guidance information storage unit configured to store guidance information which at least includes at least one response procedure for each abnormal event in the at least one device and information about response capability required to execute the at least one response procedure; and a display unit configured to refer to the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit, and display the guidance information for responding to an abnormal device which is the device where the abnormality is acquired by the abnormality acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Honda, Gen Sakashita, Tomohiro Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20230132587
    Abstract: A personal digital assistant for supporting inspection of at least one device disposed in an inspection target area includes: an abnormality acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an abnormality in the at least one device; a guidance information storage unit configured to store guidance information which at least includes at least one response procedure for each abnormal event in the at least one device and information about response capability required to execute the at least one response procedure; and a display unit configured to refer to the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit, and display the guidance information for responding to an abnormal device which is the device where the abnormality is acquired by the abnormality acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Tomohiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230081631
    Abstract: A visual recognition system configured to display an unreceived-signal sensor among a plurality of sensors that are inspection targets includes: a reception unit configured to be capable of receiving a sensor output transmitted from each of the plurality of sensors, the sensor output including identification information on the sensor; an unreceived-signal sensor identification unit configured to identify, among the plurality of sensors, the unreceived-signal sensor, the sensor output from which has not been received by the reception unit; and a display unit configured to display the unreceived-signal sensor identified by the unreceived-signal sensor identification unit, to be visually recognizable by a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Tomohiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230074042
    Abstract: An inspection route plan proposal system includes: a damage risk calculation unit configured to calculate a damage risk for each of a plurality of apparatuses based on an inspection result for each of the plurality of apparatuses; an inspection required time calculation unit configured to calculate an inspection required time for each of the inspection items of each of the plurality of apparatuses based on the inspection work time for each of the inspection items of each of the plurality of apparatuses; and an inspection route plan presentation unit that presents an inspection route plan including an inspection target apparatus, an inspection execution item, and a total inspection required time required to execute inspection of the inspection execution item, the inspection route plan presentation unit being configured to be able to present a plurality of the inspection route plans, each inspection route plan having at least one of the inspection target apparatuses or at least one of the inspection execution i
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HONDA, Gen SAKASHITA, Tomohiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230074675
    Abstract: Provided is a non-invasive and prompt testing method, in which a mucus adhering onto the surface of a mucous membrane is used as a specimen. A method for collecting a specimen by wiping out a mucus adhering onto the surface of a mucous membrane, when the specimen is collected during an endoscopic examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Denka Company Limited
    Inventors: Takahisa FURUTA, Mihoko YAMADE, Takuma KAGAMI, Takahiro SUZUKI, Tomohiro HIGUCHI, Takashi MIYAZAWA
  • Patent number: 5177518
    Abstract: A film cartridge support in a photographic camera is provided in a film chamber which holds a film cartridge. The support includes a stopper for limiting the rotation of the film cartridge around a shaft of the film cartridge, and the stopper is supported for rotation in a direction approximately parallel to a surface of a film set on the camera. A modification of the support can include a block portion on the support extending across the lower end of the film chamber to prevent incorrect insertion of the film cartridge into the film chamber. A cut portion which is large enough to allow insertion of an operator's finger may be provided at the top end of the film chamber to allow easier insertion and removal of the film cartridge into and from the film chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Taniguchi, Akio Miyata, Tomohiro Higuchi, Hunichi Tanii