Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Kuroda

Tomoyuki Kuroda 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: 11758833
    Abstract: A work vehicle is presented with which it is possible to prevent an operator from being mislead in cases where the positioning status frequently changes. This work vehicle is provided with: a positioning unit that receives a positioning signal from a satellite positioning system, and measures the work vehicle position on the basis of the positioning signal; a control unit that determines the positioning accuracy on the basis of the positioning status of the positioning unit, and permits autonomous travel when the positioning accuracy is at least a prescribed accuracy; and a notification unit that executes, in accordance with a control performed by the control unit, a first notification indicating that the positioning accuracy is a first accuracy that is at least a prescribed accuracy and a second notification indicating that the positioning accuracy is a second accuracy that is at least a prescribed accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Ueda, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Shinsuke Ozaki, Kenichi Miyai, Kenta Onishi
  • Publication number: 20230071958
    Abstract: A power storage material is made by using a fiber material of cellulose molecules obtained from wood, plant fibers (pulp), and the like, and capable of storing electric power of direct current and alternating current, and an ultra power storage body has the power storage material. A power storage material includes a fiber mainly including a fiber derived from at least any one of wood, plant fibers (pulp), animals, algae, microorganisms, and microbial products, and having a large number of recesses and protrusions on a surface. The fiber is preferably crystallized/amorphous fibers, is preferably an amorphous fiber having an atomic vacancy, and preferably has a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more. Preferably, the large number of recesses and protrusions have a diameter of 1 nm to 500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio FUKUHARA, Fumihiko HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KURODA, Osamu ITO, Toshiyuki HASHIDA, Takeshi NAKATANI, Masahiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20220159898
    Abstract: A work vehicle is presented with which it is possible to prevent an operator from being mislead in cases where the positioning status frequently changes. This work vehicle is provided with: a positioning unit that receives a positioning signal from a satellite positioning system, and measures the work vehicle position on the basis of the positioning signal; a control unit that determines the positioning accuracy on the basis of the positioning status of the positioning unit, and permits autonomous travel when the positioning accuracy is at least a prescribed accuracy; and a notification unit that executes, in accordance with a control performed by the control unit, a first notification indicating that the positioning accuracy is a first accuracy that is at least a prescribed accuracy and a second notification indicating that the positioning accuracy is a second accuracy that is at least a prescribed accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Ueda, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Shinsuke Ozaki, Kenichi Miyai, Kenta Onishi
  • Publication number: 20220147046
    Abstract: This autonomous traveling system is provided with a path preparation unit, a forward movement control unit, a backward movement control unit, and a turn control unit. The path preparation unit prepares a plurality of straight line paths. The forward movement control unit causes a rice planting machine to execute work and simultaneously causes the rice planting machine to travel along a straight line path by performing at least autonomous steering. After an operator has stopped the rice planting machine traveling toward an edge of a field, the backward movement control unit causes the rice planting machine to travel backward in an autonomous manner or in accordance with operation by the operator, without causing the rice planting machine to execute any work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Miyake, Shoichi Nakamura, Keisuke Iwamura, Tomoyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11235713
    Abstract: A tractor in which a basic shape of a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit is commonalized as a sharable element, and cutting of an outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate enables application to various specifications including different sizes of motors and operation units, thus achieving convenience in assembling the tractor, enabling mass production by using the sharable element, enabling an efficient inventory storage, and providing an advantage in costs. The tractor includes: a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit, the dimension of the hot-wind blocking plate being adjustable by cutting an outer edge portion of the blocking plate; and an operation unit component mounted in the outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate, a position where the operation unit component is mounted is changeable depending on a specification of the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Toshitaka Komiya, Yutaka Matsui, Tomoyuki Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20210199191
    Abstract: The present invention comprises: a transmission device that shifts output to a travel unit from an engine by changing the position of a slide gear; a motor that changes the position of a ride gear; a cross-lever main transmission lever that is operable in the front-rear and left-right directions and is biased to return to a neutral operation position; and a control device that is configured so as to actuate the motor in response to the front-rear operation of the main transmission lever to switch the shift position of the transmission device and vary the function to be performed by the left-right operation of the main transmission lever according to the shift position of the transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kuroda, Shinsuke Ozaki, Kenichi Miyai
  • Publication number: 20200189493
    Abstract: A tractor in which a basic shape of a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit is commonalized as a sharable element, and cutting of an outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate enables application to various specifications including different sizes of motors and operation units, thus achieving convenience in assembling the tractor, enabling mass production by using the sharable element, enabling an efficient inventory storage, and providing an advantage in costs. The tractor includes: a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit, the dimension of the hot-wind blocking plate being adjustable by cutting an outer edge portion of the blocking plate; and an operation unit component mounted in the outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate, a position where the operation unit component is mounted is changeable depending on a specification of the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Toshitaka KOMIYA, Yutaka MATSUI, Tomoyuki KURODA
  • Patent number: 10604088
    Abstract: A tractor in which a basic shape of a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit is commonalized as a sharable element, and cutting of an outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate enables application to various specifications including different sizes of motors and operation units, thus achieving convenience in assembling the tractor, enabling mass production by using the sharable element, enabling an efficient inventory storage, and providing an advantage in costs. The tractor includes: a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit, the dimension of the hot-wind blocking plate being adjustable by cutting an outer edge portion of the blocking plate; and an operation unit component mounted in the outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate, a position where the operation unit component is mounted is changeable depending on a specification of the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshitaka Komiya, Yutaka Matsui, Tomoyuki Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20180118134
    Abstract: A tractor in which a basic shape of a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit is commonalized as a sharable element, and cutting of an outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate enables application to various specifications including different sizes of motors and operation units, thus achieving convenience in assembling the tractor, enabling mass production by using the sharable element, enabling an efficient inventory storage, and providing an advantage in costs. The tractor includes: a hot-wind blocking plate disposed between a motor unit and an operation unit, the dimension of the hot-wind blocking plate being adjustable by cutting an outer edge portion of the blocking plate; and an operation unit component mounted in the outer edge portion of the hot-wind blocking plate, a position where the operation unit component is mounted is changeable depending on a specification of the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitaka KOMIYA, Yutaka MATSUI, Tomoyuki KURODA
  • Patent number: 6962383
    Abstract: A vehicle seat 1 includes a seat unit, a lift-up unit and a long-sliding unit. The lift-up unit moves the seat unit between an interior and an exterior of a vehicle via a door opening portion that corresponds to a passenger seat position. The long-sliding unit moves the seat unit between a driver's seat position and the fellow passenger seat position. The lift-up unit moves the seat unit downward when the seat unit is positioned at the driver's seat position, so that the seat unit is located at a suitable position for driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Takenoshita, Yoshirou Suehiro, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Teiji Naruse, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20050218686
    Abstract: A vehicle seat 1 includes a seat unit 10, a lift-up unit 50 and a long-sliding unit 200. The lift-up unit 50 moves the seat unit 10 between interior and exterior of a vehicle via a door opening portion D2 that corresponds to a passenger seat position. The long-sliding unit 200 moves the seat unit 10 between a driver's seat position and the fellow passenger seat position. The lift-up unit 50 moves the seat unit 10 downward when the seat unit 10 is positioned at the driver's seat position, so that the seat unit 10 is located at a suitable position for driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Tadashi Takenoshita, Yoshirou Suehiro, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Teiji Naruse, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040124655
    Abstract: A vehicle seat 1 includes a seat unit 10, a lift-up unit 50 and a long-sliding unit 200. The lift-up unit 50 moves the seat unit 10 between interior and exterior of a vehicle via a door opening portion D2 that corresponds to a passenger seat position. The long-sliding unit 200 moves the seat unit 10 between a driver's seat position and the fellow passenger seat position. The lift-up unit 50 moves the seat unit 10 downward when the seat unit 10 is positioned at the driver's seat position, so that the seat unit 10 is located at a suitable position for driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Tadashi Takenoshita, Yoshirou Suehiro, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Teiji Naruse, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6582181
    Abstract: A lift-up mechanism (50, 150) installed inside a vehicle serves to move a seat unit (10, 110) into or out of the vehicle. The seat unit (10, 110) is used as a passenger seat inside the vehicle and as a wheelchair outside the vehicle. Connecting plates (56, 156) are disposed on the lift-up mechanism (50, 150) permit the lift-up mechanism (50, 150) to be connected to the seat unit (10, 110) by inserting the connecting plates into connecting recesses (40, 140) formed in the seat unit (10, 110). Front wheels (60, 160) and rear wheels (70, 170) of the seat unit (10, 110) can be retracted and extended. A drive unit having an electric motor or similar drive may be provided to retract and extend the front wheels (60, 160) and the rear wheels (70, 170). An attitude changing arrangement may be provided to automatically change the attitude of the front wheels (60, 160) when the front wheels (60, 160) and the rear wheels (70, 170) are retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignees: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Matsunaga Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yoshiro Suehiro, Masamitsu Iwatani, Takafumi Hijikata, Kenji Murabayashi, Mineki Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Miura, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Takeshi Toda, Shigeyuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 6572172
    Abstract: A longitudinal support base 30 is provided with a rotating support base 10 that can be slide in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A seat body is placed on the rotating support base 10 via a rotary disc 13 so as to rotate. The longitudinal support base 30 is provided with an intermediate gear 22 that is engaged with a rack 21 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat. The seat body 2 side is provided with a pinion gear 24 that is engaged with the intermediate gear 11. The rotary disc 13 is rotated by means of a driving force of an electric motor 41. Thus, when the electric motor 41 is rotated, the seat body 2 rotates and slides in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mineki Ninomiya, Masamitsu Iwatani, Yoshiyuki Miura, Kenji Murabayashi, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Masanori Iwao, Takafumi Hijikata, Yasuo Suga, Takayuki Tajima, Tadashi Takenoshita, Yoshiro Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20020094262
    Abstract: A lift-up mechanism (50, 150) installed inside a vehicle serves to move a seat unit (10, 110) into or out of the vehicle. The seat unit (10, 110) is used as a passenger seat inside the vehicle and as a wheelchair outside the vehicle. Connecting plates (56, 156) are disposed on the lift-up mechanism (50, 150) permit the lift-up mechanism (50, 150) to be connected to the seat unit (10, 110) by inserting the connecting plates into connecting recesses (40, 140) formed in the seat unit (10, 110). Front wheels (60, 160) and rear wheels (70, 170) of the seat unit (10, 110) can be retracted and extended. A drive unit having an electric motor or similar drive may be provided to retract and extend the front wheels (60, 160) and the rear wheels (70, 170). An attitude changing arrangement may be provided to automatically chance the attitude of the front wheels (60, 160) when the front wheels (60, 160) and the rear wheels (70, 170) are retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiro Suehiro, Masamitsu Iwatani, Takafumi Hijikata, Kenji Murabayashi, Mineki Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Miura, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Takeshi Toda, Shigeyuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 6416272
    Abstract: A lift-up mechanism (50, 150) installed inside a vehicle serves to move a seat unit (10, 110) into or out of the vehicle. The seat unit (10, 110) is used as a passenger seat inside the vehicle and as a wheelchair outside the vehicle. Connecting plates (56, 156) are disposed on the lift-up mechanism (50, 150) permit the lift-up mechanism (50, 150) to be connected to the seat unit (10, 110) by inserting the connecting plates into connecting recesses (40, 140) formed in the seat unit (10, 110). Front wheels (60, 160) and rear wheels (70, 170) of the seat unit (10, 110) can be retracted and extended. A drive unit having an electric motor or similar drive may be provided to retract and extend the front wheels (60, 160) and the rear wheels (70, 170). An attitude changing arrangement may be provided to automatically change the attitude of the front wheels (60, 160) when the front wheels (60, 160) and the rear wheels (70, 170) are retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignees: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Matsunaga Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yoshiro Suehiro, Masamitsu Iwatani, Takafumi Hijikata, Kenji Murabayashi, Mineki Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Miura, Tomoyuki Kuroda, Takeshi Toda, Shigeyuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 5928949
    Abstract: A reagent and a method for classifying leukocytes with a flow cytometer by means of optical measurements on fluorochrome-stained blood cells are included.The reagent and the method are useful in the practice of clinical testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Toa Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakata, Tomoyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 5296378
    Abstract: A method for classifying leukocytes with a flow cytometer by use of optical measurements on fluorochrome-stained blood cells. The method comprises the steps of lysing erythrocytes in a blood sample, selectively staining eosinophils and basophils, permitting stained sample to flow through a flow cytometer, and identifying and counting the type of each leukocyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Toa Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakata, Tomoyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 5179026
    Abstract: Three methods for classifying leukocytes with a flow cytometer by optical measurements on fluorochrome-stained blood cells or those which have been so treated as to provide varying intensity in forward scattered light are useful in the practice of clinical testing. Also included are reagents employed in the practice of such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Toa Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syouhei Matsuda, Takashi Sakata, Tomoyuki Kuroda
  • Patent number: 5175109
    Abstract: A reagent for classifying leukocytes with a flow cytometer by means of optical measurements on fluorochrome-stained blood cells is included. The reagent is useful in the practice of clinical testing and includes a Neutral Red fluorochrome and either an Astrazon Organe G or an Auramine O fluorochrome to enable differentiation of leukocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Toa Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakata, Tomoyuki Kuroda