Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Hirano

Yoshitaka Hirano 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: 11926064
    Abstract: A remote control manipulator system includes: a manipulator being controlled by an operator remotely to handle an object; a stereoscopic display device that displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image so as to be stereoscopically viewed; a model image generator that generates a model image being an image of an integrated three-dimensional model viewed from a viewpoint designated by the operator, the integrated three-dimensional model being a three-dimensional model obtained by integrating the manipulator model and a surrounding environment model being generated by performing image processing on the right-eye image and the left-eye image and being a three-dimensional model of the object and a surrounding environment thereof; and a model image display device that displays the model image and is configured to be able to be viewed by the operator switching between the stereoscopic display device and the model image display device through moving the head of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Narasaki, Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Muneharu Kuwata, Masashige Suwa, Toshiyuki Ando, Hitomi Ono, Akihiro Fujie, Yoshitaka Koda, Toru Sato
  • Publication number: 20240067219
    Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile vehicle comprises the steps of selecting a control mode for autonomous driving of the mobile vehicle and transmitting information on the selected control mode to the mobile vehicle. The control mode includes a first mode and a second mode of which a restriction on a driving safety is stricter than that of the first mode. The step of selecting the control mode comprises the steps of determining whether a remote support for the mobile vehicle is required, and selecting the first mode as the control mode when it is determined that the remote support is not required whereas selecting the second mode as the control mode when it is determined that the remote support is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Narihito YAMAZATO, Kentaro ICHIKAWA, Maiko HIRANO, Yoshitaka ADACHI, Koji TAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200364952
    Abstract: A work vehicle state detection system includes: a travel state detector provided in a work vehicle having a rotating machine and detecting a travel state of the work vehicle; a vibration sensor in the rotating machine; a travel state data acquisition unit acquiring travel state data indicating the travel state; a condition satisfaction determination unit determining whether the travel state satisfies a condition; a vibration detection data acquisition unit acquiring vibration detection data indicating a detection value of the vibration sensor when the travel state satisfies the condition; a normal vibration data storage storing normal vibration data indicating a detection value of the vibration sensor when the rotating machine is normal and the travel state satisfies the condition; and an analysis unit that, based on the vibration detection data and the normal vibration data, analyzes a state of the rotating machine when the vibration detection data is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Sano, Yoshitaka Hirano, Matsuo Yoshimoto, Shinji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9674133
    Abstract: Various embodiments prevent erroneous transmission of electronic mails and therefore forestall information leakage in an electronic mail delivery apparatus. When an electronic mail is to be transmitted, a hidden letter selection unit presents a mail address specified as a transmission destination or source of the electronic mail with a part of the mail address presented as a hidden letter part. If a correct letter is entered in the hidden letter part of the mail address, a selective mail delivery unit executes the transmission of the electronic mail. If a correct letter is not entered in the hidden letter part of the mail address, the transmission of the electronic mail is stopped. Thereby, the effectiveness of operation for mail address checking can be improved, and the checking operation can be prevented from losing substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: QUALITIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Hirano, Ohchang Kwon
  • Publication number: 20160142360
    Abstract: Various embodiments prevent erroneous transmission of electronic mails and therefore forestall information leakage in an electronic mail delivery apparatus. When an electronic mail is to be transmitted, a hidden letter selection unit presents a mail address specified as a transmission destination or source of the electronic mail with a part of the mail address presented as a hidden letter part. If a correct letter is entered in the hidden letter part of the mail address, a selective mail delivery unit executes the transmission of the electronic mail. If a correct letter is not entered in the hidden letter part of the mail address, the transmission of the electronic mail is stopped. Thereby, the effectiveness of operation for mail address checking can be improved, and the checking operation can be prevented from losing substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: QUALITIA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka HIRANO, Ohchang KWON
  • Patent number: 7730342
    Abstract: A server system has a shared storage device including a job queue storage area, a job queue registration request storage area and a job assignment storage area, a first server including a job queue registration processing unit registering the job execution request in the job queue storage area according to the registration request information written to the job queue registration request storage area, a second server including an assignment processing unit assigning the job execution request registered in the job queue storage area to the execution server, and writing the relationship between the execution server and the job execution request of the job assigned to the execution server to the job assignment storage area, and an execution server including an execution unit acquiring the job execution request from the job assignment storage area provided for the execution server, and executing the assigned job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Hirano, Kazuyoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20070216933
    Abstract: A server system has a shared storage device including a job queue storage area, a job queue registration request storage area and a job assignment storage area, a first server including a job queue registration processing unit registering the job execution request in the job queue storage area according to the registration request information written to the job queue registration request storage area, a second server including an assignment processing unit assigning the job execution request registered in the job queue storage area to the execution server, and writing the relationship between the execution server and the job execution request of the job assigned to the execution server to the job assignment storage area, and an execution server including an execution unit acquiring the job execution request from the job assignment storage area provided for the execution server, and executing the assigned job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Hirano, Kazuyoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5707672
    Abstract: A method for sterilizing and packing a solid food comprises the steps of charging a solid food in a retainer, whose upper portion is opened, in a layer having an approximately uniform thickness, sterilizing the retainer through heating, cooling it with cooling air and/or cooling water, transferring the solid food contained in the retainer to a sterilized packaging container and then aseptically sealing the container. The method permits efficient and rapid heating and cooling of a solid food because of the direct contact between steam or cooling air and/or cooling water and the food without causing a problem such that the packaging container becomes dirty during the sterilization through heating and does not give out any remaining bad smell. Therefore, excess softening and/or destruction of the solid foods as well as any deterioration thereof due to decomposition and alteration of the nutritive substances and flavoring substances present therein can thus be limited to the lowest possible level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: House Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Taguchi, Yoshitaka Hirano, Koji Sengoku, Masayuki Nakatani, Mahito Orii, Akifumi Fujita
  • Patent number: 5566471
    Abstract: An electromotive curtain machine for drying clothes using a rain sensor, a sunshine sensor, and a wind sensor which will send existing rain, sun, or wind conditions to a central processing unit so as to control a curtain driving unit. The curtain driving unit will close curtains to protect drying clothes from undesirable weather elements. When more desirable weather elements exist, the curtain driving unit will open curtains so that the clothes drying may continue. Curtain rails are used on the electromotive curtain machine capable of withstanding strong winds. The electromotive curtain machine is suitable for a narrow apartment veranda or a house where the space is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Hirano
  • Patent number: 5452649
    Abstract: A food sterilizing apparatus has a simple configuration and can completely and efficiently sterilize food. The food sterilizing apparatus is designed to sterilize food contained in rigid food containers and comprises a food supplying section, a linear cylindrical heater, a linear cylindrical cooler and a discharge section, each having inlet and outlet ports arranged respectively at the upstream and downstream ends thereof, any two adjacent ones of said component sections being connected in parallel or rectangularly with each other at the respective outlet and inlet ports thereof with a sealing gate interposed therebetween, said component sections being further provided with respective pushers disposed at the upstream end thereof for moving rigid food containers downstream, each of said pushers having a stroke at least equal to the width of a rigid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: House Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Taguchi, Yoshitaka Hirano, Koji Sengoku, Masayuki Nakatani, Mahito Orii, Akifumi Fujita
  • Patent number: 5208062
    Abstract: A method for producing roux comprises heating and kneading a starting material comprised of fats and oils and farinaceous materials in a twin-screw extruder at a temperature of 60.degree. to 220.degree. C. for 25 seconds to 25 minutes. This method makes it possible to obtain roux having high quality within a short period of time by a very simple process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: House Food Industrial Company Limited
    Inventors: Ko Sugisawa, Masanori Yamamoto, Masaru Shibuki, Yoshitaka Hirano, Koichi Shibahara, Nozomu Tanihara
  • Patent number: 4483879
    Abstract: A method for producing dried instant noodles containing less than 15% moisture as a final product. It is characterized by dehydrating raw noodles containing 35-45% moisture using super-heated steam and adjusting evaporation of water from the noodles at the rate of 0.25-1.00 g/second per 100 g of the raw noodles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: House Food Industrial Company Limited
    Inventors: Ko Sugisawa, Fumio Matsui, Yozo Yamamoto, Ryusuke Nakanaga, Nobuji Takeda, Yoshimasa Fujii, Yoshitaka Hirano