Patents by Inventor Yushi Matsuzaki
Yushi Matsuzaki 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).
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Patent number: 11800828Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling vehicle body, and an automatic driving controller to perform first automatic driving in which different operations relating to the traveling vehicle body are performed automatically and second automatic driving in which at least one of the different operations is set to be performed manually and another one or more of the different operations other than the at least one of the different operations set to be performed manually continue to be performed automatically.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Yushi Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 11770993Abstract: There is provided an agricultural field work vehicle capable of entering a work travel path intended by the driver in transition from manual turn travel to autonomous work travel.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Yuasa, Yushi Matsuzaki, Shinnosuke Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20230200285Abstract: A work vehicle specification change system includes an information input to receive a specification change request in a free text format to change a specification of an in-vehicle device of a work vehicle, the specification change request being sent from an operation device on which an input operation is performed by a user driving the work vehicle, a specification update information generator to generate specification update information, based on the specification change request in a free text format, and an information output to transmit the specification update information to the work vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventor: Yushi MATSUZAKI
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Publication number: 20230104274Abstract: A working machine includes a vehicle body to which a working device is connectable, a driving estimator to estimate whether the vehicle body is drivable along a road based on a road condition and a device condition, a controller to control a driving operation of the vehicle body based on an estimation result obtained by the driving estimator, and a communicator to transmit to an external device driving information regarding driving the vehicle body under control of the controller. The controller is configured or programmed to drive the vehicle body based on a command received from the external device after transmission of the driving information from the communicator to the external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Susumu UMEMOTO, Yushi MATSUZAKI, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Takanori MORIMOTO
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Patent number: 11556132Abstract: A work vehicle includes: an electronic control system for automatic driving; and a cabin with which a boarding space is formed. The electronic control system includes an antenna unit for satellite navigation, and the antenna unit is attached to a central area of a roof of the cabin in a left-right direction. An upper surface of an area of the roof around the antenna unit is formed so as to be an inclined surface that is inclined in a front-rear direction. Left and right end portions of the roof are provided with left and right bulging edge portions that bulge upward from the left and right end portions and have a length that spans between front and rear ends of the roof, and water drain grooves that guide water on the roof toward the left and right bulging edge portions such that water detours the antenna unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Keishiro Nishi, Atsushi Shinkai, Tomofumi Fukunaga, Takahiro Nakatsuka, Yushi Matsuzaki, Kazuo Sakaguchi, Takafumi Morishita
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Publication number: 20220295685Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling vehicle body, and an automatic driving controller to perform first automatic driving in which different operations relating to the traveling vehicle body are performed automatically and second automatic driving in which at least one of the different operations is set to be performed manually and another one or more of the different operations other than the at least one of the different operations set to be performed manually continue to be performed automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Yushi MATSUZAKI
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Publication number: 20220287216Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling vehicle body, a linking device capable of linking a working device to the traveling vehicle body, a sensor provided on the working device to monitor at least a surrounding area of the working device provided on the working device, and a controller to perform control relating to automatic operation of the traveling vehicle body based on a planned travel route and monitored information obtained by the sensor. The controller is configured or programmed to include an automatic operation controller to determine the automatic operation to be performed if the monitored information contains no obstacles and to determine the automatic operation not to be performed if the monitored information contains an obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventor: Yushi MATSUZAKI
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Patent number: 11058044Abstract: A work vehicle includes a monitor, a memory, and circuitry. The memory is to store a travel route and work action information based on which the work vehicle is to execute at least one work action while the work vehicle travels based on the travel route. The circuitry is configured to receive an additional travel route and additional work action information based on which another work vehicle is to execute at least one additional work action while the another work vehicle travels based on the additional travel route. The circuitry is configured to generate additional screen data to chronologically display the at least one additional work action in the monitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Yushi Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20210195823Abstract: There is provided an agricultural field work vehicle capable of entering a work travel path intended by the driver in transition from manual turn travel to autonomous work travel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Junichi YUASA, Yushi MATSUZAKI, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11037379Abstract: Resource consumption of a work vehicle in a specified work site is estimated more appropriately and a resource replenishment timing is calculated appropriately.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Keishiro Nishi, Atsushi Shinkai, Yushi Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 10976436Abstract: An obstacle detection device includes an ultrasonic sensor, an obstacle detector to determine presence of an obstacle of interest if an intensity of a received ultrasonic wave exceeds a threshold value, and a threshold value setter to set a short-distance detection threshold value as the threshold value for the obstacle detection in a short-distance detection area in a vicinity of the ultrasonic sensor and to set a long-distance threshold value as the threshold value for the obstacle detection in a long-distance detection area located farther from the ultrasonic sensor than the short-distance detection area, the long-distance threshold value being less than the short-distance detection threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Shinkai, Yushi Matsuzaki, Tomoya Omura, Tomofumi Fukunaga
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Patent number: 10939605Abstract: A controller for a work machine includes a steering control circuit, a memory, and a speed control circuit. The steering control circuit is configured to control a steering of the work machine to change a steering angle based on a travel route. The memory is to store a threshold angle. The speed control circuit is configured to control a speed of the work machine if the steering angle is equal to or larger than the threshold angle and if the steering control circuit does not control the steering.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yushi Matsuzaki, Atsushi Shinkai, Kazunobu Sugano, Kotaro Yamaguchi, Takafumi Morishita, Kenji Tamatani, Hiroki Suga
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Patent number: 10788821Abstract: A wireless management system for work vehicles includes a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device is configured to perform wireless communication in frequency bands to control the work vehicles. The second communication device is configured to perform the wireless communication with the first communication device. The first communication device and the second communication device are configured to select a frequency band from the frequency bands based on wireless transmission data in order to perform the wireless communication for the wireless transmission data in the frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yushi Matsuzaki, Kenichi Iwami, Yasuhisa Uoya
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Patent number: 10768622Abstract: An automatic traveling work vehicle includes position calculation circuitry, actual work command generation circuitry, work control circuitry, virtual work command generation circuitry, and monitoring circuitry. The actual work command generation circuitry is configured to generate an actual work command in accordance with a position of the automatic traveling work vehicle. The work control circuitry is configured to control the automatic traveling work vehicle to work at the position according to the actual work command. The virtual work command generation circuitry is configured to generate a virtual work command in accordance with the position of the automatic traveling work vehicle, the automatic traveling work vehicle being not actually controlled according to the virtual work command. The monitoring circuitry is configured to determine whether an abnormality occurs in an operation of the automatic traveling work vehicle based on the actual work command and the virtual work command.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Yushi Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20200225348Abstract: An obstacle detection device includes an ultrasonic sensor, an obstacle detector to determine presence of an obstacle of interest if an intensity of a received ultrasonic wave exceeds a threshold value, and a threshold value setter to set a short-distance detection threshold value as the threshold value for the obstacle detection in a short-distance detection area in a vicinity of the ultrasonic sensor and to set a long-distance threshold value as the threshold value for the obstacle detection in a long-distance detection area located farther from the ultrasonic sensor than the short-distance detection area, the long-distance threshold value being less than the short-distance detection threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Atsushi Shinkai, Yushi Matsuzaki, Tomoya Omura, Tomofumi Fukunaga
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Patent number: 10635100Abstract: An autonomous travelling work vehicle includes at least one obstruction sensor and circuitry. The at least one obstruction sensor is to detect an obstruction in a travel route along which the autonomous travelling work vehicle is configured to travel. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the at least one obstruction sensor operates under a proper operation environment and to determine whether a malfunction occurs in the at least one obstruction sensor if the at least one obstruction sensor is determined to operate under the proper operation environment.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Yushi Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 10538200Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, cameras, circuitry, and a display. The vehicle body has a peripheral area surrounding the vehicle body and a work equipment attachable to the vehicle body. The peripheral area is divided to allocated areas. The cameras are provided on the vehicle body to capture images of the allocated areas, respectively. The circuitry is configured to convert the images captured by the cameras to partial overhead images via view-point transformation, respectively. The circuitry is configured to composite the partial overhead images based on an image composition pattern that is changeable to produce a peripheral overhead image of the peripheral area. The display is to display the peripheral overhead image.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Yushi Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20190384321Abstract: A work vehicle includes: an electronic control system for automatic driving; and a cabin with which a boarding space is formed. The electronic control system includes an antenna unit for satellite navigation, and the antenna unit is attached to a central area of a roof of the cabin in a left-right direction. An upper surface of an area of the roof around the antenna unit is formed so as to be an inclined surface that is inclined in a front-rear direction. Left and right end portions of the roof are provided with left and right bulging edge portions that bulge upward from the left and right end portions and have a length that spans between front and rear ends of the roof, and water drain grooves that guide water on the roof toward the left and right bulging edge portions such that water detours the antenna unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Keishiro NISHI, Atsushi SHINKAI, Tomofumi FUKUNAGA, Takahiro NAKATSUKA, Yushi MATSUZAKI, Kazuo SAKAGUCHI, Takafumi MORISHITA
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Patent number: 10499555Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, at least one obstruction sensor, at least one state sensor, and circuitry. A work device is attachable to the vehicle body. The at least one obstruction sensor is provided on the vehicle body to detect an obstruction to the work vehicle. The at least one state sensor is provided on at least one of the vehicle body and the work device to detect at least one state of the vehicle body and the work device. The circuitry is configured to determine an obstruction detection area based on the at least one state detected by the at least one state sensor, and to determine whether the obstruction exists within the obstruction detection area based on a sensor signal from the at least one obstruction sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Yushi Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 10491818Abstract: A work vehicle includes circuitry configured to determine a focused area based on signals detected by work and travel situation detection sensors. The circuitry is configured to determine a prioritized display image among images captured by cameras, the prioritized display image including the focused area. The circuitry is configured to compose the images captured by the cameras by view-point converting the images to generate an overhead image around the vehicle body. The circuitry is configured to generate at least one monitor display image including a first display area in which the overhead image is displayed and a second display area in which the prioritized display image is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yushi Matsuzaki, Yoshitomo Fujimoto