Patents by Inventor Yusuke Sano

Yusuke Sano 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).

  • Publication number: 20250003202
    Abstract: A display device for an excavator includes a control part configured to acquire information relating to an operation from the excavator when the excavator sequentially performs a plurality of the operations by autonomous control, and change a content to be displayed relating to the excavator, in response to recognizing that the operation of the excavator will be switched based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Shoji HIRATE
  • Publication number: 20240414464
    Abstract: To facilitate attaching and detaching a windscreen to and from a microphone and prevent the windscreen from dropping off from the microphone. The microphone windscreen 20 includes a windscreen body 21 detachably attached to the microphone 10 and an attachment/detachment member coupled to the windscreen body. The windscreen body includes an insertion cavity 211h where the microphone is accommodated. The attachment/detachment member includes an insertion hole 223h through which the microphone accommodated in the cavity is placed and a claw portion 224 being bendable and disposed at the hole. The claw portion is located at a steady-state position without bending before the microphone is inserted through the hole toward the cavity, the claw portion is bent toward the cavity by the microphone during the microphone being inserted through the hole into the cavity, and the claw portion returns to the steady-state position after the microphone is accommodated in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventor: Yusuke SANO
  • Patent number: 12163310
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a boom attached to the upper turning body, an arm attached to the boom, an end attachment attached to the arm, a sensor configured to output detection information about an orientation of a work part of the end attachment, and a processor configured to control operation of the work part to cause the work part to perform compaction of ground by pressing the work part against the ground, wherein the processor is configured to control an operation of the arm and the end attachment according to a lowering operation of the boom to cause an end portion of the work part to perform the compaction of the ground on the basis of the detection information of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sano, Chunnan Wu, Kazunori Hiranuma, Junichi Morita
  • Publication number: 20240359264
    Abstract: An addictive manufactured object manufacturing method includes: a shell portion forming step of additively forming a shell portion corresponding to an outer portion of an addictive manufactured object by a shell portion beads formed by weaving welding; and a core portion forming step of additively forming a core portion corresponding to an inner portion of the addictive manufactured object by a core portion bead formed by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuho Tsubota, Masahiro Kimura, Tomoharu Tamaru, Yusuke Sano, Yasutaka Banno
  • Publication number: 20240352712
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body; an upper turning body that is turnably mounted on the lower traveling body; an attachment that is attached to the upper turning body; a posture detection device configured to detect a posture of the attachment; and processing circuitry configured to determine, based on position information of a slope and a posture of the attachment, whether or not the attachment and the slope contact each other during turning of the upper turning body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Masaru ONODERA, Keiji HONDA, Shoji HIRATE
  • Patent number: 12116370
    Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to develop and provide a compound or a salt thereof, and a novel agricultural or horticultural insecticide containing the compound or the salt thereof, and to provide an agent for eliminating ectoparasites or endoparasites of animals. The objects can be achieved by a compound in which a pyridine ring containing an oxime group is bound to a condensed heterocyclic compound having a bridgehead nitrogen atom represented by the following general formula (1): or a salt thereof, an agricultural or horticultural insecticide containing the compound or the salt thereof as an active ingredient, an animal endoparasite or ectoparasite control agent containing the compound or the salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a method for using the insecticide or the control agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sano, Ikki Yonemura
  • Patent number: 12031301
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, and a controller configured to control a projection device that projects light onto a ground surface. The controller is attached to the upper turning body, and is configured to control the projection device so as to enable visualization of the relationship between the current shape of the ground surface and the shape of a target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sano, Chunnan Wu, Yoshiyasu Itsuji, Koichiro Tsukane, Takumi Itoh, Keiji Honda
  • Patent number: 12031302
    Abstract: An excavator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body with an attachment mounted on the lower traveling body, and a controller installed in the upper turning body. The controller is configured to restrict movement of the lower traveling body based on information about terrain around the upper traveling body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chunnan Wu, Yusuke Sano, Yoshiyasu Itsuji
  • Publication number: 20240218632
    Abstract: A work machine includes an actuator; an operator's seat; an operation device configured to receive an input by a first operator in the operator's seat to operate the actuator; processing circuitry configured to activate the actuator according to one of an input of a remote operation from outside the work machine and an input to the operation device; and an output device configured to perform at least one of notifying the first operator that the work machine is being remotely operated when the actuator is being activated according to the input of the remote operation, and notifying the first operator that there is a possibility of the work machine being remotely operated when there is a possibility of the actuator being activated according to the input of the remote operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shoji HIRATE, Keiji HONDA, Yusuke SANO
  • Publication number: 20240214719
    Abstract: An earphone includes a housing that is connected with a nozzle for emitting sound to the outside, a fixed pole that is fixed inside the housing, a diaphragm that is provided so as to divide a space inside the housing into two, and vibrates in accordance with a potential difference generated between the diaphragm and the fixed pole facing each other, a support part that supports the diaphragm such that a portion of the diaphragm is in contact with the fixed pole, and an adjustment hole that is formed so as to penetrate a wall of the housing on a side opposite to the one having the nozzle, from the perspective of the diaphragm, and adjusts a pressure inside the housing. A through-membrane hole penetrating the diaphragm is formed in the portion of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Koichi IRII, Yusuke SANO
  • Publication number: 20240209589
    Abstract: A technique that can improve the work efficiency of a shovel is provided. A shovel according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a lower travelling body, an upper rotating body mounted rotatably on the lower travelling body, and an attachment attached to the upper rotating body, and moves the lower travelling body and the attachment in conjunction with each other by moving the attachment in conjunction with a movement of the lower travelling body or by moving the lower travelling body in conjunction with a movement of the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Shoji HIRATE, Keiji HONDA, Yusuke SANO
  • Publication number: 20240167245
    Abstract: A shovel control device includes a processor and a memory storing one or more programs, which when executed, cause the processor to execute: determining a target releasing position based on a feature of a ground recognized by a space recognition device; and controlling a swiveling movement of an upper swiveling body of a shovel so that the upper swiveling body is oriented toward the target releasing position. The shovel includes a lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body swivelably mounted on the lower traveling body, attachments attached to the upper swiveling body and including a boom, an arm, and an end attachment, and the space recognition device configured to recognize the feature of the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Yusuke SANO
  • Patent number: 11976437
    Abstract: A shovel includes an attachment attached to a revolving upper body; and a control device including a memory and a processor configured to execute estimating a center of gravity of loaded matter loaded in the attachment, and calculating a weight of the loaded matter based on the estimated center of gravity of the loaded matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sano, Chunnan Wu, Kazunori Hiranuma
  • Patent number: 11959254
    Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling lower body; a revolving upper body rotatably installed on the traveling lower body; an excavation attachment attached to the revolving upper body; and a control device, wherein the control device includes a setting unit to set a target trajectory as a trajectory to be followed by a predetermined part of the excavation attachment, based on information on a landform before excavation is started, and a target excavation volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Sano
  • Patent number: 11958143
    Abstract: A welding control device includes an actual position determination part configured to determine an actual position of the position control target on the basis of a weld characteristic amount detected from a captured image captured so as to include at least the position control target, the welding characteristic amount including at least one of a wire position of the weld wire or an electrode position of the electrode; a target position determination part configured to determine a target position being a target of the actual position corresponding to a weld condition for welding the weld target; and a position control part configured to execute a position control of the position control target to bring the actual position to the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hazui, Koki Tateishi, Naoki Suda, Kazuhiko Kamo, Masahiro Kimura, Yusuke Sano, Yasushi Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20240044107
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower traveling body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, and a control device mounted on the upper turning body and configured to assist an excavating motion with the attachment. The control device is configured to derive a target excavation depth based on the hardness of an excavation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Chunnan WU
  • Publication number: 20240026653
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper swiveling body mounted to the lower traveling body, attachments including a boom attached to the upper swiveling body, an arm attached to an end of the boom, and a bucket, which is an end attachment, attached to an end of the arm, and a controller configured to select, as a straight facing target surface, one of a plurality of constituting surfaces that constitute a target construction surface based on a position of the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Keiji HONDA, Masaru ONODERA
  • Publication number: 20240011245
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, traveling hydraulic motors as traveling actuators for driving the lower traveling body, and a controller as a control device provided in the upper turning body. The controller is configured to determine a front and rear of a traveling direction in accordance with a direction of the upper turning body and to perform travel control such that the rear of the upper turning body is positioned forward in the traveling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Masaru ONODERA, Yusuke SANO, Keiji HONDA
  • Patent number: D1029806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Sano
  • Patent number: D1033406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: Audio-Technicaa Corporation, NHK Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sano, Shioto Okita, Akifumi Yamaguchi, Katsuhisa Ida