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Takafumi Sonoura
Also filed as: SONOURA TAKAFUMI
37 granted patents·8 pending applications·209 citations·filing 2005–2023
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45 records- 0197US9757858B2Gripping device and method for taking out an articleTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·30 cites·13 claims
- 0293US7680667B2Interactive robot, speech recognition method and computer program productTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·38 cites·15 claims
- 0392US10457490B2Transfer apparatus and holding apparatusTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 29, 2019·12 cites·14 claims
- 0492US10227176B2Picking apparatusTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 0591US10351362B2Transfer apparatus and article taking-out methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 16, 2019·10 cites·20 claims
- 0688US10370201B2Transporting apparatus and transporting methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·8 cites·17 claims
- 0788US10053305B2Article handling apparatus and method of operating the sameTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·9 cites·6 claims
- 0887US10875192B2Transfer equipment and determination methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·6 cites·8 claims
- 0987US10315865B2Conveying device, conveying system, and conveying methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 11, 2019·6 cites·14 claims
- 1087US10011439B2Transporter and transport methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 3, 2018·8 cites·19 claims
- 1185US10773935B2Conveying apparatusTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·5 cites·11 claims
- 1278US8218816B2Moving object detecting device and mobile robotSONOURA TAKAFUMI·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 10, 2012·14 cites·7 claims
- 1377US10569957B2TransporterTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·3 cites·8 claims
- 1476US9889991B2Transporter and transport methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·3 cites·11 claims
- 1574US10023400B2Article vacuum holding system and article holding deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 1673US10496093B2Movement control system, movement control device, and computer-implemented program for movement controlTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 3, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 1771US10793378B2Transfer apparatus and article taking-out methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 6, 2020·1 cites·3 claims
- 1871US8571301B2Alignment method and examination apparatusSONOURA TAKAFUMI·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·3 cites·14 claims
- 1971US7570005B2Wheeled moving robotTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 4, 2009·7 cites·7 claims
- 2069US12459565B2Mobile vehicle, method of controlling mobile vehicle, and programTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 2169US8209074B2Robot and method for controlling the sameSONOURA TAKAFUMI·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·8 cites·3 claims
- 2268US11299146B2Mobile body, control device, surrounding object detector, and monitoring deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·14 claims
- 2368US10192315B2Apparatus and method for holding objectsTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2468US7397214B2Wheeled moving robotTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 8, 2008·6 cites·3 claims
- 2566US11320822B2Unmanned transport vehicle, method of controlling unmanned transport vehicle, and storage mediumTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2019·Granted May 3, 2022·1 cites·25 claims
- 2666US7489255B2Self-position identification apparatus and self-position identification methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 10, 2009·6 cites·17 claims
- 2764US8180104B2Tracking method and tracking apparatusSONOURA TAKAFUMI·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·5 cites·18 claims
- 2860US11999569B2Object to be transported and automatic guided transportation systemTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 4, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 2960US11485619B2Automatic guided vehicleTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 3060US10410172B2Object detection apparatus, depalletization automating apparatus, and object detection methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 10, 2019·1 cites·13 claims
- 3157US12468040B2Movable object, distance measurement method, and distance measurement programTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3253US10730462B2Unmanned transport vehicleTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 4, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 3351US12195315B2Unmanned transport vehicle, unmanned transport method, and computer-readable storage mediumTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 3451US11541537B2Article posture changing device and article posture changing methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 3551US2022144609A1Autonomous mobile robot, transporter, autonomous mobile robot control method, and transporter control methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3648US10996331B2Measuring apparatus and methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted May 4, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 3748US10453028B2Store and robot systemTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 22, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3844US2008219676A1Transmitting device, receiving device, and optical communication methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3944US2006149419A1Movable robot without falling overTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4043US2008047375A1Autonomous mobile apparatusTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4140US2018275663A1Autonomous movement apparatus and movement control systemTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4240US2018199162A1Self-location estimation apparatus and self-location estimation methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4338US10434663B2Vacuum device and article holding deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·7 claims
- 4438US2017106534A1Transporter and transport methodTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4537US2018215540A1Variable article holding device, transfer device, robot handling system, and method for controlling transfer deviceTOSHIBA KK·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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