This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 9 published patent applications. Top assignee: Komatsu Corporation. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Shota Hirama: Inventor of a Work Machine Monitoring System
Introduction
Shota Hirama is an inventor based in Tokyo, Japan, associated with Komatsu Corporation. His patent work focuses on monitoring work machines and detecting potential hazards as they travel across the ground.
Latest Patents
Hirama is credited with 1 patent: “Work Machine Monitoring System and Work Machine Monitoring Method.” The invention describes a system that acquires measurement data about the ground as a work machine travels, using a rotating member that contacts the ground. A boulder determination unit analyzes the data to identify whether a boulder is present, and a warning control unit triggers an output-device warning based on the boulder’s presence in the machine’s direction of travel.
Career Highlights
Hirama’s listed patent reflects an application of sensing and warning technology to work-machine operation. By identifying boulders along a machine’s path, the system is designed to provide information that can help operators respond to ground hazards.
Collaborations
Hirama is associated with Komatsu Corporation. His listed coworker is Yuya Murakami.
Conclusion
Shota Hirama’s patent describes a work-machine monitoring approach that uses ground measurements to detect boulders and provide warnings, highlighting his contribution to hazard awareness in machine operation.
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