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1.

HULL NUMBER ZERO HNZ

      
Application Number 1837970
Status Registered
Filing Date 2024-10-10
Registration Date 2024-10-10
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
  • 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
  • 41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

Computer programs, downloadable; computer software, recorded; computers; downloadable image files; electronic publications, downloadable; simulators for the steering and control of vehicles; measuring apparatus; measuring devices, electric; detectors; telecommunication machines and apparatus; remote control apparatus; nautical apparatus and instruments; naval signalling apparatus. Professional business consultancy; computerized file management; data processing services [office functions]; compilation of information into computer databases; updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; news clipping services. Providing information relating to shipbuilding; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of vessels; shipbuilding; repair or maintenance of vessels; services of electricians; electrical installation services; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of loading-unloading machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of boilers; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of pumps; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of electronic machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of telecommunication machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of power distribution or control machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of power generators; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of measuring and testing machines. Boat transport; providing information relating to marine transport services; ship piloting and providing information relating thereto; providing information relating to vessel mooring facilities. Educational services; coaching [training]; training services provided via simulators; arranging and conducting of seminars; providing online electronic publications, not downloadable; multimedia library services; online publication of electronic books and journals; publication of books; providing online videos, not downloadable; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports [not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity]. Providing computer programs on data networks; providing online non-downloadable computer software; platform as a service [PaaS]; computer programming; conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion; digitization of documents [scanning]; data conversion of computer program data or information, other than physical conversion; computer technology consultancy; technical drawing; design services in the field of naval shipbuilding; technological advice relating to computers, automobiles and industrial machines. Security guarding of facilities via remote monitoring systems; surveillance services.

2.

HULL NUMBER ZERO

      
Application Number 1833600
Status Registered
Filing Date 2024-10-10
Registration Date 2024-10-10
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
  • 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
  • 41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

Computer programs, downloadable; computer software, recorded; computers; downloadable image files; electronic publications, downloadable; simulators for the steering and control of vehicles; measuring apparatus; measuring devices, electric; detectors; telecommunication machines and apparatus; remote control apparatus; nautical apparatus and instruments; naval signalling apparatus. Professional business consultancy; computerized file management; data processing services [office functions]; compilation of information into computer databases; updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; news clipping services. Providing information relating to shipbuilding; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of vessels; shipbuilding; repair or maintenance of vessels; services of electricians; electrical installation services; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of loading-unloading machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of boilers; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of pumps; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of electronic machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of telecommunication machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of power distribution or control machines and apparatus; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of power generators; providing information relating to the repair or maintenance of measuring and testing machines. Boat transport; providing information relating to marine transport services; ship piloting and providing information relating thereto; providing information relating to vessel mooring facilities. Educational services; coaching [training]; training services provided via simulators; arranging and conducting of seminars; providing online electronic publications, not downloadable; multimedia library services; online publication of electronic books and journals; publication of books; providing online videos, not downloadable; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports [not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity]. Providing computer programs on data networks; providing online non-downloadable computer software; platform as a service [PaaS]; computer programming; conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion; digitization of documents [scanning]; data conversion of computer program data or information, other than physical conversion; computer technology consultancy; technical drawing; design services in the field of naval shipbuilding; technological advice relating to computers, automobiles and industrial machines. Security guarding of facilities via remote monitoring systems; surveillance services.

3.

FOULING IMPACT EVALUATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023022528
Publication Number 2024/261794
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-06-19
Publication Date 2024-12-26
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida Tetsuo

Abstract

A server device (40) comprises: an acquiring means (412) that acquires a degree of fouling in a plurality of areas on the surface of the hull of a ship; and a calculating means (415) that uses a coefficient of frictional resistance corresponding to the degree of fouling in the plurality of areas to calculate the frictional resistance of the entire hull.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 59/10 - Cleaning devices for hulls using trolleys or the like driven along the surface
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • B63B 59/04 - Preventing hull fouling
  • B64D 47/08 - Arrangements of cameras
  • B64U 70/93 - Portable platforms for use on a land or nautical vehicle

4.

DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING CONTAMINATION EFFECT

      
Application Number JP2024003253
Publication Number 2024/262081
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-01
Publication Date 2024-12-26
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida, Tetsuo

Abstract

A server device (40) comprises: an acquisition means (412) for acquiring the degree of contamination in a plurality of regions on the hull surface of a ship; and a calculation means (415) for calculating the frictional resistance of the entire hull by using a friction resistance coefficient corresponding to the degree of contamination in the plurality of regions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 59/10 - Cleaning devices for hulls using trolleys or the like driven along the surface
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • B63B 59/04 - Preventing hull fouling
  • B64D 47/08 - Arrangements of cameras
  • B64U 70/93 - Portable platforms for use on a land or nautical vehicle

5.

SHIP STRUCTURE CHANGING SYSTEM AND SHIP PROVIDED WITH SAME

      
Application Number JP2023003265
Publication Number 2024/161563
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-01
Publication Date 2024-08-08
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida, Tetsuo

Abstract

A ship according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a fin 13 positioned on an outer surface of a hull 11, a shaft 14 connected to the fin 13 and placed to penetrate the hull 11, a bearing 15 rotatably supporting the shaft 14, an actuator 17 rotating the fin 13 around the shaft 14, a connecting portion 16 connecting the actuator 17 and the fin 13, and a controller 18 that controls the operation of the actuator 17. The controller 18 acquires parameter values (such as bow and stern drafts of the ship 1) relating to the state and the like of the ship 1, and instructs the actuator 17 to perform operations according to the acquired parameter values. The actuator 17 changes the angle of the fin 13 relative to the hull 11 under control of the controller 18. A flow of water with a distribution enhancing propulsion efficiency is supplied to the propellers of the ship by the fin 13.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63H 5/16 - Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers characterised by being mounted in recessesArrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers with stationary water-guiding elementsMeans to prevent fouling of the propeller, e.g. guards, cages or screens

6.

DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF VESSEL

      
Application Number JP2023001628
Publication Number 2024/154318
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-01-20
Publication Date 2024-07-25
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Horikiri, Rokuro
  • Kobayashi, Yoshihiro

Abstract

An acquisition means 1213 of a terminal system 12 acquires, for each of a plurality of vessels, sample data indicating values of various parameters influencing the performance of the vessel during actual navigation, and extraction condition data indicating extraction conditions related to these parameters. An extraction means 1212 extracts, as a population from the sample data, sample data satisfying the extraction conditions indicated by the extraction condition data. A generation means 1215 generates statistical data indicating a statistic of the value of the parameter of interest indicated by the sample data related to the plurality of vessels included in the population. A display instruction means 1217 causes a display device 122 to display the statistic indicated by the statistical data. A user can understand from the statistical value displayed on the display device 122 how the performance of the vessel changes according to the difference in the value of the parameter of interest.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 79/00 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation

7.

CABLE ROUTING SYSTEM AND PROPELLER INSPECTION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2022036053
Publication Number 2024/069776
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-09-28
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida, Tetsuo

Abstract

This cable routing system supports a cable (203) for connecting, underwater, an underwater mobile body (70) and an onshore control device (80) for controlling the underwater mobile body (70) and adjusts the length of the cable (203) so that the cable (203) does not get entangled with a propeller (201) of a ship (10) in harbor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63C 11/00 - Equipment for dwelling or working under waterMeans for searching for underwater objects
  • B63B 81/00 - Repairing or maintaining vessels
  • B63H 1/14 - Propellers

8.

ANALYTICAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2022036056
Publication Number 2024/069777
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-09-28
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida, Tetsuo

Abstract

An analytical device (40) comprises: a first determining means (412) for determining an amount of increase in a first torque coefficient of a propeller caused by a change in an entire surface state including a hull of a ship and the propeller; a first acquiring means (411) for acquiring a value indicating the surface state of the propeller; a second determining means (413) for determining, using this value, an amount of increase in a second torque coefficient of the propeller caused by a change in the surface state of the propeller; a third determining means (414) for determining, using the amount of increase in the first torque coefficient and the amount of increase in the second torque coefficient, an amount of increase in a third torque coefficient of the propeller caused by a change in the surface state of the hull; and an output means (46) for outputting the amount of increase in the second torque coefficient, and the amount of increase in the third torque coefficient.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 79/30 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for diagnosing, testing or predicting the integrity or performance of vessels
  • B63B 81/00 - Repairing or maintaining vessels
  • B63H 25/38 - Rudders

9.

EVALUATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2022036047
Publication Number 2024/069775
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-09-28
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida, Tetsuo

Abstract

Provided is an evaluation system comprising a removal means which removes fouling from a surface of a propeller of a vessel, a determination means (412) which determines a fouling degree of the surface of the propeller before the fouling is removed and surface roughness of the propeller after the fouling is removed, and an output means (46) which outputs the fouling degree and the surface roughness.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 59/00 - Hull protection specially adapted for vesselsCleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
  • B63B 79/30 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation for diagnosing, testing or predicting the integrity or performance of vessels

10.

SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING QUALITY OF CARGO IN HOLD OF SHIP

      
Application Number JP2022034140
Publication Number 2024/057377
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-09-13
Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • NYK BULK & PROJECTS CARRIERS LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Maeda Yoshihiko
  • Nakamura Yoshio
  • Kitayama Yuta
  • Hamada Tokuichiro
  • Masuyama Katsumi

Abstract

The present invention provides a means for estimating the future quality of cargo contained in the hold of a ship. An acquisition means 1102 of a management device 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention acquires, from a weather information distribution server device 8, predicted values of the temperature and humidity of outside air encountered by a ship sailing on a predetermined navigation route according to a predetermined navigation schedule. A first estimation means 1106 estimates the temperature and humidity inside the hold of the ship during the voyage on the basis of the predicted values of the temperature and humidity of outside air acquired by the acquisition means 1102. A second estimation means 1107 estimates the future quality of the cargo contained in the hold of the ship on the basis of the temperature and humidity inside the hold of the ship as estimated by the first estimation means 1106.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 79/15 - Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
  • B63J 2/08 - VentilationAir-conditioning of holds

11.

FLOATING BODY FOR BUNKER, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING LIQUEFIED GAS

      
Application Number JP2023031848
Publication Number 2024/048730
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-31
Publication Date 2024-03-07
Owner
  • MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Morimoto Shinsuke
  • Ito Jun

Abstract

This floating body for a bunker comprises: a floating body; a bunker tank that is provided on the floating body and is capable of accommodating liquefied gas; a liquefied gas supply line of which one end is disposed within the bunker tank, the liquefied gas supply line extending outside the bunker tank, and the other end of the liquefied gas supply line being connectable to a fuel tank of another ship; a bunkering pump that is provided in the bunker tank and is capable of pumping the liquefied gas in the bunker tank from one end of the liquefied gas supply line to the other end thereof; a gas return line of which one end can be connected to a gas-pumping line of a fuel tank outside the bunker tank, the other end of the gas return line extending into the bunker tank, and the gas return line sending evaporated gas in the fuel tank, which is pumped from the gas-pumping line, to the gas phase within the bunker tank; and a bottom receiving line of which one end can be connected to the gas-pumping line of the fuel tank outside the bunker tank, the bottom receiving line extending into the bunker tank, and the other end of the bottom receiving line reaching the bottom of the bunker tank.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 27/30 - Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures
  • B63B 25/16 - Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing or trimmingVessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed heat-insulated
  • B63B 27/34 - Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures using pipe-lines
  • B63B 35/00 - Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
  • B63H 21/38 - Apparatus or methods specially adapted for use on marine vessels, for handling power plant or unit liquids, e.g. lubricants, coolants, fuels or the like
  • F17C 13/00 - Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
  • F17C 13/02 - Special adaptations of indicating, measuring, or monitoring equipment

12.

I4CARD

      
Application Number 1765810
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2023-08-10
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Pre-recorded magnetic or optical storage media for learning educational materials; electronic publications for use as educational materials; recording media stored computer programs for learning educational materials; downloadable educational course materials; educational computer software; teaching and instructional apparatus and instruments; audiovisual teaching apparatus for education; electronic publications relating to teaching; laboratory experimental machines and apparatus for school education; recorded audio compact discs for education; application software; computer game software downloadable via a global computer network and wireless devices; computer software; computer software programs; computer game programmes; telecommunication devices and apparatus. Educational and instruction services; conducting of educational courses; distance learning services provided on-line; provision of educational courses; distance learning courses; information relating to education or entertainment, provided on-line from a computer database or the Internet or by means of television or radio programs; coaching [education and training]; business education services; arranging and conducting of conferences, conventions, educational exhibitions, classes, lectures, seminars and workshops [training]; basic and advanced training for human resources development; publication of books, periodical publications, magazines, newspapers and newsletters; lending of books and other publications; providing electronic publications; providing non-downloadable electronic publications from the Internet; multimedia publishing of electronic publications; editing of electronic publications; providing online videos, not downloadable; providing on-line instructional videos, not downloadable; production and distribution of video recordings, not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity; production of videotape film in the field of education, not for movie or television programs and not for advertising or publicity; arranging and conducting of games; writing of texts; games equipment rental; game services provided online from a computer network. Computer programming; design, programming, development, or maintenance of computer system; providing computer programs on data networks; providing scientific research information and results from an online searchable database; hosting computer databases; platform as a service [PaaS]; software as a service [SaaS]; providing temporary use of web-based applications; application software programming; leasing of application software; providing application software on data networks; cloud computing; hosting multimedia entertainment and educational content for others; rental of computer game programmes.

13.

i4CARD

      
Application Number 1765811
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2023-08-10
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Pre-recorded magnetic or optical storage media for learning educational materials; electronic publications for use as educational materials; recording media stored computer programs for learning educational materials; downloadable educational course materials; educational computer software; teaching and instructional apparatus and instruments; audiovisual teaching apparatus for education; electronic publications relating to teaching; laboratory experimental machines and apparatus for school education; recorded audio compact discs for education; application software; computer game software downloadable via a global computer network and wireless devices; computer software; computer software programs; computer game programmes; telecommunication devices and apparatus. Educational and instruction services; conducting of educational courses; distance learning services provided on-line; provision of educational courses; distance learning courses; information relating to education or entertainment, provided on-line from a computer database or the Internet or by means of television or radio programs; coaching [education and training]; business education services; arranging and conducting of conferences, conventions, educational exhibitions, classes, lectures, seminars and workshops [training]; basic and advanced training for human resources development; publication of books, periodical publications, magazines, newspapers and newsletters; lending of books and other publications; providing electronic publications; providing non-downloadable electronic publications from the Internet; multimedia publishing of electronic publications; editing of electronic publications; providing online videos, not downloadable; providing on-line instructional videos, not downloadable; production and distribution of video recordings, not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity; production of videotape film in the field of education, not for movie or television programs and not for advertising or publicity; arranging and conducting of games; writing of texts; games equipment rental; game services provided online from a computer network. Computer programming; design, programming, development, or maintenance of computer system; providing computer programs on data networks; providing scientific research information and results from an online searchable database; hosting computer databases; platform as a service [PaaS]; software as a service [SaaS]; providing temporary use of web-based applications; application software programming; leasing of application software; providing application software on data networks; cloud computing; hosting multimedia entertainment and educational content for others; rental of computer game programmes.

14.

Ship maneuvering calculation device

      
Application Number 17924482
Grant Number 12020577
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-05-26
First Publication Date 2023-06-15
Grant Date 2024-06-25
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Kutsuna, Koji
  • Kuwahara, Satoru

Abstract

A technique capable of determining a suitable or optimum exclusive region (bumper) setting value and improving the accuracy and others of ship collision avoidance support and automatic ship maneuvering as a result is provided. A ship maneuvering calculation device 1 calculates setting information of an automatic ship collision avoidance program 3 for achieving a function of an automatic ship collision avoidance device 2 of a vessel. The ship maneuvering calculation device 1 generates a plurality of exclusive region values 103 that are different in at least a shape and a size as parameter values for an exclusive region set around a vessel, repeatedly executes simulation calculation using the automatic ship collision avoidance program (a copy 13) while changing a condition 102 and the parameter values, calculates an evaluation value 105 corresponding to the parameter value, based on the result of the simulation calculation, determines an optimum value 106 of the exclusive region, based on the evaluation value, and sets the optimum value 106 of the exclusive region to the automatic ship collision avoidance program 3.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08G 3/02 - Anti-collision systems
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass

15.

NYK GREEN EARTH

      
Application Number 1671743
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-04-28
Registration Date 2022-04-28
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging of tours; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel reservation; warehousing services; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels; transportation information; providing tracking information of cargoes with computer terminal communication; storage information.

16.

NYK BUSINESS SYSTEMS

      
Application Number 1669919
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-02-04
Registration Date 2022-02-04
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Consultancy relating to information technology; consultancy and information services relating to information technology architecture and infrastructure; computer programming; design, programming, development, or maintenance of computer system; providing computer programs on data networks; technological consultancy and advisory relating to the design of computers, computer systems, computer softwares, and communications networks; providing on-line non-downloadable software for use in communication; providing search engines available on the computer communications network; consultancy relating to the design and development of information and communications technology; design and development of information and communications technology; testing or research on communications; updating of software for communication systems; maintenance of software for communication systems; providing search engines for obtaining data via communications networks; engineering services in the field of communications technology; design and development of computers and programs for computers; consultancy relating to the design and development of computer software and hardware architecture; consultancy services in the field of design, selection, implementation and use of computer hardware and software systems; providing technical advice relating to computers; providing scientific research information and results from an online searchable database; providing on-line non-downloadable software for database management; design and development of computer hardware, software and databases; hosting computer databases; consultancy relating to computer database programs; electronic storage services for archiving databases; reconstitution of databases; design and development of software for database management; computer system analysis; computer system integration services; computer system design and development; monitoring of computer systems by remote access; professional consultancy relating to computer security; platform as a service [PaaS]; software as a service [SaaS]; providing temporary use of web-based applications; application software programming; leasing of application software; providing application software; cloud computing; programming of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; consulting services in the field of cloud computing; rental of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network.

17.

NYK GREEN EARTH

      
Serial Number 79344862
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-04-28
Registration Date 2023-11-21
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging of transportation for travel tours; arranging of transportation and of cruises for sightseeing travel tours; travel reservation, namely, travel ticket reservation services; travel reservation, namely, airline ticket reservation services, transportation reservation services for travel; travel reservation, namely, reservation and booking of seats for travel; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; warehousing services; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; vehicle parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of recycling containers; rental of shipping containers; rental of storage containers; rental of cargo containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels; transportation information; providing tracking information of cargoes with computer terminal communication, namely, providing tracking information concerning collection and delivery of assets in transit, namely, vehicles, trailers, drivers, cargo and delivery containers via computer terminals; storage information, namely, providing information relating to physical storage services, providing information relating to the temporary storage of personal belongings, providing information relating to cargo storage services

18.

NYK BUSINESS SYSTEMS

      
Serial Number 79343955
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-02-04
Registration Date 2024-04-02
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Consultancy relating to information technology; consultancy and information services relating to information technology architecture and infrastructure; computer programming; design, programming, development, and maintenance of computer system; providing computer programs on data networks, namely, software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for logistics management; technological consultancy and advisory services relating to the design of computers, computer systems, computer softwares, and communications networks; providing on-line non-downloadable software for use in data communication between suppliers, freight providers and purchasers for logistics management; consultancy relating to the design and development of information and communications technology; design and development of information and communications technology being computer software; testing and research in the field of communications; updating of software for communication systems; maintenance of software for communication systems; providing search engines for obtaining data via communications networks; engineering services in the field of communications technology; design and development of computers and programs for computers; consultancy relating to the design and development of computer software and hardware architecture; consultancy services in the field of design, selection, implementation and use of computer hardware and software systems for others; providing technical advice relating to computers; providing scientific research information and results from an online searchable database; providing on-line non-downloadable software for database management; design and development of computer hardware, software and databases; computer services, namely, hosting computer databases; consultancy relating to computer database programs; electronic storage services for archiving databases; reconstitution of databases; design and development of software for database management; computer system analysis; computer system integration services; computer services, namely, computer system design and development; monitoring of computer systems by remote access to ensure proper functioning; professional consultancy relating to computer security; platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for logistics management; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for logistics management; providing temporary use of non-downloadable web-based applications for logistics management; application software programming for others; leasing of application software, namely, rental of computer application software for logistics management; providing application software, namely, providing on-line non-downloadable software for logistics management; cloud computing featuring software for use for logistics management; programming of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; consulting services in the field of cloud computing; rental of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network

19.

PROGRAM, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2021022502
Publication Number 2021/251503
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-06-14
Publication Date 2021-12-16
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida Tetsuo

Abstract

A data set acquisition unit 201 of an abnormality detection device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention acquires a group of data sets each containing measurement values of a group of analysis items and measurement values of a group of narrowing items measured at the same time as the measurement values of the group of analysis items, the group of analysis items being related to the performance of an object under analysis, the group of narrowing items affecting the performance of the object under analysis. With respect to each of two or more different periods of time, a data set extraction unit 203 extracts, from a group of data sets containing measurement values measured within the period of time, a data set in which the measurement values of the group of narrowing items are within a range determined in accordance with a predetermined rule. With respect to each of the two or more periods of time, a filtering efficiency calculation unit 205 calculates, as a filtering efficiency, the ratio of the amount of decrease in an index value of statistical variability of the measurement values of the groups of analysis items before and after the extraction of the data set to the amount of decrease in the number of data sets before and after the extraction of the data set. An abnormality detection unit 206 detects a persistent abnormality in the measurement of the measurement values contained in the groups of data sets on the basis of a result of a comparison between the two or more filtering efficiencies.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data

20.

SHIP MANEUVER CALCULATION DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2020020675
Publication Number 2021/229825
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-05-26
Publication Date 2021-11-18
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Kutsuna, Koji
  • Kuwahara, Satoru

Abstract

Provided is a technique capable of determining a suitable or optimal exclusive area (bumper) setting value, and as a result increasing the accuracy or the like of evading assistance and/or automatic ship maneuvering. A ship maneuvering calculation device 1 calculates setting information of an automatic evading program 3 for implementing the function of an automatic evading device 2 of a ship. The ship maneuvering calculation device 1 generates a plurality of exclusive area values 103 that differ at least in the shape and the size as a parameter value related to an exclusive area set around the ship, repeatedly executes simulation calculation using the automatic evading program (copy 13) while changing a condition 102 and the parameter value, calculates an evaluation value 105 corresponding to the parameter value on the basis of the result of the simulation calculation, determines an optimal value 106 of the exclusive area on the basis of the evaluation value, and sets the optimal value 106 of the exclusive area in the automatic evading program 3.

IPC Classes  ?

21.

Sail GREEN

      
Application Number 1597842
Status Registered
Filing Date 2021-04-12
Registration Date 2021-04-12
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging of tours; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel reservation; warehousing services; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels; transportation information; providing tracking information of cargoes with computer terminal communication; storage information.

22.

Sail GREEN

      
Application Number 1597877
Status Registered
Filing Date 2021-04-12
Registration Date 2021-04-12
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging of tours; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel reservation; warehousing services; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels; transportation information; providing tracking information of cargoes with computer terminal communication; storage information.

23.

SAIL GREEN

      
Serial Number 79313749
Status Registered
Filing Date 2021-04-12
Registration Date 2024-04-09
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging of transport services for land and air sightseeing tours; escorting of travelers via land and air; booking of seats for land and air travel; travel ticket reservation services for land and air; travel tour reservation services, namely, airline ticket reservation services, transportation reservation services for travel via land and air; reservation and booking of seats for land and air travel; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services, namely, vehicle parking services; rental of aircraft; car rental; storage information, namely, providing information relating to the temporary storage of personal belongings and providing information relating to cargo storage services; all the aforesaid services provided in an environmentally friendly manner

24.

SAIL GREEN

      
Serial Number 79313761
Status Registered
Filing Date 2021-04-12
Registration Date 2023-06-06
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging transportation and cruises for sightseeing travel tours; arranging of transport services for sightseeing tours; arranging of cruises; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel ticket reservation services; travel tour reservation services, namely, airline ticket reservation services, transportation reservation services for travel; reservation and booking of seats for travel; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services, namely, vehicle parking services; rental of aircraft; car rental; storage information, namely, providing information relating to the temporary storage of personal belongings and providing information relating to cargo storage services; all the aforesaid services provided in an environmentally friendly manner

25.

BVTL Bringing Value To Life.

      
Application Number 1570560
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-10-29
Registration Date 2020-10-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; brokerage for rental, selling, purchasing or chartering of vessels; arranging of tours; arranging of cruises; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel reservation; warehousing services; storage of goods; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels; transportation information; providing tracking information of cargoes with computer terminal communication; storage information.

26.

PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2020023180
Publication Number 2020/262038
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-06-12
Publication Date 2020-12-30
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida Tetsuo

Abstract

The present invention assists in narrowing down to a measurement value group indicating a relationship having higher reproducibility. An item selection reception unit 102 receives a selection of an analysis item group and a narrowing-down item group. A data set extraction unit 103 extracts, from data sets for a plurality of periods, data sets of a period that includes a restricted range of measurement values for one or more items of the narrowing-down item group. A relational expression calculation unit 105 calculates a relational expression of the measurement values of each item from a set of measurement values of the analysis item group. On the basis of the calculated relational expression a condition fulfillment determination unit 104 determines a data set for which the number of extracted data sets and the statistical variation of the measurement values of the analysis item group included in the extracted data sets satisfy a narrowing-down condition. A completion determination unit 106 determines whether a completion condition has been satisfied for the repeatedly carried out extraction process and the narrowing-down condition determination process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data

27.

PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2019025088
Publication Number 2020/261364
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-06-25
Publication Date 2020-12-30
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yanagida, Tetsuo

Abstract

The present invention assists in narrowing down to a measured value group that indicates a relationship that is highly reproducible. An item selection reception unit 102 receives selection of an analysis item group and a narrowing item group. From data sets for a plurality of periods, a data set extraction unit 103 extracts a data set group for periods that include a limited range of measured values for one or more items from the narrowing item group. From a set of measured values from the analysis item group, a relational expression calculation unit 105 calculates a relational expression for measured values for each item. On the basis of the calculated relational expression, a condition satisfaction determination unit 104 determines data sets for which the number of post-extraction data sets and the statistical variability of measured values from the analysis item group included in the post-extraction data sets satisfy narrowing conditions. A completion determination unit 106 determines whether completion conditions for repeated extraction processing and narrowing conditions determination processing have been met.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data

28.

TANK AND SHIP

      
Application Number JP2019024098
Publication Number 2020/255254
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-06-18
Publication Date 2020-12-24
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ohashi, Hiroaki
  • Matsumoto, Takuya

Abstract

This tank is mounted to a ship and is provided with: a tank body for storing a low flash point fuel; an introduction path for introducing the low flash point fuel into the tank body; a pump that suctions the low flash point fuel stored in the tank body; a lead-out path by which the low flash point fuel suctioned by the pump is led out from the tank body to the exterior; and an inner wall for dividing the bottom surface of the tank body into an area including a position at which the low flash point fuel falls from the introduction path and an area including a position at which the low flash point fuel is suctioned by the pump.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02M 37/00 - Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatusArrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines

29.

FUEL PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND SHIP

      
Application Number JP2019024099
Publication Number 2020/255255
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-06-18
Publication Date 2020-12-24
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ohashi, Hiroaki
  • Matsumoto, Takuya

Abstract

A fuel purification system that comprises a plurality of tanks that are installed on a single ship and store a low-flash-point fuel, a transfer path for transferring the low-flash-point fuel from one of the plurality of tanks to the other, and a filtration part that is provided on the transfer path and removes impurities included in the low-flash-point fuel that flows through the transfer path.

IPC Classes  ?

30.

BVTL BRINGING VALUE TO LIFE.

      
Serial Number 79302255
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-10-29
Registration Date 2022-06-07
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; brokerage services, namely, ship brokerage; arranging transportation and cruises for sightseeing travel tours; arranging of transport services for sightseeing tours; arranging of cruises; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel ticket reservation services; travel tour reservation services, namely, airline ticket reservation services, transportation reservation services for travel; reservation and booking of seats for travel; warehousing services; storage of goods; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services, namely, vehicle parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of cargo containers; rental of shipping containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels; transportation information; providing tracking information of cargoes with computer terminal communication, namely, providing tracking information concerning collection and delivery of assets in transit, namely, vehicles, trailers, drivers, cargo and delivery containers via computer terminals; storage information, namely, providing information relating to the temporary storage of personal belongings and providing information relating to cargo storage services

31.

BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SHIP COMPRISING SAME

      
Application Number JP2019017590
Publication Number 2020/217372
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-04-25
Publication Date 2020-10-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ogisu, Shunsuke

Abstract

A ballast water treatment system that has: a ballast water treatment machine 12 that uses electrolysis to purify ballast water that is poured into a ballast tank; a water production machine 16 that produces fresh water from sea water; a brine tank 26 that collects and stores high-concentration salt water generated when producing pure water using the water production machine 16; a salt water supply pipe 39 that supplies the high-concentration salt water inside the brine tank 26 to the ballast water treatment machine 12; and a water intake pipe 15 that supplies water from outside the vessel to the ballast water treatment machine 12. When water from outside the vessel in fresh water or brackish water areas is supplied to the ballast tank, high-concentration salt water inside the brine tank 26 is supplied to the ballast water treatment machine 12.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C02F 1/461 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis
  • B63B 13/00 - Conduits for emptying or ballastingSelf-bailing equipmentScuppers
  • B63J 4/00 - Arrangements of installations for treating waste-water or sewage

32.

SAIL GREEN

      
Application Number 018286738
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-08-10
Registration Date 2020-12-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services

Goods & Services

Railway transport; car transport; boat transport; air transport; packaging of goods; unloading cargo; freight brokerage; arranging of tours; arranging of cruises; escorting of travelers; booking of seats for travel; travel reservation; warehousing services; storage of goods; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; rental of warehouses; parking services; rental of aircraft; rental of containers; rental of pallets; car rental; rental of vessels boat rental; transportation information; providing tracking information relating to cargoes with computer terminal communication; providing information relating to storage services.

33.

Tank state estimation method and tank state estimation program

      
Application Number 16604166
Grant Number 11499679
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-04-10
First Publication Date 2020-05-21
Grant Date 2022-11-15
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Sudo, Yasuhiro
  • Kojima, Tatsuya
  • Kimura, Fumitaka

Abstract

A tank state estimating method of estimating a state in a tank at a predetermined point in time on a sailing course of an LNG carrier is provided. The LNG carrier carrying LNG stored in the tank as a cargo. The tank state estimating method includes: a first step of acquiring information related to specification of the tank; a second step of acquiring information related to a state in the tank at a start point of a target section on the course; a third step of acquiring information on a predictive value of liquid fluctuation of the LNG in the tank during the section, the predictive value being obtained on a basis of a weather forecasting value during the section and information on the weather forecasting value; and a fourth step of calculating the state in the tank at an end point of the section by thermal transfer calculation based on thermodynamics on a basis of the information acquired in the first to third steps in assuming that a heat input to the tank during the section is used for vaporization of the LNG in the tank.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F17C 13/02 - Special adaptations of indicating, measuring, or monitoring equipment
  • B63B 71/00 - Designing vesselsPredicting their performance
  • B63B 25/16 - Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing or trimmingVessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed heat-insulated

34.

SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING PREVENTION OF VESSEL FROM COLLIDING WITH MOORING FACILITY

      
Application Number JP2018037107
Publication Number 2020/070841
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-10-03
Publication Date 2020-04-09
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE INC. (Japan)
Inventor Kutsuna Koji

Abstract

166 indicating boundary lines of risk determined on the basis of risks identified regarding various combinations between distance and speed and a line M indicating the result of the combination between speed and distance of the vessel changing in association with sailing, are displayed on a plane in which the horizontal axis indicates the distance between the vessel and the mooring facility and the vertical axis indicates the speed of the vessel. A vessel operator adjusts the speed of the vessel while watching the graph.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 43/18 - Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for preventing collisionImproving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing collision damage

35.

DRAFT ESTIMATION SYSTEM, DRAFT ESTIMATION DEVICE, INFORMATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND LOADING/UNLOADING SIMULATION DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2018033109
Publication Number 2020/049702
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-09-06
Publication Date 2020-03-12
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawaguchi Hiroshi
  • Kajiyama Yuko
  • Yorimoto Hisakazu
  • Ichinose Satoshi
  • Maeda Yoshihiko

Abstract

Provided are a draft estimation system, a draft estimation device, an information transmission device, and a loading/unloading simulation device with which it is possible to efficiently perform loading/unloading without interrupting the loading/unloading in order to measure the draft. The present invention relates to a draft estimation system comprising: an imaging means for imaging the vicinity of the draft on the docking side of a ship that has reached land; a slant acquisition means for acquiring the slant of the ship; and a draft estimation means for estimating the draft on the ocean side of the ship on the basis of the acquired slant and the docking-side draft, which is specified on the basis of an image of the vicinity of the draft as captured by the imaging means.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
  • B63B 39/12 - Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movementsApparatus for indicating vessel attitude for indicating draught or load
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01F 23/292 - Light
  • G01G 19/00 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups

36.

Yusen Vantage

      
Application Number 1515310
Status Registered
Filing Date 2019-10-09
Registration Date 2019-10-09
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Inventory management of goods; goods and cargo merchandising services, inventory management, customer service management and providing information thereof; business advisory services, namely, investigation, analysis, forecasting and management regarding logistics to increase business efficiency, and providing consultancy and information thereof; business management and administration for logistics, and providing consultancy and information thereof; advisory service on logistic business; business management analysis or business consultancy; marketing research or analysis; providing information concerning commercial sales; business management of product inventory and logistics; import-export agency services. Supply chain logistics and reverse logistics services consisting of packaging, storage, transportation and delivery of freight; supply chain logistics and reverse logistics services consisting of packaging, storage, transportation and delivery of goods; packaging, transport, storage and delivery of goods; packaging, transport, storage and delivery of cargo; tracking of freight vehicles by computer or via global positioning systems [transport information]; provision of information on collection, shipment, storage, delivery information of goods and cargo; railway transport; car transport; marine transport; air transport; packaging of goods; freight brokerage; cargo unloading; warehousing services; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings; temporary storage of deliveries; rental of warehouse space; freighting; porterage; hauling; freight forwarding; delivery of goods; transportation logistics; transport; transportation information; transport brokerage; transport reservation; storage of goods; storage; storage information. Design and development of computer software for logistics; design, programming, development and maintenance, of computer software; providing online non-downloadable computer software for logistic system; design, development, and maintenance of computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals; providing online non-downloadable computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals; design, programming, and maintenance of computer software for Internet platform; hosting platforms on the Internet; platform as a service [PaaS]; design and creation of logistics machinery and advisory service thereof; monitoring of computer system for logistic facilities maintenance by remote access; monitoring of computer system by remote access; design, programming and maintenance of software for information platforms on the Internet; providing electronic memory space on the Internet; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications accessible via a web site; providing temporary use of web-based applications; providing non-downloadable computer software via communication network; providing non-downloadable computer software for processing electronic data via communication network; design, programming, development and maintenance, of application software; providing and rental of application software; provision of search engines via a web site; cloud computing; designing, programming and maintenance of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; providing non-downloadable computer software for cloud computing; rental of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; advisory service, consulting and provision of information on cloud computing; hosting computer website by cloud computing; designing of machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; computer software design, computer programing, or maintenance of computer software; technical advice relating to operation of computers.

37.

STRUCTURE, SHEET, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING ANTIFOULING PAINT LAYER

      
Application Number JP2018023229
Publication Number 2019/244229
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-06-19
Publication Date 2019-12-26
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kato, Jun
  • Horikiri, Rokuro
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko

Abstract

In a monitor region T provided on a submerged portion of a hull shell of a marine vessel, a paint layer of an antifouling paint P is formed in a step-like manner on a paint layer of an anticorrosive paint Q. The monitor region T is divided into four sections, that is, sections t1 to t4, and regions t0 which surround the sections on the left and right. The paint film thicknesses of the antifouling paint P formed on sections t1 to t4 are known different thicknesses. The antifouling paint P dissolves into water during navigation of the marine vessel. A worker is capable of ascertaining the degree of dissolution of the antifouling paint P that is painted on a hull shell lower portion 11 (region other than the monitor region T) by viewing whether the antifouling paint P has completely dissolved in any of the sections of the monitor region T.

IPC Classes  ?

38.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2018020843
Publication Number 2019/229904
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-05-30
Publication Date 2019-12-05
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Horikiri, Rokuro
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko

Abstract

A reception unit 122 receives: noon report data that includes long-term fuel consumption data indicating daily fuel consumption involved in navigation of a ship 9; and navigation log data that includes short-term fuel consumption data indicating hourly fuel consumption of a single day. A detection unit 123 detects an abnormal value of the value indicated by the short-term fuel consumption data. A specification unit 124 specifies a conversion rule for converting the value indicated by the short-term fuel consumption data such that the total converted value of the value indicated by the short-term fuel consumption data matches the value indicated by the long-term fuel consumption data. A conversion unit 125 converts the value indicated by the short-term fuel consumption data in accordance with the conversion rule specified by the specification unit 124. As a result, a converted value indicating an hourly fuel consumption that is consistent with the fuel consumption indicated by the long-term fuel consumption data, can be obtained.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations

39.

YUSEN VANTAGE

      
Serial Number 79279073
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-10-09
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Inventory management of goods; goods and cargo merchandising services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others, inventory management, customer service management for others and providing information thereof; business advisory services, namely, investigation, analysis, forecasting and management regarding logistics to increase business efficiency, and providing consultancy and information thereof; business management and administration for logistics, and providing consultancy and information thereof; business advisory service in the field of logistic business; business management analysis and business consultancy; marketing research and analysis; providing information concerning commercial sales; business management of product inventory and logistics; import-export agency services Supply chain logistics and reverse logistics services consisting of packaging, storage, transportation and delivery of freight; supply chain logistics and reverse logistics services consisting of packaging, storage, transportation and delivery of goods; packaging, transport, storage and delivery of goods; packaging, transport, storage and delivery of cargo; tracking of freight vehicles by computer or via global positioning systems being transport information services; provision of information on collection, shipment, storage, delivery information of goods and cargo; railway transport; car transport; marine transport; air transport; packaging of goods; freight brokerage; cargo unloading; warehousing services; temporary safekeeping of personal belongings of others; temporary storage of deliveries; rental of warehouse space; freighting services; porterage; truck hauling; car hauling; ship hauling; airplane hauling; railway hauling; freight forwarding; delivery of goods; transport of goods; transportation information; transport brokerage; transport reservation; storage of goods; storage of deliveries; information regarding the storage of goods Design and development of computer software for logistics; design, programming, development and maintenance of computer software; providing online non-downloadable computer software for logistic system; design, development, and maintenance of computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals; providing online non-downloadable computer software for logistics, supply chain management and e-business portals; design, programming, and maintenance of computer software for Internet platform; providing a web hosting platforms on the Internet for freight and logistics management; platform as a service (PaaS) featuring computer software platforms for database management in the field of freight and logistics; design and creation of logistics machinery for others and advisory service thereof; monitoring of computer system for logistic facilities maintenance by remote access; monitoring of computer system by remote access; design, programming and maintenance of software for information platforms on the Internet; providing electronic server memory space on the Internet; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications accessible via a web site for freight and logistics management; providing temporary use of web-based applications for database management in the field of freight and logistics management; providing non-downloadable computer software via communication network for database management in the field of freight and logistics management; providing non-downloadable computer software for processing electronic data via communication network; design, programming, development and maintenance, of application software; providing and rental of non-downloadable application software for database management in the field of freight and logistics management; provision of search engines via a web site; cloud computing featuring software for use for database management in the field of freight and logistics management; designing, programming and maintenance of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network in the field of freight and logistics management; providing non-downloadable computer software for cloud computing in the field of freight and logistics management; rental of operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; advisory service, consulting and provision of information on cloud computing; hosting computer website for others by cloud computing for database management in the field of freight and logistics management; designing of machines, apparatus, instruments (including their parts) or systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; computer software design, computer programing and maintenance of computer software; technical advice relating to operation of computers in the field of freight and logistics management

40.

MOISTURE MIXING DETECTION DEVICE, MOISTURE MIXING DETECTION PROGRAM, MOISTURE MIXING DETECTION METHOD, AND MOISTURE MIXING DETECTION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2018013878
Publication Number 2019/187106
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-03-30
Publication Date 2019-10-03
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Harada, Hidemitsu
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Hashimoto, Ayako

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a moisture mixing detection device with which it is possible to determine whether or not an amount of moisture in an oil is actually normal under the environmental conditions thereof. This problem is solved by a moisture mixing detection device for detecting mixture of moisture into an oil, wherein the moisture mixing detection device is provided with: a prediction data calculation means for calculating prediction data pertaining to an amount of moisture in an oil from measured environment data of the oil and/or from data pertaining to the environment surrounding the oil, the calculation being performed on the basis of a correlation between environment data of the oil and/or data pertaining to the environment surrounding the oil and the data pertaining to the amount of moisture in the oil; a measurement data acquisition means for acquiring measurement data pertaining to the amount of moisture in the oil; a condition determination means for comparing the acquired measurement data and the calculated prediction data, and determining whether or not the relationship between the measurement data and the prediction data satisfies a prescribed condition; and an information output means for outputting information indicating that the prescribed condition is satisfied when it is determined that the relationship between the measurement data and the prediction data satisfies the prescribed condition.

IPC Classes  ?

41.

VEHICLE COUNTING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COUNTING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2017041339
Publication Number 2019/097642
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-11-16
Publication Date 2019-05-23
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Awamoto, Shigeru
  • Suganami, Takashi
  • Nakamura, Yoshio

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle counting system capable of, when a worker transfers a vehicle from an original location to a destination location repeatedly so as to transfer many vehicles, accurately counting the number of vehicles present at the original location or the destination location. According to the present invention, the position of a mobile terminal (1) is measured using a position measurement function (step S1), and a determination is made as to whether the measured position is within or outside an A region (101) (step S2). If the result of this determination is different than on the previous iteration (YES for step S3), a determination is made as to whether the mobile terminal (1) is receiving a signal from a wireless device (6) (step S4). If the mobile terminal (1) is receiving a signal from the wireless device (6) (YES for step S4), the vehicle counting process ends. If the mobile terminal (1) is not receiving any signal from the wireless device (6) (NO for step S4), then movement information indicating that the mobile terminal (1) has moved to or from the A region (101), is transmitted to a computer device (3) (step S5).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08G 1/01 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled

42.

METHOD OF EVALUATING FATIGUE LEVEL OF CONSTITUENT COMPONENT OF MARINE DIESEL ENGINE, FATIGUE LEVEL EVALUATION DEVICE, REMAINING LIFETIME DIAGNOSING METHOD, REMAINING LIFETIME DIAGNOSING DEVICE, AND SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2017041294
Publication Number 2019/097634
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-11-16
Publication Date 2019-05-23
Owner
  • JAPAN ENGINE CORPORATION (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirabayashi, Hiroaki
  • Edo, Koji
  • Yamada, Shogo
  • Horikiri, Rokuro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Hashimoto, Ayako

Abstract

Provided is a method of evaluating a fatigue level of a constituent component of a marine diesel engine. The method comprises: generating, with respect to a constituent component, at least two of an operation load evaluation point relating to an operation load of a marine diesel engine, an operation load variation evaluation point relating to variation of the operation load of the marine diesel engine, an operation cycle evaluation point relating to an operation cycle of the marine diesel engine, a fuel characteristic evaluation point relating to the fuel characteristic of the marine diesel engine, a combustibility evaluation point relating to the combustibility of the fuel, and an exhaust gas temperature evaluation point relating to the temperature of exhaust gas from the marine diesel engine; calculating a total evaluation point of the fatigue level of the constituent component by adding up the at least two evaluation points that have been generated; and evaluating the fatigue level of the constituent component on the basis of the total evaluation point.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02D 41/22 - Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions
  • F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups

43.

FUEL CONSUMPTION ACQUISITION DEVICE, FUEL CONSUMPTION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND FUEL CONSUMPTION ACQUISITION PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2017021712
Publication Number 2018/229845
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-06-13
Publication Date 2018-12-20
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kojima, Tatsuya
  • Dai, Koji

Abstract

Provided is a fuel consumption acquisition device for calculating the FOE per fuel type at a given point in time on the basis of the mixing ratio of NBOG and FBOG in a consumed BOG, and data that enables the relationship between input energy and output energy of a plant to be converted or calculated. The device has: a conversion coefficient calculation unit for calculating, with FO as the standard, conversion coefficients for converting fuel consumption relating to BOG into FO-equivalent fuel consumption for each BOG in accordance with the cargo loading state, and recording the conversion coefficients among FO conversion coefficients; an operating data acquisition unit for acquiring operating data; and a fuel consumption calculation unit for calculating the total fuel consumption by converting the fuel consumption of each BOG into FO-equivalent fuel consumption on the basis of the cargo loading state determined from the most recent operating data, fuel consumption for FO and each BOG, and the conversion coefficients for each BOG recorded among the FO conversion coefficients.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63H 21/38 - Apparatus or methods specially adapted for use on marine vessels, for handling power plant or unit liquids, e.g. lubricants, coolants, fuels or the like

44.

FUEL REDUCTION RATE OUTPUT SYSTEM, FUEL REDUCTION RATE OUTPUT METHOD, AND FUEL REDUCTION RATE OUTPUT PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2018019302
Publication Number 2018/225481
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-05-18
Publication Date 2018-12-13
Owner
  • IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD. (Japan)
  • NYK TRADING CORPORATION (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kamihashira, Daisuke
  • Taniguchi, Kazunori
  • Yamashita, Toru
  • Okamura, Yuji
  • Kashima, Nobuhiro
  • Sutoh, Kenichiro

Abstract

A fuel reduction rate output system that calculates a fuel reduction rate affecting a fuel reduction measure, which is applied to a boiler combustion control system, wherein the fuel reduction rate output system has: a deviation determination unit that records the history of measured main steam pressures as a main steam pressure history, that calculates the deviation between the main steam pressure history and the measured main steam pressures, and that outputs the history of the main steam pressure for which the deviation is within a prescribed range as a history of control main steam pressure; a standard deviation calculation unit that calculates a standard deviation on the basis of the history of control main steam pressure output by the deviation determination unit; and a fuel reduction rate output unit that calculates a standard deviation improvement rate on the basis of the standard deviation calculated by the standard deviation calculation unit and that calculates and outputs the fuel reduction rate on the basis of a reference equation indicating the relationship between the standard deviation improvement rate and the fuel reduction rate.

IPC Classes  ?

45.

BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2017018399
Publication Number 2018/211598
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-05-16
Publication Date 2018-11-22
Owner
  • NYK TRADING CORPORATION (Japan)
  • IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD. (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamura, Yuji
  • Taniguchi, Kazunori
  • Yamashita, Toru
  • Kashima, Nobuhiro
  • Sutoh, Kenichiro

Abstract

Disclosed is a boiler combustion control system that outputs a fuel correction coefficient for correcting a load demand amount after feedback correction. This system comprises: a fuel correction coefficient computation unit that calculates a fuel correction coefficient on the basis of a ratio between load demand amounts before and after feedback correction, and an initial value and a fine adjustment function that define an initial value of a relationship between the load demand amount and a fuel supply amount; and a reference curve correction unit that outputs a reference curve correction coefficient for correcting the initial value and the fine adjustment function. The reference curve correction unit includes: a deviation determination unit that calculates the deviation between a measured main steam pressure and a setting main steam pressure; a period determination unit that acquires a period related to the fluctuation of the deviation; an amplitude determination unit that acquires amplitude; a reference curve correction coefficient output unit that calculates and outputs the reference curve correction coefficient on the basis of a reference curve correction function; and a reference curve correction determination unit that corrects the reference curve correction function in cases where the combination of the period and the amplitude satisfies a predetermined condition.

IPC Classes  ?

46.

BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2018018877
Publication Number 2018/212224
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-05-16
Publication Date 2018-11-22
Owner
  • NYK TRADING CORPORATION (Japan)
  • IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD. (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamura, Yuji
  • Masuhara, Kazuki
  • Taniguchi, Kazunori
  • Yamashita, Toru
  • Kashima, Nobuhiro
  • Nishiyama, Hiroaki
  • Sutoh, Kenichiro

Abstract

Disclosed is a boiler combustion control system that outputs a fuel correction coefficient for correcting a load demand amount after feedback correction. This system comprises: a fuel correction coefficient computation unit that calculates a fuel correction coefficient on the basis of a ratio between load demand amounts before and after feedback correction, and an initial value and a fine adjustment function that define an initial value of a relationship between the load demand amount and a fuel supply amount; and a reference curve correction unit that outputs a reference curve correction coefficient for correcting the initial value and the fine adjustment function. The reference curve correction unit includes: a deviation determination unit that calculates the deviation between a measured main steam pressure and a setting main steam pressure; a period determination unit that acquires a period related to the fluctuation of the deviation; an amplitude determination unit that acquires amplitude; a reference curve correction coefficient output unit that calculates and outputs the reference curve correction coefficient on the basis of a reference curve correction function; and a reference curve correction determination unit that corrects the reference curve correction function in cases where the combination of the period and the amplitude satisfies a predetermined condition.

IPC Classes  ?

47.

TANK STATE ESTIMATION METHOD AND TANK STATE ESTIMATION PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2017014706
Publication Number 2018/189789
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-04-10
Publication Date 2018-10-18
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Sudo, Yasuhiro
  • Kojima, Tatsuya
  • Kimura, Fumitaka

Abstract

Provided is a tank state estimation method for estimating a state in a tank of an LNG ship, which has LNG stored in the tank as its cargo, at a predetermined time point on a course of the LNG ship. The tank state estimation method executes: a first step for acquiring information on specifications of the tank; a second step for acquiring information on a state in the tank at a start point in a target section on the course; a third step for acquiring information on a meteorological forecasting value in the section and on a liquid oscillation predicted value of LNG in the tank in the section, which is determined on the basis of the information on the meteorological forecasting value; and a fourth step for calculating, on the basis of the information acquired in the first to third steps, a state in the tank at an end point in the section by heat-transfer calculation based on thermodynamics, on the assumption that heat input to the tank in the section is used to vaporize LNG in the tank.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 25/16 - Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing or trimmingVessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed heat-insulated
  • F17C 13/02 - Special adaptations of indicating, measuring, or monitoring equipment

48.

VOYAGE PLAN DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VOYAGE PLAN DESIGN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DISPLAY OPERATION DEVICE DIVIDER, AND DISPLAY OPERATION DEVICE UNIT

      
Application Number JP2018003870
Publication Number 2018/168256
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-02-05
Publication Date 2018-09-20
Owner
  • JAPAN RADIO CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nishiyama, Hisaki
  • Nakashima, Keiichi
  • Enokido, Tatsuya
  • Yajima, Ryo
  • Kuwahara, Satoru
  • Morioka, Taketoshi
  • Sakaue, Makoto

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a nautical chart display device that makes it possible to simply switch between nautical chart image manipulation and handwritten information input, manages input handwritten information so as to reliably associate the same with nautical chart information, and shares the handwritten information. [Solution] A nautical chart display system 1 for providing nautical chart information is provided with an information management device 2 for storing current location information and topographical information and a display device 3 for displaying a nautical chart based on the current location information and topographical information. The display device 3 is provided with: a nautical chart display function 31 for displaying a prescribed nautical chart and, if there is a movement operation, displaying the nautical chart after the movement; a scaling function 32 for enlarging or reducing the display range of the nautical chart; a tool display function 33 for displaying a switching means 39 for switching between nautical chart manipulation and the input of handwritten information; a handwriting creation function 34 for creating handwritten information through the contact and sliding of a finger or rod-like member; and a handwriting display function 35 for displaying the created handwriting information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/22 - Plotting boards
  • B43L 9/12 - Dividers
  • G06F 3/03 - Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
  • G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
  • G09B 29/00 - MapsPlansChartsDiagrams, e.g. route diagrams
  • G09B 29/10 - Map spot or co-ordinate position indicatorsMap-reading aids

49.

NAVIGATION PLAN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION PLAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2017009456
Publication Number 2018/163350
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-09
Publication Date 2018-09-13
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Sudo, Yasuhiro
  • Kojima, Tatsuya
  • Kimura, Fumitaka

Abstract

This invention relates to a navigation plan assistance system that is highly flexible and expandable, such that it is possible to flexibly adapt to differences arising in the characteristics of a marine vessel, freight, etc., and also to adapt to revisions or additions to a potential simulation method, additions to considered elements, etc. This system has: one or more interchangeable modules that receive a navigation plan or other information as input information, and for each considered element that could have an effect on a navigation plan including main engine output distribution on the course of a marine vessel, output a calculation result obtained by performing a prescribed calculation in accordance with the attributes or characteristics of the marine vessel; and a control unit that runs the modules in a prescribed sequence and causes calculation results relating to the navigation plan to be outputted. The input information of the one or more modules run by the control unit includes the calculation results outputted by the running of the one or more modules.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

50.

Apparatus for managing vessel fouling risk, program, and recording medium

      
Application Number 15745352
Grant Number 11367318
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-07-17
First Publication Date 2018-07-26
Grant Date 2022-06-21
Owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kato, Jun
  • Sato, Kentaro
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko

Abstract

Reception unit receives data indicating water temperature of a body of water through which a vessel voyages, vessel speed, and a period for which those values are maintained. From storage unit, index value acquisition unit reads out a decrease amount of anti-fouling paint corresponding to the water temperature and vessel speed received by reception unit. Index value specification unit specifies a decrease amount of anti-fouling paint in the period by multiplying the length of time of the period received by reception unit by the decrease amount read out by index value acquisition unit. Remaining amount acquisition unit integrates the decrease amounts of the anti-fouling paint specified by index value specification unit at the time of coating with the anti-fouling paint and onward. Remaining amount specification unit specifies a current paint film thickness of the anti-fouling paint by subtracting the decrease amount of the anti-fouling paint integrated by remaining amount acquisition unit from the paint film thickness at the time of coating with the anti-fouling paint.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 59/04 - Preventing hull fouling
  • G01P 5/00 - Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air streamMeasuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
  • G07C 5/08 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time
  • G06Q 10/00 - AdministrationManagement

51.

DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PREVENGING OCCURRENCE OF ANOMALY EVENT IN SHIP

      
Application Number JP2016082593
Publication Number 2018/083756
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-11-02
Publication Date 2018-05-11
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada, Shogo
  • Beppu, Masayuki
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Takeda, Koichi

Abstract

A server device has stored therein causal relationship data that indicate causal relationships among a plurality of causes of troubles. The server device receives various kinds of attribute values relating to a ship or an environment of the ship via a communication satellite, for example. The causal relationship data indicate a tree structure of nodes comprising trouble causing events, and specific rules of risk indexes indicating the probability of occurrence of the events corresponding to the nodes. On the basis of the received attribute values, the server device specifies the risk index of each node from a leaf node to a root node in accordance with the specific rules indicated by the causal relationship data. A terminal device receives notification data giving a notification of the risk index specified by the server device. The terminal device displays the risk index indicated by the received notification data.

IPC Classes  ?

52.

MARITIME CHART DISPLAY DEVICE AND MARITIME CHART DISPLAY SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2017039001
Publication Number 2018/084095
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-10-27
Publication Date 2018-05-11
Owner
  • JAPAN RADIO CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nishiyama, Hisaki
  • Nakashima, Keiichi
  • Matsui, Noriaki
  • Enokido, Tatsuya
  • Yajima, Ryo
  • Kuwahara, Satoru
  • Morioka, Taketoshi
  • Sakaue, Makoto

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a maritime chart display device that conveniently switches an operation with respect to a maritime chart image and the input of handwritten information, manages the input handwritten information by reliably linking the same to maritime chart information, and shares the handwritten information. [Solution] A maritime chart display system 1 that provides maritime chart information includes an information management device 2 for storing location information and terrain information and a display device 3 for displaying a maritime chart on the basis of the location information and the terrain information. The display device 3 is provided with: a maritime chart display function 31 that displays a prescribed maritime chart and, when a move operation is performed, displays a maritime chart after movement; a scaling function 32 that expands or reduces the display range of the maritime chart; a tool display function 33 that displays a switch means 39 for switching between the operation with respect to the maritime chart and the input of handwritten information; a handwriting preparation function 34 that prepares the handwritten information via contact or sliding using the finger or a rod-like item; and a handwriting display function 35 that displays the handwritten information prepared.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09B 29/00 - MapsPlansChartsDiagrams, e.g. route diagrams
  • G01C 21/22 - Plotting boards
  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G09B 29/10 - Map spot or co-ordinate position indicatorsMap-reading aids

53.

Device, program and recording medium for assisting maintenance of marine equipment

      
Application Number 15565815
Grant Number 10730593
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-04-14
First Publication Date 2018-05-03
Grant Date 2020-08-04
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

A first unit acquires attribute record data and a second unit acquires deterioration degree data from a terminal device mounted on a ship. The attribute record data indicates an attribute relating to a past sailing of the ship. The deterioration degree data indicates a deterioration degree, which is checked during performance of maintenance work, of each device mounted on the ship. A third unit generates relational data indicating a relation between various attributes relating to the state of the sailing of the ship and the deterioration degree of the device based on the attribute record data and deterioration degree data. A fourth unit acquires estimated attribute data indicating an estimated value of the attributes relating to sailing of the ship. A fifth unit generates timing data indicating a timing of maintenance work to be performed on each device based on the attribute record data, estimated attribute data, and relational data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

54.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ESTIMATING TIME OR FUEL CONSUMPTION AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR SAILING SHIP

      
Application Number JP2016080202
Publication Number 2018/069989
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-10-12
Publication Date 2018-04-19
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kakuta, Ryo
  • Yamashita, Yoshiro
  • Kawaguchi, Hiroshi
  • Takano, Kazuya
  • Kataoka, Hideaki

Abstract

According to the present invention, in each of a plurality of meteorological/hydrographic environments, a performance data acquisition unit 1111 acquires performance data representing a relationship between a sailing speed and a fuel consumption amount per unit time, when a ship sails in the environment. A meteorological/hydrographic data acquisition unit 1113 acquires meteorological/hydrographic data representing the meteorological and hydrographic conditions of each of a plurality of seas in each of a plurality of past periods. A calculation unit 114 uses the performance data and the meteorological/hydrographic data to calculate a time and a fuel consumption amount required for the sailing of a ship that sails along a designated sailing route so as to achieve a designated sailing speed or a fuel consumption amount per unit time by taking each of a plurality of past times as a departure time. A statistical processing unit 115 estimates a probability distribution of a population having, as a sample, the time or fuel consumption amount calculated by the calculation unit 114.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

55.

Device, program, recording medium, and method for determining device normality and abnormality involving loads

      
Application Number 15539455
Grant Number 10895211
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-12-26
First Publication Date 2018-03-08
Grant Date 2021-01-19
Owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

A reference range identifying device acquires and records, at a predetermined time interval, a measuring result of a load and exhaust temperature of an engine. The device identifies, based on combinations of the load and exhaust temperature recorded at multiple points of time, for each load zone, for example a 95% confidence interval of a distribution of exhaust temperatures as a reference range. Subsequently, the device calculates an approximate curve for lower limits and upper limits of reference ranges identified for the load zones. The device identifies a range sandwiched by the calculated two approximate curves as a reference range that changes in accordance with a load. The device, upon detecting that a current load and exhaust temperature of the engine is not included in the reference range, notifies the detected fact to a user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02D 41/14 - Introducing closed-loop corrections
  • G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
  • F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups
  • B63H 21/21 - Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels
  • F02D 29/02 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving vehiclesControlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving variable-pitch propellers
  • F02D 41/22 - Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • B63H 21/14 - Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels the vessels being motor-driven relating to internal-combustion engines
  • G01C 19/16 - SuspensionsBearings
  • G08B 25/01 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium

56.

SHIP NAVIGATION SUPPORT DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016066426
Publication Number 2017/208422
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-06-02
Publication Date 2017-12-07
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsushige, Taro
  • Nagasawa, Yusuke

Abstract

A ship navigation support device that efficiently and effectively links and combines information obtained by a device or equipment, such as a radar, etc., to information obtained from a camera video image. The ship navigation support device has: an image analysis unit that performs image analysis of video data obtained by a camera that captures images above water around a ship and detects the presence, in the video, of a first object on the water; and a radar information linking unit that obtains, from the radar, radar information including information relating to a second object on the water detected by the radar. The ship navigation support device also has an image processing unit that: matches position information for the first object on the water and position information for the second object on the water; and, when the position information corresponds, adds a first prescribed display to the first object on the water in the video and adds display of radar information for the corresponding second object on the water.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes

57.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2016062739
Publication Number 2017/183178
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-04-22
Publication Date 2017-10-26
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Asafuji, Takeshi
  • Takeda, Ryuzaburo
  • Nishino, Akiko
  • Murakami, Yoshinori

Abstract

A computer device for managing ship operations on land acquires: navigation planning data which shows a ship navigation plan, the plan including one or more ports of call where refueling can be done on a sea route; requisitioning data which includes requisitioning details data showing the requisitioning details for fuel oil for a ship at each of the one or more ports of call and requisitioning status data showing the status of requisitioning the fuel oil; and a remaining amount of oil data which shows the amount of oil remaining in the ship (SA1 to SA4). This computer device determines whether or not requisitioning fuel oil for the ship in each of the ports of call is required on the basis of the navigation planning data, the requisitioning data, and the remaining amount of oil data. If the requisition has not been placed at the point in time when it is determined that the requisition is required, notification of a possible fuel oil requisition omission is provided to an operation manager (SA5, SA6).

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations

58.

BALLAST WATER SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2017020104
Publication Number 2017/179742
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-05-30
Publication Date 2017-10-19
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugiura, Takumi
  • Mizutani, Shingo
  • Matsushige, Taro
  • Morioka, Taketoshi

Abstract

Provided is a ballast water system (2) with which it is possible to improve safety. According to a representative embodiment, the ballast water system (2) suctions ballast water from a sea chest (6) by means of a pump (7). Subsequently, a water treatment device (3) treats the suctioned ballast water. The ballast water treated by the water treatment device (3) is received in a receiver tank (9) and is then supplied to a ballast tank (4). Pressure from the pump (7) is reduced in the receiver tank (9), and therefore the ballast water system (2) can prevent excessive pressure from being applied on the ballast tank (4).

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 13/00 - Conduits for emptying or ballastingSelf-bailing equipmentScuppers

59.

SHIP

      
Application Number JP2016058364
Publication Number 2017/158769
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-03-16
Publication Date 2017-09-21
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Hashimoto, Ayako
  • Mori, Akihiro

Abstract

Provided is a ship in which an inverter for a crane is disposed in a prescribed space where there is a lower amount of dust than a space inside a crane post. The prescribed space is a space present in a prescribed area outside of a freight area, or a space present in a closed off superstructure of the ship, for example. The prescribed area is, for example, a living area, a work area, or an engine area.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 27/10 - Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of cranes
  • B63J 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • B66C 13/26 - Circuits for controlling the lowering of the load by AC motors

60.

METER FOR SHIP SPEED RELATIVE TO WATER AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING MEASUREMENT VALUES OF METER FOR SHIP SPEED RELATIVE TO WATER

      
Application Number JP2016057322
Publication Number 2017/154129
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-03-09
Publication Date 2017-09-14
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sudo, Yasuhiro
  • Ando, Hideyuki

Abstract

The present invention is a ship speed meter that makes it possible to obtain an appropriate correction coefficient for determining ship speed relative to water from a measured flow velocity according to travel conditions of a ship. This ship speed meter retains different correction coefficient information corresponding to the travel conditions of the ship, measures a first flow velocity at a prescribed water depth in the fluid that the ship is floating in, acquires a correction coefficient corresponding to the travel conditions of the ship at the point in time when the first flow velocity was measured, and calculates the ship speed relative to water by correcting the first flow velocity on the basis of the acquired correction coefficient.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01P 5/00 - Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air streamMeasuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft

61.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MANAGING DATA MEASURED ON SHIPS, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015086496
Publication Number 2017/115409
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-28
Publication Date 2017-07-06
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

In the present invention, terminal devices 11 disposed on ships sequentially obtain measurement data showing the physical quantities continuously measured by measuring devices on the ships. A different terminal device 13 evaluates the reliability of each of the obtained measurement data according to the rules shown by the data evaluation rule data stored in advance. The terminal device 13 also evaluates the series reliability of the measurement data according to the rules shown by the data series evaluation rule data stored in advance. The series reliability of the measurement data is evaluated, for example, on the basis of the reliability of the measurement data obtained prior to the current series. For example, if the reliability of the measurement data previously obtained is continuously low, the measuring device generating the measurement data is highly likely to be faulty. In this case, the terminal device 13 evaluates, as low, the series reliability of the measurement data generated by said measuring device. The series reliability, along with the measurement data reliability, is used for measurement data cleansing processing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G06F 17/40 - Data acquisition and logging

62.

VEHICLE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2015085756
Publication Number 2017/109845
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-22
Publication Date 2017-06-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Awamoto, Shigeru
  • Nakamura, Yoshio

Abstract

The present invention can reduce the labor and cost involved in registering a position at which a vehicle is stored, and enhances the efficiency of a vehicle logistics operation. This vehicle logistics management system is provided with: a mobile terminal (1) which is possessed by a worker (W1) who moves a vehicle (10) within a site; a server device (30) which registers, in a database, information including the position of the vehicle (10); a vehicle boarding/disembarking determining means (103) for determining that the worker (W1) has boarded the vehicle (10) and has disembarked from the vehicle (10) during work. The mobile terminal (1) acquires first position information by GNSS positioning, transmits boarding information including the first position information and a terminal ID to the server device (30) when the vehicle boarding/disembarking determining means (103) determines that the worker (W1) has boarded the vehicle, and transmits disembarking information including the first position information and the terminal ID to the server device (30) when the vehicle boarding/disembarking determining means (103) determines that the worker (W1) has disembarked from the vehicle. The server device (30) uses the boarding information and the disembarking information to ascertain that the operation has been performed, and to register, in the DB, information including the position of the vehicle (10) after movement of the vehicle (10).

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65G 1/137 - Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
  • B65G 61/00 - Use of pick-up or transfer devices or of manipulators for stacking or de-stacking articles not otherwise provided for
  • B65G 63/00 - Transferring or trans-shipping at storage areas, railway yards or harboursMarshalling yard installations
  • G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
  • G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
  • G08G 1/13 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles to a central station the indicator being in the form of a map

63.

SHIP ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2015083638
Publication Number 2017/094079
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-11-30
Publication Date 2017-06-08
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Adachi, Kazuo
  • Horikiri, Rokuro
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Tanigawa, Masahiko

Abstract

This ship assistance device outputs assistance information showing a maintenance method and/or a coating method recommended for the body of a ship to be assisted on the basis of the fluid analysis result or measurement result which shows the shearing stress distribution or the distribution of other parameters correlated with the shearing stress distribution on the surface of the body of the ship to be assisted or another ship of the same type as the ship to be assisted.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 9/00 - Methods of designing, building, maintaining, converting, refitting, repairing, or determining properties of, vessels, not otherwise provided for
  • B63B 59/04 - Preventing hull fouling

64.

HULL MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND HULL MAINTENANCE METHOD

      
Application Number JP2015083639
Publication Number 2017/094080
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-11-30
Publication Date 2017-06-08
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mizutani, Shingo
  • Sato, Kentaro
  • Adachi, Kazuo
  • Horikiri, Rokuro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Tanigawa, Masahiko

Abstract

This hull maintenance assistance device predicts the surface roughness of a hull at a second time point later than a first time point on the basis of the hull data obtained at the first time point. For example, the hull maintenance assistance device predicts the surface roughness of the hull at the second time point later than the first time point on the basis of the surface roughness of the hull measured at the first time point.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 9/00 - Methods of designing, building, maintaining, converting, refitting, repairing, or determining properties of, vessels, not otherwise provided for
  • G06Q 50/10 - Services
  • G06Q 50/30 - Transportation; Communications

65.

FLOW-FIELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND FLOW-FIELD MEASUREMENT METHOD

      
Application Number JP2015083563
Publication Number 2017/094061
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-11-30
Publication Date 2017-06-08
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Tanigawa, Masahiko
  • Kawanami, Satoshi
  • Mushiake, Masahiko

Abstract

A flow-field measurement device that makes it possible to properly measure a flow field even in an environment that changes at a rate of approximately several Hertz. This flow-field measurement device includes a measurement unit that measures the flow velocity of fluid at a plurality of different measurement points in a plurality of measurement directions from a plurality of measurement positions on the bottom of a ship, and a flow-field calculation unit that calculates flow velocities at each of a plurality of target positions in the fluid by combining flow velocity components at a plurality of element positions located in the vicinities of the target positions. Each of the element positions is one of the predetermined measurement points on the predetermined measurement directions, and the flow velocity components are the flow velocity components measured at each of the element positions by the measurement unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01P 5/24 - Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air streamMeasuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave
  • G01S 15/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track
  • G01S 15/62 - Sense-of-movement determination

66.

FLOW RATE CALCULATION DEVICE, FLOW RATE CALCULATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015080480
Publication Number 2017/072896
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-29
Publication Date 2017-05-04
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Beppu, Masayuki
  • Kakuta, Ryo
  • Shimahara, Goro

Abstract

Provided is a configuration for specifying the net fuel consumption of a prime mover in cases when a filter is cleaned with a strainer. A computer device (500) calculates the flow rate of the fuel flowing through a fuel supply passage (400) from a fuel tank (300) provided on a ship (1) to a prime mover (200) that generates the power for propelling the ship (1). A flow rate meter (410) provided to the fuel supply passage (400) measures the flow rate of the fuel upstream from a strainer (420) that cleans (such as backwashing) a filter (424) using the fuel flowing through the fuel supply passage (400). The computer device (500) obtains time-series data of the fuel flow rate measured by the flow rate meter (410), and also obtains time-series data of the rotational speed of a propeller (620) as parameters correlated with the fuel consumption of the ship (1). Furthermore, the computer device (500) performs the corrections by subtracting the fuel flow rate increased by the cleaning of the filter (424) performed by the strainer (420) from the fuel flow rate shown by the obtained time-series data of the fuel flow rate on the basis of the obtained time-series data of the propeller rotational speed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63H 21/38 - Apparatus or methods specially adapted for use on marine vessels, for handling power plant or unit liquids, e.g. lubricants, coolants, fuels or the like

67.

ESTIMATION VALUE CALCULATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION VALUE CALCULATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015078069
Publication Number 2017/056317
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-02
Publication Date 2017-04-06
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kakuta, Ryo
  • Yamashita, Yoshiro

Abstract

In the present invention, a computer device 500 obtains, as parameters correlated with the horsepower or fuel consumption of a ship 1, one or more measurement values of: the rotational speed of a prime mover 200 (the rotational speed of a propeller shaft 610) of the ship 1; the speed of the ship 1; the rotational speed of a supercharger, which supplies an internal combustion engine of the prime mover 200 with air; the displacement of a control rack that controls the amount of fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine; the slip of a propeller 620 rotated by the prime mover 200; and the wind pressure resistance of the ship 1. Then the computer device 500 identifies the relationship between the obtained measurement values and the measurement value of the horsepower or fuel consumption of the ship 1, and creates a regression formula. Thereafter the computer device 500 calculates an estimation value of the horsepower or fuel consumption of the ship 1 from the above measurement values using the created regression formula.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • B63H 21/14 - Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels the vessels being motor-driven relating to internal-combustion engines

68.

SHIP SPEED GAUGE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SHIP SPEED

      
Application Number JP2015076302
Publication Number 2017/046893
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-09-16
Publication Date 2017-03-23
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Tanigawa, Masahiko
  • Higosaki, Ai
  • Kawanami, Satoshi
  • Mushiake, Masahiko

Abstract

Provided is a ship speed gauge capable of measuring log speed over water with good accuracy at each water depth up to depths at which log speed over water sufficiently develops. According to a representative embodiment, fluid speeds in a fluid on which a ship is floating are measured up to a predetermined measurement range at multiple different water depths, an already retained log speed over water at each water depth logical curve is fitted to a distribution of the fluid speeds at each water depth and a log speed over water at any water depth in a region deeper than the measurement range is calculated on the basis of the fitted logical curve.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 15/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track

69.

LNG FUEL-RECEIVING SYSTEM FOR USE IN SHIP, SHIP EQUIPPED WITH SAME, AND LNG FUEL-RECEIVING METHOD FOR USE IN SHIP

      
Application Number JP2015074537
Publication Number 2017/037809
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-08-28
Publication Date 2017-03-09
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • KEIHIN DOCK CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • AIR WATER PLANT & ENGINEERING INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shiroyama, Hisao
  • Fuji, Ryuta
  • Matsumoto, Takuya
  • Nakamura, Dai
  • Tanaka, Yasuo
  • Imai, Hisashi
  • Kawano, Takayuki

Abstract

Provided is an LNG fuel-receiving system for use in a ship and capable of transporting LNG from an external LNG supply source without wastefully consuming fuel by BOG incineration, unnecessary ship travel, and the like, even in ships not equipped with a boiler. An LNG fuel-receiving system for use in a ship and equipped with an LNG transport pipe capable of transporting LNG to a fuel tank from a connecting part that is connected to an external LNG supply source, a boost pump positioned on the LNG transport pipe, and a spray nozzle for spraying LNG from the LNG transport pipe into a gas-phase section of the fuel tank, wherein: the pressure inside the fuel tank is reduced so as to be lower than the pressure of the external LNG supply source by spraying the LNG into the gas-phase section of the fuel tank using the boost pump, and when the pressure inside the fuel tank becomes lower than the pressure of the external LNG supply source, a switch from LNG spraying into the gas-phase section of the fuel tank to LNG supply to the fuel tank occurs as a result of the pressure difference between the pressure of the external LNG supply source and the pressure inside the fuel tank.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F17C 6/00 - Methods or apparatus for filling vessels not under pressure with liquefied or solidified gases
  • B63H 21/38 - Apparatus or methods specially adapted for use on marine vessels, for handling power plant or unit liquids, e.g. lubricants, coolants, fuels or the like
  • F17C 13/00 - Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels

70.

LNG GASIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN SHIP, SHIP EQUIPPED WITH SAME, AND LNG GASIFICATION METHOD FOR USE IN SHIP

      
Application Number JP2015074538
Publication Number 2017/037810
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-08-28
Publication Date 2017-03-09
Owner
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • KEIHIN DOCK CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shiroyama, Hisao
  • Fuji, Ryuta
  • Matsumoto, Takuya
  • Nakamura, Dai

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an LNG gasification system which: is to be used in a ship; conserves space very well and has fewer necessary components in comparison to an LNG gasification device of the two-flow cooling system-type that uses an antifreeze solution; does not require contact between the LNG vaporizer and seawater, which causes corrosion of the LNG vaporizer; and can be used in small ships lacking the space to provide a boiler. The provided LNG gasification system for use in a ship has an LNG vaporizer and/or an LNG compression evaporator provided in a coolant channel, and is characterized in that the LNG is gasified as a result of a heat exchange with an engine coolant.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02M 21/02 - Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
  • F02G 5/00 - Profiting from waste heat of combustion engines, not otherwise provided for

71.

DEVICE FOR SPECIFYING EASE OF OCCURRENCE OF LOW-TEMPERATURE CORROSION IN ENGINE CYLINDER, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015071065
Publication Number 2017/017717
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-07-24
Publication Date 2017-02-02
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Beppu, Masayuki

Abstract

A terminal device (11) stores, in a storage means (114), sulfuric acid condensation intensity acquired by a sulfuric acid condensation intensity acquisition means (111). The sulfuric acid condensation intensity is an index value indicating the ease in which sulfuric acid condensation occurs in a cylinder, and is specified in advance according to a load of an engine. A load index value acquisition means (112) acquires a current load index of an engine. An attribute value acquisition means (113) acquires an attribute value (the amount of sulfur included in a fuel oil, the amount of calcium included in a cylinder lubricant oil, or the like) affecting the current sulfuric acid concentration in the cylinder. A low-temperature corrosion rate specifying means (115) reads, from the storage means (114), the sulfuric acid condensation intensity according to the load index value acquired by the load index value acquisition means (112), and specifies the low-temperature corrosion rate of a cylinder liner on the basis of the read sulfuric acid condensation intensity and the attribute value acquired by the attribute value acquisition means (113). An abrasion amount specifying means (116) specifies the abrasion amount of the cylinder liner on the basis of the low-temperature corrosion rate specified by the low-temperature corrosion amount specifying means (115).

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups
  • F01M 1/18 - Indicating or safety devices
  • F01M 11/10 - Indicating devicesOther safety devices
  • F02B 77/08 - Safety, indicating, or supervising devices
  • F02D 29/02 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving vehiclesControlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving variable-pitch propellers
  • F02F 1/18 - Other cylinders

72.

DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MANAGING RISK OF FOULING OF SHIPS

      
Application Number JP2015070517
Publication Number 2017/013704
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-07-17
Publication Date 2017-01-26
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kato, Jun
  • Sato, Kentaro
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko

Abstract

In the present invention, a receiving means 120 receives data showing the water temperature in a water area where a ship travels, ship speed, and the time period over which the water temperature and the ship speed were maintained. An index value acquisition means 123 retrieves, from a storage means 121, the decreasing amount of antifouling paint corresponding to the water temperature and the ship speed received by the receiving means 120. An index value identifying means 124 identifies the decreasing amount of antifouling paint during the time period, by multiplying the decreasing amount retrieved by the index value acquisition means 123 by the time period received by the receiving means 120. A decreasing amount identifying means 125 integrates the decreasing amount of antifouling paint identified by the index value identifying means 124 after the application of antifouling paint. A remaining amount identifying means 126 identifies the current film thickness of antifouling paint by subtracting the decreasing amount of antifouling paint integrated by the decreasing amount identifying means 125 from the film thickness at the time of the application of antifouling paint.

IPC Classes  ?

73.

DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IDENTIFYING CLASSIFICATION OF FUEL-OIL INPUT TO COMBUSTION DEVICE THAT BURNS FUEL-OIL

      
Application Number JP2015064636
Publication Number 2016/185612
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-05-21
Publication Date 2016-11-24
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Ide, Michiyo

Abstract

The present invention provides a means for making it possible to easily determine whether the appropriate classification of fuel-oil is being used in light of emission regulations, for a ship that sails through an emissions-regulated sea zone. A fuel-oil that has been adjusted to a set viscosity is input to an engine 804. A temperature measuring device 17 measures the temperature of the fuel-oil input to the engine 804 (the temperature at the time of input). A server device 11 stores a table which indicates the relationship between the temperature of a fuel-oil adjusted to a set temperature (the temperature at the time of input) and the viscosity of the fuel-oil at a reference temperature. The server device 11 references the table to identify the viscosity of the fuel-oil at a reference temperature in accordance with the temperature measured by the temperature measuring device 17, and identifies the classification of the fuel-oil of the identified viscosity (for example, sulfur content).

IPC Classes  ?

74.

DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR SPECIFYING SHIP SPEED RELATIVE TO WATER

      
Application Number JP2015064634
Publication Number 2016/185611
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-05-21
Publication Date 2016-11-24
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a means for specifying an appropriate ship speed relative to water. A system 1 for specifying a ship speed relative to water is installed in a ship and outputs the ship speed relative to water of the ship to, for example, a display device used by a user. If the ratio between the ship speed relative to water measured by a ship-speed-relative-to-water meter 11 and the propeller rotation speed measured by a tachometer 13 changes significantly, a data processing device 14 determines that the ship speed relative to water measured by the ship-speed-relative-to-water meter 11 is abnormal. In this case, the data processing device 14 calculates the propeller slip during the period in which the ship speed relative to water was last measured normally and calculates the ship speed relative to water in the period in which the abnormality in the measured ship speed relative to water was detected on the basis of the propeller rotation speed during the period in which the abnormality in the measured ship speed relative to water was detected and the calculated propeller slip.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01P 5/00 - Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air streamMeasuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
  • G01S 15/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track
  • G01S 15/87 - Combinations of sonar systems
  • G01S 19/52 - Determining velocity

75.

Data processing device, program, recording medium, and data processing method for assisting formulation of bunkering plan of ship

      
Application Number 15110193
Grant Number 10139235
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-01-09
First Publication Date 2016-11-03
Grant Date 2018-11-27
Owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

A fuel oil information providing server device acquires a reference fuel oil price at bunkering locations on a sailing route specified by a voyage ID input to a terminal device by a user or at which a ship is able to call from the sailing route, and data indicating conditions for correcting the reference fuel oil price, and specifies a fuel oil price obtained by correcting the reference fuel oil price indicated by the acquired data in accordance with the conditions. Fuel oil information providing server device generates display instruction data for instructing that a specified fuel oil price be displayed as a list along with determination rules for a bunkering amount at one or more bunkering locations, and outputs the data to a terminal device that displays information to be used for formulating a bunkering plan.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G08G 3/00 - Traffic control systems for marine craft

76.

DEVICE FOR ASSISTING MARINE-EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015061450
Publication Number 2016/166812
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-04-14
Publication Date 2016-10-20
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

In the present invention, a track record attribute data acquisition means (121) and a degree of degradation data acquisition means (122) acquire track record attribute data and degree of degradation data from a terminal device disposed on a ship. The track record attribute data indicates attributes relating to the state of ship navigation which was performed in the past. The degree of degradation data indicates, for each piece of equipment mounted on the ship, the level of degradation of a piece of equipment checked by a worker at the time of maintenance work. A relationship data generation means (123) generates, for each piece of equipment, relationship data which indicates the relationship between various types of attributes relating to the state of ship navigation and the degree of degradation of the equipment, on the basis of the track record attribute data and the degree of degradation data. An estimated attribute data acquisition means (125) acquires estimated attribute data which indicates an estimated value of an attribute relating to ship navigation. A timing data generation means (126) generates timing data which indicates the timing of equipment maintenance work, on the basis of the track record attribute data, the estimated attribute data and the relationship data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

77.

Ship assignment device, ship assignment method, program, and recording medium

      
Application Number 14894056
Grant Number 09835458
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-05-28
First Publication Date 2016-09-29
Grant Date 2017-12-05
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Otsuka, Yuji
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

A ship assignment device acquires voyage schedule information including an operation time schedule and a sailing route of a voyage. The ship assignment device acquires, from a database, weather information related to the operation time schedule and the sailing route included in the schedule information. The ship assignment device acquires information regarding variations in fuel consumption rate from a database that stores the information for each of plural ships. On the basis of the acquired weather information and acquired information regarding each ship, the ship assignment device calculates the fuel consumption for when each ship sails on the sailing route included in the acquired voyage schedule information in accordance with the operation time schedule included in the voyage schedule information. On the basis of the calculation result, the ship assignment device outputs information identifying plural ships.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

78.

INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015058774
Publication Number 2016/151737
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-03-23
Publication Date 2016-09-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

A ship power control system 2 outputs information about a device exhibiting the possibility of an electricity leakage, on the basis of the state of operation of the ship or the state of operation of motors 41A, 41B, 41C identified by sensors 51A, 51B, 51C, when a leakage of electricity is detected in one of the devices in a load device group 40 by using electricity leakage detectors 21A, 22A, 36A provided in some of the distribution boards 31-36 and the main switchboards 21, 22 which supply power from a power source such as a power generator to the load device group 40 provided in the ship.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63J 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • G01R 31/02 - Testing of electric apparatus, lines, or components for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage, or incorrect line connection

79.

MANAGEMENT DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2015059148
Publication Number 2016/151801
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-03-25
Publication Date 2016-09-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

When inspection work is performed upon a vessel 30 with a vessel inspection system 1, notification is given thereof from a vessel terminal device 10 to a management device 20 of the time etc. when the inspection work is performed. With the management device 20, it is possible to view when each inspection work is performed. The process of boarding the vessel 30 and examining the progress of the inspection work upon the vessel 30 is referred to as a vessel inspection. If it were possible to remotely verify the progress of the inspection work upon the vessel 30 with the management device 20 as per the foregoing, it would be useful for determining whether vessel inspection is necessary and for specifying when and where the vessel inspection is to be carried out. The vessel inspection would thus be carried out appropriately and smoothly, and as a result, the inspection work would be properly carried out upon the vessel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 50/10 - Services
  • B63B 9/00 - Methods of designing, building, maintaining, converting, refitting, repairing, or determining properties of, vessels, not otherwise provided for
  • G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
  • G06Q 50/30 - Transportation; Communications

80.

OUTPUT DEVICE, DETERMINATION DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015059180
Publication Number 2016/151807
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-03-25
Publication Date 2016-09-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

A ship equipped with a ship hull, an internal combustion engine 210 provided in the ship hull, a supercharger 220 for supplying a pressurized gas (scavenging air) to the internal combustion engine 210, a scavenging-air temperature sensor 250 for measuring the temperature of the scavenging air, an exhaust-gas temperature sensor 260 for measuring the temperature of the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine 210, and a computer device for acquiring scavenging-air temperature data indicating the temperature of the pressurized gas and exhaust-gas temperature data indicating the temperature of the exhaust gas at each of a plurality of points in time, and determining that an abnormality exists in a piston ring 213 provided in a cylinder 211 of the internal combustion engine 210, when both the scavenging-air temperature data and the scavenging-air temperature data exhibit an increase followed by stabilization at the increased state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01M 15/05 - Testing internal-combustion engines by combined monitoring of two or more different engine parameters
  • F02B 77/08 - Safety, indicating, or supervising devices

81.

OUTPUT DEVICE, OUTPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2015059188
Publication Number 2016/151810
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-03-25
Publication Date 2016-09-29
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

A ship 1 equipped with a ship hull 100, a main engine 210 which is an internal combustion engine provided in the ship hull 100, a supercharger 220 for taking a pressurized gas into the main engine 210, a scavenging-air pressure sensor for measuring the scavenging-air pressure of the supercharger 220, an exhaust-gas temperature sensor for measuring the exhaust-gas temperature of the supercharger 220, a load acquisition unit 230 for acquiring the load of the main engine 210, and a computer device 300 for acquiring data pertaining to the scavenging-air pressure of the supercharger 220, the exhaust-gas temperature of the supercharger 220, and the load of the main engine 210, at a plurality of points in time, and on the basis of the acquired data, outputting the change over time in the exhaust-gas temperature and the scavenging-air pressure according to the load in a pre-set range. For example, this computer device 300 outputs data indicating the degree to which the supercharger 220 deteriorates over time, on the basis of the measurement results of an interval during which the scavenging-air pressure decreases and the exhaust-gas temperature increases.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01M 15/05 - Testing internal-combustion engines by combined monitoring of two or more different engine parameters
  • F02B 77/08 - Safety, indicating, or supervising devices

82.

FUEL SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2015055820
Publication Number 2016/135942
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-02-27
Publication Date 2016-09-01
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

When an indication of blockage in a heavy fuel oil reverse filter (11) is detected, a control device (30) opens a valve (17) to start the supply of diesel oil from a diesel oil supply mechanism (20), and closes a valve (16) to stop the supply of heavy fuel oil from a heavy fuel oil supply mechanism (10). The diesel oil is supplied to a first strainer (12) via the valve (17). The diesel oil filtered by the first strainer (12) is supplied to a first power generator (13), and power is generated. When an indication of blockage in the first strainer (12) is detected within a predetermined time period after the indication of blockage was detected in the heavy fuel oil reverse filter (11), the control device (30) opens a valve (27) to activate a second power generator (23), and then closes the valve (16) to stop the first power generator (13). The diesel oil is supplied to a second strainer (22) via the valve (27). The diesel oil filtered by the second strainer (22) is supplied to the second power generator (23), and power is generated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02M 37/22 - Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system
  • B63H 20/00 - Outboard propulsion units, e.g. outboard motors or Z-drivesArrangements thereof on vessels
  • B63H 21/38 - Apparatus or methods specially adapted for use on marine vessels, for handling power plant or unit liquids, e.g. lubricants, coolants, fuels or the like
  • F02D 19/06 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed
  • F02D 19/08 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with pluralities of fuels, e.g. alternatively with light and heavy fuel oil, other than engines indifferent to the fuel consumed simultaneously using pluralities of fuels
  • F02M 37/00 - Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatusArrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
  • F23K 5/02 - Liquid fuel

83.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CYLINDER LINER INSPECTION, HOLDING TOOL FOR IMAGING DEVICE, AND CYLINDER LINER

      
Application Number JP2015054332
Publication Number 2016/132457
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-02-17
Publication Date 2016-08-25
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ide, Michiyo
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Shoji, Tsutomu

Abstract

The present invention provides a means for easily and accurately evaluating the state of wear of an engine cylinder liner. After a maintenance worker places an imaging device 14 on the upper surface of a piston 54, the piston 54 is made to move back and forth once within the cylinder 51. While the piston 54 is moving back and forth once, on the basis of crank angle data transmitted from a crank angle measurement device 8, a terminal device 11 transmits command data to the imaging device 14 when the imaging device 14 reaches a prescribed position in the movement direction of the piston 54. The imaging device 14 images the inside surface of the cylinder liner 53 and a fire-contacting surface of a cylinder cover 52 in accordance with the command data and transmits generated image data to the terminal device 11.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
  • G01B 21/00 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
  • G01M 15/04 - Testing internal-combustion engines
  • G01N 21/954 - Inspecting the inner surface of hollow bodies, e.g. bores

84.

Device, program and recording medium for supporting analysis of fuel consumption in voyage of ship

      
Application Number 15027719
Grant Number 10293899
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-10-07
First Publication Date 2016-08-18
Grant Date 2019-05-21
Owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

An acquisition unit acquires weather and marine data indicating a ship voyage schedule that serves as a reference, actual performance data, fuel consumption data, and weather and marine conditions the ship has encountered during a voyage. A time difference data generation unit calculates the difference between the time indicated by the reference data and the time indicated by the actual performance data for each of the journeys between ports. Projected fuel consumption calculation unit calculates projected fuel consumption for each of the journeys between ports based on the reference data, weather and marine data and fuel consumption data. Fuel consumption difference data generation unit calculates the difference between the projected fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption amount indicated by the actual performance data for each of the journeys between ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • G01F 9/02 - Measuring volume flow relative to another variable, e.g. of liquid fuel for an engine wherein the other variable is the speed of a vehicle
  • G01S 19/10 - Cooperating elementsInteraction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers providing dedicated supplementary positioning signals

85.

Data-processing device, program, recording medium and data-processing method for generation of data that indicates navigation performance of ship

      
Application Number 15025319
Grant Number 10000262
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-09-27
First Publication Date 2016-08-11
Grant Date 2018-06-19
Owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Ueno, Shusaku

Abstract

A terminal device stores ship characteristic data that indicates a relationship between rotation speed and ship speed, and rotation speed and fuel consumption when a ship is navigated under various navigation conditions. If a user inputs data that indicates draft state and wind and wave state on a performance display screen displayed on the terminal device, the terminal device generates relationship data that indicates a relationship between rotation speed and ship speed, and rotation speed and fuel consumption when a ship is navigated under wind and wave states corresponding to the input data and each of a plurality of Beaufort states that are set in the terminal device in advance on the basis of the ship characteristic data. The terminal device displays a graph that displays the relationship between rotation speed, ship speed and fuel consumption for each of a plurality of navigation conditions using the relationship data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
  • G06F 3/14 - Digital output to display device
  • G06T 11/20 - Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • B63J 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

86.

Device, program, recording medium and method for facilitating management of schedule of voyage

      
Application Number 14916709
Grant Number 09983010
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-09-06
First Publication Date 2016-07-07
Grant Date 2018-05-29
Owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nanri, Takafumi
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

In connection with a voyage in which a ship visits several ports on a sailing route, when a user inputs a berthing period at each port on the sailing route on a screen in a computer for managing voyage information displayed by a terminal device, the terminal device specifies, with regard to each sectional sailing route between two neighboring ports on the sailing route, fuel consumption rate when the ship sails on the sectional sailing route based on a sailing speed determined by the input berthing periods and parameters of maritime weather conditions under which the ship sails on the sectional sailing route. The terminal device calculates fuel consumption required for sailing on each sectional sailing route and total fuel consumption required for sailing the entire sailing route using the specified fuel consumption rates.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
  • B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performanceAdaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
  • G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
  • G05D 3/00 - Control of position or direction
  • G06F 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled
  • G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions
  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G08G 3/00 - Traffic control systems for marine craft

87.

DEVICE, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEVICE NORMALITY AND ABNORMALITY INVOLVING LOADS

      
Application Number JP2014084567
Publication Number 2016/103463
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-12-26
Publication Date 2016-06-30
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Nakatani, Hiroshi
  • Oishi, Tomoo
  • Kozuka, Masayuki

Abstract

A standard-range-specifying device acquires and stores measurement results of an engine load and an exhaust temperature at, e.g., prescribed time intervals. The standard-range-specifying device uses the combination of the engine load and exhaust temperature at each of a plurality of stored time points to specify, e.g., a 95% confidence interval in an exhaust temperature distribution as pertains to each of a plurality of load zones, as a standard range in the load zones. The standard-range-specifying device then calculates an approximation curve of the lower limit of the standard range specified for each of the load zones. The standard range specification device also calculates an approximation curve of the upper limit of the standard range specified for each of the load zones. The standard range specification device specifies the area between the two calculated approximation curves as a standard range that changes according to the load. The standard range specification device notifies a user when the current engine load and exhaust temperature are not within the standard range.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups

88.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING SHIP MODIFICATION

      
Application Number JP2014083407
Publication Number 2016/098197
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-12-17
Publication Date 2016-06-23
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yanagida, Tetsuo
  • Ishii, Tomonori

Abstract

An information processing device (100) includes: a setting unit (111) which sets a condition (x) in regards to ship velocity (v) and draft (d); a determination unit (112) which calculates, for each of a plurality of modification items registered in advance in regards to a ship, a fuel consumption improvement effect (ship velocity V) expected to be obtained after the modification is implemented under the set condition, and which determines one or more modification items from among the plurality of modification items, on the basis of the calculation results; and an output unit (103) which outputs information indicating the determined one or more modification items.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

89.

SERVER DEVICE FOR RECOVERY OPERATION MANAGEMENT WITHIN MARINE VESSEL, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2014083416
Publication Number 2016/098198
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-12-17
Publication Date 2016-06-23
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Oishi, Tomoo

Abstract

A server device (11) which detects abnormalities in a device of a marine vessel on the basis of device state data acquired from sensors (13) that specify the state of the device. The server device (11) specifies, on the basis of workers' job responsibilities, current positions within the marine vessel, and the like, a worker of whom initial handling of an abnormality is to be requested and transmits a warning screen for an operation request to the specified worker's terminal device (12). To perform the operation for the initial handling of the device that is indicating the abnormality, having accepted the operation in accordance with the request from the warning screen, the worker specifies the source of the abnormality and uses the terminal device (12) to register the specified source in the server device (11). The server device (11) specifies, in conformity with procedure data that corresponds to the registered source and pertaining to each of a plurality of operations required for resolving the abnormality, a worker having a job responsibility allowing the performance of said operations and transmits a warning screen for an operation request to the specified worker's terminal device (12). As a result, the abnormality can be resolved quickly.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08B 25/08 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using communication transmission lines

90.

TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON A DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014079048
Publication Number 2016/067446
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-10-31
Publication Date 2016-05-06
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mishima, Takashi
  • Uematsu, Kanefumi
  • Shibaoka, Masahiro
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Oishi, Tomoo

Abstract

When a server device (11) receives, from a terminal device (12) of a manager of a work team planning to conduct work on any managed device (13), a record of data relating to the work, workers managing a managed device (13) (a constrained device), the operation of which will be constrained as a result of the work, are specified as verification request destination workers, and the work team to which said workers belong is specified as a consent request destination work team. The server device (11) transmits to the terminal device (12) of the verification request destination workers a verification screen prompting verification of the constraints imposed on the constrained device in accordance with the work, and transmits to the terminal device (12) of the manager of the consent request destination work team a consent screen prompting consent for the work. The terminal device (12) of the manager of the work team performing the work displays whether or not the verification request destination workers have performed the verification, whether or not the manager of the consent request destination work team has given consent, whether or not the condition of the constrained device is the required condition, and whether or not the weather and sea conditions, for example, are the required conditions, and the manager can see at a glance whether or not the criteria for starting the work have been met.

IPC Classes  ?

91.

AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AIR-LUBRICATED SHIP

      
Application Number JP2015003507
Publication Number 2016/006258
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-07-10
Publication Date 2016-01-14
Owner
  • NATIONAL MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Japan)
  • MARITIME INNOVATION JAPAN CORPORATION (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • OSHIMA SHIPBUILDING CO.,LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Fukuda, Tetsugo

Abstract

The present invention provides an air supply system for an air-lubricated ship, said system being characterized by being provided with: a supercharger (20) that is driven by exhaust gas discharged from a main engine (10) and supplies pressurized air to the main engine (10); an extraction means (32) that extracts a portion of the pressurized air from between the supercharger (20) and the main engine (10); an air supply channel (31) that supplies the pressurized air extracted by the extraction means (32); an air supply port (4) that is provided in the ship bottom (3) of a hull (1) and emits the pressurized air that is supplied via the air supply channel (31); and a motor means (34) that assists rotation of the supercharger (20) during the supply of pressurized air. The air supply system for an air-lubricated ship can efficiently extract pressurized air required for air lubrication from the supercharger (20) even during low-load operation of the main engine (10).

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 1/38 - Other means for varying the inherent hydrodynamic characteristics of hulls by reducing surface friction using air bubbles or air layers
  • B63H 21/14 - Use of propulsion power plant or units on vessels the vessels being motor-driven relating to internal-combustion engines
  • F02B 37/10 - Engines with exhaust drive and other drive of pumps, e.g. with exhaust-driven pump and mechanically-driven second pump at least one pump being alternately driven by exhaust and other drive
  • F02B 37/24 - Control of the pumps by using pumps or turbines with adjustable guide vanes

92.

SHIP AND SHIP MODIFICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2014067716
Publication Number 2016/002033
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-07-02
Publication Date 2016-01-07
Owner
  • MARITIME INNOVATION JAPAN CORPORATION (Japan)
  • NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimitsu, Hiroaki
  • Sadamatsu, Kyota
  • Horiuchi, Shukei

Abstract

This ship (100A, 100B) is provided with a hull (400), an engine unit (500, 510) which generates power, a control mechanism (500, 520) which enables the engine unit to achieve multiple output characteristics, and two or more members (120, 130, 201, 202, 204, 205) which affect hull resistance and which are selected in accordance with the output characteristics to be achieved by control by the control mechanism from a group of members, each of which is replaceably attached at a prescribed site on the hull.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 9/04 - Rebuilding ships, e.g. increasing tonnage
  • B63B 1/40 - Other means for varying the inherent hydrodynamic characteristics of hulls by diminishing wave resistance

93.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR ASSISTING FORMULATION OF SHIP BUNKERING PLAN, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2014050204
Publication Number 2015/104812
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-01-09
Publication Date 2015-07-16
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Maeda, Yoshihiko
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

A fuel oil information providing server device (11) acquires a reference fuel oil price on a sea route identified by a navigational ID input into a terminal device by a user or at a bunkering site by which a ship can stop from the sea route, and data indicating a condition for modifying the reference fuel oil price, and identifies a fuel oil price obtained by modifying the reference fuel oil price indicated by the acquired data in accordance with the condition. The fuel oil information providing server device (11) generates display instruction data with an instruction for displaying a list of the identified fuel oil prices together with rules of determination of the amount of bunkering at the bunkering sites, and outputs the data to the terminal device. The terminal device, in accordance with the display instruction data generated by the fuel oil information providing server device (11), displays a list of information useful for formulating a bunkering plan regarding the voyage in accordance with the navigational ID input by the user, without displaying unnecessary information. The present invention enables the ship operations manager, ship operator and the like to easily formulate a ship bunkering plan.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01C 21/00 - NavigationNavigational instruments not provided for in groups

94.

WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2014083024
Publication Number 2015/098577
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-12-12
Publication Date 2015-07-02
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishizawa Naotaka
  • Kumai Hideyuki

Abstract

 The present invention provides a system for estimating the content and progress of work from position information and time information about a worker, and evaluating the accuracy and productivity of work performed by the worker, the reasonableness of a rest period taken by the worker, the skill level of work performed by the worker, and the productivity by time slot of the worker. A work progress state management system comprising a worker terminal (1) equipped with a position measurement means, an input/output means, a storage means, and a communication means, and a server (2) equipped with an input/output means, a storage means, and a communication means, wherein the work progress state management system is characterized in that either the server (2) or the worker terminal (1) is equipped with a work instruction storage means (T4) for storing work instruction information including position information before the start of work the content of which is to be performed by the worker, during an intermediate process, and after completion of the work, and a work content estimation means (M1) for determining, on the basis of the work instruction information and the position information about the worker terminal, the content and progress state of the work and writing information pertaining to the progress state of the work into the work instruction storage means (T4).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]

95.

DEVICE, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DETERMINATION OF BUNKERING PORT AND BUNKERING AMOUNT FOR SHIP

      
Application Number JP2013079507
Publication Number 2015/063907
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-10-31
Publication Date 2015-05-07
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

The present invention provides a mechanism for presenting a bunkering plan (including a bunkering port and the amount of bunkering at the bunkering port) that achieves a decrease in fuel cost for ship navigation. According to an embodiment of the present invention, with regard to a navigating ship, if a bunkering plan is developed as a result of a change in fuel price at a specific port, for example, that would reduce fuel cost compared with if a current bunkering plan is followed, a user such as a navigation administrator of the ship is notified. Thus, the user can be readily informed of a desirable bunkering plan.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01C 21/00 - NavigationNavigational instruments not provided for in groups

96.

DEVICE FOR ASSISTING WITH ANALYSIS OF FUEL CONSUMPTION DURING NAVIGATION OF SHIP, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2013077239
Publication Number 2015/052751
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-10-07
Publication Date 2015-04-16
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

With regard to navigation of a ship, an acquisition means (111) acquires reference data that indicate a navigation schedule to be used as a reference, actual data that indicate records in terms of navigation schedule and navigation conditions, fuel consumption amount data that indicate fuel consumption corresponding to various navigation conditions, and meteorological/hydrographic data that indicate meteorological/hydrographic conditions the ship has encountered when navigating in accordance with the reference data. A time difference data generation means (112) calculates a difference between a time indicated by the reference data and a time indicated by the actual data with regard to each incident of traveling between ports and mooring, etc. at a port. A reference fuel consumption amount calculation means (113) calculates a fuel consumption amount to be used as a reference with regard to each incident of traveling between ports on the basis of the reference data, meteorological/hydrographic data, and fuel consumption amount data. A fuel consumption amount difference data generation means (114) calculates a difference between a fuel consumption amount to be used as the reference and a fuel consumption amount indicated by the actual data with regard to each incident of traveling between ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

97.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GENERATING DATA INDICATING NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE OF SHIP, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2013076345
Publication Number 2015/045117
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-09-27
Publication Date 2015-04-02
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Ueno, Shusaku

Abstract

The present invention provides data indicating the navigation performance of a ship usable in navigation in actual sea areas in which the conditions of the wind and waves change variously. A terminal device stores ship characteristic data indicating the relationship between fuel consumption and rotational frequency, the ship speed, and the rotational frequency in the case that the ship is navigating in various navigational conditions. When a user inputs data indicating the draft conditions and the wind/wave conditions in a performance display screen displayed at the terminal device, the terminal device generates, on the basis of the ship characteristic data, relational data indicating the relationship between fuel consumption and rotational frequency, the ship speed, and the rotational frequency in the case that the ship is navigating in wind/wave conditions that are in accordance with each of the input data and a plurality of Beaufort values set ahead of time to the terminal device. The terminal device uses the relational data to display a graph that lists the relationship between fuel consumption, ship speed, and rotational frequency for each of a plurality of navigational conditions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63H 25/04 - Initiating means for steering automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids

98.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING MANAGEMENT OF VESSEL NAVIGATION SCHEDULE, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2013074114
Publication Number 2015/033443
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-09-06
Publication Date 2015-03-12
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nanri, Takafumi
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

When, for vessel navigation including berthing at stopover ports, a user enters berthing time periods for each port on a navigation management screen generated by a terminal device, on the basis of the speeds of navigation between the ports determined by the entered berthing time periods and parameters for weather and sea conditions that the vessel will encounter during navigation between the ports, the terminal device specifies the fuel consumption rates for navigation between the ports and calculates fuel consumption amounts corresponding to navigation between the ports. The fuel consumption amounts calculated by the terminal device for the navigation between each port and a fuel consumption amount for all navigation, which is the sum of the calculated fuel consumption amounts, are displayed on the navigation management screen. By changing berthing time periods according to a modification plan, a user is able to compare the fuel consumption amounts for navigation conforming to plans before and after modification while considering making changes to berthing time periods.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/00 - NavigationNavigational instruments not provided for in groups
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G08G 3/00 - Traffic control systems for marine craft

99.

SHIP ALLOCATION DEVICE, SHIP ALLOCATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2013069640
Publication Number 2015/008381
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-07-19
Publication Date 2015-01-22
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Otsuka, Yuji
  • Yamaguchi, Atsushi
  • Urabe, Masaharu
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

In the present invention, if a plurality of ships are to be introduced onto a route, a ship is presented that is suitable for being introduced onto the route. A ship allocation device acquires route information indicative of a regular route, number information indicative of the number of ships to be introduced onto the regular route, and schedule information indicative of a schedule of ships on the regular route. The ship allocation device acquires this information from a ship database that stores, for each of the plurality of ships, information pertaining to the variations in fuel consumption. When the regular route indicated by the route information is run on the schedule indicated by the schedule information, the fuel consumption for each of the plurality of ships is computed by the ship allocation device on the basis of the information acquired from the ship database. The ship allocation device selects the number of ships indicated by the acquired number information from among the plurality of ships on the basis of the computation results of the fuel consumption, and outputs ship information indicative of the selected plurality of ships.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G06Q 50/30 - Transportation; Communications

100.

Ship speed meter and ship speed measurement method

      
Application Number 14378897
Grant Number 10557937
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-02-04
First Publication Date 2015-01-22
Grant Date 2020-02-11
Owner NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ando, Hideyuki
  • Hori, Masatoshi
  • Kakuta, Ryo

Abstract

A ship's speed meter for measuring a speed relative to the water of a ship 10, the ship's speed meter including a wave transmitter 1 for emitting a sound wave toward a sea bottom 20, a wave receiver 2 for detecting a plurality of reflected waves, which are reflected waves of the sound wave having been emitted from the wave transmitter 1, reflected by a plurality of reflecting objects 30 positioned at different water depths, and an arithmetic processing unit 4 for calculating a ship's speed relative to the water of the ship 10 based on a frequency difference of the sound wave and the reflected wave. The arithmetic processing unit 4 obtains a change rate of a current velocity in a water depth direction by obtaining current velocities at a plurality of different water depths based on a frequency difference between the sound wave and the plurality of reflected waves, and calculates a current velocity at a water depth at which the change rate is smaller than or equal to a threshold value as the ship's speed relative to the water of the ship 10.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 15/88 - Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
  • B63B 49/00 - Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
  • G01S 15/60 - Velocity or trajectory determination systemsSense-of-movement determination systems wherein the transmitter and receiver are mounted on the moving object, e.g. for determining ground speed, drift angle, ground track
  • G01P 5/24 - Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air streamMeasuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave
  • G01P 3/02 - Devices characterised by the use of mechanical means
  • G01P 3/26 - Devices characterised by the use of fluids
  • G01P 3/50 - Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring linear speed
  • B63J 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
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