Patents by Inventor Keiji Manabe
Keiji Manabe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11717937Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring instrument is provided for measuring a three-dimensional shape of the polishing subject face. A polishing controller is provided for controlling a polishing robot alone or with a polishing tool, based on three-dimensional shape data of the polishing subject face obtained by the shape measurement by the three-dimensional shape measuring instrument. The polishing tool provides a polishing action on the respective part of the polishing subject face through controlling of the polishing robot alone or with the polishing tool by the polishing controller. By controlling a measuring robot and the three-dimensional shape measuring instrument by the polishing controller, the three-dimensional shape measuring instrument moves to a predetermined measuring position relative to the polishing subject face to measure the three-dimensional shape of the polishing subject face.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hideo Shiwa, Genji Nakayama
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Patent number: 11433411Abstract: A painting method for painting a painting subject area whose edge shape is delimited by at least one demarcation line. The method includes a center portion painting step of painting a center portion of the painting subject area which is away from the demarcation line using an air atomizing nozzle disposed within 5 cm or less from a painting subject surface, and a frame portion painting step of painting a frame portion of the painting subject area which is adjacent the demarcation line using a jet nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11214087Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic drawing system capable of drawing a figure having a smooth and clear contour, in which a control apparatus, based on figure data of a planned drawing figure, by operation of a cartesian coordinate robot, moves a paint discharging apparatus parallel to a contour line of the planned drawing figure to be drawn at a planned drawing location, and along with this movement, the control apparatus executes contour parallel drawing control that causes the paint discharging apparatus to continuously perform a paint discharging operation, thereby drawing a contour portion of the planned drawing figure.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11192127Abstract: In an electrostatic atomization coating apparatus including a nozzle head including a plurality of coating material ejection ports; a coating material chamber that is provided inside the nozzle head and to which a coating material is supplied via a coating material supply path, each of the coating material ejection ports being in communication with the coating material chamber via an individual branch coating material path; and a voltage application device that provides a potential difference between the nozzle head and an object to be coated, the coating material ejected from each of the coating material ejection ports via the coating material supply path, the coating material chamber, and the branch coating material path being brought into a charged state through application of a voltage by the voltage application device, an open/close valve device that opens and closes all of the branch coating material paths, or opens and closes a specific subset of a plurality of branch coating material paths out of allType: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Shogo Noda, Tatsuya Tanikawa
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Publication number: 20210245189Abstract: A painting method for painting a painting subject area whose edge shape is delimited by at least one demarcation line. The method includes a center portion painting step of painting a center portion of the painting subject area which is away from the demarcation line using an air atomizing nozzle disposed within 5 cm or less from a painting subject surface, and a frame portion painting step of painting a frame portion of the painting subject area which is adjacent the demarcation line using a jet nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20200290063Abstract: In an electrostatic atomization coating apparatus including a nozzle head including a plurality of coating material ejection ports; a coating material chamber that is provided inside the nozzle head and to which a coating material is supplied via a coating material supply path, each of the coating material ejection ports being in communication with the coating material chamber via an individual branch coating material path; and a voltage application device that provides a potential difference between the nozzle head and an object to be coated, the coating material ejected from each of the coating material ejection ports via the coating material supply path, the coating material chamber, and the branch coating material path being brought into a charged state through application of a voltage by the voltage application device, an open/close valve device that opens and closes all of the branch coating material paths, or opens and closes a specific subset of a plurality of branch coating material paths out of allType: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Shogo Noda, Tatsuya Tanikawa
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Publication number: 20200282755Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic drawing system capable of drawing a figure having a smooth and clear contour, in which a control apparatus, based on figure data of a planned drawing figure, by operation of a cartesian coordinate robot, moves a paint discharging apparatus parallel to a contour line of the planned drawing figure to be drawn at a planned drawing location, and along with this movement, the control apparatus executes contour parallel drawing control that causes the paint discharging apparatus to continuously perform a paint discharging operation, thereby drawing a contour portion of the planned drawing figure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20200009705Abstract: The object is to effectively improve treatment efficiency or finish quality of polishing treatment on a polishing subject face. To achieve this object, a three-dimensional shape measuring instrument is provided for measuring a three-dimensional shape of the polishing subject face. A polishing controller is provided for controlling a polishing robot alone or with a polishing tool held thereby, based on three-dimensional shape data of the polishing subject face obtained by the shape measurement by the three-dimensional shape measuring instrument. The polishing tool provides a polishing action on the respective part of the polishing subject face through controlling of the polishing robot alone or with the polishing tool by the polishing controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hideo Shiwa, Genji Nakayama
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Patent number: 10335820Abstract: After completion of a preceding painting in a preceding painting area, by an action of a preceding painting robot, a painting object (object to be painted) is caused to be held together with a holder by a transfer section near two painting areas. In succession, with maintaining connection between the painting object and the holder, connection between an arm leading end portion of the preceding painting robot and the holder is released. Thereafter, by an action of a subsequent painting robot, an arm leading end portion of the subsequent painting robot with keeping its connection to the painting object is connected to the holder held to the transfer section. With this, in the course of transfer of the painting object between the painting robots for displacing the painting object relative to a spraying means, a relative positional relation between the arm leading portions of the painting robots and the painting object can be maintained same.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Takaaki Tagomori
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Publication number: 20170095825Abstract: After completion of a preceding painting in a preceding painting area, by an action of a preceding painting robot, a painting object (object to be painted) is caused to be held together with a holder by a transfer section near two painting areas. In succession, with maintaining connection between the painting object and the holder, connection between an arm leading end portion of the preceding painting robot and the holder is released. Thereafter, by an action of a subsequent painting robot, an arm leading end portion of the subsequent painting robot with keeping its connection to the painting object is connected to the holder held to the transfer section. With this, in the course of transfer of the painting object between the painting robots for displacing the painting object relative to a spraying means, a relative positional relation between the arm leading portions of the painting robots and the painting object can be maintained same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Takaaki Tagomori
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Patent number: 8285434Abstract: In the hybrid-type construction machine, the control unit (60) includes a drive distributing unit (60-8) and an output condition calculating unit (60-9). The output condition calculating unit (60-9) calculates output conditions inclusive of an output setting of the electric storage device determined from a state of charge of the electric storage device (58), an output setting of the engine determined from a number of revolutions of the engine (50), a hydraulic load required value indicative of drive power required by the oil pressure generating unit, and an electric load required value indicative of electric power required by the electric drive unit. The drive distributing unit (60-8) determines output values of the electric drive unit and the hydraulic drive unit based on the calculated output conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignees: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Yanagisawa, Keiji Manabe
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Publication number: 20100280697Abstract: In the hybrid-type construction machine, the control unit (60) includes a drive distributing unit (60-8) and an output condition calculating unit (60-9). The output condition calculating unit (60-9) calculates output conditions inclusive of an output setting of the electric storage device determined from a state of charge of the electric storage device (58), an output setting of the engine determined from a number of revolutions of the engine (50), a hydraulic load required value indicative of drive power required by the oil pressure generating unit, and an electric load required value indicative of electric power required by the electric drive unit. The drive distributing unit (60-8) determines output values of the electric drive unit and the hydraulic drive unit based on the calculated output conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicants: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO (S.H.I) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Yanagisawa, Keiji Manabe
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Patent number: 4354092Abstract: An electrically heated hair curling iron includes a sheet-shaped heater with electrodes affixed to an electrically resistive layer, wrapped around an elongated cylindrical support, and capable of being rapidly heated and maintained hot by electric current available from a rechargeable storage battery. The resistive layer has a positive temperature coefficient of resistance so that its temperature is self limiting. The storage battery is contained in a handle attached to the cylindrical support, and a battery charger is disclosed which comes into electrical contact with the battery when the handle is inserted in a cavity located in the battery charger. An elongated longitudinal clip is used to retain the hair in contact with the heater; a removable cap protects the heater and clip when the iron is not in use, and also engages a switch which ensures that the iron does not remain on.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1979Date of Patent: October 12, 1982Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Tadanori Kawamura, Masao Fukunaga, Takeo Nishida, Seishi Terakado, Toshiaki Nagakoshi
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Patent number: 3981077Abstract: Electrical garden shears having a rotatory guard provided approximately over cutter blade portions of the shears. The guard prevents fingers or an electric power lead from coming into contact with cutter blades, but rotates to permit cut vegetation to be cleared from the shears.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1975Date of Patent: September 21, 1976Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Yoshio Ishii