Patents by Inventor Osamu KATSUCHI

Osamu KATSUCHI 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).

  • Workpiece supporting device and workpiece supporting method
    Patent number: 11618133
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to facilitate bonding between a jig and a plate-shaped workpiece and to suitably support the workpiece. A support device is provided with: a jig that has a bent support surface for supporting a plate-shaped workpiece; a first abutment that abuts against one end of the workpiece mounted on the support surface; and a second abutment that is disposed so as to face the first abutment across the support surface and that abuts against the other end of the workpiece mounted on the support surface. The first and second abutments move toward each other and apply a load, in the tangential direction load of the support surface, with respect to the workpiece mounted on the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Eto, Manabu Hayashi, Osamu Katsuchi
  • WORKPIECE SUPPORTING DEVICE AND WORKPIECE SUPPORTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200391357
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to facilitate bonding between a jig and a plate-shaped workpiece and to suitably support the workpiece. A support device is provided with: a jig that has a bent support surface for supporting a plate-shaped workpiece; a first abutment that abuts against one end of the workpiece mounted on the support surface; and a second abutment that is disposed so as to face the first abutment across the support surface and that abuts against the other end of the workpiece mounted on the support surface. The first and second abutments move toward each other and apply a load, in the tangential direction load of the support surface, with respect to the workpiece mounted on the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jun ETO, Manabu HAYASHI, Osamu KATSUCHI