Patents by Inventor Akihiko Asai

Akihiko Asai 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).

  • Patent number: 8487213
    Abstract: An arc welding robot control system of the present invention includes memory devices, controlling devices, a welding condition changing position calculating device, a weaving operation controlling device that outputs a signal of completion of one weaving cycle every time when a welding torch completes to perform one weaving cycle of a predetermined movement pattern, a welding condition calculating device for calculating to-be-changed welding conditions, and a welding condition changing device that changes welding conditions of an arc welding robot, based on to-be-changed welding conditions, every time when a signal of completion of one weaving cycle is input. With this configuration, it enables a continuous change of welding conditions and a copying arc welding with high accuracy even in the case in which the arc welding robot performs a weaving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Asai, Masayuki Shigeyoshi
  • Publication number: 20090107969
    Abstract: An arc welding robot control system of the present invention includes memory devices, controlling devices, a welding condition changing position calculating device, a weaving operation controlling device that outputs a signal of completion of one weaving cycle every time when a welding torch completes to perform one weaving cycle of a predetermined movement pattern, a welding condition calculating device for calculating to-be-changed welding conditions, and a welding condition changing device that changes welding conditions of an arc welding robot, based on to-be-changed welding conditions, every time when a signal of completion of one weaving cycle is input. With this configuration, it enables a continuous change of welding conditions and a copying arc welding with high accuracy even in the case in which the arc welding robot performs a weaving operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Akihiko ASAI, Masayuki SHIGEYOSHI
  • Patent number: 5579327
    Abstract: In an external-cavity tunable wavelength light source using a semiconductor laser (LD), an oscillation wavelength is tuned by simultaneously changing a current to be injected to the phase adjustment area of the LD and the rotation angle of a diffraction grating while holding the same external cavity longitudinal mode. A light beam emitted from the AR-coated end face of the LD having the phase adjustment area is collimated by a lens and incident on the diffraction grating. Only a light component having a specific wavelength selected upon spectral dispersion is reflected by the diffraction grating and returns to the LD. With this operation, an external cavity (effective cavity length K) is formed between the LD and the diffraction grating, thereby performing laser oscillation at a wavelength determined by an external cavity longitudinal mode and the cavity loss of the diffraction grating. The effective cavity length K can be changed in accordance with the current to be injected to the phase adjustment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Anritsu Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ohtateme, Hiroaki Endoh, Hiroshi Goto, Ko Ikeuchi, Akihiko Asai