Patents by Inventor Akihiko Shioda

Akihiko Shioda 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).

  • Method for manufacturing an optical module
    Patent number: 5537737
    Abstract: The optical module manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes a pallet 205 on which the optically operating members and the lead frame are set to be kept in a positional relationship; a wire connection means 202 and 213 for connecting the wires to the members, the frame and the electronic circuits on the frame as the members and the frame remain kept in the positional relationship; conveyors 207, 208 and 209 for conveying the members and the frame to dies 204 after the connection as the members and the frame remain kept in the relationship; and a die-setting means 203 for setting the members and the frame in the dies through the suction of the members and the frame away from the pallet onto the setting means after the conveyance as the members and the frame remain kept in the relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Kamakura, Akihiko Shioda, Yoshihide Enami, Hisao Go
  • Apparatus for manufacturing optical module
    Patent number: 5341563
    Abstract: The optical module manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes a pallet 205 on which the optically operating members and the lead frame are set to be kept in a positional relationship; a wire connection means 202 and 213 for connecting the wires to the members, the frame and the electronic circuits on the frame as the members and the frame remain kept in the positional relationship; conveyors 207, 208 and 209 for conveying the members and the frame to dies 204 after the connection as the members and the frame remain kept in the relationship; and a die-setting means 203 for setting the members and the frame in tile dies through the suction of the members and the frame away from the pallet onto the setting means after the conveyance as the members and the frame remain kept in the relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Kamakura, Akihiko Shioda, Yoshihide Enami, Hisao Go