Patents by Inventor Chikara Hasegawa

Chikara Hasegawa 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).

  • Painting method, painting device and painting program
    Patent number: 11433411
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
  • Automatic drawing system and method of operating automatic drawing system
    Patent number: 11214087
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Taikisha Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
  • Painting Method, Painting Device and Painting Program
    Publication number: 20210245189
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa
  • Automatic Drawing System and Method of Operating Automatic Drawing System
    Publication number: 20200282755
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Keiji Manabe, Chikara Hasegawa