Patents by Inventor Hidekuni Shinyama

Hidekuni Shinyama 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).

  • Image acquiring device for component mounting apparatus
    Patent number: 5907644
    Abstract: An image acquiring device for a component mounting apparatus includes a line sensor provided with photodetecting elements in one array or a plurality of arrays, and a CCD register for transmitting electric charges accumulated in the photodetecting elements to an output part. The device also includes an illumination unit having one or a plurality of light sources of a high directivity for feeding light to illuminate an electronic component. The one or plurality of light sources are arranged to condense the light to an image-acquiring line of the line sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Yokota, Eiichi Hachiya, Hidekuni Shinyama