Patents by Inventor Hideo Niidoi

Hideo Niidoi 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: 9895780
    Abstract: A combined working machine includes a base frame having a sloped surface, a first headstock installed on the sloped surface, a first main spindle rotatably provided on the first headstock, a second headstock installed on the sloped surface oppositely to the first headstock, a second main spindle provided on the second headstock, a tool head installed on the sloped surface on one side of the first headstock, a tool head provided in the tool head and having a tool attachment base to which a cutting tool is attached, a grinding head installed on the sloped surface on another side of the first headstock, and a grinding head body provided in the grinding head and supports a rotatable rotary shaft. A grinding wheel for grinding is exchangeably attached to the rotary shaft of the grinding head. According to the combined working machine, cutting and grinding can be carried out concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Niidoi, Noriaki Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20150239081
    Abstract: A combined working machine includes a base frame having a sloped surface, a first headstock installed on the sloped surface, a first main spindle rotatably provided on the first headstock, a second headstock installed on the sloped surface oppositely to the first headstock, a second main spindle provided on the second headstock, a tool head installed on the sloped surface on one side of the first headstock, a tool head provided in the tool head and having a tool attachment base to which a cutting tool is attached, a grinding head installed on the sloped surface on another side of the first headstock, and a grinding head body provided in the grinding head and supports a rotatable rotary shaft. A grinding wheel for grinding is exchangeably attached to the rotary shaft of the grinding head. According to the combined working machine, cutting and grinding can be carried out concurrently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: AMADA MACHINE TOOLS COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Niidoi, Noriaki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5531144
    Abstract: In an NC loader (1) for a machine tool-having a main spindle (7) mounted on a main spindle base (5), the NC loader comprises: a support frame (41) mounted on the main spindle base; a loader body (45) mounted on the support frame and having a horizontal shaft (43) movable in a horizontal direction, and a vertical shaft (47) movable in a vertical direction; a load/unload hand (53) provided with both work and product hand sections (49, 51) integrally attached to an end of the vertical shaft; at least one work shooter (55) attached to the support frame, for loading work onto the work hand section of the load/unload hand; and at least one product shooter (57) attached to the same support frame, for unloading products from the product hand section of the load/unload hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Tecno Wasino Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Niidoi