Patents by Inventor Hidetaka Osawa

Hidetaka Osawa 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).

  • Control method for a link arm mechanism and an automatic centrifugal machine employing this link arm mechanism
    Publication number: 20010000353
    Abstract: An automatic centrifugal machine comprises a handling apparatus for shifting a test specimen from a predetermined position, a rotor equipped with a bucket accommodating the test specimen, a drive motor for rotating the rotor, a chamber surrounding the rotor, and a refrigerator for cooling the chamber, and the automatic centrifugal machine has a height equal to or less than 1,450 mm. A conveyor line, conveying the test specimen, has a height in a range from 750 mm to 850 mm. The handling apparatus of the test specimen is formed by a link arm mechanism including first and second sliders, first and second arms, and a manipulator hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: April 19, 2001
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshiba, Masahiro Inaniwa, Hidetaka Osawa, Hiroshi Hayasaka
  • Automatic centrifugal machine employing a link arm mechanism
    Patent number: 6196961
    Abstract: An automatic centrifugal machine comprises a handling apparatus for shifting a test specimen from a predetermined position, a rotor equipped with a bucket accommodating the test specimen, a drive motor for rotating the rotor, a chamber surrounding the rotor, and a refrigerator for cooling the chamber, and the automatic centrifugal machine has a height equal to or less than 1,450 mm. A conveyor line, conveying the test specimen, has a height in a range from 750 mm to 850 mm. The handling apparatus of the test specimen is formed by a link arm mechanism including first and second sliders, first and second arms, and a manipulator hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Hoshiba, Masahiro Inaniwa, Hidetaka Osawa, Hiroshi Hayasaka