Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Fujimori

Hiroaki Fujimori 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: 11529509
    Abstract: Provided is a blood pump controller capable of preventing an operation error in performing a battery exchange with a small-sized and light-weighted configuration and exhibiting high waterproof property. A blood pump controller includes: a controller body for driving a blood pump; a battery pack having a first surface on which an electricity-supply-side battery connection connector is disposed and supplying stored electricity to the controller body; and a battery housing body having a slot which has a second surface on which an electricity-receiving-side battery connection connector is disposed and in which the battery pack is housed and held. When the battery pack is housed in the slot, an electrical connection is made between a pair of the battery connection connectors, the first surface and the second surface opposedly face each other, and a first sealing member provides sealing such that the first sealing member surrounds the pair of battery connection connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SUN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuto Shinohara, Masahiko Ito, Masaaki Hanaoka, Nozomi Koike, Hiroaki Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20200206400
    Abstract: Provided is a blood pump controller capable of preventing an operation error in performing a battery exchange with a small-sized and light-weighted configuration and exhibiting high waterproof property. A blood pump controller includes: a controller body for driving a blood pump; a battery pack having a first surface on which an electricity-supply-side battery connection connector is disposed and supplying stored electricity to the controller body; and a battery housing body having a slot which has a second surface on which an electricity-receiving-side battery connection connector is disposed and in which the battery pack is housed and held. When the battery pack is housed in the slot, an electrical connection is made between a pair of the battery connection connectors, the first surface and the second surface opposedly face each other, and a first sealing member provides sealing such that the first sealing member surrounds the pair of battery connection connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuto SHINOHARA, Masahiko ITO, Masaaki HANAOKA, Nozomi KOIKE, Hiroaki FUJIMORI
  • Patent number: 10232517
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm having a first member rotatably provided on a base, a second member rotatably provided on the first member, a third member rotatably provided on the second member, and a fourth member rotatably provided on the third member. The fourth member has an arm rotatable about a rotation axis in an axis direction different from an axis direction of a rotation axis of the first member with respect to the base. In a first state, the first member, the second member, and the third member overlap. In a second state, at least one of a distal end of the robot arm and an end effector provided on the distal end of the robot arm overlaps with the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushige Akaha, Kazuto Yoshimura, Hiroaki Fujimori, Akio Niu
  • Patent number: 9785138
    Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Hiroaki Fujimori, Katsuji Igarashi, Masatoshi Ono, Atsushi Asada
  • Publication number: 20170120458
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm having a first member rotatably provided on a base, a second member rotatably provided on the first member, a third member rotatably provided on the second member, and a fourth member rotatably provided on the third member. The fourth member has an arm rotatable about a rotation axis in an axis direction different from an axis direction of a rotation axis of the first member with respect to the base. In a first state, the first member, the second member, and the third member overlap. In a second state, at least one of a distal end of the robot arm and an end effector provided on the distal end of the robot arm overlaps with the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kazushige AKAHA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Akio NIU
  • Patent number: 9411012
    Abstract: A handler includes a base having an opening portion, a first hand which transports a transport target, a first transport section which transports the first hand to above the opening portion and moves the first hand down, a second hand which transports the transport target, a second transport section which transports the second hand to above the opening portion and moves the second hand down, and a control section which controls an operation of the first transport section and an operation of the second transport section. The handler has a state where the first hand and the second hand are disposed in parallel to the opening portion while being close to each other toward above the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Hasegawa, Hiroaki Fujimori, Toshioki Shimojima
  • Publication number: 20160161937
    Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Katsuji IGARASHI, Masatoshi ONO, Atsushi ASADA
  • Patent number: 9298179
    Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Hiroaki Fujimori, Katsuji Igarashi, Masatoshi Ono, Atsushi Asada
  • Publication number: 20140214204
    Abstract: A robot has an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the robot. The operation mode setting unit changes a correction factor multiplied by the maximum acceleration and the maximum deceleration of an arm and the servo gain of a servo circuit, and thereby selectively sets the operation mode to one of a first operation mode, a second operation mode in which the arm operates faster than in the first operation mode, and a third operation mode in which the arm vibrates less than in the first operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Katsuji IGARASHI, Masatoshi ONO, Atsushi ASADA
  • Patent number: 8622198
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a retainer moving between a shuttle and a socket; a presser holding a component; an adjuster moving the presser; a socket mark near the socket; a hand mark near the socket mark when the retainer is at a component mounting position; a first camera photographing a first image including the component and hand mark; a second camera photographing a second image including the socket mark and socket, and a third image including the socket mark and hand mark; a first calculator obtaining a first relative position between the socket mark and socket from the second image; a second calculator obtaining a second relative position between the socket mark and hand mark from the third image; and a third calculator obtaining a third relative position between the hand mark and component from the first image. The adjuster corrects the component's position based on the relative positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamazaki, Hiroaki Fujimori, Naohisa Maeda, Daisuke Kirihara, Satoshi Nakamura, Masami Maeda
  • Patent number: 8558570
    Abstract: A component transport apparatus includes: a transport hand including a plurality of index units each one of which is capable of holding a component; a movable body that moves the transport hand; and a plurality of functional stations on which the components are mounted. The index units function to mount the components on the functional stations. The functional stations are spaced apart at intervals along a movement direction of the transport hand. The index units are spaced apart at intervals equal to the intervals at which the functional stations are spaced apart along the movement direction of the transport hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masakuni Shiozawa, Hiroaki Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20130057310
    Abstract: A handler includes a base having an opening portion, a first hand which transports a transport target, a first transport section which transports the first hand to above the opening portion and moves the first hand down, a second hand which transports the transport target, a second transport section which transports the second hand to above the opening portion and moves the second hand down, and a control section which controls an operation of the first transport section and an operation of the second transport section. The handler has a state where the first hand and the second hand are disposed in parallel to the opening portion while being close to each other toward above the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo HASEGAWA, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Toshioki SHIMOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20130058741
    Abstract: A handler includes at least one transport section which transports a transport target onto a base. The transport section includes a plurality of first elevating sections which respectively move up and down a plurality of gripping sections which grip the transport target, and a single second elevating section which moves up and down all the plurality of first elevating sections. In connection of the transport target to a connection destination, a part of the plurality of first elevating sections are driven to descend, and the remaining part thereof are driven to ascend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Toshioki SHIMOJIMA, Nobuo HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20120034052
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a retainer moving between a shuttle and a socket; a presser holding a component; an adjuster moving the presser; a socket mark near the socket; a hand mark near the socket mark when the retainer is at a component mounting position; a first camera photographing a first image including the component and hand mark; a second camera photographing a second image including the socket mark and socket, and a third image including the socket mark and hand mark; a first calculator obtaining a first relative position between the socket mark and socket from the second image; a second calculator obtaining a second relative position between the socket mark and hand mark from the third image; and a third calculator obtaining a third relative position between the hand mark and component from the first image. The adjuster corrects the component's position based on the relative positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAZAKI, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Naohisa MAEDA, Daisuke KIRIHARA, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Masami MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20110268538
    Abstract: A component transport apparatus includes: a transport hand including a plurality of index units each one of which is capable of holding a component; a movable body that moves the transport hand; and a plurality of functional stations on which the components are mounted. The index units function to mount the components on the functional stations. The functional stations are spaced apart at intervals along a movement direction of the transport hand. The index units are spaced apart at intervals equal to the intervals at which the functional stations are spaced apart along the movement direction of the transport hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakuni SHIOZAWA, Hiroaki FUJIMORI
  • Patent number: 8008939
    Abstract: A component test apparatus performing a test on an electronic component is disclosed. The component test apparatus includes a component loading device, a transport hand, and a component unloading device. A plurality of functional stations have mutually different functions and are spaced apart at equal intervals along a movement direction of the transport hand. The transport hand has a plurality of index units that are capable of holding the electronic component independently from one another and operating independently from one another. The index units are spaced apart at intervals equal to the intervals at which the functional stations are spaced apart along a transport direction of the electronic component from a loading position toward a test position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masakuni Shiozawa, Hiroaki Fujimori
  • Patent number: 7888928
    Abstract: A component test apparatus performing a test on an electronic component is disclosed. The component test apparatus includes a component loading device, a transport hand, and a component unloading device. The transport hand includes a plurality of index units each one of which is capable of holding the electronic component and operating independently from the other ones of the index units. The index units are aligned adjacently in a transport direction of the electronic component extending from a loading position at which the component loading device loads the electronic component toward a test position at which a test socket is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masakuni Shiozawa, Hiroaki Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20090232626
    Abstract: A component test apparatus performing a test on an electronic component is disclosed. The component test apparatus includes a component loading device, a transport hand, and a component unloading device. A plurality of functional stations have mutually different functions and are spaced apart at equal intervals along a movement direction of the transport hand. The transport hand has a plurality of index units that are capable of holding the electronic component independently from one another and operating independently from one another. The index units are spaced apart at intervals equal to the intervals at which the functional stations are spaced apart along a transport direction of the electronic component from a loading position toward a test position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakuni SHIOZAWA, Hiroaki FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20090201040
    Abstract: A component test apparatus performing a test on an electronic component is disclosed. The component test apparatus includes a component loading device, a transport hand, and a component unloading device. The transport hand includes a plurality of index units each one of which is capable of holding the electronic component and operating independently from the other ones of the index units. The index units are aligned adjacently in a transport direction of the electronic component extending from a loading position at which the component loading device loads the electronic component toward a test position at which a test socket is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakuni SHIOZAWA, Hiroaki FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20080317575
    Abstract: A component transferring apparatus includes a shuttle; an inspection socket; a retaining device that moves between the shuttle and the inspection socket; a pressing device included in the retaining device to hold and transfer an electronic component; a position adjusting device that moves the pressing device to correct a position of the electronic component based on an image processing of image data obtained by photographing of the electronic component; a socket mark provided near the inspection socket; a hand mark provided on the retaining device such that the hand mark is positioned near the socket mark when the retaining device is moved to a mounting position where the electronic component hold by the pressing device is mounted in the inspection socket; a first camera provided on the shuttle to photograph a single image including the electronic component hold by the pressing device and the hand mark provided on the retaining device; a second camera that photographs a single image including the socket mark
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAZAKI, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Naohisa MAEDA, Daisuke KIRIHARA, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Masami MAEDA