Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Iwai

Hiroaki Iwai 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: 9579756
    Abstract: A screwing system includes at least one screw feeder, and a screwing device configured to move between the screw feeder and a screwing position and tighten a screw obtained from the screw feeder on a part at the screwing position. The screwing system includes a robot capable of holding the part. The robot carries the held part to the screwing position, changes a posture of the part, and carries the part from the screwing position. While the robot holds the part, the screwing device screws the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Iwai, Masato Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 9545696
    Abstract: A screwing system includes at least one screw feeder, and a screwing device configured to move between the screw feeder and a screwing position and tighten a screw obtained from the screw feeder on a part at the screwing position. The screwing system includes a robot capable of holding the part. The robot carries the held part to the screwing position, changes a posture of the part, and carries the part from the screwing position. While the robot holds the part, the screwing device screws the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Iwai, Masato Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 9511386
    Abstract: A coating system comprises: a coating apparatus connected to a syringe filled with a coating agent and having a nozzle for discharging the coating agent of the connected syringe; a robot which moves an object to be coated, held by a robot hand, to a coating position; and a control unit, wherein the coating apparatus comprises a plurality of syringes respectively filled with different coating agents, the nozzles connected to the respective syringes, and a rotary table for rotationally moving together the syringes and the connected nozzles, and the control unit controls to select the syringe filled with the coating agent to be applied to the object, move the nozzle connected to the selected syringe to a position facing the coating position by the rotation of the rotary table, move the object held by the robot hand to the coating position, and discharge the coating agent from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuo Kuroda, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20140290440
    Abstract: A screwing system includes at least one screw feeder, and a screwing device configured to move between the screw feeder and a screwing position and tighten a screw obtained from the screw feeder on a part at the screwing position. The screwing system includes a robot capable of holding the part. The robot carries the held part to the screwing position, changes a posture of the part, and carries the part from the screwing position. While the robot holds the part, the screwing device screws the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Iwai, Masato Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20140205760
    Abstract: A coating system comprises: a coating apparatus connected to a syringe filled with a coating agent and having a nozzle for discharging the coating agent of the connected syringe; a robot which moves an object to be coated, held by a robot hand, to a coating position; and a control unit, wherein the coating apparatus comprises a plurality of syringes respectively filled with different coating agents, the nozzles connected to the respective syringes, and a rotary table for rotationally moving together the syringes and the connected nozzles, and the control unit controls to select the syringe filled with the coating agent to be applied to the object, move the nozzle connected to the selected syringe to a position facing the coating position by the rotation of the rotary table, move the object held by the robot hand to the coating position, and discharge the coating agent from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuo Kuroda, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Patent number: 6886464
    Abstract: A printing apparatus (1001) having a plurality of blanket cylinders (1051 to 1054) normally-contacting to impression cylinders (1031, 1032), plate cylinders (1041 to 1044) normally-contacting to the respective blanket cylinders, and a ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064), a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging medium, a printing system, and a printing method. In the printing apparatus (1001), a plurality of ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064) is arranged in a substantially gravity direction, a feeding apparatus (1020) of sheets of recording mediums to the printing apparatus and a discharging apparatus (1070) are provided at a side opposite to a setting side of the ink coating apparatus with respect to the blanket cylinders. The printing apparatus can execute a back face printing easily, and has good workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Michio Yamasaki, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Patent number: 6670979
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 having a plurality of beam irradiation sources individually drivable, an imaging method, an optical fiber array apparatus, an imaging head apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The imaging apparatus 1 comprises n (n=2 or more integer) light source blocks 15a to 15d including k (k=2 or more integer) beam irradiation sources, and one or more and below n beam irradiation source driving devices connectable for each block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20030142194
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 having a plurality of beam irradiation sources individually drivable, an imaging method, an optical fiber array apparatus, an imaging head apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The imaging apparatus 1 comprises n (n=2 or more integer) light source blocks 15a to 15d including k (k=2 or more integer) beam irradiation sources, and one or more and below n beam irradiation source driving devices connectable for each block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Patent number: 6522350
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 having a plurality of beam irradiation sources individually drivable, an imaging method, an optical fiber array apparatus, an imaging head apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The imaging apparatus 1 includes n (n=2 or more integer) light source blocks 15a to 15d including k (k=2 or more integer) beam irradiation sources, and one or more and below n beam irradiation source driving devices connectable for each block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20020139260
    Abstract: A printing apparatus (1001) having a plurality of blanket cylinders (1051 to 1054) normally-contacting to impression cylinders (1031, 1032), plate cylinders (1041 to 1044) normally-contacting to the respective blanket cylinders, and a ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064), a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging medium, a printing system, and a printing method. In the printing apparatus (1001), a plurality of ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064) is arranged in a substantially gravity direction, a feeding apparatus (1020) of sheets of recording mediums to the printing apparatus and a discharging apparatus (1070) are provided at a side opposite to a setting side of the ink coating apparatus with respect to the blanket cylinders. The printing apparatus can execute a back face printing easily, and has good workability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Michio Yamasaki, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Patent number: 6382098
    Abstract: A printing apparatus (1001) having a plurality of blanket cylinders (1051 to 1054) normally-contacting to impression cylinders (1031, 1032), plate cylinders (1041 to 1044) normally-contacting to the respective blanket cylinders, and a ink coating apparatus(1061 to 1064), a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging medium, a printing system, and a printing method. In the printing apparatus (1001), a plurality of ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064) is arranged in a substantially gravity direction, a feeding apparatus (1020) of sheets of recording mediums to the printing apparatus and a discharging apparatus (1070) are provided at a side opposite to a setting side of the ink coating apparatus with respect to the blanket cylinders. The printing apparatus can execute a back face printing easily, and has good workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Michio Yamasaki, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20020015088
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 having a plurality of beam irradiation sources individually drivable, an imaging method, an optical fiber array apparatus, an imaging head apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The imaging apparatus 1 comprises n (n=2 or more integer) light source blocks 15a to 15d including k (k=2 or more integer) beam irradiation sources, and one or more and below n beam irradiation source driving devices connectable for each block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: YOSHINORI INOUE, HIROAKI IWAI
  • Publication number: 20010000861
    Abstract: A printing apparatus (1001) having a plurality of blanket cylinders (1051 to 1054) normally-contacting to impression cylinders (1031, 1032), plate cylinders (1041 to 1044) normally-contacting to the respective blanket cylinders, and a ink coating apparatus(1061 to 1064), a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging medium, a printing system, and a printing method. In the printing apparatus (1001), a plurality of ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064) is arranged in a substantially gravity direction, a feeding apparatus (1020) of sheets of recording mediums to the printing apparatus and a discharging apparatus (1070) are provided at a side opposite to a setting side of the ink coating apparatus with respect to the blanket cylinders. The printing apparatus can execute a back face printing easily, and has good workability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Michio Yamasaki, Hiroaki Iwai
  • Patent number: 6227109
    Abstract: A printing apparatus (1001) having a plurality of blanket cylinders (1051 to 1054) normally-contacting to impression cylinders (1031, 1032), plate cylinders (1041 to 1044) normally-contacting to the respective blanket cylinders, and a ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064), a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, an imaging medium, a printing system, and a printing method. In the printing apparatus (1001), a plurality of ink coating apparatus (1061 to 1064) is arranged in a substantially gravity direction, a feeding apparatus (1020) of sheets of recording mediums to the printing apparatus and a discharging apparatus (1070) are provided at a side opposite to a setting side of the ink coating apparatus with respect to the blanket cylinders. The printing apparatus can execute a back face printing easily, and has good workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Michio Yamasaki, Hiroaki Iwai