Patents by Inventor Hirohisa UMEDA

Hirohisa UMEDA 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).

  • Feeder and robot system
    Patent number: 11565889
    Abstract: A feeder that feeds objects to be picked up by a robot, includes an object container unit having a first planar portion including a first planar surface in which the objects are thrown, and a groove portion including a plurality of grooves extending in a first direction from the first planar portion as seen from a normal direction in which a normal of the first planar surface extends, and a vibrator unit that applies vibration to the object container unit, wherein the vibrator unit has a first vibration mode in which the objects are moved in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyotaro Kinoshita, Hirohisa Umeda, Yuki Yahiro, Yoshitake Kobayashi
  • Feeder And Robot System
    Publication number: 20200377307
    Abstract: A feeder that feeds objects to be picked up by a robot, includes an object container unit having a first planar portion including a first planar surface in which the objects are thrown, and a groove portion including a plurality of grooves extending in a first direction from the first planar portion as seen from a normal direction in which a normal of the first planar surface extends, and a vibrator unit that applies vibration to the object container unit, wherein the vibrator unit has a first vibration mode in which the objects are moved in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Toyotaro KINOSHITA, Hirohisa UMEDA, Yuki YAHIRO, Yoshitake KOBAYASHI