Patents by Inventor Hiroki HOSHINA

Hiroki HOSHINA 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).

  • Linear conveyor system, control method for linear conveyor system, control program for linear conveyor system and storage medium
    Patent number: 11745960
    Abstract: Whether to permit or prohibit drive of at least one object, out of a slider and a movable linear module, is determined based on position related information on position of the slider or the movable linear module before the drive of the object is started. In this way, in a linear conveyor system for transferring the slider between a plurality of fixed linear modules using the movable linear modules, the occurrence of interference between the linear modules and the slider can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Ueno, Takayoshi Fujita, Hiroki Hoshina
  • LINEAR CONVEYOR SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR LINEAR CONVEYOR SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR LINEAR CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20220144562
    Abstract: Whether to permit or prohibit drive of at least one object, out of a slider and a movable linear module, is determined based on position related information on position of the slider or the movable linear module before the drive of the object is started. In this way, in a linear conveyor system for transferring the slider between a plurality of fixed linear modules using the movable linear modules, the occurrence of interference between the linear modules and the slider can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji UENO, Takayoshi FUJITA, Hiroki HOSHINA