Patents by Inventor Hiromi Kitaura

Hiromi Kitaura 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: 6415204
    Abstract: A robots (210A, 210B), which is fixed onto a base (20, 20B) having a rectangular shape, has a mechanical hand (211A, 211B). A plurality of robot tools, each of which is freely attached to the tip of the mechanical hand (211A, 211B) for pinching a part, and a plurality of trays (6) each containing assembling jigs to be used for assembling parts, are brought in a movable range (RA, RB) of the robot, and the assembling tools are set at a predetermined position within the movable range (RA, RB). Then, an assembling job for the parts is carried out by using the assembling tools thus set. With this arrangement, the exchanging processes of the assembling tools can be carried out without depending on the human hands, even when the type of the assembly product is changed. Consequently, it becomes possible to efficiently carry out the manufacturing process of a small number of many types of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Idec Izumi Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Hirabayashi, Katsuhisa Ida, Nobuo Higuchi, Yoshihito Sugano, Yoshihiko Nakanishi, Hiromi Kitaura, Kenichi Kuruma, Hiroyuki Hayashi