Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Oya
Hiroyuki Oya 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).
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Patent number: 10639693Abstract: A bending device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a track device which linearly extends in a predetermined direction, first and second bases placed on the track device and movable on the track device, a first robot mounted on the first base, a second robot mounted on the second base, and a bending mechanism which is disposed at each end of the first and second robots and grips and bends the workpiece. The first robot is a multi-articulated robot including a joint rotatable around an axis vertical to the first base and a joint rotatable around an axis parallel to the axial direction of the workpiece. The second robot is a multi-articulated robot including a joint rotatable around an axis vertical to the second base and a joint rotatable around an axis parallel to the axial direction of the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OPTON CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruaki Yogo, Hiroyuki Oya
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Patent number: 10071240Abstract: This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief. The floating electrodes can be flexibly mounted to the substrate such that when the electrode array is implanted into the subject, individual electrodes float or move resiliently relative to the substrate to an extent sufficient to accommodate pulsations of the surface of the spinal cord within the dura.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignees: University of Iowa Research Foundation, University of Virgina Patent FoundationInventors: Matthew A. Howard, Hiroyuki Oya, Steve Viljoen, Chandan G. Reddy, George T. Gillies
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Publication number: 20180141097Abstract: A bending device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a track device which linearly extends in a predetermined direction, first and second bases placed on the track device and movable on the track device, a first robot mounted on the first base, a second robot mounted on the second base, and a bending mechanism which is disposed at each end of the first and second robots and grips and bends the workpiece. The first robot is a multi-articulated robot including a joint rotatable around an axis vertical to the first base and a joint rotatable around an axis parallel to the axial direction of the workpiece. The second robot is a multi-articulated robot including a joint rotatable around an axis vertical to the second base and a joint rotatable around an axis parallel to the axial direction of the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Teruaki Yogo, Hiroyuki Oya
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Publication number: 20170157390Abstract: This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief. The floating electrodes can be flexibly mounted to the substrate such that when the electrode array is implanted into the subject, individual electrodes float or move resiliently relative to the substrate to an extent sufficient to accommodate pulsations of the surface of the spinal cord within the dura.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, Hiroyuki Oya, Steve Viljoen, Chandan G. Reddy, George T. Gillies
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Patent number: 9572976Abstract: This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief. The electrode array is maintained on the spinal cord by way of a spring or support structure that is anchored to an anatomical structure outside the spinal cord but near the site of implantation. Suitable anchoring structures include the vertebrae and the dura. Secured in this fashion, the support structure maintains a gentle pressure of the electrode array against the spinal cord so as to stay in electrical contact but minimize injury or inflammation. The device may accommodate and buffer movement of the spinal cord both laterally and in a caudal-rostral fashion so that the electrode array remains in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: University of Iowa Research FoundationInventors: Matthew A. Howard, Hiroyuki Oya, Steve Viljoen, Chandan G. Reddy
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Publication number: 20160213918Abstract: This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief The electrode array is maintained on the spinal cord by way of a spring or support structure that is anchored to an anatomical structure outside the spinal cord but near the site of implantation. Suitable anchoring structures include the vertebrae and the dura. Secured in this fashion, the support structure maintains a gentle pressure of the electrode array against the spinal cord so as to stay in electrical contact but minimize injury or inflammation. The device may accommodate and buffer movement of the spinal cord both laterally and in a caudal-rostral fashion so that the electrode array remains in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, Hiroyuki Oya, Steve Viljoen, Chandan G. Reddy
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Patent number: 9254379Abstract: This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief. The electrode array is maintained on the spinal cord by way of a spring or support structure that is anchored to an anatomical structure outside the spinal cord but near the site of implantation. Suitable anchoring structures include the vertebrae and the dura. Secured in this fashion, the support structure maintains a gentle pressure of the electrode array against the spinal cord so as to stay in electrical contact but minimize injury or inflammation. The device may accommodate and buffer movement of the spinal cord both laterally and in a caudal-rostral fashion so that the electrode array remains in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: University of Iowa Research FoundationInventors: Matthew A. Howard, Hiroyuki Oya, Steve Viljoen, Chandan G. Reddy
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Publication number: 20140371830Abstract: This invention provides a device for implantation directly into the spinal cord for the purpose of treating back pain. Electrodes on a backing that conforms directly to the spinal cord are installed as a source of electrical stimulation and pain relief. The electrode array is maintained on the spinal cord at a chosen location by way of a spring or support structure that is anchored to an anatomical structure outside the spinal cord but near the site of implantation. Suitable anchoring structures include the vertebrae and the dura. Secured in this fashion, the support structure maintains a gentle pressure of the electrode array against the spinal cord so as to stay in electrical contact but minimize injury or inflammation. The device may accommodate and buffer movement of the spinal cord both laterally and in a caudal-rostral fashion so that the electrode array remains in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, Hiroyuki Oya, Steve Viljoen, Chandan G. Reddy
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Patent number: 7505146Abstract: A method and a device for identifying an upper surface and a lower surface of a component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes are provided. In particular, a method and a device for identifying orientation of an item that hardly allows visual identification of the upper and lower surface. A disk-like, cylindrical, or annular component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes is placed on a reference surface having a reference block, an outer peripheral part of the component on the reference surface is brought into contact with the reference block, and identification of the upper and lower surface of the component is achieved in an inline system based on a gap created between the outer peripheral part of the component and the reference block, using a light source lighting device and a detection camera arranged across the reference block.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2004Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Riken, YKK CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Oya, Ryoji Usui, Hajime Tanabe, Koei Watanabe, Mitsuyasu Fukusawa, Osamu Watanabe
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Publication number: 20080252902Abstract: A method and a device for identifying an upper surface and a lower surface of a component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes are provided. The components include, for example, disk-like, cylindrical, or annular components, more specifically engine parts having an orientation such as piston rings. In particular, a method and a device for identifying orientation of an item that hardly allows visual identification of the upper and lower surface. A disk-like, cylindrical, or annular component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes is placed on a reference surface having a reference block, an outer peripheral part of the component on the reference surface is brought into contact with the reference block, and identification of the upper and lower surface of the component is achieved in an inline system based on a gap created between the outer peripheral part of the component and the reference block, using a light source lighting device and a detection camera arranged across the reference block.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2004Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKEN, YKK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Oya, Ryoji Usui, Hajime Tanabe, Koei Watanabe, Mitsuyasu Fukusawa, Osamu Watanabe