Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Kunou

Hitoshi Kunou 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).

  • Winding machine
    Patent number: 6254027
    Abstract: A winding machine, as a ball screw mechanism for moving a nozzle section (10) in three dimensional directions, comprises a lateral movement mechanism (20), a lengthwise movement mechanism (30), a vertical movement mechanism (40), and a nozzle lateral movement mechanism (50). The lateral movement mechanism (20) supports the lengthwise movement mechanism (30), and the lengthwise movement mechanism (20) supports the vertical movement mechanism (40) and the nozzle lateral movement mechanism (50) at the lengthwise movement mechanism (30). A support plate (12) of the nozzle section (10) is directly connected to a vertical movement member (44) of the vertical movement mechanism (40) via a rail (47) and a rail groove (12A) and directly connected to a lateral movement member (54) of the lateral movement mechanism (50) via a guide (57) and a sliding member (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Nittoku Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kunou