Patents by Inventor Itaru Momoki

Itaru Momoki 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: 7192241
    Abstract: A substrate conveyer robot inserts and removes a substrate to and from a an arbitrarily positioned container. A base is rotatably driven by a first motor which defines a pivotal center. A first spindle is rotated by a second motor independent of rotation of the base, is positioned coaxially with the pivotal center, and one end of a first arm is attached to the first spindle. A second spindle on the other end of the first arm is rotated by a gear ratio 2:1, and one end of a second arm is attached to the second spindle. A third spindle is carried on the other end of the second arm and is rotated by a gear ratio 1:2. One end of a third arm is attached to the third spindle, and a hand for holding a substrate is attached on the other end of the third arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventor: Itaru Momoki
  • Patent number: 6764271
    Abstract: A substrate conveyer robot inserts and removes a substrate to and from a an arbitrarily positioned container. A base is rotatably driven by a first motor which defines a pivotal center. A first spindle is rotated by a second motor independent of rotation of the base, is positioned coaxially with the pivotal center, and one end of a first arm is attached to the first spindle. A second spindle on the other end of the first arm is rotated by a gear ratio 2:1, and one end of a second arm is attached to the second spindle. A third spindle is carried on the other end of the second arm and is rotated by a gear ratio 1:2. One end of a third arm is attached to the third spindle, and a hand for holding a substrate is attached on the other end of the third arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventor: Itaru Momoki
  • Publication number: 20040131461
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate conveyer robot that enables the conveyance, handover and takeout of a substrate, to and from a container disposed in an arbitrary position and direction within the accessible range of the robot hand. The substrate conveyer robot is provided with the rotation base driven to rotate by a first motor inside the body of the robot, which has a pivotal center. A first spindle is protruded in a state indifferent to a rotation of the rotation base, which is positioned coaxially with the pivotal center on an upper part of the rotation base, and is driven to rotate by a second motor, and one end of a first arm is attached to the first spindle. A second spindle is protruded on the other end of the first arm in a state indifferent to the rotation of the first arm, which is rotated by a gear rate 2:1, accompanied with the rotation of the first arm, and one end of a second arm is attached to the second spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Itaru Momoki
  • Publication number: 20020094265
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate conveyer robot that enables the conveyance, handover and takeout of a substrate, to and from a container disposed in an arbitrary position and direction within the accessible range of the robot hand. The substrate conveyer robot is provided with the rotation base driven to rotate by a first motor inside the body of the robot, which has a pivotal center. A first spindle is protruded in a state indifferent to a rotation of the rotation base, which is positioned coaxially with the pivotal center on an upper part of the rotation base, and is driven to rotate by a second motor, and one end of a first arm is attached to the first spindle. A second spindle is protruded on the other end of the first arm in a state indifferent to the rotation of the first arm, which is rotated by a gear rate 2:1, accompanied with the rotation of the first arm, and one end of a second arm is attached to the second spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Itaru Momoki