Patents by Inventor Katsumi TAKIZAWA

Katsumi TAKIZAWA 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: 9067744
    Abstract: A robot system includes a first loading portion, a plurality of second loading portions provided for each sorting destination, and a robot configured to sort the plurality of articles loaded onto the first loading portion, and to transfer the articles to the second loading portions. The robot includes a robot arm, a tool, a first sensor configured to acquire distance information, an article identifying portion configured to identify the article loaded onto the first loading portion, a second sensor configured to acquire outer shape information, and to acquire sorting destination information, a first calculating portion configured to calculate a shape and size of the article, a sorting destination determining portion configured to determine a sorting destination, and a first operation control portion configured to control the robot arm and the tool so that the article is stacked onto the identified second loading portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Katsumi Takizawa, Taro Namba
  • Publication number: 20140142751
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot having one or more drive shafts, a hand attached to the robot and configured to hold a container having an opening through which contents are put in and taken out of the container, and a controller for controlling operations of the robot and the hand. The controller is configured to perform an operation of moving the hand to a holding position to hold the container, an operation of moving the hand to a discharging position and tilting the container to discharge the contents through the opening, and an operation of moving the hand to a placing position to release the container held by the hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Katsumi TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20130096713
    Abstract: A robot system includes a first loading portion, a plurality of second loading portions provided for each sorting destination, and a robot configured to sort the plurality of articles loaded onto the first loading portion, and to transfer the articles to the second loading portions. The robot includes a robot arm, a tool, a first sensor configured to acquire distance information, an article identifying portion configured to identify the article loaded onto the first loading portion, a second sensor configured to acquire outer shape information, and to acquire sorting destination information, a first calculating portion configured to calculate a shape and size of the article, a sorting destination determining portion configured to determine a sorting destination, and a first operation control portion configured to control the robot arm and the tool so that the article is stacked onto the identified second loading portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Katsumi TAKIZAWA, Taro NAMBA