Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Itose

Kazuhiko Itose 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: 11289349
    Abstract: A component mounting line includes a plurality of component mounting apparatuses, each of which mounts solder and a component other than the solder on a substrate. The component mounting line includes: a time limit management unit configured to manage an elapsed time period of a member; and a usability determiner that determines whether the member is usable based on the elapsed time period of the member. The elapsed time period is a time period that has elapsed after the member is exposed to the air, and the member comprises at least one of a substrate, solder, and a component other than the solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Katsusuke Fukasawa, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Publication number: 20190333792
    Abstract: A component mounting line includes a plurality of component mounting apparatuses, each of which mounts solder and a component other than the solder on a substrate. The component mounting line includes: a time limit management unit configured to manage an elapsed time period of a member; and a usability determiner that determines whether the member is usable based on the elapsed time period of the member. The elapsed time period is a time period that has elapsed after the member is exposed to the air, and the member comprises at least one of a substrate, solder, and a component other than the solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori IKEDA, Katsusuke FUKASAWA, Kazuhiko ITOSE
  • Patent number: 10299420
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system configured by joining together a plurality of electronic component mounting apparatuses (M2) to (M5*), each of which has a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2), is configured so as to be able to carry out any one selected from a first operation mode of letting one operation performance mechanism carry out operation performance while taking as a target only a substrate of a substrate conveyance mechanism corresponding to the operation performance mechanism and a second operation mode in which one operation performance mechanism can carry out operation performance while taking as targets all of a plurality of substrates conveyed by a plurality of substrate conveyance mechanisms, and only the two electronic component mounting apparatuses (M5*) each of which is equipped with a tray feeder (30) is brought into the second operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Publication number: 20170006742
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system configured by joining together a plurality of electronic component mounting apparatuses (M2) to (M5*), each of which has a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2), is configured so as to be able to carry out any one selected from a first operation mode of letting one operation performance mechanism carry out operation performance while taking as a target only a substrate of a substrate conveyance mechanism corresponding to the operation performance mechanism and a second operation mode in which one operation performance mechanism can carry out operation performance while taking as targets all of a plurality of substrates conveyed by a plurality of substrate conveyance mechanisms, and only the two electronic component mounting apparatuses (M5*) each of which is equipped with a tray feeder (30) is brought into the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Patent number: 9474194
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system configured by joining together a plurality of electronic component mounting apparatuses (M2) to (M5*), each of which has a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2), is configured so as to be able to carry out any one selected from a first operation mode of letting one operation performance mechanism carry out operation performance while taking as a target only a substrate of a substrate conveyance mechanism corresponding to the operation performance mechanism and a second operation mode in which one operation performance mechanism can carry out operation performance while taking as targets all of a plurality of substrates conveyed by a plurality of substrate conveyance mechanisms, and only the two electronic component mounting apparatuses (M5*) each of which is equipped with a tray feeder (30) is brought into the second operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Patent number: 8844124
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system and method is disclosed that can provide accurate operation instruction to a machine operator. The electronic component mounting system comprises a plurality of machines interlinked in series. A main screen, making up an operation instruction screen, is displayed on a display panel belonging to an operation target machine to be operated by the machine operator while a first sub-screen and a second sub-screen of the operation instruction screen are respectively displayed on display panels belonging to two adjacent machines placed adjacently on both sides of the operation target machine among the plurality of machines. Thus, even when a unit device has a small width such that a size restriction is imposed a display panel, accurate operation instruction, with a sufficient amount of information, can be provided by displaying the operation instruction screen on multiple display panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Itose, Kenichiro Ishimoto, Yoshiaki Awata, Hideki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20130247370
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system configured by linking together a plurality of inspecting-coating machines (M1) and a plurality of electronic component mounting apparatuses (M2) to (M4), each of which has a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2), is configured so as to be able to carry out processing pertinent to any one selected from a first operation mode of letting one operation performance mechanism carry out operation performance while taking as a target only a substrate of a substrate conveyance mechanism corresponding to the operation performance mechanism and a second operation mode in which one operation performance mechanism can carry out operation performance while taking as targets all a plurality of substrates conveyed by a plurality of substrate conveyance mechanisms, and only the inspecting-coating machine (M1) equipped with an inspection head (15) and a coating head (16) is brought into the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Publication number: 20130247368
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system configured by joining together a plurality of electronic component mounting apparatuses (M2) to (M5*), each of which has a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2), is configured so as to be able to carry out any one selected from a first operation mode of letting one operation performance mechanism carry out operation performance while taking as a target only a substrate of a substrate conveyance mechanism corresponding to the operation performance mechanism and a second operation mode in which one operation performance mechanism can carry out operation performance while taking as targets all of a plurality of substrates conveyed by a plurality of substrate conveyance mechanisms, and only the two electronic component mounting apparatuses (M5*) each of which is equipped with a tray feeder (30) is brought into the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Publication number: 20130247369
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system configured by joining together a plurality of electronic component mounting apparatuses (M2) to (M5*), each of which has a first mounting lane (L1) and a second mounting lane (L2), is configured so as to be able to carry out any one selected from a first operation mode of letting one operation performance mechanism carry out operation performance while taking as a target only a substrate of a substrate conveyance mechanism corresponding to the operation performance mechanism and a second operation mode in which one operation performance mechanism can carry out operation performance while taking as targets all of a plurality of substrates conveyed by a plurality of substrate conveyance mechanisms, and only the electronic component mounting apparatus (M5*) equipped with a tray feeder (30) is brought into the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Kazuhiko Itose
  • Patent number: 7818086
    Abstract: An component mounter including a warning notification apparatus, which includes a warning generating unit which generates a warning for notifying that an action involving human resource is required, by referring to warning generation information, a warning level judging unit which judges a level of the warning indicating difficulty of an action to be taken in response to the warning by referring to warning level judgment information, and a warning notification unit which specifies an operator permitted to perform the action in response to the warning by referring to execution permission authentication information, and outputs the warning notifying the specified operator of the warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Awata, Kazuhiko Itose, Kenichiro Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20100212151
    Abstract: A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide an electronic component mounting system that can provide accurate operation instruction by displaying an operation instruction screen on a display panel in sufficient amount of information and an operation instruction method for use in the electronic component mounting system. In an electronic component mounting system formed by interlinking a plurality of machines in series, a main screen making up an operation instruction screen is displayed on a display panel (20) belonging to an operation target machine (M*) to be operated by a machine operator, and a sub-screen (1) and another sub-screen (2) of the operation instruction screen are displayed in a preset display format on respective display panels (20) belonging to two adjacent machines [M(L) and M(R)] placed adjacently on both sides of the operation target machine (M*) among the plurality of machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Itose, Kenichiro Ishimoto, Yoshiaki Awata, Hideki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20090082881
    Abstract: An component mounter including a warning notification apparatus, which includes a warning generating unit which generates a warning for notifying that an action involving human resource is required, by referring to warning generation information, a warning level judging unit which judges a level of the warning indicating difficulty of an action to be taken in response to the warning by referring to warning level judgment information, and a warning notification unit which specifies an operator permitted to perform the action in response to the warning by referring to execution permission authentication information, and outputs the warning notifying the specified operator of the warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshiaki AWATA, Kazuhiko Itose, Kenichiro Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20070270992
    Abstract: The monitoring method, which is capable of improving the efficiency in producing component mounting boards at the whole production line level, is a monitoring method of monitoring an operating status of a production line for producing a component mounting board by mounting components onto a board, the method including: a monitoring step (S302) of monitoring an operating status of each of production apparatuses making up the production line; and a controlling step (S304 to S306) of performing a control that allows each of one or more mounters, included in the production apparatuses making up the production line, to efficiently produce the component mounting board, based on a result of the monitoring step (S302).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Nishida, Kazuhiko Itose