Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kanno

Kazuhiro Kanno 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: 11977481
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a write instructing unit instructs a data access unit to write, in a storage area of a data storage unit indicated by a first physical address, write object data, instructs a management information access unit to update address conversion information, and instructs a first access unit to update the first physical address. A compaction unit extracts a physical address of compaction object data, instructs the data access unit to read the compaction object data stored in a storage area of the data storage unit indicated by the physical address, instructs the data access unit to write the compaction object data in a storage area of the data storage unit indicated by a second physical address, instructs the management information access unit to update the address conversion information, and instructs a second access unit to update the second physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukutomi, Kenichiro Yoshii, Shinichi Kanno, Shigehiro Asano
  • Publication number: 20240126433
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory, a block management unit, and a transcription unit. The semiconductor memory includes a plurality of blocks to which data can be written in both the first mode and the second mode. The block management unit manages a block that stores therein no valid data as a free block. When the number of free blocks managed by the block management unit is smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the transcription unit selects one or more used blocks that stores therein valid data as transcription source blocks and transcribes valid data stored in the transcription source blocks to free blocks in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAO, Shinichi KANNO, Kazuhiro FUKUTOMI
  • Patent number: 11953875
    Abstract: A cutting processing machine includes a processing machine body and an NC device. The NC device includes a tool diameter correction amount calculator, a processing trace calculator, and a driving controller. The processing machine body includes a processing unit and a tool trace controller. In a case where, as a processing condition, an offset amount between a control center point of a tool trace and a center point of a nozzle is set, the processing trace calculator generates a tool trace control signal for causing the control center point to be displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle by the offset amount in a predetermined direction. The processing machine body controls the tool trace based on the tool trace control signal such that the control center point is displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Nagayama, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 11537098
    Abstract: A cutting machine is provided with a machine main body and an NC device. The NC device controls the machine main body and has a tool radius compensation amount calculation unit, a machining path calculation unit, and a drive control unit. The tool radius compensation amount calculation unit generates tool radius compensation information. The machining path calculation unit generates a tool radius compensation control signal. The drive control unit generates a drive control signal. The machine main body has a machining unit and a tool path control unit. The machining unit cuts a workpiece by changing a relative position thereof with respect to the workpiece. Based on the drive control signal, the tool path control unit controls a tool path corresponding to a cutting tool and having a non-circular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Nagayama, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 11433485
    Abstract: A cutting processing machine (1) includes an NC device (200). The NC device (200) includes a tool radius compensation amount calculator (201), a processing trace calculator (202), and a driving controller (203). In a case where a processing condition (CP) includes cutting tool change information set with a change of a tool trace (TP) during cutting processing and set such that, in a case where the tool trace (TP) is changed, a control center point (CL) is fixed relative to a surface to be processed of a final processed product, the tool radius compensation amount calculator (201) recognizes a plurality of tool traces (TP) included in the cutting tool change information and generates tool radius compensation information (TC) that includes the plurality of tool traces (TP), positions formed with a surface to be processed (MPL), the control center point (CL), and tool radius compensation values (MVL). The processing trace calculator (202) generates a tool radius compensation control signal (TS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Nagayama, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Publication number: 20210124330
    Abstract: A cutting machine is provided with a machine main body and an NC device. The NC device controls the machine main body and has a tool radius compensation amount calculation unit, a machining path calculation unit, and a drive control unit. The tool radius compensation amount calculation unit generates tool radius compensation information. The machining path calculation unit generates a tool radius compensation control signal. The drive control unit generates a drive control signal. The machine main body has a machining unit and a tool path control unit. The machining unit cuts a workpiece by changing a relative position thereof with respect to the workpiece. Based on the drive control signal, the tool path control unit controls a tool path corresponding to a cutting tool and having a non-circular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Takehiro NAGAYAMA, Kazuhiro KANNO
  • Publication number: 20210080919
    Abstract: A cutting processing machine includes a processing machine body and an NC device. The NC device includes a tool diameter correction amount calculator, a processing trace calculator and a driving controller. The processing machine body includes a processing unit and a tool trace controller. In a case where, as a processing condition, an offset amount between a control center point of a tool trace and a center point of a nozzle is set, the processing trace calculator generates a tool trace control signal for causing the control center point to be displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle by the offset amount in a predetermined direction. The processing machine body controls the tool trace based on the tool trace control signal such that the control center point is displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Amada Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro NAGAYAMA, Kazuhiro KANNO
  • Publication number: 20200398380
    Abstract: A cutting processing machine includes an NC device. The NC device includes a tool diameter correction amount calculator, a processing trace calculator, and a driving controller. In a case where a processing condition includes cutting tool change information set with a change of a tool trace during cutting processing and set such that, in a case where the tool trace is changed, a control center point is fixed relative to a surface to be processed of a final processed product, the tool diameter correction amount calculator recognizes a plurality of tool traces included in the cutting tool change information and generates tool diameter correction information that includes the plurality of tool traces, positions formed with a surface to be processed, the control center point, and tool diameter correction values. The processing trace calculator generates a tool diameter correction control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Takehiro NAGAYAMA, Kazuhiro KANNO
  • Patent number: 9599738
    Abstract: A tool attachment unit includes a power feeding electrode and a plurality of detection electrodes. When a tool including a power receiving electrode and a displacement electrode is attached onto the tool attachment unit, the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode are opposed to each other, and the detection electrode and the displacement electrode are opposed to each other. A pair of the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode and a pair of the detection electrode and the displacement electrode form a capacitor circuit. A capacity of the capacitor circuit is changed in response to a position of the tool. A tool position detection unit supplies a power feeding signal to the power feeding electrode. A voltage information extractor extracts voltage information from the detection electrode. Based on the extracted voltage information, a position detection/arithmetic operation unit detects to which position the tool is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko Gondo, Aristophane Goudjanou, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Publication number: 20150160361
    Abstract: A tool attachment unit includes a power feeding electrode and a plurality of detection electrodes. When a tool including a power receiving electrode and a displacement electrode is attached onto the tool attachment unit, the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode are opposed to each other, and the detection electrode and the displacement electrode are opposed to each other. A pair of the power feeding electrode and the power receiving electrode and a pair of the detection electrode and the displacement electrode form a capacitor circuit. A capacity of the capacitor circuit is changed in response to a position of the tool. A tool position detection unit supplies a power feeding signal to the power feeding electrode. A voltage information extractor extracts voltage information from the detection electrode. Based on the extracted voltage information, a position detection/arithmetic operation unit detects to which position the tool is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: AMADA COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko Gondo, Aristophane Goudjanou, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 7818985
    Abstract: A bending apparatus is provided with a ram start-up device so as to be movable in a lateral direction. A controller moves the ram start-up device to a point in front of positioning points of abutments corresponding to points of selected edges of a workpiece. The bending apparatus includes a foreign object detector that detects the entry of a foreign object into a region of movement of the ram start-up device. A controller prevents the ram start-up device from moving when the entry of the foreign object is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Amada Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Ikeda, Takanori Okubo, Kazuhiro Kanno, Hisashi Uto
  • Patent number: 7603832
    Abstract: A packing apparatus of the present invention includes an original roll having a packing material sheet that contains a middle portion in a width direction, and a triangular plate having a triangular plane, and oblique sides connecting the base and the vertex, the material sheet is folded in two at the width-direction middle portion by the vertex with a tension applied to the material sheet, to form a bending portion, an overlapped portion containing sides in a width direction, and a triangular open space. Furthermore, the packing apparatus includes a pair of drawing rolls for drawing out the material sheet and, and a fusing and cutting device for fusing and cutting the overlapped portion to consecutively form a packing bag having the bending portion as a bottom and the open space as an insertion aperture for a packed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomiya Kudoh, Shohji Ohtsu, Hajime Kawamata, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Publication number: 20090024246
    Abstract: A bending apparatus is provided with a ram start-up device so as to be movable in a lateral direction. A controller moves the ram start-up device to a point in front of positioning points of abutments corresponding to points of selected edges of a workpiece. The bending apparatus includes a foreign object detector that detects the entry of a foreign object into a region of movement of the ram start-up device. A controller prevents the ram start-up device from moving when the entry of the foreign object is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Ikeda, Takanori Okubo, Kazuhiro Kanno, Hisashi Uto
  • Publication number: 20070157571
    Abstract: A packing apparatus of the present invention includes an original roll having a packing material sheet that contains a middle portion in a width direction, and a triangular plate having a triangular plane, and oblique sides connecting the base and the vertex, the material sheet is folded in two at the width-direction middle portion by the vertex with a tension applied to the material sheet, to form a bending portion, an overlapped portion containing sides in a width direction, and a triangular open space. Furthermore, the packing apparatus includes a pair of drawing rolls for drawing out the material sheet and, and a fusing and cutting device for fusing and cutting the overlapped portion to consecutively form a packing bag having the bending portion as a bottom and the open space as an insertion aperture for a packed member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Tomiya Kudoh, Shohji Ohtsu, Hajime Kawamata, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 7036345
    Abstract: A vertical position of a ram is directly detected by a ram position detector. A first speed arithmetic operating portion determines a first ram moving speed on the basis of a change of the detected position. A second speed arithmetic operating portion determines a second ram moving speed on the basis of a rotational number of a servo motor which is determined by a servo motor rotational number detector. A comparing portion compares the first ram speed with the second ram speed, and when a difference is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, a judging portion judges that an abnormality exists so as to immediately stop the servo motor and stop an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Amada Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masutaka Satou, Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 6959581
    Abstract: In a press brake relatively moving an upper table (5U) or a lower table (5L) upward and downward by a plurality of hydraulic cylinders (17L and 17R) so as to perform a bending work, the respective hydraulic cylinders (17L, 17R) are driven by individually controlling a pair of left and right two-way. fluid pumps and hydraulic devices (21L, 21R) provided in correspondence to the respective hydraulic cylinders (17L, 17R) The two-way fluid pumps and the respective hydraulic devices (21L, 21R) are mounted to a base plate (23) mounted to cylinder heads (18L, 18R) of the respective hydraulic cylinders (17L, 17R), and an oil tank (27) is provided in an upper side of the hydraulic devices (21L, 21R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Amada Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 6945040
    Abstract: If an instruction to move a ram (5U) is issued, a ram instructed speed is instructed to be suppressed to a certain warming-up speed not higher than a target speed until a release speed determination section (75) determines that a moving speed of the ram (5U) calculated by a ram moving speed calculation section (51) reaches a predetermined warming-up release speed; if the release speed determination section determines that the moving speed of the ram (5U) reaches the predetermined warming-up release speed, the warming-up speed is released to accelerate the ram (5U) to the target speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Amada Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kanno, Nobuaki Ariji
  • Publication number: 20050193798
    Abstract: In a press brake relatively moving an upper table (5U) or a lower table (5L) upward and downward by a plurality of hydraulic cylinders (17L and 17R) so as to perform a bending work, the respective hydraulic cylinders (17L, 17R) are driven by individually controlling a pair of left and right two-way fluid pumps and hydraulic devices (21L, 21R) provided in correspondence to the respective hydraulic cylinders (17L, 17R) The two-way fluid pumps and the respective hydraulic devices (21L, 21R) are mounted to a base plate (23) mounted to cylinder heads (18L, 18R) of the respective hydraulic cylinders (17L, 17R), and an oil tank (27) is provided in an upper side of the hydraulic devices (21L, 21R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 6826939
    Abstract: A ram descends due to its own weight and pressure of a rod-side cylinder chamber of a hydraulic cylinder which vertically moves the ram is detected by an oil pressure detector. A determination section detects a position at which a punch attached to the ram contacts an upper surface of a workpiece, based upon a change in the detected pressure. When the upper surface of the workpiece is detected, a plate thickness calculation section calculates a plate thickness of the workpiece based on an upper surface position of a die, that is known in advance and stored in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Amada Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanno
  • Publication number: 20030147757
    Abstract: If an instruction to move a ram (5U) is issued, a ram instructed speed is instructed to be suppressed to a certain warming-up speed not higher than a target speed until a release speed determination section (75) determines that a moving speed of the ram (5U) calculated by a ram moving speed calculation section (51) reaches a predetermined warming-up release speed; if the release speed determination section determines that the moving speed of the ram (5U) reaches the predetermined warming-up release speed, the warming-up speed is released to accelerate the ram (5U) to the target speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kanno, Nobuaki Ariji