Patents by Inventor Kazutaka MIZOKAMI

Kazutaka MIZOKAMI 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).

  • Wire saw device and workpiece cutting method
    Patent number: 10399249
    Abstract: The wire saw device includes at least one wire, which is provided tightly to be capable of travelling in a direction crossing a workpiece to be cut, a workpiece holder, which is configured to hold the workpiece and to move the workpiece relative to the wire, slurry suppliers, which are configured to supply slurry to cut the workpiece from an upstream side in a travelling direction of the wire, and slurry collectors, which are configured to collect the slurry scattered due to contact with the workpiece. The slurry collector is configured to be movable in conjunction with the workpiece in the state where the slurry collector is disposed adjacent to the workpiece and also configured to be retractable with respect to the workpiece to be prevented from contacting the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Fukuda, Kazutaka Mizokami, Shinji Oota
  • WIRE SAW DEVICE AND WORKPIECE CUTTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180178409
    Abstract: The wire saw device includes at least one wire, which is provided tightly to be capable of travelling in a direction crossing a workpiece to be cut, a workpiece holder, which is configured to hold the workpiece and to move the workpiece relative to the wire, slurry suppliers, which are configured to supply slurry to cut the workpiece from an upstream side in a travelling direction of the wire, and slurry collectors, which are configured to collect the slurry scattered due to contact with the workpiece. The slurry collector is configured to be movable in conjunction with the workpiece in the state where the slurry collector is disposed adjacent to the workpiece and also configured to be retractable with respect to the workpiece to be prevented from contacting the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki FUKUDA, Kazutaka MIZOKAMI, Shinji OOTA