Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki SAKEMOTO

Kazuyuki SAKEMOTO 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).

  • Workpiece conveying system, and workpiece conveying method
    Patent number: 10576526
    Abstract: A workpiece conveying system includes a disposition component, a first imaging component, a first position sensor, a conveyor, a first removal component, and a position adjuster. A plurality of workpieces are disposable on the disposition component. The first imaging captures an image of workpieces on the disposition component. The first position sensor senses a position of a workpiece to be removed from the disposition component based on the captured image. The conveyor conveys the workpiece removed from the disposition component. The first removal component removes from the disposition component a workpiece whose position has been sensed and places the workpiece on the conveyor. The position adjuster adjusts a position of the workpiece placed on the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: KOMATSU INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, YOROZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Asada, Naoki Yamashiro, Yoshitaka Tani, Kazuyuki Sakemoto
  • WORKPIECE CONVEYING SYSTEM, AND WORKPIECE CONVEYING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200009638
    Abstract: A workpiece conveying system includes a disposition component, a first imaging component, a first position sensor, a conveyor, a first removal component, and a position adjuster. A plurality of workpieces are disposable on the disposition component. The first imaging captures an image of workpieces on the disposition component. The first position sensor senses a position of a workpiece to be removed from the disposition component based on the captured image. The conveyor conveys the workpiece removed from the disposition component. The first removal component removes from the disposition component a workpiece whose position has been sensed and places the workpiece on the conveyor. The position adjuster adjusts a position of the workpiece placed on the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuki ASADA, Naoki YAMASHIRO, Yoshitaka TANI, Kazuyuki SAKEMOTO