Patents by Inventor Kenichi Inaishi

Kenichi Inaishi 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: 8172640
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing apparatus body for processing a lens, which includes a grinding water supply unit for ejecting grinding water to a portion to be processed of the lens; a centrifugal separator which separates processing refuse from grinding water by rotating a dewatering bin to discharge the grinding water to the outside of the dewatering bin; and a calculation control unit which includes a counter for multiplying a processing refuse amount of the lens on the basis of a control signal of the apparatus and a memory for storing a processing refuse extraction reference provided to maintain filtering efficiency of the dewatering bin, the processing refuse extraction reference being determined on the basis of the multiplied processing refuse amount of the lens, and which generates an alarm signal when the multiplied processing refuse amount of the lens reaches the processing refuse extraction reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoshi Tanaka, Kenichi Inaishi, Ryoji Shibata
  • Patent number: 7650998
    Abstract: A grinding water treating apparatus for separating a processing refuse from grinding water used for processing a periphery of an eyeglass lens, the grinding water being introduced from an eyeglass lens processing apparatus, the grinding water treating apparatus includes: a centrifugal separator that includes a dewatering tank having a bottom surface and a side surface and a drive source for rotating the dewatering tank, and springs out the grinding water to an upper portion of the dewatering tank by rotating the dewatering tank; and a drain pipe that introduces the grinding water from an upper portion of the dewatering tank. The centrifugal separator includes a filter arranged at the upper portion of the dewatering tank and having an opening inserted with the drain pipe for filtering the grinding water separated from the processing refuse by a centrifugal force generated due to rotation of the dewatering tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoshi Tanaka, Akihiro Nagura, Kenichi Inaishi
  • Publication number: 20090036025
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a processing apparatus body for processing a lens, which includes a grinding water supply unit for ejecting grinding water to a portion to be processed of the lens; a centrifugal separator which separates processing refuse from grinding water by rotating a dewatering bin to discharge the grinding water to the outside of the dewatering bin; and a calculation control unit which includes a counter for multiplying a processing refuse amount of the lens on the basis of a control signal of the apparatus and a memory for storing a processing refuse extraction reference provided to maintain filtering efficiency of the dewatering bin, the processing refuse extraction reference being determined on the basis of the multiplied processing refuse amount of the lens, and which generates an alarm signal when the multiplied processing refuse amount of the lens reaches the processing refuse extraction reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD
    Inventors: Motoshi TANAKA, Kenichi INAISHI, Ryoji SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20080053887
    Abstract: A grinding water treating apparatus for separating a processing refuse from grinding water used for processing a periphery of an eyeglass lens, the grinding water being introduced from an eyeglass lens processing apparatus, the grinding water treating apparatus includes: a centrifugal separator that includes a dewatering tank having a bottom surface and a side surface and a drive source for rotating the dewatering tank, and springs out the grinding water to an upper portion of the dewatering tank by rotating the dewatering tank; and a drain pipe that introduces the grinding water from an upper portion of the dewatering tank. The centrifugal separator includes a filter arranged at the upper portion of the dewatering tank and having an opening inserted with the drain pipe for filtering the grinding water separated from the processing refuse by a centrifugal force generated due to rotation of the dewatering tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoshi TANAKA, Akihiro NAGURA, Kenichi INAISHI