Patents by Inventor Kimihiro NANAEDA

Kimihiro NANAEDA 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 support system
    Patent number: 10478966
    Abstract: A workpiece support system includes: a workpiece support device that supports a workpiece by a support body having a support that comes in contact with the workpiece; and a robot that is separately provided outside the workpiece support device and moves the support, wherein the support is configured to be movable within a predetermined range and lockable at an arbitrary position, and wherein, by grasping a part of the locked support body, the robot unlocks the support and moves the unlocked support according to the shape of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Masataka Mizuno, Kazuyuki Ogusu, Kenichi Asakuma, Kimihiro Nanaeda
  • WORKPIECE SUPPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170157765
    Abstract: A workpiece support system includes: a workpiece support device that supports a workpiece by a support body having a support that comes in contact with the workpiece; and a robot that is separately provided outside the workpiece support device and moves the support, wherein the support is configured to be movable within a predetermined range and lockable at an arbitrary position, and wherein, by grasping a part of the locked support body, the robot unlocks the support and moves the unlocked support according to the shape of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko SEKIGUCHI, Masataka MIZUNO, Kazuyuki OGUSU, Kenichi ASAKUMA, Kimihiro NANAEDA