Patents by Inventor Kinya KAGAMI

Kinya KAGAMI 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).

  • Load port with non-contact sensor
    Patent number: 11532496
    Abstract: A load port includes a first pin projecting on a dock plate and provided on the dock plate so as to be pushed down, and a first detection unit provided on the base portion and configured to detect that the dock plate is located at a first position. The first detection unit includes a movable member capable of displacing in a moving direction of the dock plate, and a first sensor configured to detect the displacement of the movable member. The movable member is arranged at a position to abut against the first pin that is in a pushed down state in a process in which the dock plate moves from a second position to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kinya Kagami, Seiji Matsuda
  • LOAD PORT
    Publication number: 20210313210
    Abstract: A load port includes a first pin projecting on a dock plate and provided on the dock plate so as to be pushed down, and a first detection unit provided on the base portion and configured to detect that the dock plate is located at a first position. The first detection unit includes a movable member capable of displacing in a moving direction of the dock plate, and a first sensor configured to detect the displacement of the movable member. The movable member is arranged at a position to abut against the first pin that is in a pushed down state in a process in which the dock plate moves from a second position to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kinya KAGAMI, Seiji MATSUDA
  • Load port having movable member that abuts a pin
    Patent number: 11094570
    Abstract: A load port includes a first pin projecting on a dock plate and provided on the dock plate so as to be pushed down, and a first detection unit provided on the base portion and configured to detect that the dock plate is located at a first position. The first detection unit includes a movable member capable of displacing in a moving direction of the dock plate, and a first sensor configured to detect the displacement of the movable member. The movable member is arranged at a position to abut against the first pin that is in a pushed down state in a process in which the dock plate moves from a second position to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kinya Kagami, Seiji Matsuda
  • LOAD PORT
    Publication number: 20200312691
    Abstract: A load port includes a first pin projecting on a dock plate and provided on the dock plate so as to be pushed down, and a first detection unit provided on the base portion and configured to detect that the dock plate is located at a first position. The first detection unit includes a movable member capable of displacing in a moving direction of the dock plate, and a first sensor configured to detect the displacement of the movable member. The movable member is arranged at a position to abut against the first pin that is in a pushed down state in a process in which the dock plate moves from a second position to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kinya KAGAMI, Seiji MATSUDA