Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Ide

Kiyoshi Ide 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).

  • Material flow control device
    Patent number: 5329456
    Abstract: A material flow control device for controlling flows of a plurality of work species within a production system measures the two-stage engagement amounts and the output amounts of respective work species in respective controlled units, and calculates the evaluation values for respective work species in the respective controlled units as a function of: the difference (or the ratio) of the measured engagement amount and a reference engagement amount; and the difference (or the ratio) of the measured output amount and the reference output amount. The order of dispensation from the upstream controlled units are determined in accordance with the priority determined by the evaluation values for the respective work species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Kaihara, Satoshi Kawashima, Hiroshi Imai, Kiyoshi Ide, Fumiaki Suzuki, Takao Shimizu