Patents by Inventor Ko TSUKADA

Ko TSUKADA 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: 12365124
    Abstract: An injection molding machine management system includes: a measurement data storage unit that chronologically stores measurement data representing a measurement value measured by an injection molding machine; a manufacturing data storage unit that chronologically stores manufacturing data representing information on manufacturing of a molded product by the injection molding machine; and a control unit that displays on a display unit a statistical diagram of the measurement data on a predetermined period basis and the manufacturing data in the period of the statistical diagram in association with the statistical diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Otsuki, Ko Tsukada, Yusuke Mitsuma
  • Patent number: 12292731
    Abstract: A molding machine management system includes: an injection molding machine including a mold, an injection unit, and a mold clamping unit; a management server coupled to the injection molding machine via a network; a first camera configured to capture an image of the mold; a second camera configured to capture an image of a drive unit provided in the injection molding machine; and a storage unit that stores first moving image data which is moving image data of the mold captured by the first camera, and second moving image data which is moving image data of the drive unit captured by the second camera, in association with a shot number of the injection molding machine. The management server includes a control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the first moving image data and the second moving image data in association with the shot number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Otsuki, Ko Tsukada, Yusuke Mitsuma
  • Patent number: 12076899
    Abstract: A molding machine management system includes a molding machine molding a plurality of molded products using a molding mold having a plurality of cavities, a camera capturing a plurality of first images of the plurality of molded products, respectively, and an inspection device inspecting the plurality of molded products. The plurality of first images, a second image of a parting surface of the molding mold, a plurality of inspection results corresponding to the plurality of molded products, and information on the plurality of cavities are displayed on the same screen of a display. The plurality of molded products in the plurality of first images are respectively displayed to overlap positions of corresponding cavities of the plurality of cavities of the parting surface in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Otsuki, Ko Tsukada, Yusuke Mitsuma
  • Publication number: 20230384765
    Abstract: A process generation system for generating a production process of a molded product produced by an injection molding machine or a press machine is provided. The process generation system includes: a specification information acquisition unit acquiring specification information about a specification of a molded product; a processing information selection unit selecting processing information about processing of the molded product, based on the specification information; a standard routing decision unit deciding a standard routing including a plurality of processes for producing the molded product, based on the processing information; and a routing editing unit rearranging the processes included in the standard routing and thus generating the production process, based on the specification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ko TSUKADA, Masafumi TSUDA
  • Patent number: 11712827
    Abstract: Provided is a molding machine management system that manages production of a plurality of molding machines, including: a display unit configured to display a production performance and a planned production status in association with a time axis for each molding machine, and, when the molding machine management system receives an abnormality of a molding machine, to display the abnormality of the molding machine in association with the time axis for each molding machine. The molding machine management system configured as described above can appropriately manage each molding machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Mitsuma, Yoshiaki Otsuki, Ko Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20220152902
    Abstract: An injection molding machine management system includes: a measurement data storage unit that chronologically stores measurement data representing a measurement value measured by an injection molding machine; a manufacturing data storage unit that chronologically stores manufacturing data representing information on manufacturing of a molded product by the injection molding machine; and a control unit that displays on a display unit a statistical diagram of the measurement data on a predetermined period basis and the manufacturing data in the period of the statistical diagram in association with the statistical diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiaki OTSUKI, Ko TSUKADA, Yusuke MITSUMA
  • Publication number: 20220152894
    Abstract: Provided is a molding machine management system that manages production of a plurality of molding machines, including: a display unit configured to display a production performance and a planned production status in association with a time axis for each molding machine, and, when the molding machine management system receives an abnormality of a molding machine, to display the abnormality of the molding machine in association with the time axis for each molding machine. The molding machine management system configured as described above can appropriately manage each molding machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke MITSUMA, Yoshiaki OTSUKI, Ko TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220152903
    Abstract: A molding machine management system includes: a molding machine configured to mold a molded product using a molding mold having a plurality of cavities; a camera configured to capture an image of the molded product molded by the molding machine; an inspection device configured to inspect the molded product; and a management server including a control unit configured to acquire the image captured by the camera and an inspection result by the inspection device and cause a display unit to display the image and the inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiaki OTSUKI, Ko TSUKADA, Yusuke MITSUMA
  • Publication number: 20220155760
    Abstract: A molding machine management system includes: an injection molding machine including a mold, an injection unit, and a mold clamping unit; a management server coupled to the injection molding machine via a network; a first camera configured to capture an image of the mold; a second camera configured to capture an image of a drive unit provided in the injection molding machine; and a storage unit that stores first moving image data which is moving image data of the mold captured by the first camera, and second moving image data which is moving image data of the drive unit captured by the second camera, in association with a shot number of the injection molding machine. The management server includes a control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the first moving image data and the second moving image data in association with the shot number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiaki OTSUKI, Ko TSUKADA, Yusuke MITSUMA
  • Publication number: 20220134622
    Abstract: An injection molding machine management system includes an injection molding machine, a storage section that stores mold identification information and material identification information, an information input section that is configured to input molded product information, material information, and mold information, a determination section that determines whether or not a mold and a material to be used are an appropriate mold and an appropriate material in correspondence to a molded product to be molded; and a display section that performs display based on a determination result in the determination section, in which the determination section determines whether or not the mold and the material are appropriate in correspondence to the molded product to be molded by using the material information, the mold information, the mold identification information, and the material identification information based on the molded product information, and the display section displays a mold replacement time and a material r
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ko TSUKADA, Yoshiaki OTSUKI, Yusuke MITSUMA