Patents by Inventor Kohichi Suzumori

Kohichi Suzumori 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).

  • Actuator with flexible cylinders
    Patent number: 5385080
    Abstract: An actuator comprises a plurality of flexible cylinders arranged adjacent to one another. The inside of each of the flexible cylinder is divided into a plurality of pressure chambers with partition walls that extend axially inside the flexible cylinder. The actuator has a pressure adjuster for adjusting pressures in the respective pressure chambers of the flexible cylinders so that the flexible cylinders may operate at individual degrees of freedom in achieving cooperative motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kohichi Suzumori
  • Gripping actuator with independently flexible cylinders
    Patent number: 5156081
    Abstract: A gripping actuator comprises a plurality of flexible cylinders arranged adjacent to one another. The inside of each of the flexible cylinder is divided into a plurality of pressure chambers with partition walls that extend axially inside the flexible cylinder. The actuator has a pressure adjuster for adjusting pressures in the respective pressure chambers of the flexible cylinders so that the flexible cylinders may operate at individual degrees of freedom in achieving cooperative motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kohichi Suzumori