Patents by Inventor Koichi HOKIMOTO

Koichi HOKIMOTO 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).

  • Application system, operation system, and posture changing unit
    Patent number: 11167306
    Abstract: An application system includes an application unit including a nozzle configured to discharge a seal agent to a work, and a moving device configured to move the application unit. The moving device includes a movable unit, an elevating unit, and a posture changing unit configured to be raised and lowered by the elevating unit and support the application unit. The nozzle includes a proximal end and a distal end portion configured to discharge the seal agent. The posture changing unit includes a pivot mechanism configured to make the application unit pivot about a vertical axis, and a pivot mechanism configured to make the application unit pivot about a horizontal axis. The vertical axis and the nozzle are located on the same axis, and the vertical axis and the horizontal axis cross on a center axis of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koshi Mine, Koichi Hokimoto, Yasuaki Kuroki
  • APPLICATION SYSTEM, OPERATION SYSTEM, AND POSTURE CHANGING UNIT
    Publication number: 20200179972
    Abstract: An application system includes an application unit including a nozzle configured to discharge a seal agent to a work, and a moving device configured to move the application unit. The moving device includes a movable unit, an elevating unit, and a posture changing unit configured to be raised and lowered by the elevating unit and support the application unit. The nozzle includes a proximal end and a distal end portion configured to discharge the seal agent. The posture changing unit includes a pivot mechanism configured to make the application unit pivot about a vertical axis, and a pivot mechanism configured to make the application unit pivot about a horizontal axis. The vertical axis and the nozzle are located on the same axis, and the vertical axis and the horizontal axis cross on a center axis of the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koshi MINE, Koichi HOKIMOTO, Yasuaki KUROKI