Patents by Inventor Koji Nambu

Koji Nambu 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: 6216682
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus having a chuck table for holding a workpiece and cutting means for cutting the workpiece held by the chuck table. The cutting means includes a spindle unit, a blade to be attached to a rotating spindle of the spindle unit, a cutting-water supplying nozzle for supplying cutting water to the blade and the workpiece, and an air-blowing nozzle provided adjacent to the blade, for supplying air to a peripheral portion of the blade. The cutting-water supplying nozzle and the air-blowing nozzle are provided on a blade cover for covering the blade. Air-blowing piping for feeding air to the air-blowing nozzle is arranged within the spindle unit. Air forced through the air-blowing piping is fed into the air-blowing nozzle, and is blown against the cutting edge of the blade, eliminating cutting water clinging to the cutting edge to carry out setup for adjusting the blade surely and precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Disco Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Nambu, Toru Kamikura