Patents by Inventor Kounosuke SUGASAWA

Kounosuke SUGASAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131692
    Abstract: A parallel link robot includes a base, a movable member, and multiple arms that connect the base and the movable member in parallel. Each of the arms includes: a drive link that is rotationally driven by a motor in the base; two parallel passive links that couple the drive link and the movable member; ball joints between the drive link and the corresponding passive link and between the movable member and the corresponding passive link; and attachment mechanisms that detachably attach the ball joints to the corresponding drive link or the movable member. Each ball joint includes a ball and a fixed part integral with the ball. At least one of the attachment mechanisms includes: a first screw hole in the fixed part; a second through-hole in the drive link or the movable member; and a screw member that is fastened to the first screw hole through the second through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kounosuke SUGASAWA
  • Patent number: 11938622
    Abstract: A housing includes: a housing body that contains at least one electromechanical or mechanical component, the housing body including a front plate and a pair of side plates, the plates being connected to a bottom plate in such a manner that the housing body includes an opening; a cover for closing the opening; and a gasket interposed between an edge portion of the housing body and an edge portion of the cover to tightly close an inside of the housing body. An edge portion of each of the side plates has a curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kounosuke Sugasawa
  • Publication number: 20210178611
    Abstract: A housing includes: a housing body that contains at least one electromechanical or mechanical component, the housing body including a front plate and a pair of side plates, the plates being connected to a bottom plate in such a manner that the housing body includes an opening; a cover for closing the opening; and a gasket interposed between an edge portion of the housing body and an edge portion of the cover to tightly close an inside of the housing body. An edge portion of each of the side plates has a curved shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Kounosuke SUGASAWA