Patents by Inventor Mari Nomura

Mari Nomura 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).

  • Kinematic-simulation apparatus and kinematic-simulation method with interference processing
    Patent number: 5945994
    Abstract: Disclosed are a kinematic-simulation method and a kinematic-simulation apparatus which enable simulation of the behavior of a mechanism by using a CAD figure by a simple operation. The kinematic-simulation method includes an interference operational method according to which a translation is continued until the figure associated with the operation (the driver) comes into contact with the figure associated with interference (the stop). When defining the driver translation, an interference operation is defined, whereby a translation amount (an angle or a vector) can be calculated within a computer. Accordingly, an operator does not input a rotation angle for rotation or a vector for translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuma Shimizu, Naoki Iwamoto, Mari Nomura