Patents by Inventor Masafumi Aoyama

Masafumi Aoyama 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).

  • Cost estimation method and system, and computer readable medium for the method
    Patent number: 7346588
    Abstract: A part cost estimation system including a processing cost information storage device; a shape designating device configured to designate the shape of the part; a processing designating device configured to designate contents of processing to be performed on a material to form the part having the designated shape; a processing facility designating device configured to designate a processing facility; a processing time calculating device configured to calculate a processing time; a processing cost calculating device configured to calculate a processing cost spent on manufacturing the part based on a unit machining cost and the processing cost calculated by the processing time calculating device; and an adding device configured to add the processing cost to determine a cost of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimizu, Masayuki Ueda, Hikaru Amano, Kenichi Ishida, Masafumi Aoyama, Yohichiroh Mukunoki, Daiho Sakuragi, Manabu Ogishima, Yoichi Terashima
  • Cost estimation method and system, and computer readable medium for the method
    Publication number: 20030037014
    Abstract: A part cost estimation system including a processing cost information storage device; a shape designating device configured to designate the shape of the part; a processing designating device configured to designate contents of processing to be performed on a material to form the part having the designated shape; a processing facility designating device configured to designate a processing facility; a processing time calculating device configured to calculate a processing time; a processing cost calculating device configured to calculate a processing cost spent on manufacturing the part based on a unit machining cost and the processing cost calculated by the processing time calculating device; and an adding device configured to add the processing cost to determine a cost of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimizu, Masayuki Ueda, Hikaru Amano, Kenichi Ishida, Masafumi Aoyama, Yohichiroh Mukunoki, Daiho Sakuragi, Manabu Ogishima, Yoichi Terashima