Patents by Inventor Masakazu Miyahara

Masakazu Miyahara 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).

  • Method and apparatus for positioning workpiece to pallet in working line
    Patent number: 4896086
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for positioning a workpiece to a pallet on a working line. The line transports plural kinds of workpieces. Plural positioning pins are provided at various locations on each pallet to enable all the plural kinds of the workpieces to be carried by the pallets. Each positioning pin has a set position and a reset position. All positioning pins are first reset to the reset position. Thereafter, a selected positioning pin is set to the set position to accommodate a particular kind of workpiece. The positioning of the workpiece is accomplished by fitting a positioning hole defined by the selected workpiece onto the selected positioning pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Miyahara, Kazuo Oda, Tomoyuki Nozaki