Patents by Inventor Masao Kamiguchi

Masao Kamiguchi 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: 20200074317
    Abstract: An object is to provide a knowledge providing program, a knowledge providing device and a operation service system for easily providing knowledge information so as to receive the value thereof. An edge server executes: an input step of receiving, with a data API, an input of information of an event which occurs in a unit; an inquiry step of making, based on the information of the event which is input, an inquiry for the cause of or a countermeasure against the event to a knowledge manager for managing and providing knowledge information that is produced on the same event as the event; a reception step of receiving, from the knowledge manager, data which includes an answer to the inquiry; and an output step of outputting the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yutaka SAITOU, Masao KAMIGUCHI, Koji SAMUKAWA, Noriaki NEKO, Shouichi KAWAKAMI, Sumire OKUAKI
  • Patent number: 10580320
    Abstract: Provided is a part mounting position guidance device with which an operator can easily recognize a position of a machine in which a part or unit composing a machine having a complexed structure is mounted. The part mounting position guidance device includes a control unit which includes: a position order data acquisition unit that acquires position order data in which one or more pieces of position information of from a predetermined position of a machine to a mounting position of a part are ordered for each part composing the machine; and a guidance display control unit that causes a display unit to display in order, images indicating one or more pieces of position information from an image indicating the predetermined position of the machine to the image indicating the mounting position of the part, on the basis of the position order data acquired by the position order data acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Kamiguchi, Shouichi Kawakami, Amane Noro
  • Publication number: 20190377323
    Abstract: A remote management server serving as a remote management device is communicably connected to, via a converter, at least one controller serving as a machine tool which allows only direct connection to another device via a predetermined connector, thus exchanging data with a fixed input/output destination and which does not have a setting function of setting a data output destination and a data input destination. The controller is further communicably connected to a mobile terminal via a network. The remote management server includes an input/output control unit configured to control settings relating to data output and data input in the controller and a setting screen providing unit configured to provide the mobile terminal with a setting screen allowing input of setting information relating to the data output and the data input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Masao KAMIGUCHI, Norinaga MUTAI, Yujiro HONDA
  • Publication number: 20190369596
    Abstract: To provide an analysis device, an analysis method, and an analysis program capable of analyzing a machining state while associating machine data output during operation of a machine tool and measured data containing the size of an actual machined part measured by a measuring machine with each other. An analysis device comprises: a collection unit that collects an aggregate of machine data output during operation of a machine tool and an aggregate of measured data containing measurement points where the size of a machined part machined by the machine tool has been measured by a measuring instrument; and a feature extraction unit that selects machine data corresponding to an arbitrary measurement point, in the aggregate of the measured data from the aggregate of the machine data, and extracts the selected machine data as a feature at the arbitrary measurement point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Masao KAMIGUCHI, Noboru KUROKAMI, Shinichi OGAWA, Yuuya MIYAHARA, Yasushi OKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190369594
    Abstract: To provide a diagnosis device, a diagnosis method, and a diagnosis program capable of identifying a factor for defective machining. A diagnosis device comprises: a collection unit that collects machine data output during operation of a machine tool; a feature extraction unit that classifies the machine data according to an input factor for defective machining, and extracts a feature quantity from an aggregate of the machine data according to the input factor; and a determination unit that compares a feature quantity in the machine data output during actual machining by the machine tool with the feature quantity according to the factor, and determines a factor for defective machining based on a degree of match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Masao KAMIGUCHI, Noboru KUROKAMI, Shinichi OGAWA, Yuuya MIYAHARA, Yasushi OKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190354545
    Abstract: A search device includes: a module feature amount calculation unit which extracts a keyword group from each of a plurality of modules obtained by dividing a document and which calculates data characterizing the keyword group as a feature amount for the module; a search feature amount calculation unit which receives a search request using a natural sentence so as to extract a keyword group from the natural sentence and which calculates data characterizing the keyword group as a feature amount for the search request; and a module selection unit which selects, based on the degrees of matching between the feature amounts for the individual modules and the feature amount for the search request, a module corresponding to the search request as the result of a search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Masao KAMIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190303883
    Abstract: A visual guidance device including: an image data acquisition unit which acquires image data when a machine is seen from a predetermined position and image data when the machine is seen from a different position from the predetermined position; an image conversion unit which produces image data by converting, with one or more aspect ratios, the image data when the machine is imaged from the predetermined position; and a guidance display control unit which sequentially displays, on a display unit, the image data when the machine is imaged from the predetermined position, the image data produced by the image conversion unit and the image data when the machine is imaged from the different position so as to guide a movement from the predetermined position to the different position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Masao KAMIGUCHI, Shouichi KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190243332
    Abstract: Provided are a failure classifying device, a failure classifying method, and a failure classifying program capable of specifying the causes of failures even when a controller does not generate an alarm. A failure classifying device includes: a failure unit acquiring unit that acquires a data set in which a failure unit of a machine is correlated with one or a plurality of constituent parts; a failure history acquiring unit that acquires a failure history including events of failures that occurred in the past and countermeasure parts; and a correlating unit that stores information on one or a plurality of events in correlation with the failure unit by matching the constituent part to the countermeasure part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Masao KAMIGUCHI, Shouichi KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190243351
    Abstract: A failure location specifying device, a failure location specifying method, and a failure location specifying program capable of specifying locations of various failures occurring in a mechanism unit of a machine efficiently are provided. A failure location specifying device includes: a failure history database that stores a specific frequency band occurring resulting from a failure of a machine in correlation with at least an event code indicating a location of the failure; an input unit that receives data related to vibration during operation of the machine as an input; and an output unit that matches the specific frequency band to a frequency included in the data related to vibration to specify the location of the failure and outputs the event code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Tadashi OKITA, Norinaga MUTAI, Masao KAMIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10178450
    Abstract: A high-speed converter includes at least one converter among a first converter for converting an analog signal into a digital value; a second converter for converting a digital value into an analog signal; a third converter for converting an electrical signal into a digital signal; and a fourth converter for converting a digital signal into an electrical signal, and causes the at least one converter to operate by a method based on information acquired via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Hada, Yoshito Miyazaki, Hideki Otsuki, Masao Kamiguchi, Susumu Itou, Hitoshi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20180286274
    Abstract: Provided is a part mounting position guidance device with which an operator can easily recognize a position of a machine in which a part or unit composing a machine having a complexed structure is mounted. The part mounting position guidance device includes a control unit which includes: a position order data acquisition unit that acquires position order data in which one or more pieces of position information of from a predetermined position of a machine to a mounting position of a part are ordered for each part composing the machine; and a guidance display control unit that causes a display unit to display in order, images indicating one or more pieces of position information from an image indicating the predetermined position of the machine to the image indicating the mounting position of the part, on the basis of the position order data acquired by the position order data acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Masao KAMIGUCHI, Shouichi KAWAKAMI, Amane NORO
  • Publication number: 20180137129
    Abstract: A retrieving device includes: a classifying unit that classifies document data made up of a plurality of items on the basis of a degree of matching of a first item in which a combination of one or more symbol strings is described in a database in which the document data is stored; and an extracting unit that extracts a group of keywords included in a second item from pieces of document data in a same group classified by the classifying unit as related words for retrieval. Moreover, when the retrieving device is implemented as a distributed system on a network, it is possible to create related words for a plurality of machines and to store the related word data and to enable a plurality of users to use the distributed system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi MATSUO, Masao KAMIGUCHI, Masato YAMAMURA, Shouichi KAWAKAMI, Yutaka IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20180063606
    Abstract: To perform processing at a higher speed cycle. A high-speed converter (220) includes any conversion means (241, 251, 261, 271) among a first conversion means (241) for converting an analog signal into a digital value; a second conversion means (251) for converting a digital value into an analog signal; a third conversion means (261) for converting an electrical signal into a digital signal; and a fourth conversion means (271) for converting a digital signal into an electrical signal, and causes the conversion means (241, 251, 261, 271) that is included to operate by a method based on information acquired via a network (400).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kouji HADA, Yoshito MIYAZAKI, Hideki OTSUKI, Masao KAMIGUCHI, Susumu ITOU, Hitoshi HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20180038773
    Abstract: A diagnostic service system includes one or plurality of factory monitoring systems configured to perform monitoring of at least one machine; a service center management device that is connected with the one or plurality of factory monitoring systems via a network; one or plurality of service centers that are connected with the service center management device; and a plurality of service terminals connected with one service center or each of the plurality of service centers via a service control. The plurality of service terminals are used by each responder capable of fault diagnosis of the machine, and when fault of a machine occurs, one of the plurality of service terminals is selected via the service center management device and the one service center or plurality of service centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi MATSUO, Masao KAMIGUCHI, Masato YAMAMURA, Shouichi KAWAKAMI, Yutaka IGARASHI, Takahiro KOUJI
  • Publication number: 20180010986
    Abstract: A diagnostic service system includes one or plurality of factory monitoring systems configured to perform monitoring of at least one machine; a service center management device that is connected with the one or plurality of factory monitoring systems via a network; one or plurality of service centers that are connected with the service center management device; and a plurality of service terminals connected with one service center or each of the plurality of service centers via a service control. The plurality of service terminals are used by each responder capable of fault diagnosis of the machine, and when fault of a machine occurs, one of the plurality of service terminals is selected via the service center management device and the one service center or plurality of service centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi MATSUO, Masao KAMIGUCHI, Masato YAMAMURA, Shouichi KAWAKAMI, Yutaka IGARASHI, Takahiro KOUJI
  • Patent number: 7344664
    Abstract: An injection pressure waveform for use as a target value for injection pressure feedback control is set based on the actual injection pressure waveform detected when a conforming molded article is obtained. Alternatively, the target injection pressure waveform may be set by modifying a previously retained injection pressure waveform or an actual injection pressure waveform. The previously retained injection pressure waveform or actual injection pressure waveform is displayed on a screen of a display device (T1). Two points on the displayed injection pressure waveform are assigned, and the pressure waveform is modified into a line connecting these two points (T3, T6, T8). Further, two points on the injection pressure waveform and one point between these two points are assigned, and the pressure waveform is modified into a circular arc connecting these three points (T4, T7, T8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Masao Kamiguchi, Noriaki Neko
  • Patent number: 7144531
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for measuring and evaluating characteristics of material resin using an injection molding machine. Injections of resin are performed with different resin temperatures TCi and different injection velocities Vj to detect injection pressures Pr at set screw positions. Data of combinations (Pr, V, TC) of an N number of injection pressures, injection velocities and resin temperatures are obtained. An interdependency relation function PVT(t, v(x),x) expressing correlation among the injection pressure, the injection velocity and the resin temperature is obtained as PVT(t, v(x), x)=A(x)e??(x)Tv(x)?(x) according to a least square method using the obtained data, where ?(x) represents a degree of dependency on injection velocity influencing the injection pressure and “log A(x)??(x)T” represents a degree of dependency on resin temperature influencing the injection pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Masao Kamiguchi, Tatsuhiro Uchiyama, Kazuo Kubota
  • Publication number: 20050206025
    Abstract: An injection pressure waveform for use as a target value for injection pressure feedback control is set based on the actual injection pressure waveform detected when a conforming molded article is obtained. Alternatively, the target injection pressure waveform may be set by modifying a previously retained injection pressure waveform or an actual injection pressure waveform. The previously retained injection pressure waveform or actual injection pressure waveform is displayed on a screen of a display device (T1). Two points on the displayed injection pressure waveform are assigned, and the pressure waveform is modified into a line connecting these two points (T3, T6, T8). Further, two points on the injection pressure waveform and one point between these two points are assigned, and the pressure waveform is modified into a circular arc connecting these three points (T4, T7, T8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: FANUC LTD
    Inventors: Masao Kamiguchi, Noriaki Neko
  • Patent number: 6616872
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for precisely determining a separating force of a molded product from a mold by an ejector in an injection molding machine. A load exerted on an ejector mechanism in operation without a product molded in the mold is constituted by an inner resistance of the ejector mechanism. The inner resistance includes frictional force produced within the ejector mechanism and resilient forces of springs for returning ejector pins to retracted positions thereof. On the other hand, the load exerted on the ejector mechanism in operation with a product molded in the mold is constituted by the inner resistance and the separating force of the molded product from the mold. Thus, a difference between the loads detected in driving the ejector mechanism with and without a molded product at each ejector position precisely represents the separating force of the molded product from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Masao Kamiguchi, Tatsuhiro Uchiyama, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6562262
    Abstract: An injection is carried out under a certain molding condition with a nozzle in an injection molding machine left open to sample an injection pressure Pr in every certain cycle for storing. Detected pressure data Pr(0) to Pr(N) for one shot is stored as reference pressure data Pr0(0) to Pr0(N). When defective molding occurs or when a resin lot is changed or the like, the injection is carried out with the nozzle left open under the same molding condition as that used in obtaining the reference pressure data to obtain the detected pressure data Pr(0) to Pr(N). Waveforms of the detected pressure data Pr(0) to Pr(N) and reference pressure data Pr0(0) to Pr0(N) are graphically represented so that variation of the molding condition is observed. It is assumed that if there are any differences, a problem resides in the resin, while if there is no difference but the defective molding occurs, the problem resides in a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignees: Fanuc Ltd., Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masao Kamiguchi, Tatsuhiro Uchiyama, Ikushi Takasaki, Shusaku Nishiyama, Katsuya Sakaba