Patents by Inventor Masaru KAKUHO

Masaru KAKUHO 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).

  • Patent number: 10472187
    Abstract: An electronic component transportation device includes a rotation path and a first magnetic force generator. The rotation path extends along a transportation direction of an electronic component with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rotation path is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. The rotation path includes a first surface and a second surface intersecting with each other. The first magnetic force generator is arranged at a lateral side of the rotation path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Kakuho, Naoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10297399
    Abstract: As an electronic component conveyance device in which an electronic component is unlikely to jam in a conveyance path. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to a first sidewall in a midstream part. A second magnetic force generation unit is provided downstream of the first magnetic force generation unit and lateral to a second sidewall in the midstream part. The midstream part includes a first transition part connected with an upstream part and a second transition part connected with a downstream part. The first sidewall is parallel to a conveyance direction in the first transition part. The second sidewall extends in a direction different from the conveyance direction in the first transition part. The second sidewall is parallel to the conveyance direction in the second transition part. The first sidewall extends in a direction different from the conveyance direction in the second transition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Kakuho, Naoto Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180155138
    Abstract: An electronic component transportation device includes a rotation path and a first magnetic force generator. The rotation path extends along a transportation direction of an electronic component with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rotation path is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. The rotation path includes a first surface and a second surface intersecting with each other. The first magnetic force generator is arranged at a lateral side of the rotation path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Masaru KAKUHO, Naoto TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9919880
    Abstract: An electronic component transportation device includes a rotation path and a first magnetic force generator. The rotation path extends along a transportation direction of an electronic component with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rotation path is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. The rotation path includes a first surface and a second surface intersecting with each other. The first magnetic force generator is arranged at a lateral side of the rotation path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Kakuho, Naoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9873574
    Abstract: As an electronic component conveyance device that aligns a stack direction of internal electrodes in an electronic component in a highly reliable manner. An interval between a first sidewall and a second sidewall in a midstream part is larger than an interval P3 between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in a downstream part. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to the first sidewall in the midstream part. The height of a center of the first magnetic force generation unit with respect to a bottom surface is larger than P3/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Kakuho, Mitsuo Ebata, Naoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9769968
    Abstract: An electronic component conveyance device in which an electronic component is unlikely to jam in a conveyance path. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to a first sidewall in a midstream part. An interval between the first sidewall and a second sidewall in the midstream part is larger than an interval between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in an upstream part and an interval between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in a downstream part. The first sidewall is flat across the upstream part, the midstream part, and the downstream part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Kakuho, Naoto Tanaka, Hajime Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20170073170
    Abstract: An electronic component transportation device includes a rotation path and a first magnetic force generator. The rotation path extends along a transportation direction of an electronic component with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rotation path is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction. The rotation path includes a first surface and a second surface intersecting with each other. The first magnetic force generator is arranged at a lateral side of the rotation path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Masaru KAKUHO, Naoto TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170001809
    Abstract: An electronic component conveyance device in which an electronic component is unlikely to jam in a conveyance path. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to a first sidewall in a midstream part. An interval between the first sidewall and a second sidewall in the midstream part is larger than an interval between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in an upstream part and an interval between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in a downstream part. The first sidewall is flat across the upstream part, the midstream part, and the downstream part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru KAKUHO, Naoto TANAKA, Hajime MITSUI
  • Publication number: 20160368715
    Abstract: As an electronic component conveyance device that aligns a stack direction of internal electrodes in an electronic component in a highly reliable manner. An interval between a first sidewall and a second sidewall in a midstream part is larger than an interval P3 between the first sidewall and the second sidewall in a downstream part. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to the first sidewall in the midstream part. The height of a center of the first magnetic force generation unit with respect to a bottom surface is larger than P3/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru KAKUHO, Mitsuo EBATA, Naoto TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160372275
    Abstract: As an electronic component conveyance device in which an electronic component is unlikely to jam in a conveyance path. A first magnetic force generation unit is provided lateral to a first sidewall in a midstream part. A second magnetic force generation unit is provided downstream of the first magnetic force generation unit and lateral to a second sidewall in the midstream part. The midstream part includes a first transition part connected with an upstream part and a second transition part connected with a downstream part. The first sidewall is parallel to a conveyance direction in the first transition part. The second sidewall extends in a direction different from the conveyance direction in the first transition part. The second sidewall is parallel to the conveyance direction in the second transition part. The first sidewall extends in a direction different from the conveyance direction in the second transition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru KAKUHO, Naoto TANAKA