Patents by Inventor Masashi Sokuza

Masashi Sokuza 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: 11298995
    Abstract: In an automated guided vehicle, a connection mechanism includes a connecting part and a movable part, and is connected to an object by the connecting part. When the connecting part is in a first state and the movable part is at a first position, an end portion on the other side in a first direction of the connecting part contacts a surface on one side in the first direction of the movable part or penetrates the movable part in the first direction to protrude toward the other side in the first direction with respect to the surface on one side in the first direction of the movable part. When the connecting part is in the first state and the movable part is at a second position, the movable part is away from the connecting part. A force applied to the movable part maintains the movable part at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: 10597273
    Abstract: A carrier vehicle can be used for a plurality of purposes. A carrier vehicle (100) according to the disclosure includes a flat plate (120) and a moving section (130). A through-hole (122p) is provided in the flat plate (120). The moving section (130) causes the flat plate (120) to move. The moving section (120) is switched among a reference mode in which the flat plate (120) is caused to move to a reference position, a penetrating mode in which the through-hole (122p) of the flat plate (120) is penetrated through, and a moving mode in which the flat plate (120) is caused to move from the reference position to a moving position without penetrating through the through-hole (122p) of the flat plate (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Publication number: 20190299729
    Abstract: In an automated guided vehicle, a connection mechanism includes a connecting part and a movable part, and is connected to an object by the connecting part. When the connecting part is in a first state and the movable part is at a first position, an end portion on the other side in a first direction of the connecting part contacts a surface on one side in the first direction of the movable part or penetrates the movable part in the first direction to protrude toward the other side in the first direction with respect to the surface on one side in the first direction of the movable part. When the connecting part is in the first state and the movable part is at a second position, the movable part is away from the connecting part. A force applied to the movable part maintains the movable part at the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi SOKUZA
  • Publication number: 20190276291
    Abstract: A carrier vehicle can be used for a plurality of purposes. A carrier vehicle (100) according to the disclosure includes a flat plate (120) and a moving section (130). A through-hole (122p) is provided in the flat plate (120). The moving section (130) causes the flat plate (120) to move. The moving section (120) is switched among a reference mode in which the flat plate (120) is caused to move to a reference position, a penetrating mode in which the through-hole (122p) of the flat plate (120) is penetrated through, and a moving mode in which the flat plate (120) is caused to move from the reference position to a moving position without penetrating through the through-hole (122p) of the flat plate (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: D606684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: D810799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEC SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Sokuza, Masahiro Akamatsu, Norio Deguchi
  • Patent number: D873174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: D876278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Sokuza, Masahiro Akamatsu
  • Patent number: D880550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: D886173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: D898790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza
  • Patent number: D914075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Sokuza