Patents by Inventor Masat Fujioka

Masat Fujioka 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).

  • Component mounting system and mounting method
    Patent number: 6757966
    Abstract: A component mounting system which includes a printer for printing solder on electrodes formed on a board; a first inspection unit for detecting positions of printed solder and outputting solder position detection results; a component mounting unit for picking up components from a component feeder carriage and placing the components on the board using mounting heads; a second inspection unit for inspecting positions of the components placed and outputting component position detection results; a soldering unit for soldering the components onto the board by heating and melting solder; and a main controller for updating at least a control parameter for controlling the printer operation or a control parameter for the component mounting unit operation based on at least the solder position detection results or component position detection results. The above configuration enables the accurate and efficient quality control throughout the mounting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Inoue, Mitsuhaya Tsukamoto, Masat Fujioka