Patents by Inventor Misae SATOH

Misae SATOH 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).

  • Machine tool
    Patent number: 12649209
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a spindle that is placed on a bed and grips a workpiece, a first slide mechanism including a first rail that is fixed to the bed and extends in a first direction intersecting a spindle direction in which the spindle extends and a first table that is slidable along the first rail, a second slide mechanism including a second rail that is provided on the first table of the first slide mechanism and extends in a second direction intersecting the spindle direction and the first direction and a second table that is slidable along the second rail, a tool post that is placed on the second table of the second slide mechanism and holds a tool for machining the workpiece, a cover that covers the spindle, the first slide mechanism, the second slide mechanism and the tool post, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Kon, Katsuki Shimizu, Misae Satoh, Takanori Shinohara
  • MACHINE TOOL
    Publication number: 20240424629
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a spindle that is placed on a bed and grips a workpiece, a first slide mechanism including a first rail that is fixed to the bed and extends in a first direction intersecting a spindle direction in which the spindle extends and a first table that is slidable along the first rail, a second slide mechanism including a second rail that is provided on the first table of the first slide mechanism and extends in a second direction intersecting the spindle direction and the first direction and a second table that is slidable along the second rail, a tool post that is placed on the second table of the second slide mechanism and holds a tool for machining the workpiece, a cover that covers the spindle, the first slide mechanism, the second slide mechanism and the tool post, and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuyasu KON, Katsuki SHIMIZU, Misae SATOH, Takanori SHINOHARA