Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Kurihara

Mitsuru Kurihara 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).

  • Parts soldering apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6204471
    Abstract: To provide parts soldering apparatus and method which improve the productivity during parts soldering and increase the mounting accuracy of parts on a circuit board. The parts soldering apparatus of the present invention has: a stage for positioning a circuit board whereon, the circuit board is mounted a solder tip whereon; a loading arm made of a light-transmitting material, for loading a part onto the solder tip; a fluctuating mechanism for pressing the loading arm toward the circuit board; and an optical source for irradiating light onto the part through the loading arm and for melting the solder tip by the conductive heat of the light irradiated onto the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuru Kurihara