Patents by Inventor Motohisa Kamei

Motohisa Kamei 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).

  • Rack for dispensing and dispensing system
    Patent number: 10837977
    Abstract: A rack includes a container holder that is fixed to a stage and holds a container that contains a liquid to be dispensed and a camera that is fixed to the stage and located in a position where the camera is capable of capturing an image of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Noriko Abe, Yukio Hashiguchi, Makoto Umeno, Hiroshi Kumagai, Yukiko Sawada, Motohisa Kamei
  • Dispensing system, and dispensing method
    Patent number: 10697991
    Abstract: A dispensing system comprising a robot configured to move a dispenser for suctioning a liquid to be dispensed, a camera for capturing an image including at least a tip of the dispenser, a liquid surface of the liquid, and an object not to be dispensed located below the liquid surface, and circuitry configured to acquire, based at least in part on the image captured by the camera, surface location information for the liquid surface, boundary location information for a boundary between the liquid and the object not to be dispensed, and dispenser location information for the tip of the dispenser on the basis of the image, and control the robot to lower the dispenser based at least in part on the dispenser location information, the surface location information, and the boundary location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Noriko Abe, Hiroshi Kumagai, Yukiko Sawada, Motohisa Kamei
  • DISPENSING SYSTEM AND DISPENSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190101559
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes an automatic dispensing machine configured to perform a dispensing work related to content of a container, and at least one controller configured to acquire measured data of properties of the content, and control the automatic dispensing machine to perform a dispensing operation based on the measured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, ROBOTIC BIOLOGY INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu KARIYAZAKI, Takashi NAGASAKI, Motohisa KAMEI, Noriko ABE, Takahiro KIZAKI, Kenji INADA, Kenji MATSUKUMA
  • DISPENSING SYSTEM, AND DISPENSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180238923
    Abstract: A dispensing system comprising a robot configured to move a dispenser for suctioning a liquid to be dispensed, a camera for capturing an image including at least a tip of the dispenser, a liquid surface of the liquid, and an object not to be dispensed located below the liquid surface, and circuitry configured to acquire, based at least in part on the image captured by the camera, surface location information for the liquid surface, boundary location information for a boundary between the liquid and the object not to be dispensed, and dispenser location information for the tip of the dispenser on the basis of the image, and control the robot to lower the dispenser based at least in part on the dispenser location information, the surface location information, and the boundary location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Noriko ABE, Hiroshi KUMAGAI, Yukiko SAWADA, Motohisa KAMEI
  • RACK FOR DISPENSING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160334429
    Abstract: A rack includes a container holder that is fixed to a stage and holds a container that contains a liquid to be dispensed and a camera that is fixed to the stage and located in a position where the camera is capable of capturing an image of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Noriko ABE, Yukio Hashiguchi, Makoto Umeno, Hiroshi Kumagai, Yukiko Sawada, Motohisa Kamei