Patents by Inventor Nakaya Takaichi

Nakaya Takaichi 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).

  • Workpiece and gripping mechanism
    Patent number: 9446452
    Abstract: There are provided a workpiece and a gripping mechanism capable of shortening the handling time not involved in machining, shortening the overall time required for producing a plurality of finished members, accurately positioning the workpiece even if there is an axial dimension error, lessening waste of a material and reducing the burden of disposal of discharged chips. The workpiece has a shape in which plural raw blanks that become products by material removal are integrally molded. The gripping mechanism comprises a free moving means that relatively and freely moves a gripper and the workpiece, and a positioning means for defining the axial gripping position of the gripper and the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd., Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Nakaya Takaichi, Hiroshi Kasuya
  • WORKPIECE AND GRIPPING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20120144969
    Abstract: There are provided a workpiece and a gripping mechanism capable of shortening the handling time not involved in machining, shortening the overall time required for producing a plurality of finished members, accurately positioning the workpiece even if there is an axial dimension error, lessening waste of a material and reducing the burden of disposal of discharged chips. The workpiece has a shape in which plural raw blanks that become products by material removal are integrally molded. The gripping mechanism comprises a free moving means that relatively and freely moves a gripper and the workpiece, and a positioning means for defining the axial gripping position of the gripper and the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: CITIZEN MACHINERY MIYANO CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nakaya Takaichi, Hiroshi Kasuya