Patents by Inventor Noboru Kagano

Noboru Kagano 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).

  • Patent number: 5202836
    Abstract: An automated system of managing a group of frame numbers to identify each vehicle in different vehicle model groups is provided. This system comprises a first computer which creates frame number groups and a production ratios of various model vehicles to be produced according to an assigned production schedule; a second computer which takes these frame numbers and organizes them according to the production ratio and serialized numbers to be stamped; and a stamping machine to display and stamp the serialized frame numbers automatically on frame components. Accordingly, the operator is able to check the frame numbers easily with minimum human errors so as to preserve data integrity and stamping errors. This system is also applicable to mixed production of large number of models using a common assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Iida, Noboru Kagano, Yasuhiro Nobuoka, Kouichi Yamada, Hiromi Mitsumoto