Patents by Inventor Noboru Kanauchi

Noboru Kanauchi 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: 6359646
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a part mounting device for efficiently performing mounting operations by eliminating an amount of time required for moving and stoppage intended for recognizing an image of a part. In the part mounting device according to the present invention, an image recognizing device included in a working tower together with a mounting head comprises an optical fiber, a beam splitter arranged at the top of the optical fiber, and an image recognizing camera arranged at the top of the beam splitter. The image recognizing device further comprises an illumination light source at the side of the beam splitter. A nozzle shaft of the mounting head is arranged by being loosely inserted into a lower portion of the optical fiber. An irradiation light from the illumination light source irradiates a part which is picked up by the picking-up nozzle attached to the tip of the nozzle shaft via the beam splitter and the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Yamagata Casio Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noboru Kanauchi