Patents by Inventor Nobumitsu Sakakibara

Nobumitsu Sakakibara 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).

  • Wire bending apparatus
    Patent number: 5291771
    Abstract: A wire bending apparatus includes both a robot provided with a device for gripping and rotating a wire, and a suitable number of program-controlled benders. The robot grips a wire and supplies a portion of the wire to be bent to the program-controlled benders. The robot is rotated through a predetermined angle while gripping the wire according to a direction in which a next portion of the wire is to be bent, after which the wire is supplied to the program-controlled bender to bend the wire such that the wire is ultimately bent into a predetermined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignees: Yashawa & Company, Ltd., Sindai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tomo, Hiroyuki Ito, Nobumitsu Sakakibara