Patents by Inventor Nobutomo ITANI

Nobutomo ITANI 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: 10908585
    Abstract: Provided are an equipment inspection system and an equipment inspection method, which are capable of preventing an operator from skipping inspection. The equipment inspection system includes: a host computer configured to accumulate information on inspection for an industrial machine; at least one information medium, attached to the industrial machine, storing information corresponding to an inspection item of the industrial machine; a reading device configured to read the information medium; and at least one portable terminal. The portable terminal includes: a display section configured to display the inspection item corresponding to the information of the information medium read by the reading device; an input section configured to allow an operator to input an inspection result of the displayed inspection item; and a communication section capable of communicating the input inspection result with the host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Ogawa, Nobutomo Itani
  • Patent number: 10725460
    Abstract: A cell controller in each manufacturing cell includes a manufacturing instruction determination part that determines the types of manufacturable parts to be preferentially manufactured and the number of parts to be manufactured, based on order information and inventory information that are stored in the storage part of an administrative server, the manufacturing instruction determination part indicating the determination to a drive controller. In a cell production system configured thus, each manufacturing cell can timely manufacture multiple types of parts according to a status change of, for example, a part order or the inventory of materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itsusei Kashiwagi, Nobutomo Itani, Yuuji Kounosu
  • Publication number: 20190278252
    Abstract: Provided are an equipment inspection system and an equipment inspection method, which are capable of preventing an operator from skipping inspection. The equipment inspection system includes: a host computer configured to accumulate information on inspection for an industrial machine; at least one information medium, attached to the industrial machine, storing information corresponding to an inspection item of the industrial machine; a reading device configured to read the information medium; and at least one portable terminal. The portable terminal includes: a display section configured to display the inspection item corresponding to the information of the information medium read by the reading device; an input section configured to allow an operator to input an inspection result of the displayed inspection item; and a communication section capable of communicating the input inspection result with the host computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi OGAWA, Nobutomo ITANI
  • Publication number: 20170371323
    Abstract: A cell controller in each manufacturing cell includes a manufacturing instruction determination part that determines the types of manufacturable parts to be preferentially manufactured and the number of parts to be manufactured, based on order information and inventory information that are stored in the storage part of an administrative server, the manufacturing instruction determination part indicating the determination to a drive controller. In a cell production system configured thus, each manufacturing cell can timely manufacture multiple types of parts according to a status change of, for example, a part order or the inventory of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Itsusei KASHIWAGI, Nobutomo ITANI, Yuuji KOUNOSU