Patents by Inventor Nobutoshi Toril

Nobutoshi Toril 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).

  • Structure of first arm of industrial robot having articulated horizontal arms
    Patent number: 4907467
    Abstract: Provided is a compact first arm (12) of an industrial robot having articulated horizontal arms, which first arm has a direct drive motor (19), an electromagnetic brake (25), and a rotary encoder (34, 36) disposed close to each other concentrically between the first arm (12) and a base post (10) supporting the first arm (12), and has another direct drive motor (39), another electromagnetic brake (45), and another rotary encoder (54, 56) disposed close to each other concentrically between the first arm (12) and a second arm (14) rotatably supported by the first arm (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Toyoda, Nobutoshi Toril, Ryo Nihei, Akihiro Terada