Patents by Inventor Ryoichi Nishigawa

Ryoichi Nishigawa 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: 8025086
    Abstract: To provide a manufacturing apparatus of an electronic component using an interposer, having high installation flexibility and high production efficiency. The electronic component manufacturing apparatus includes a converter unit configured to place an interposer on a surface of a base circuit sheet, and an interposer supply unit configured to continuously convey carriers holding the interposers and supply the interposers to the converter unit. The interposer supply unit has the carriers that hold the interposers, and is configured to convey the interposers via the carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Patent number: 7721872
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus has a first conveying device for holding and conveying a transferring-work to be transferred; a second conveying device for holding and conveying a carrier work on which the transferring-work is placed; and a transfer device to receive the transferring-work from the first conveying device and transfer the transferring-work to the carrier work of the second conveying device. The transfer device has two or more end-effectors that revolve along the same circumference to convey the transferring-work, and each of the end-effectors revolves independently of the other end-effectors. Each of the end-effectors has a holding surface that holds the transferring-work, and the holding surface is able to advance and retract along a revolution axis of each of the end-effectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Patent number: 7643904
    Abstract: A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of the coaxial revolvers includes an end-effector for receiving a chip from the first carrier and transferring the received chip onto a work on the second carrier. The end-effectors of the coaxial revolvers are arranged in a circle coaxial with the revolvers. The end-effectors sequentially receive chips from the first carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the first carrier and transfer the received chips onto works on the second carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the second carrier. While the end-effectors are revolving, they undergo periodic speed change control for timing adjustment and speed adjustment for the chip reception and transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Patent number: 7628114
    Abstract: A production method for producing sanitary tampons implements a cord placement step of placing at least two continuous string-like cords in parallel on surfaces of at least two cotton pad pieces sequentially placed along a sewing line in a sewing direction of a sewing machine, a first cord sewing step of sewing the cord to one of two cotton pad pieces placed in an adjacent manner, a second cord sewing step of sewing the cord to the other of the two cotton pad pieces, and a cord switching step of switching the cords to be sewn to the cotton pad piece between the first cord sewing step and the second cord sewing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa, Norihiko Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20090217515
    Abstract: Manufacturing an electronic component 5 in which an interposer 50 is bonded to a base circuit sheet includes a base circuit forming step for forming a base-side terminal in a continuous base member 610 in continuous sheet form, an arranging/bonding step for arranging the interposer 50 on a surface of the continuous base member 610 in which the base-side terminal is formed and bonding the interposer 50, and a separating step for cutting out the electronic component 5 from the continuous base member 610 to which the interposer 50 is bonded. In this electronic component manufacturing method, for the common continuous base member 610, each of the steps is repeated in parallel while this continuous base material 610 is being advanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Patent number: 7578053
    Abstract: An interposer bonding device 3 is intended for bonding an interposer 10 having an interposer-side terminal to a base circuit sheet 20 provided with a base-side terminal. The interposer bonding device 3 has a press anvil 31 that holds the base circuit sheet 20 on which the interposer 10 is laminated and a bonding head 32 that moves relatively with respect to the press anvil 31. The bonding head 32 has a pressing surface 320 that presses the rear surface of the interposer by abutting against this surface. The pressing surface 320 scans the rear surface of the interposer 10 by the relative movement of the bonding head 32 with respect to the press anvil 31 and presses the whole surface of the interposer-side terminal 12 toward the base circuit sheet 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Nishigawa, Hiroshi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20090158564
    Abstract: To provide a manufacturing apparatus of an electronic component using an interposer, having high installation flexibility and high production efficiency. The electronic component manufacturing apparatus includes a converter unit configured to place an interposer on a surface of a base circuit sheet, and an interposer supply unit configured to continuously convey carriers holding the interposers and supply the interposers to the converter unit. The interposer supply unit has the carriers that hold the interposers, and is configured to convey the interposers via the carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Publication number: 20080053617
    Abstract: An interposer bonding device bonds an interposer having an interposer-side terminal to a base circuit sheet provided with a base-side terminal. The interposer bonding device has a press anvil that holds the base circuit sheet on which the interposer is laminated and a bonding head that moves with respect to the press anvil. The bonding head has a pressing surface that presses the rear surface of the interposer by abutting against this surface. The pressing surface scans the rear surface of the interposer by the relative movement of the bonding head with respect to the press anvil and presses the whole surface of the interposer-side terminal toward the base circuit sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Nishigawa, Hiroshi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20080035040
    Abstract: A production method for producing sanitary tampons implements a cord placement step of placing at least two continuous string-like cords in parallel on surfaces of at least two cotton pad pieces sequentially placed along a sewing line in a sewing direction of a sewing machine, a first cord sewing step of sewing the cord to one of two cotton pad pieces placed in an adjacent manner, a second cord sewing step of sewing the cord to the other of the two cotton pad pieces, and a cord switching step of switching the cords to be sewn to the cotton pad piece between the first cord sewing step and the second cord sewing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa, Norihiko Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20080023296
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus has a first conveying device for holding and conveying a transferring-work to be transferred; a second conveying device for holding and conveying a carrier work on which the transferring-work is placed; and a transfer device to receive the transferring-work from the first conveying device and transfer the transferring-work to the carrier work of the second conveying device. The transfer device has two or more end-effectors that revolve along the same circumference to convey the transferring-work, and each of the end-effectors revolves independently of the other end-effectors. Each of the end-effectors has a holding surface that holds the transferring-work, and the holding surface is able to advance and retract along a revolution axis of each of the end-effectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Publication number: 20080005895
    Abstract: A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of the coaxial revolvers includes an end-effector for receiving a chip from the first carrier and transferring the received chip onto a work on the second carrier. The end-effectors of the coaxial revolvers are arranged in a circle coaxial with the revolvers. The end-effectors sequentially receive chips from the first carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the first carrier and transfer the received chips onto works on the second carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the second carrier. While the end-effectors are revolving, they undergo periodic speed change control for timing adjustment and speed adjustment for the chip reception and transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi AOYAMA, Ryoichi NISHIGAWA
  • Patent number: 7278203
    Abstract: A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of the coaxial revolvers includes an end-effector for receiving a chip from the first carrier and transferring the received chip onto a work on the second carrier. The end-effectors of the coaxial revolvers are arranged in a circle coaxial with the revolvers. The end-effectors sequentially receive chips from the first carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the first carrier and transfer the received chips onto works on the second carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the second carrier. While the end-effectors are revolving, they undergo periodic speed change control for timing adjustment and speed adjustment for the chip reception and transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Publication number: 20070227858
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a first conveying device and a second conveying device for holding and conveying a work, and a transfer device for receiving the work from the first conveying device and transferring the received work to the second conveying device. The transfer device has two or more end-effectors that revolve along the same circumference to convey the work, and each of the end-effectors revolves independently of at least any of the other end-effectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: HALLYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa
  • Publication number: 20040154161
    Abstract: A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of the coaxial revolvers includes an end-effector for receiving a chip from the first carrier and transferring the received chip onto a work on the second carrier. The end-effectors of the coaxial revolvers are arranged in a circle coaxial with the revolvers. The end-effectors sequentially receive chips from the first carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the first carrier and transfer the received chips onto works on the second carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the second carrier. While the end-effectors are revolving, they undergo periodic speed change control for timing adjustment and speed adjustment for the chip reception and transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Hallys Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoyama, Ryoichi Nishigawa