Patents by Inventor Shoji Katagi

Shoji Katagi 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).

  • Control system for automotive vehicle component assembly lines
    Patent number: 4332012
    Abstract: Control of an automotive vehicle component assembling system having one or more series of assembly lines used in common for assembling various models, standards and/or specifications of vehicle component is provided by converting information and instructions relating to various models, standards and/or specifications of vehicle component into a sign. The sign is fitted onto one of the part of the component. Information and instructions from the sign are detected automatically to control picking up of parts and assembling operations in each assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshitada Sekine, Hiroshi Imaizumi, Shoji Katagi, Kazunori Obata, Kazuyoshi Abe, Hisashi Shimizu