Patents by Inventor Tadamasa Yamamoto

Tadamasa Yamamoto 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: 12115622
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens peripheral edge processing system includes a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices and a robot arm. The plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices 1 perform mutually different steps out of a plurality of steps for processing the eyeglass lens, and include mutually different housings. The robot arm includes an arm unit and a holding unit. The arm unit has a plurality of joint portions. The holding unit is disposed in the arm unit to hold and release an object. The robot arm rotates the arm unit via the joint portion to move the object held by the holding unit. The robot arm rotates the arm unit to move the eyeglass lens between the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoji Takeichi, Tadamasa Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210101246
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens peripheral edge processing system includes a plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices and a robot arm. The plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices 1 perform mutually different steps out of a plurality of steps for processing the eyeglass lens, and include mutually different housings. The robot arm includes an arm unit and a holding unit. The arm unit has a plurality of joint portions. The holding unit is disposed in the arm unit to hold and release an object. The robot arm rotates the arm unit via the joint portion to move the object held by the holding unit. The robot arm rotates the arm unit to move the eyeglass lens between the plurality of eyeglass manufacturing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoji TAKEICHI, Tadamasa YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9475242
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a lens chuck unit that holds an eyeglass lens; a processing unit that has a processing tool to process the eyeglass lens held by the lens chuck unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a relative distance between the eyeglass lens and the processing tool. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus operates the processing unit and processes the eyeglass lens by operating the adjustment unit based on processing data. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a check unit that checks whether or not the eyeglass lens is properly processed in a state where the eyeglass lens is held by the lens chuck unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadamasa Yamamoto, Motoshi Tanaka, Hirokatsu Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20140297016
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a lens chuck unit that holds an eyeglass lens; a processing unit that has a processing tool to process the eyeglass lens held by the lens chuck unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a relative distance between the eyeglass lens and the processing tool. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus operates the processing unit and processes the eyeglass lens by operating the adjustment unit based on processing data. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a check unit that checks whether or not the eyeglass lens is properly processed in a state where the eyeglass lens is held by the lens chuck unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadamasa YAMAMOTO, Motoshi TANAKA, Hirokatsu OBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 7510459
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens, includes: a facetting tool that facets an edge corner of the lens which has been finished; a lens chuck that holds the lens; an input unit that inputs a target lens shape; a lens measuring unit that obtains front and rear edge paths of the lens, which has been finished, based on the input target lens shape; a display unit that displays a front outline graphic and a side outline graphic as view from at least one direction based on the measured front and rear edge paths; and a setting unit that sets a facetting area of the lens. The display unit displays the set facetting area in the front and side outline graphics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadamasa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7384326
    Abstract: A facetting area setting device for setting a facetting area so as to perform a facetting on an edge corner of an eyeglass lens which has been finished, includes: an input unit that inputs a target lens shape; a display unit that displays a front outline graphic based on the input target lens shape; a position setting unit that sets at least three points in the displayed front outline graphic; and an area setting unit that sets a facetting area on the basis of the input target lens shape and the set points. The area setting unit sets the facetting area by joining the set points with at least one of a straight line and a curved line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadamasa Yamamoto, Ryoji Shibata
  • Publication number: 20070264906
    Abstract: A facetting area setting device for setting a facetting area so as to perform a facetting on an edge corner of an eyeglass lens which has been finished, includes: an input unit that inputs a target lens shape; a display unit that displays a front outline graphic based on the input target lens shape; a position setting unit that sets at least three points in the displayed front outline graphic; and an area setting unit that sets a facetting area on the basis of the input target lens shape and the set points. The area setting unit sets the facetting area by joining the set points with at least one of a straight line and a curved line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tadamasa YAMAMOTO, Ryoji SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20070259604
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens, includes: a facetting tool that facets an edge corner of the lens which has been finished; a lens chuck that holds the lens; an input unit that inputs a target lens shape; a lens measuring unit that obtains front and rear edge paths of the lens, which has been finished, based on the input target lens shape; a display unit that displays a front outline graphic and a side outline graphic as view from at least one direction based on the measured front and rear edge paths; and a setting unit that sets a facetting area of the lens. The display unit displays the set facetting area in the front and side outline graphics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tadamasa YAMAMOTO