Patents by Inventor Tadashi Inoguchi

Tadashi Inoguchi 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: 11237115
    Abstract: An appearance inspection device includes: a transparent conveyance body having a surface and a rear face and conveyed in a predetermined direction; an illumination device that irradiates with predetermined light an inspection area through which a plurality of objects pass, wherein the objects are arranged at predetermined intervals on a first face that is one of the surface and the rear face; a plurality of imaging devices each of which takes, along a predetermined direction, an image of part of side faces of the objects located in the inspection area, wherein the predetermined direction is inclined to both the surface and the rear face; and a processor that inspects an appearance of the side faces of the objects based on image data obtained by the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Inoguchi
  • Patent number: 11156560
    Abstract: An appearance inspection device includes: a conveyance body having a surface and a rear face and conveyed in a predetermined direction; an illumination device that irradiates with predetermined light an inspection area through which a plurality of objects pass, wherein the objects are arranged at predetermined intervals on a first face that is one of the surface and the rear face; a plurality of imaging devices each of which takes, along a predetermined direction, an image of part of side faces of the objects located in the inspection area, wherein the predetermined direction is inclined to both the surface and the rear face; and a processor that inspects an appearance of the side faces of the objects based on image data obtained by the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Inoguchi
  • Patent number: 10829251
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting an inspection object of a PTP sheet including a pocket portion formed in a container film, and a cover film mounted to the container film to close the pocket portion, or a portion of a PTP film forming the PTP sheet, includes: an irradiator that irradiates the inspection object with a predetermined light; an imaging device that takes an inspection image of the irradiated inspection object and a peripheral portion of the inspection object; and a processor that: determines whether the inspection object is defective or non-defective based on inspection image data of the inspection object taken from the inspection image. The inspection image data includes data of respective pixels corresponding to an inspection target area subjected to the defective/non-defective determination, and data of respective pixels corresponding to a non-inspection target area that excludes the inspection target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro Taguchi, Tadashi Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20200182799
    Abstract: An appearance inspection device includes: a transparent conveyance body having a surface and a rear face and conveyed in a predetermined direction; an illumination device that irradiates with predetermined light an inspection area through which a plurality of objects pass, wherein the objects are arranged at predetermined intervals on a first face that is one of the surface and the rear face; a plurality of imaging devices each of which takes, along a predetermined direction, an image of part of side faces of the objects located in the inspection area, wherein the predetermined direction is inclined to both the surface and the rear face; and a processor that inspects an appearance of the side faces of the objects based on image data obtained by the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20200182800
    Abstract: An appearance inspection device includes: a conveyance body having a surface and a rear face and conveyed in a predetermined direction; an illumination device that irradiates with predetermined light an inspection area through which a plurality of objects pass, wherein the objects are arranged at predetermined intervals on a first face that is one of the surface and the rear face; a plurality of imaging devices each of which takes, along a predetermined direction, an image of part of side faces of the objects located in the inspection area, wherein the predetermined direction is inclined to both the surface and the rear face; and a processor that inspects an appearance of the side faces of the objects based on image data obtained by the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20190283910
    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting an inspection object of a PTP sheet including a pocket portion formed in a container film, and a cover film mounted to the container film to close the pocket portion, or a portion of a PTP film forming the PTP sheet, includes: an irradiator that irradiates the inspection object with a predetermined light; an imaging device that takes an inspection image of the irradiated inspection object and a peripheral portion of the inspection object; and a processor that: determines whether the inspection object is defective or non-defective based on inspection image data of the inspection object taken from the inspection image. The inspection image data includes data of respective pixels corresponding to an inspection target area subjected to the defective/non-defective determination, and data of respective pixels corresponding to a non-inspection target area that excludes the inspection target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: CKD Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Taguchi, Tadashi Inoguchi