Patents by Inventor Takamitsu IKOMA

Takamitsu IKOMA 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: 11519456
    Abstract: A joint structure is used in connecting a first region and a second region of a robot. The joint structure includes a first member provided in the first region, a second member provided in the second region and having an engagement face that engages with the first member, and a coupling mechanism that causes a coupling force of the first member and the second member to be utilized to the full so that an engaged state of the first member and the second member is maintained. The coupling mechanism breaks the engaged state when a relative displacement of the first member and the second member from the engaged state exceeds a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: GROOVE X, INC.
    Inventors: Kaname Hayashi, Takamitsu Ikoma, Minoru Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20190390704
    Abstract: A joint structure is used in connecting a first region and a second region of a robot. The joint structure includes a first member provided in the first region, a second member provided in the second region and having an engagement face that engages with the first member, and a coupling mechanism that causes a coupling force of the first member and the second member to be utilized to the full so that an engaged state of the first member and the second member is maintained. The coupling mechanism breaks the engaged state when a relative displacement of the first member and the second member from the engaged state exceeds a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kaname HAYASHI, Takamitsu IKOMA, Minoru KOIZUMI