Patents by Inventor Takayuki OSHIKAWA

Takayuki OSHIKAWA 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: 11161702
    Abstract: A transfer device to transfer an article by moving the article in a front-rear direction includes a base portion, a support plate movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the base portion and able to support a bottom surface of the article, a front-rear actuator that actuates the support plate in the front-rear direction with respect to the base portion, a suction device that is provided on the base portion to be movable in a vertical direction to suction a side surface of the article, and a vertical actuator that actuates the suction device at least in an ascending direction with respect to the base portion and supports the suction device to be detachable from the suction device in a descending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Oshikawa
  • Publication number: 20200377316
    Abstract: A transfer device to transfer an article by moving the article in a front-rear direction includes a base portion, a support plate movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the base portion and able to support a bottom surface of the article, a front-rear actuator that actuates the support plate in the front-rear direction with respect to the base portion, a suction device that is provided on the base portion to be movable in a vertical direction to suction a side surface of the article, and a vertical actuator that actuates the suction device at least in an ascending direction with respect to the base portion and supports the suction device to be detachable from the suction device in a descending direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Takayuki OSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9643778
    Abstract: An automatic warehouse includes a storage shelf and a carriage device that carries a package. The carriage device includes a horizontal guide member located inside of the storage shelf and extending in a lateral direction, a prop inside of the storage shelf and supporting the horizontal guide member, a cart that travels along the horizontal guide member, a vertical guide member connected to the cart at an intermediate position, and a lift stage guided by the vertical guide member. The automatic warehouse further includes a transfer device attached to the lift stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Oshikawa, Fumitake Uemura, Daisuke Sebara
  • Publication number: 20160244260
    Abstract: An automatic warehouse includes a storage shelf and a carriage device that carries a package. The carriage device includes a horizontal guide member located inside of the storage shelf and extending in a lateral direction, a prop inside of the storage shelf and supporting the horizontal guide member, a cart that travels along the horizontal guide member, a vertical guide member connected to the cart at an intermediate position, and a lift stage guided by the vertical guide member. The automatic warehouse further includes a transfer device attached to the lift stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Takayuki OSHIKAWA, Fumitake UEMURA, Daisuke SEBARA