Patents by Inventor Tetsuhisa Takazane

Tetsuhisa Takazane 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: 11402553
    Abstract: A galvanometer mirror according to the present invention comprises: a transparent substrate; a laser beam reflection layer arranged on one surface side of the substrate and causing reflection of a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength; and a machining point beam reflection layer arranged on the other surface side of the substrate and having higher reflectivity for a beam having a wavelength except the predetermined wavelength than the laser beam reflection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 11245241
    Abstract: An optical fiber for a fiber laser includes a core to which a rare-earth element is added, a first cladding formed around the core; and a second cladding formed around the first cladding, and excitation light is guided from at least one end of the first cladding to excite the rare-earth element to output a laser oscillation light. An addition concentration of the rare-earth element to the core is different in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber for a fiber laser, and a core diameter and a numerical aperture of the optical fiber for a fiber laser are constant in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber for a fiber laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takigawa, Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10990089
    Abstract: A machine learning device observes a state variable of the inside and the outside of a laser device including time-series data of light output, which is detected by an output light sensor, and a light output command through a control unit of the laser device, and acquires a determination result on correctness with respect to a quantitative failure occurrence mechanism outputted for each failure in the laser device. The machine learning device learns the quantitative failure occurrence mechanism corresponding to each failure while associating the quantitative failure occurrence mechanism with the state variable and the determination result on correctness with respect to the quantitative failure occurrence mechanism, and decides a quantitative failure occurrence mechanism which is to be outputted when an occurrence of each failure is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takigawa, Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10734783
    Abstract: A laser oscillator of the present invention comprises: a semiconductor laser module; a first optical fiber for propagating a laser beam from the semiconductor laser module; and a first prism including a first input surface fusion-bonded to the first optical fiber and receiving the laser beam having been input from the first optical fiber, a first reflection surface for reflecting the laser beam having been input from the first input surface and for transmitting a stimulated Raman scattered beam, and a first output surface for outputting the laser beam having been reflected on the first reflection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10714899
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor laser module including: a mirror that comprises a first surface which reflects laser light and which transmits visible light and a second surface which transmits the laser light and which reflects the visible light; and a semiconductor laser element that emits the laser light which is applied to the first surface of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10522964
    Abstract: A fiber laser apparatus includes a fiber laser oscillator that performs laser oscillation with laser light from at least one laser diode module, and includes a loop-shaped optical fiber formed with: a combiner in which at least two input side optical fibers are connected to one output side optical fiber that includes one output end; and an optical fiber for connection of both ends in which the output end of the output side optical fiber is connected to the input end of any one of the input side optical fibers, the optical fiber for connection of both ends including a light leakage means formed such that at least one of values among a numerical aperture, a core diameter and a mode field diameter of the optical fiber for connection of both ends is gradually reduced from a side which is connected to the output end toward a side which is connected to the input end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takigawa, Tetsuhisa Takazane, Hisatada Machida
  • Patent number: 10516249
    Abstract: To provide a laser oscillator, in which an LD module is fixed to a cooling plate through insulated fixation that is superior in durability, cost, and workability in an insulated fixation operation. A laser oscillator includes an LD module. The LD module has one or a plurality of LD light source(s), and is placed on a thermally conductive insulating member placed on a cooling plate. The LD module of the laser oscillator is fixed to the cooling plate, via an elastic insulating member fixed to the cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10505342
    Abstract: There is provided a laser device that is able to reduce management tasks by employing microbubble-containing water in which cooling water contains microbubbles. A semiconductor laser device includes a laser oscillation device that includes the one or more laser cavities and a housing that houses the one or more laser cavities; a cooling unit that is arranged outside the laser oscillation device, and can cool circulated cooling water that is used to cool the laser oscillation device; and a cooling water circulation passage that links the laser oscillation device and the cooling unit to allow the circulated cooling water to circulate therethrough, the circulated cooling water being microbubble-containing water that contains microbubbles having a peak diameter of 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuhisa Takazane, Yuji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20190235481
    Abstract: A machine learning device observes a state variable of the inside and the outside of a laser device including time-series data of light output, which is detected by an output light sensor, and a light output command through a control unit of the laser device, and acquires a determination result on correctness with respect to a quantitative failure occurrence mechanism outputted for each failure in the laser device. The machine learning device learns the quantitative failure occurrence mechanism corresponding to each failure while associating the quantitative failure occurrence mechanism with the state variable and the determination result on correctness with respect to the quantitative failure occurrence mechanism, and decides a quantitative failure occurrence mechanism which is to be outputted when an occurrence of each failure is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takigawa, Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10186831
    Abstract: A laser oscillator includes a discharge tube having a discharge area in which laser gas is excited and an output coupler and a rear mirror respectively arranged at both sides of the discharge tube. A first coating material having first reflectance is stacked as a dielectric multilayer on a first area including a radial center portion of a surface of the output coupler, which faces the discharge area, and a second coating material having second reflectance higher than the first reflectance is stacked as a dielectric multilayer on a second area around the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10186834
    Abstract: To provide a laser oscillator allowing the use of a plastic lens in a semiconductor laser module for a high-output laser oscillator while being unlikely to reduce the efficiency of coupling to an optical fiber even if a laser output changes. A laser oscillator comprises a semiconductor laser module with multiple semiconductor laser elements. The laser oscillator comprises: multiple lenses in a first group provided in the semiconductor laser module for causing laser beams from the semiconductor laser elements to pass through; and a lens in a second group provided in the semiconductor laser module for causing all beams having passed through the multiple lenses in the first group to pass through. The lenses in the first group are plastic lenses. The lens in the second group is a glass lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10144079
    Abstract: Provided is a soldering system that can raise the work efficiency related to the supply of a soldering target and soldering work, while decreasing the oxygen concentration by maintaining high airtightness in a space surrounding the soldering target. A soldering system includes a soldering device and a robot related to the soldering device, in which the soldering device is equipped with a container having an openable lid and accommodating a soldering target, and the robot performs conveying of the soldering target to the soldering device and opening/closing of the lid. In an embodiment of the soldering device, the container is a double structure in which an inner container is accommodated in an outer container, and a first nitrogen supply pipe and second nitrogen supply pipe, which are inert gas supply parts of separate systems, are respectively connected to the inner container and outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 10003170
    Abstract: A soldering system that determines soldering quality of elements relative to a housing at the moment of soldering semiconductor laser elements. A soldering device that performs soldering of a semiconductor laser element to a semiconductor laser module, a robot that conveys the module, a camera, and a control device that controls the robot and camera based on imaging output of the camera. The robot conveys the module and changes the position and posture of the camera. The camera images the module. The control device calculates the position of the semiconductor laser element based on the imaging output, calculates parallelism between the housing of the module and the semiconductor laser element based on the change in light intensity related to the imaging output when changing the relative position between the camera and the subject, and determines the quality of soldering of the semiconductor laser element based on the position and parallelism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 9948054
    Abstract: A vacuum container of a laser oscillator includes a first sealing member and a second sealing member that are disposed between a tube and an insertion member. The first sealing member is made of a material having a corrosion resistance higher than the second sealing member, the first sealing member is disposed on a vacuum side relative to the second sealing member, the second sealing member is made of a material having a sealing property higher than the first sealing member, and the first sealing member at least partially includes a deformation portion that deforms in such a manner as to enhance a sealing property thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Sato, Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 9882339
    Abstract: A laser oscillation device can prevent a laser medium-circulating pipe from expanding. The laser oscillation device includes a resonator part, which has an introduction port, through which a laser medium is introduced, and a discharge port, from which the laser medium is discharged, and which generates a laser beam, a laser medium-circulating pipe having one end connected to the introduction port, and the other end connected to the discharge port, a blower arranged in the laser medium-circulating pipe, to circulate the laser medium so that the laser medium is introduced from the introduction port to the resonator part, and the laser medium introduced to the resonator part is discharged from the discharge port, and a heat-insulating mechanism which is provided in the laser medium-circulating pipe, to block heat conduction between the laser medium flowing through the laser medium-circulating pipe and the laser medium-circulating pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 9787049
    Abstract: A laser oscillator configured to limit a mode hopping over a long duration. A laser oscillator has an optical resonator including an output coupler and a rear mirror positioned on an optical axis, at least one folding mirror positioned on the optical axis and between the output coupler and the rear mirror, and a discharge tube positioned between the output coupler or the rear mirror and the folding mirror. At least one folding mirror has a toric surface shape, a saddle surface shape or a cylindrical shape, and is configured to rotate about a straight line as a rotation axis, which extends through one point on a surface of the folding mirror and is perpendicular to the surface of the folding mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Satou, Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Patent number: 9722386
    Abstract: A laser oscillator comprises a heat exchanger which cools a gas medium. The heat exchanger includes a cooling part which performs heat exchange between the gas medium and a cooling medium, a tubular member fixed to a frame body, and a foreign matter collection container. The tubular member is disposed so that the gas medium which flows out of the cooling part moves along an outer surface of the tubular member and then changes a proceeding direction to flow into an inlet portion. The foreign matter collection container collects foreign matters which are separated from a flow of the gas medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Risa Ito, Tetsuhisa Takazane, Yuji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 9653876
    Abstract: A gas laser apparatus includes an actual laser output acquiring unit that acquires a first actual laser output at a predetermined laser output command after passage of a predetermined time from issuing of a first laser gas pressure command and acquires a second actual laser output at the predetermined laser output command after passage of the predetermined time from issuing of a second laser gas pressure command smaller than the first laser gas pressure command and a determining unit that determines whether the composition ratio of a laser gas in a gas container is normal or not by comparing the first actual laser output with a first reference output and comparing the second actual laser output with a second reference output smaller than the first reference output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Yuda, Tetsuhisa Takazane
  • Publication number: 20170077666
    Abstract: A laser oscillator comprises a heat exchanger which cools a gas medium. The heat exchanger includes a cooling part which performs heat exchange between the gas medium and a cooling medium, a tubular member fixed to a frame body, and a foreign matter collection container. The tubular member is disposed so that the gas medium which flows out of the cooling part moves along an outer surface of the tubular member and then changes a proceeding direction to flow into an inlet portion. The foreign matter collection container collects foreign matters which are separated from a flow of the gas medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Risa Ito, Tetsuhisa Takazane, Yuji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 9583909
    Abstract: A gas laser oscillator according to the present invention comprises a resonator unit, a heat exchanger through which a fluid exchanging heat with a laser gas flows, a chiller for cooling the fluid in the heat exchanger and supplying the fluid to the heat exchanger, and a heat transfer device for transferring heat of the fluid to the resonator unit. The gas laser oscillator further comprises a first flow path for supplying the fluid used for cooling the laser gas in the heat exchanger to the heat transfer device, a second flow path for supplying the fluid cooled by the chiller to the heat transfer device prior to supplying the fluid to the heat exchanger, and a switching valve for switching either one of a first flow path and a second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuhisa Takazane