Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Ogawa
Tetsuo Ogawa 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).
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Publication number: 20220260964Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for fully utilizing the functions of a machine tool by correctly converting CL data into an NC program. The information processing apparatus includes a CL data acquirer that can acquire CL data including standardization information based on a rule defined among a plurality of output devices, thereby acquiring CL data including the standardization information associated with at least one of unique control information of the numerical control apparatus, unique control information of the machine tool, and unique control information of a user of the machine tool, and an NC program generator that acquires an NC code corresponding to the standardization information included in the CL data, and generates an NC program including the NC code based on the NC code and the CL data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiko MORI, Naruhiro IRINO, Hironari SAKAMOTO, Yoji TSUKUI, Yasuhiro IMABEPPU, Koji MATSUOKA, Munetaka WAKIZAKA, Takaaki SOGA, Tetsuo OGAWA, Takashi YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 10775847Abstract: A docking station is provided. The docking station has an engagement member, a coupling detector, a connector, an advancing and retracting mechanism, and a controller. The engagement member can be inserted into an engagement hole of a portable information device. The coupling detector detects whether or not the engagement member has been engaged with the engagement hole. The connector can be connected to a connection terminal provided in a side surface of the portable information device. The advancing and retracting mechanism is operated by the driving force of a motor to advance and retract the connector to connect and separate the connector to/from the connection terminal. The controller operates the advancing and retracting mechanism when it is detected that the portable information device is coupled with the docking station to advance the connector to connect the connector to the connection terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Eiji Shinohara, Tetsuo Ogawa, Shinichi Kubota, Xiangyang Liu
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Patent number: 10579100Abstract: A docking device is provided. A portable information device can be removably attached to a docking device. The docking device includes first and second connectors that are connected to connection terminals provided on the portable information device. The docking device further includes: a first substrate with the first connector mounted thereon; a second substrate with the second connector other than the first connector mounted on the first substrate mounted thereon; and a substrate connecting member that connects between the first and second connectors in a floating state that allows relative displacement.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTDInventors: Tetsuo Ogawa, Kazuya Tatsuno, Yoshiyuki Shibayama
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Publication number: 20190361499Abstract: A docking station is provided. The docking station has an engagement member, a coupling detector, a connector, an advancing and retracting mechanism, and a controller. The engagement member can be inserted into an engagement hole of a portable information device. The coupling detector detects whether or not the engagement member has been engaged with the engagement hole. The connector can be connected to a connection terminal provided in a side surface of the portable information device. The advancing and retracting mechanism is operated by the driving force of a motor to advance and retract the connector to connect and separate the connector to/from the connection terminal. The controller operates the advancing and retracting mechanism when it is detected that the portable information device is coupled with the docking station to advance the connector to connect the connector to the connection terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: YOSHIYUKI SHIBAYAMA, EIJI SHINOHARA, TETSUO OGAWA, SHINICHI KUBOTA, XIANGYANG LIU
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Patent number: 10452103Abstract: A docking device is provided. The docking device includes an engaging member that projects from an upper surface of a device chassis, which has a hook portion for engaging with and disengage from an engaging hole of a portable information apparatus, and which is movable between an engagement position at which the hook portion engages with the engaging hole and a disengagement position at which the engagement of the hook portion with the engaging hole is released; and a restricting member that is movable between a retraction position at which the engaging member is allowed to move from the engagement position to the disengagement position and a restriction position at which the movement of the engaging member from the engagement position to the disengagement position is restricted by coming in contact with the engaging member at a rear surface of the hook portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Kazuya Tatsuno, Hiroaki Agata, Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Tetsuo Ogawa, Toshihiro Inoue
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Publication number: 20190317554Abstract: A docking device is provided. A portable information device can be removably attached to a docking device. The docking device includes first and second connectors that are connected to connection terminals provided on the portable information device. The docking device further includes: a first substrate with the first connector mounted thereon; a second substrate with the second connector other than the first connector mounted on the first substrate mounted thereon; and a substrate connecting member that connects between the first and second connectors in a floating state that allows relative displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Tetsuo Ogawa, Kazuya Tatsuno, Yoshiyuki Shibayama
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Patent number: 10416716Abstract: A docking station is provided. The docking station has an engagement member, a coupling detector, a connector, an advancing and refracting mechanism, and a controller. The engagement member can be inserted into an engagement hole of a portable information device. The coupling detector detects whether or not the engagement member has been engaged with the engagement hole. The connector can be connected to a connection terminal provided in a side surface of thy portable information device. The advancing and retracting mechanism is operated by the driving force of a motor to advance and retract the connector to connect and separate the connector to/from the connection terminal. The controller operates the advancing and retracting mechanism when it is detected that the portable information device is coupled with the docking station to advance the connector to connect the connector to the connection terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Eiji Shinohara, Tetsuo Ogawa, Shinichi Kubota, Xiangyang Liu
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Patent number: 10409328Abstract: A docking device is provided. The docking device includes a device mounting part for mounting a portable information device having a forward-descending angular position so that the portable information device comes in contact with the face for use at a front end and is supported by the device mounting part at a rear end; a connection part opposed to a lateral face of the portable information device when the portable information device is mounted on the device mounting part; a connector being connectable to a connection terminal at the lateral face of the portable information device mounted on the device mounting part; a detector for detecting a mounting angle of the portable information device mounted on the device mounting part; and an angle adjustment part to rotate the connector according to the mounting angle detected by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTDInventors: Tetsuo Ogawa, Kazuya Tatsuno, Yoshiyuki Shibayama
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Patent number: 10377964Abstract: The invention provides a magneto-rheological grease composition which contains (a) a base oil including at least 30% by mass of an ether type synthetic oil; (b) an aliphatic diurea thickener; and (c) magnetic particles in an amount of 45 to 95% by mass based on the total mass of the composition. The magneto-rheological grease composition can show superior thermal stability, dispersion stability and magneto-rheological properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD., YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Hiroshi Kimura, Shinya Kondo, Tetsuo Ogawa, Makoto Hayama, Koji Maesaka, Shin Morishita, Ken Nakano, Toshihiko Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20190094907Abstract: A docking device is provided. The docking device includes an engaging member that projects from an upper surface of a device chassis, which has a hook portion for engaging with and disengage from an engaging hole of a portable information apparatus, and which is movable between an engagement position at which the hook portion engages with the engaging hole and a disengagement position at which the engagement of the hook portion with the engaging hole is released; and a restricting member that is movable between a retraction position at which the engaging member is allowed to move from the engagement position to the disengagement position and a restriction position at which the movement of the engaging member from the engagement position to the disengagement position is restricted by coming in contact with the engaging member at a rear surface of the hook portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: KAZUYA TATSUNO, HIROAKI AGATA, YOSHIYUKI SHIBAYAMA, TETSUO OGAWA, TOSHIHIRO INOUE
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Publication number: 20190011951Abstract: A docking station is provided. The docking station has an engagement member, a coupling detector, a connector, an advancing and refracting mechanism, and a controller. The engagement member can be inserted into an engagement hole of a portable information device. The coupling detector detects whether or not the engagement member has been engaged with the engagement hole. The connector can be connected to a connection terminal provided in a side surface of thy portable information device. The advancing and retracting mechanism is operated by the driving force of a motor to advance and retract the connector to connect and separate the connector to/from the connection terminal. The controller operates the advancing and retracting mechanism when it is detected that the portable information device is coupled with the docking station to advance the connector to connect the connector to the connection terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: YOSHIYUKI SHIBAYAMA, EIJI SHINOHARA, TETSUO OGAWA, SHINICHI KUBOTA, XIANGYANG LIU
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Publication number: 20180373290Abstract: A docking device is provided. The docking device includes a device mounting part for mounting a portable information device having a forward-descending angular position so that the portable information device comes in contact with the face for use at a front end and is supported by the device mounting part at a rear end; a connection part opposed to a lateral face of the portable information device when the portable information device is mounted on the device mounting part; a connector being connectable to a connection terminal at the lateral face of the portable information device mounted on the device mounting part; a detector for detecting a mounting angle of the portable information device mounted on the device mounting part; and an angle adjustment part to rotate the connector according to the mounting angle detected by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Tetsuo Ogawa, Kazuya Tatsuno, Yoshiyuki Shibayama
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Patent number: 9869994Abstract: A simulation apparatus 1 includes a touch panel 20, a display controller 11, a display screen data storage unit 12, an input control unit 13, an operation information storage unit 14, a model data storage 16, a simulation executor 15 and an NC program generator 17. The simulation executor 15 displays an image of a movable structure 12 to be operated on the touch panel 20, moves the image in accordance with a manual operation and checks occurrence of interference, and, in the case where interference occurs, stops the movement of the image and displays the occurrence of interference on the touch panel 20. Further, in the case where it is confirmed that no interference occurs, the NC program generator 17 generates an NC program based on manual operation information.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventor: Tetsuo Ogawa
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Patent number: 9651938Abstract: An interference checking device 1 checks, during machining using an NC machine tool 20, interference between structures of the NC machine tool 20, a tool and a workpiece, and includes an interference check processing unit 2 virtually moving models and checking the occurrence of interference based on a position control signal from a numerical controller 30, and an operation effect degree evaluating unit 6 evaluating the degree of an effect of an operation on a possibility of the occurrence of interference. When a predetermined operation is performed during machining of a workpiece following a first workpiece, the interference check processing unit 2 moves the models at intervals determined based on the degree of the effect evaluated by the operation effect degree evaluating unit 6.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Susumu Mitsuhashi, Takayuki Nakamura, Tetsushi Asada, Tetsuo Ogawa, Yuzuru Sakuta
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Patent number: 9326396Abstract: A casing for electronic equipments is disclosed. The casing includes a first region and a second region. The first region is formed by a foamed layer provided between an outer rigid layer and an inner rigid layer. The foamed layer isolates the outer rigid layer from the inner rigid layer. The second region is formed by a single layer of material, and the single layer of material is joined to the outer rigid layer, the formed layer and the inner rigid layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Tetsuo Ogawa, Tetsuya Ohtani, Hiroaki Agata
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Publication number: 20150268661Abstract: A simulation apparatus 1 includes a touch panel 20, a display controller 11, a display screen data storage unit 12, an input control unit 13, an operation information storage unit 14, a model data storage 16, a simulation executor 15 and an NC program generator 17. The simulation executor 15 displays an image of a movable structure 12 to be operated on the touch panel 20, moves the image in accordance with a manual operation and checks occurrence of interference, and, in the case where interference occurs, stops the movement of the image and displays the occurrence of interference on the touch panel 20. Further, in the case where it is confirmed that no interference occurs, the NC program generator 17 generates an NC program based on manual operation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventor: Tetsuo Ogawa
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Publication number: 20150045941Abstract: An interference checking device 1 checks, during machining using an NC machine tool 20, interference between structures of the NC machine tool 20, a tool and a workpiece, and includes an interference check processing unit 2 virtually moving models and checking the occurrence of interference based on a position control signal from a numerical controller 30, and an operation effect degree evaluating unit 6 evaluating the degree of an effect of an operation on a possibility of the occurrence of interference. When a predetermined operation is performed during machining of a workpiece following a first workpiece, the interference check processing unit 2 moves the models at intervals determined based on the degree of the effect evaluated by the operation effect degree evaluating unit 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Susumu Mitsuhashi, Takayuki Nakamura, Tetsushi Asada, Tetsuo Ogawa, Yuzuru Sakuta
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Publication number: 20130285516Abstract: A casing for electronic equipments is disclosed. The casing includes a first region and a second region. The first region is formed by a foamed layer provided between an outer rigid layer and an inner rigid layer. The foamed layer isolates the outer rigid layer from the inner rigid layer. The second region is formed by a single layer of material, and the single layer of material is joined to the outer rigid layer, the formed layer and the inner rigid layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Tetsuo Ogawa, Tetsuya Ohtani, Hiroaki Agata
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Patent number: 8175861Abstract: A machining simulation apparatus is arranged in a machine tool having a tool holding mechanism, a workpiece holding mechanism, a drive mechanism and a numerical controller, and provided with: an actual CCD camera for imaging a tool held by the tool holding mechanism and the workpiece holding mechanism not holding a workpiece to generate actual image data; a model data update processing section for generating model data relating to when moving the holding mechanisms based on the operation command received from the numerical controller and the model data of the holding mechanisms, tool and workpiece; a virtual image generation processing section for generating virtual image data of the tool and workpiece based on the generated model data; and a rendering processing section for generating composite image data by superimposing the virtual image on the actual image, and displaying the composite image data on a screen display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bin Huang, Xiaodong Tian, Tetsuo Ogawa, Bingyan Zhao
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Patent number: 7899574Abstract: Machine-tool controller (1) having: a drive control unit (13) controlling, based on moving-body operational commands, feed-mechanism actuation to control moving-body move-to points; a modeling data storage (15) storing moving-body and structural-element modeling data; and a screen display processor (20) for generating, based on the moving-body move-to points, data modeling the moving body having been moved into a move-to point, and for generating, and displaying on a screen display device (47) screen, image data in accordance with the modeling data generated. The screen display processor (20) generates and displays the image data in such a manner that a display-directing point, serving as a referent for displaying the moving body and being defined to be on that portion of the moving body where there is a risk of interference with the structural element, coincides with the central portion of the screen display device (47) screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tetsuo Ogawa