Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Yoda

Tomoaki Yoda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240033931
    Abstract: Provided is a technique of transporting an object to be transported to a machine tool more securely. A transport system includes a transport path, and a storage portion. The storage portion stores an object, and has a first reference shape. The transport system includes machine tools, and a transport device that moves on and the transport path and transports an object. The control unit executes a process of making a camera photograph the first reference shape to acquire a first image from the camera, and a process of correcting a control parameter to be used in transporting an object to be transported stored in the storage portion to the machine tool that is a transport destination on the basis of a position of the first reference shape in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YASUDA, Tomoaki YODA, Shinya YAMAOKA, Shigenobu OTA
  • Patent number: 10987799
    Abstract: A workpiece processing system (1) includes a transfer robot (3), a control device (4) controlling operation of the transfer robot (3), and an operating part (5) performing a teaching operation to the transfer robot (3). The control device (4) has an approach point setter (6) setting in advance an approach point as a reference point for the transfer robot (3) to start operation to a workpiece processing device, a first program generator (7) generating a first program defining the operation of the transfer robot (3) from an operational zero point for the transfer robot (3) to the approach point, a second program generator (8) generating a second program defining the operation of the transfer robot (3) after the approach point based on the teaching operation, and a robot controller (9) controlling the operation of the transfer robot (3) in accordance with the first program and the second program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Kashiwagi, Tomoaki Yoda, Masaaki Nakagawa, Akira Kitanishi
  • Publication number: 20190210215
    Abstract: A workpiece processing system (1) includes a transfer robot (3), a control device (4) controlling operation of the transfer robot (3), and an operating part (5) performing a teaching operation to the transfer robot (3). The control device (4) has an approach point setter (6) setting in advance an approach point as a reference point for the transfer robot (3) to start operation to a workpiece processing device, a first program generator (7) generating a first program defining the operation of the transfer robot (3) from an operational zero point for the transfer robot (3) to the approach point, a second program generator (8) generating a second program defining the operation of the transfer robot (3) after the approach point based on the teaching operation, and a robot controller (9) controlling the operation of the transfer robot (3) in accordance with the first program and the second program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Kashiwagi, Tomoaki Yoda, Masaaki Nakagawa, Akira Kitanishi