Patents by Inventor Tomohiro SHIRAHAMA

Tomohiro SHIRAHAMA 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: 11872669
    Abstract: A processing machine includes a chuck table, a chuck table cover having an opening through which a holding surface of the chuck table can protrude, a processing unit having a spindle, a spindle housing, and a mount portion arranged on a lower end portion of the spindle, the processing unit being configured to process a workpiece by a processing tool mounted on a lower part of the mount portion, a processing chamber construction cover that covers the chuck table and the mount portion. The processing machine further includes a processing tool cover that is secured to a lower end portion of the spindle housing and that has an upper wall and a side wall that extends downwardly from the upper wall. The processing tool cover is disposed inside the processing chamber construction cover and covers the processing tool from above and sides by the upper and side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Moriya, Tomohiro Shirahama
  • Publication number: 20220143772
    Abstract: A processing machine includes a chuck table, a chuck table cover having an opening through which a holding surface of the chuck table can protrude, a processing unit having a spindle, a spindle housing, and a mount portion arranged on a lower end portion of the spindle, the processing unit being configured to process a workpiece by a processing tool mounted on a lower part of the mount portion, a processing chamber construction cover that covers the chuck table and the mount portion. The processing machine further includes a processing tool cover that is secured to a lower end portion of the spindle housing and that has an upper wall and a side wall that extends downwardly from the upper wall. The processing tool cover is disposed inside the processing chamber construction cover and covers the processing tool from above and sides by the upper and side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiyuki MORIYA, Tomohiro SHIRAHAMA