Patents by Inventor Xin-Jun Liu

Xin-Jun Liu 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: 20040086351
    Abstract: The present invention is related to micro-motion machine and micro-element fabricating machine using a 3-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism. A micro-motion machine achieves a 3-degree-of-freedom micro movement by connecting two arms connected to prismatic flexible joints respectively, adapted to conduct vertical movements, by revolute flexible joints, and one arm connected to another prismatic flexible joint, adapted to conduct vertical movements by universal joint, to a platform by universal joint. This micro-motion machine has a relatively simple and inexpensive construction, high stiffness, and high accuracy, while exhibiting reduced inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Xin Jun Liu, Kun-Ku Oh
  • Patent number: 6575676
    Abstract: This invention relates to the parallel structure of a spatial 3-axis machine tool with three degrees of freedom (3 DOF), which have two translational DOF and one rotational DOF. The machine tool includes a base, a mobile platform to which a tool may be attached, and three kinematic legs. Two of the three legs are in a same plane, and each have one 3-DOF spherical joint and two 1-DOF joints. The third leg has one 1-DOF joint and two universal joints. Compared with traditional machine tools, this invention possesses several advantages such as simple structure, high stiffness, low inertia, low cost, and high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Jinsong Wang, Xin-Jun Liu, Peiqing Ye, Guanghong Duan
  • Publication number: 20020015624
    Abstract: This invention relates to the parallel structure of a spatial 3-axis machine tool with three degrees of freedom (3 DOF), which have two translational DOF and one rotational DOF. The machine tool includes a base, a mobile platform to which a tool may be attached, and three kinematic legs. Two of the three legs are in a same plane, and each have one 3-DOF spherical joint and two 1-DOF joints. The third leg has one 1-DOF joint and two universal joints. Compared with traditional machine tools, this invention possesses several advantages such as simple structure, high stiffness, low inertia, low cost, and high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jinsong Wang, Xin-Jun Liu, Peiqing Ye, Guanghong Duan