Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Maenishi

Yasuhiro Maenishi 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: 20230397341
    Abstract: Provided is a method for operating an electronic component mounting system including component storages including a dry box. The method includes maintaining a material management table including a whereabouts information field for indicating whether an electronic component is stored in the dry box, a target indicator field for indicating whether an electronic component is a moisture management target component, and an exposure time field for indicating an exposure time during the moisture management target component has been in an atmospheric exposure state. The method also includes pausing counting the exposure time when the moisture management target component is stored in the dry box, identifying a moisture management target component of which the exposure time has met or exceeded an exposure limit time based on the whereabouts information table, and notifying the identified moisture management target component to an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Norihisa YAMASAKI, Yasuhiro MAENISHI, Yuji NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11770901
    Abstract: Provided is a method for operating an electronic component mounting system including component storages including a dry box. The method includes maintaining a material management table including a whereabouts information field for indicating whether an electronic component is stored in the dry box, a target indicator field for indicating whether an electronic component is a moisture management target component, and an exposure time field for indicating an exposure time during the moisture management target component has been in an atmospheric exposure state. The method also includes pausing counting the exposure time when the moisture management target component is stored in the dry box, identifying a moisture management target component of which the exposure time has met or exceeded an exposure limit time based on the whereabouts information table, and notifying the identified moisture management target component to an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihisa Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210289634
    Abstract: Provided is a method for operating an electronic component mounting system including component storages including a dry box. The method includes maintaining a material management table including a whereabouts information field for indicating whether an electronic component is stored in the dry box, a target indicator field for indicating whether an electronic component is a moisture management target component, and an exposure time field for indicating an exposure time during the moisture management target component has been in an atmospheric exposure state. The method also includes pausing counting the exposure time when the moisture management target component is stored in the dry box, identifying a moisture management target component of which the exposure time has met or exceeded an exposure limit time based on the whereabouts information table, and notifying the identified moisture management target component to an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Norihisa Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11071211
    Abstract: Provided is a method for operating an electronic component mounting system including component storages including a keeping rack, a dry box and a dryer. The method includes, after a reel of a moisture sensitive device is dispatched from a component keeping area and setup to a tape feeder is performed in an external setup area, measuring a exposure time for which the moisture sensitive device is in an atmospheric exposure state is in a reel unit, and comparing the exposure time with an exposure limit time set for the moisture sensitive device and stored in a storage. The method includes stopping using the reel of the moisture sensitive device whose exposure time exceeds the exposure limit time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihisa Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10684615
    Abstract: A production activity support system for supporting production activity in a component mounting system, comprises: a production information acquirer obtaining production information including a production plan of a production operation executed in the component mounting system and production performance information; a storage storing maintenance relevant information regarding execution history information indicating a history of the maintenance work executed on each of the maintenance targets; a maintenance work plan creation unit creating a work plan of the maintenance work executed on at the maintenance targets; and a display displaying a notification that the maintenance work indicated by the work plan created by the maintenance work plan creation unit is executed at the set maintenance execution date and time along with the production plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Maenishi
  • Patent number: 10642258
    Abstract: In a maintenance work support system for supporting maintenance works in a component mounting system, a storage stores: priority table information defining a maintenance priority for classifying a priority level at which execution of the maintenance work is necessary, based on an association of the recommended maintenance deadline with a use time or a use count of each of the maintenance targets; and execution history information indicating history of the maintenance work executed on each of the maintenance targets. A maintenance work plan creation unit creates a work plan of the maintenance work, based on the maintenance priority calculated by a priority calculator, changed with date and time, based on the execution history information and the priority table information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Maenishi
  • Patent number: 10602618
    Abstract: A parts mounting system includes: a parts checking section that detects parts information which is identification information applied to the electronic parts and includes a parts code for specifying parts of the electronic parts and a parts maker code for specifying the parts maker and checks the detected parts information with parts information previously registered in a storing part; and a parts data generation section that, when the detected parts information is unregistered parts information in which the parts code is stored in the storing part and the parts maker code of the parts code is not stored in the storing part, generates parts data of the electronic parts relating to the unregistered parts information based on previously registered parts data having the same parts code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Nobuaki Sakamoto, Shunsuke Higashi, Hiroshi Ando
  • Publication number: 20190141839
    Abstract: After a reel of a Moisture Sensitive Device is dispatched from a component keeping area and setup to a tape feeder is performed in an external setup area, exposure time for which the Moisture Sensitive Device is in an atmospheric exposure state is timed in a reel unit, and the exposure time is compared with exposure limit time set for the Moisture Sensitive Device and stored in a storage part. An electronic component mounting apparatus equipped with the reel of the Moisture Sensitive Device whose exposure time exceeds the exposure limit time is specified, and work by the apparatus is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Norihisa Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10212826
    Abstract: After a reel of a Moisture Sensitive Device is dispatched from a component keeping area and setup to a tape feeder is performed in an external setup area, exposure time for which the Moisture Sensitive Device is in an atmospheric exposure state is timed in a reel unit, and the exposure time is compared with exposure limit time set for the Moisture Sensitive Device and stored in a storage part. An electronic component mounting apparatus equipped with the reel of the Moisture Sensitive Device whose exposure time exceeds the exposure limit time is specified, and work by the apparatus is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihisa Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10165718
    Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a work end time of the work target selection feeders in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of the component replenishment to the selection feeder of which the work end time is within the warning start time, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Maezono, Hideki Sumi, Yasuhiro Maenishi
  • Patent number: 10058020
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system includes: mounting line management apparatuses disposed in each of mounting lines and an integrated management apparatus connected to the mounting line management apparatuses. The integrated management apparatus includes a first collation unit which performs collation of an electronic component based on identification information for identifying the electronic component. The mounting line management apparatus includes a second collation unit which performs collation of the electronic component. When the identification information is read out by the identification information reading-out unit, the collation of the electronic component is performed by the first collation unit if the mounting line management apparatus can access the integrated management apparatus, and the collation of the electronic component is performed by the second collation unit if the mounting line management apparatus cannot access the integrated management apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Hagemu Yasojima, Hiroaki Kurata
  • Patent number: 9961820
    Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a virtual work end time of the work target selection feeders in a case where the work is assumed to be performed in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of a man-hour lack to the selection feeder, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Maezono, Hideki Sumi, Yasuhiro Maenishi
  • Patent number: 9880548
    Abstract: Necessary component data indicative of the type and number of electronic components used in component mounting operation is obtained on the basis of production plan data, and mounting data in advance for each of production lots in advance. New allocation processing for allocating an electronic component necessary for production execution of a new production lot to be newly produced on an electronic component mounting line for the new production lot on the basis of the necessary unit data is executed, and component reservation processing for registering the allocation result in question as the inventory data is conducted by a unit reservation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Norihisa Yamasaki, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9836042
    Abstract: Necessary unit data indicative of the type and number of equipment units used in component mounting operation is obtained on the basis of production plan data, mounting data, and component library for each of production lots in advance. New allocation processing for allocating an equipment unit necessary for production execution of a new production lot to be newly produced on an electronic component mounting line for the new production lot on the basis of the necessary unit data is executed, and component reservation processing for registering the allocation result as the inventory data is conducted by a unit reservation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Norihasa Yamasaki, Yuji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9781837
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system stores: manufacturing plan data for each manufacturing lot; unit management data including use permission information indicating a use permission status of an equipment unit; and inventory data indicating a stock status of the equipment units. In a unit reservation processing, new allocation processing is performed for allocating an equipment unit necessary for manufacture of a new manufacturing lot to an equipment unit for a new manufacturing lot, and an allocation result is registered. The system determines whether an equipment unit of an allocation subject in the new allocation processing can be allocated to an equipment unit for the new manufacturing lot by referring to use permission information of the equipment unit, and if the equipment unit is determined as being usable, the unit reservation processing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Norihisa Yamasaki, Yuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170068239
    Abstract: A production activity support system for supporting production activity in a component mounting system, comprises: a production information acquirer obtaining production information including a production plan of a production operation executed in the component mounting system and production performance information; a storage storing maintenance relevant information regarding execution history information indicating a history of the maintenance work executed on each of the maintenance targets; a maintenance work plan creation unit creating a work plan of the maintenance work executed on at the maintenance targets; and a display displaying a notification that the maintenance work indicated by the work plan created by the maintenance work plan creation unit is executed at the set maintenance execution date and time along with the production plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: YASUHIRO MAENISHI
  • Publication number: 20170004429
    Abstract: In a maintenance work support system for supporting maintenance works in a component mounting system, a storage stores: priority table information defining a maintenance priority for classifying a priority level at which execution of the maintenance work is necessary, based on an association of the recommended maintenance deadline with a use time or a use count of each of the maintenance targets; and execution history information indicating history of the maintenance work executed on each of the maintenance targets. A maintenance work plan creation unit creates a work plan of the maintenance work, based on the maintenance priority calculated by a priority calculator, changed with date and time, based on the execution history information and the priority table information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: YASUHIRO MAENISHI
  • Publication number: 20160353621
    Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a work end time of the work target selection feeders in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of the component replenishment to the selection feeder of which the work end time is within the warning start time, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: HISASHI MAEZONO, HIDEKI SUMI, YASUHIRO MAENISHI
  • Publication number: 20160353624
    Abstract: Provided are a component replenishment support method, and a component replenishment support system of a component mounting line that are capable of preventing a decrease in facility operation rate due to component shortage, in which a component shortage time of each part feeder is predicted, a component replenishment work is started from the present time in a case where the component shortage time is earlier than the virtual work end time, a virtual work end time of the work target selection feeders in a case where the work is assumed to be performed in sequence of early time by using the part feeder within the warning consideration start time as a target is predicted, and a worker is warned of a man-hour lack to the selection feeder, in a case where the selection feeder of which the component shortage time is earlier than the work end time is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: HISASHI MAEZONO, HIDEKI SUMI, YASUHIRO MAENISHI
  • Publication number: 20160128205
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system includes: mounting line management apparatuses disposed in each of mounting lines and an integrated management apparatus connected to the mounting line management apparatuses. The integrated management apparatus includes a first collation unit which performs collation of an electronic component based on identification information for identifying the electronic component. The mounting line management apparatus includes a second collation unit which performs collation of the electronic component. When the identification information is read out by the identification information reading-out unit, the collation of the electronic component is performed by the first collation unit if the mounting line management apparatus can access the integrated management apparatus, and the collation of the electronic component is performed by the second collation unit if the mounting line management apparatus cannot access the integrated management apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MAENISHI, Hagemu YASOJIMA, Hiroaki KURATA