Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Iwatsuke

Yoshihisa Iwatsuke 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).

  • Surface mounter
    Patent number: 5855059
    Abstract: A surface mounter device including a carriage assembly having a pair of mounter heads mounted on opposite sides of the carriage assembly. Each mounter head is adapted to pick up components from a respective feeder station at a respective side conveyor that delivers substrates to the mounting area. A translational conveyor mechanism is provided for transversely moving the substrates relative to their path of movement by the conveyor so that components may be positioned on the substrate by one mounting head while the other mounting head is picking up components from its respective feeder station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuneji Togami, Yoshihisa Iwatsuke