Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Nakamaru

Yoshikazu Nakamaru 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: 10384321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique in which service life of a coolant application device can be extended. The coolant application device includes a nozzle body which spouts coolant, a hollow shaft which rotates the nozzle body, a motor which controls a rotation angle of the hollow shaft, and an Oldham coupling portion which connects the hollow shaft and an output shaft of the motor, the Oldham coupling portion transmits driving force of the motor to the hollow shaft, allowing a misalignment between an axis of the hollow shaft and an axis of the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Nakamaru
  • Publication number: 20170355054
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique in which service life of a coolant application device can be extended. The coolant application device includes a nozzle body which spouts coolant, a hollow shaft which rotates the nozzle body, a motor which controls a rotation angle of the hollow shaft, and an Oldham coupling portion which connects the hollow shaft and an output shaft of the motor, the Oldham coupling portion transmits driving force of the motor to the hollow shaft, allowing a misalignment between an axis of the hollow shaft and an axis of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshikazu NAKAMARU
  • Patent number: 9193088
    Abstract: There is provided a cutting fluid ejection apparatus including a cutting fluid ejection nozzle configured to supply a cutting fluid to a tool of a processing machine or a workpiece during processing of the workpiece by the processing machine, a drive motor configured to adjust an ejection angle of the cutting fluid ejection nozzle; and a controller configured to control the drive motor. The controller is capable of performing control in a chip removal operation mode to remove a chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Shirahama, Yoshikazu Nakamaru