Patents by Inventor Yoshitada HONDA

Yoshitada HONDA 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).

  • Clean-room monitoring device and method for monitoring clean-room
    Patent number: 9704367
    Abstract: A clean-room monitoring device for monitoring the interior of a clean-room having a floor in which a removable cover such as a grating or a non-porous cover is disposed, includes: a monitoring camera which captures an image of the removable cover; a monitor which detects the existence of an opening exposed when the removable cover is removed, based on an image signal obtained from the monitoring camera, detects the presence of a workman approaching the opening if it is detected that the opening exists, and outputs a warning signal if the workman is detected; and a warning generator which receives the warning signal from monitor and issues a warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Suzuki, Kazuya Uoyama, Yoshitaka Konishi, Daisuke Oku, Yoshitada Honda
  • Clean-Room Monitoring Device and Method for Monitoring Clean-Room
    Publication number: 20150124092
    Abstract: A clean-room monitoring device for monitoring the interior of a clean-room having a floor in which a removable cover such as a grating or a non-porous cover is disposed, includes: a monitoring camera which captures an image of the removable cover; a monitor which detects the existence of an opening exposed when the removable cover is removed, based on an image signal obtained from the monitoring camera, detects the presence of a workman approaching the opening if it is detected that the opening exists, and outputs a warning signal if the workman is detected; and a warning generator which receives the warning signal from monitor and issues a warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Atsushi SUZUKI, Kazuya UOYAMA, Yoshitaka KONISHI, Daisuke OKU, Yoshitada HONDA