Patents by Inventor Yu KANEDA

Yu KANEDA 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: 11433553
    Abstract: Suction gripper 14 includes fixing member 1 including hole part 7, grasping part 2 including a plurality of flexible and airtight bag parts 2a and 2b whose interiors are coupled together in the central axis direction of hole part 7 with fixing member 1 therebetween, the plurality of bag parts 2a and 2b being filled with powder 8 or particles and fluid, and hardening unit 3 configured to harden the plurality of bag parts 2a and 2b. Grasping part 2 has a configuration in which when a workpiece is pushed against any of the plurality of bag parts 2a and 2b, the contact portion with the workpiece conform to the shape of the workpiece while the other bag part expands in accordance with the deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masahiro Watanabe, Yu Kaneda, Ryou Toshima
  • Publication number: 20210122063
    Abstract: Suction gripper 14 includes fixing member 1 including hole part 7, grasping part 2 including a plurality of flexible and airtight bag parts 2a and 2b whose interiors are coupled together in the central axis direction of hole part 7 with fixing member 1 therebetween, the plurality of bag parts 2a and 2b being filled with powder 8 or particles and fluid, and hardening unit 3 configured to harden the plurality of bag parts 2a and 2b. Grasping part 2 has a configuration in which when a workpiece is pushed against any of the plurality of bag parts 2a and 2b, the contact portion with the workpiece conform to the shape of the workpiece while the other bag part expands in accordance with the deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Masahiro WATANABE, Yu KANEDA, Ryou TOSHIMA