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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171818 | Industrial robot having electric cable connecting movable body and fixed body thereof A robot comprises a fixed body, a movable body, and a flat-shaped cable. The fixed body is at least unmovable in a vertical direction. The movable body is movably connected to the fixed body in a predetermined movable range in the vertical direction and has an end t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8126593 | Apparatus for detecting malfunctions of electromagnetic brakes of robot An apparatus is provided for detecting a malfunction occurring in an electromagnetic brake of a robot. In the apparatus, the main relay and the sub-relay are controlled to open the main contact and the sub-contact when the robot is activated. Detecting is then made ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122834 | Suspension type robot whose robot body runs along traveling rail A suspension type robot comprises posts, support arms having apical ends, a traveling rail mounted between the apical ends of the support arms and robot body. Each of the support arms has at the apical end a U-shape-cut portion providing a U-shape opening and a U-sh... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8009019 | Portable-terminal holder and radio communication system A portable-terminal holder for holding a portable terminal that has a rechargeable battery and a first radio communication device is constituted by a base and c communication module. The base has a portion on which the portable terminal is placed, and a charging dev... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7963188 | Industrial robot having a suspended unit Since the rotating unit is disposed so that the drive part, which constitutes the rotating unit, is located in the inner side of the bent portion with the curved surface of the CABLEVEYOR in the side of the straight axis, there is no problem occurs by locating the d... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957473 | Data transmission apparatus enabling communication without being interfered by environmental noise A data transmission apparatus is provided, which is capable of performing good communication with a noncontact data carrier under the circumstances where pulse noise is generated. A noise detection circuit in a reader/writer detects a generation period of noise cont... | 06/07/2011 |
| D638044 | Industrial robot | 05/17/2011 |
| D638043 | Industrial robot | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922439 | Industrial robot A robot comprises a fixed member that has a lower end, a movable member, and an elastic sheet member. The movable member is supported by the fixed member to be movable between an uppermost position and a lowermost position of a movable range given to the movable mem... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7880865 | Laser radar apparatus for three-dimensional detection of objects In a laser radar apparatus, a laser beam generator that generates a laser beam and an optical detector that detects reflected light that has been reflected by an object in a field to be observed. A deflection performing means, provided with one or more deflection me... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871005 | Information reader for optically reading code An information reader has a light source, an optical system having a light receiving sensor and a lens, and a board supporting the source and sensor such that a sensor axis of the sensor perpendicular to the sensor and passing an intersection of an optical axis of t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871003 | Information reader for optically reading code on object An information reader has blocks of bright field illuminating units illuminating an information code directly marked on an object with first lights to regularly reflect the lights on the code, blocks of dark field illuminating units illuminating the code with second... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7852030 | Controller for controlling robot body with power-off brake In a controller, a first switch unit establishes electrical connection between a power-off brake and a power source when a servomotor is energized. The electrical connection causes the power-off brake to be released. A second switch unit is provided between the powe... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7806385 | Industrial robot having a suspended unit The Cableveyor may be able to support its own weight in the direction of gravity since the Cableveyor having the bent portion that connects between the straight-moving unit and the rotating unit is arranged so that it bends in a horizontal plane. As a result, the Ca... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802730 | Information carrier integrated with an optically readable information symbol In an optically readable information carrier, an information symbol has a predetermined area and includes an optically readable mark. The optically readable mark indicates at least part of the predetermined area. The information symbol is optically readable by an in... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7765031 | Robot and multi-robot interference avoidance method In a robot, a first determining unit determines whether there is an interference region in which a first occupation region and a second occupation region are at least partially overlapped with each other. A second determining determines whether a second movable part... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7731092 | Optical information reading apparatus In an optical information reading apparatus, a pickup unit has a predetermined reading position, and is configured to optically pickup information of a target when the information is located at the reading position. A marker beam irradiating unit includes a light be... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7669143 | Information reading apparatus with a screen for displaying stored symbol images An information reading apparatus such as a handheld personal device comprises a memory having a plurality of cells arranged in a two-dimensional array of rows and columns. Each cell stores a symbol image to be displayed on a screen. When a matrix array of cells is d... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7621454 | Imaging device with a two-dimensional photodetector In an imaging device for imaging a target, a photodetector with a two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is provided. The two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is divided into a plurality of split pixel areas. An imaging optics defines a plurality of segmen... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7602292 | Container box with RFID tag A container box is provided to carry goods. The container box comprises a body and the metal sheet applied to the body. The body accommodates the goods therein and comprises a plate member forming part of the body. The plate member has a tag mounting portion thereon... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7580117 | Laser radar apparatus that measures direction and distance of an object A laser radar including laser beam generating means, photo detecting means, a mirror, light deflecting means, and rotation driving means. The laser beam generating means emits a laser beam having an axis thereof. The photo detecting means detects a reflected laser b... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562825 | Method and apparatus for optically reading information attached to a target In an apparatus, a collimated-beam irradiating unit irradiates on the target a substantially collimated beam with a size thereon. A first pickup unit causes the photodetector to pick up through the imaging optics a first image of the target while the substantially c... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7545722 | Method and apparatus for optically reading information attached to a target In an apparatus for optically reading out through an imaging optics a first image of information by a photodetector. The information is attached to a target. In the apparatus, a marker beam irradiating unit irradiates on a target a marker beam for indicating a field... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7545485 | Laser radar apparatus that measures direction and distance of an object There is provided a laser radar apparatus including laser beam generating means, photo detecting means, a mirror assembly, light deflecting means, and rotation driving means. The laser beam generating means emits a laser beam having an axis thereof. The photo detect... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543746 | Portable terminal system including portable terminal mounting base In a portable terminal system, a mounting base is equipped with a RFID section capable of performing RF communication with a RFID section of a portable terminal. As soon as the portable terminal is placed on the mounting base, both RFID sections start RF communicati... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543742 | Reader/writer for contactless integrated circuit cards and management system for vending machines A handy reader/writer has a data transmitting and receiving units and a control unit. The transmitting and receiving units communicate with a contactless IC card placed within a communication area of the communicating unit by using first electromagnetic waves output... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7503492 | Optical information reading apparatus and related information reading method A guide light indicating a rectangular reading portion, smaller than an imaging visual field of an area sensor, is irradiated on a reading objective. A control unit, under the irradiated guide light, causes the area sensor to capture a first image. Then, the control... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7483679 | Portable-terminal holder and radio communication system A portable-terminal holder for holding a portable terminal that has a rechargeable battery and a first radio communication device is constituted by a base and c communication module. The base has a portion on which the portable terminal is placed, and a charging dev... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481369 | Method and apparatus for optically picking up an image of an information code An apparatus has a photodetector with a plurality of pixels arranged in at least one dimension. The apparatus is designed to optically pick up an image of an information code by the pixels of the photodetector. In the apparatus, an establishing unit establishes a pr... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469127 | Noncontact information carrier reader and method of reading information stored in a noncontact information carrier In a noncontact information carrier reader, a receiving unit receives a response wave transmitted from a noncontact information carrier. The response wave is generated by modulating the carrier wave based on a response signal. An amplifying unit amplifies carrier wa... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7448549 | Optical information reader and method of reading optical information In an optical information reader for optically reading a target based on a light reflected from the target, a translucent optical member is located on an optical axis of an imaging lens and is rotatable around a rotation axis. The rotation axis is substantially orth... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7397057 | Optical information readout apparatus An optical information readout apparatus is disclosed having an image forming optical section 4 operative to shift first and second lenses 24, 25 along an optical axis “O” at areas in front of a photodetector 3. A cylindrical body 23 ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387247 | Optical information reader In an optical information reader, a case, and a light source is installed in the case. The light source supplies light. A lens is installed in the case and focuses the supplied light through part of the case onto optical information attached to a target. A particle ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357320 | Information carrier reader/writer, method and apparatus for supporting the same In a reader/writer, a storage unit is configured to store a plurality of parameter files each including a plurality of control parameters required to communications. The parameter files meet the communication characteristics. An identifying unit is configured to try... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7321808 | Robot and multiple robot control method When braking of a motion of a part of a first robot is assumed to be started at points in time, a first stop position of the first robot part is estimated at each point in time. When braking of a motion of a part of a second robot is assumed to be started at the poi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306151 | Method and apparatus for optically reading information from object based on control of optical path length An optical information reading apparatus for reading information codes such as a bar code and a two-dimensional code includes, an image-forming lens fixed at a given point and imaging a reflection light from the information code, an optical sensor locating at a posi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7279696 | Optical information code reading apparatus using marker beam In an optical information reading apparatus, a marker beam irradiating unit has a light beam source for emitting a light beam, a diffusing lens for diffusing the light beam emitted from the light beam source, and a collective lens for collecting the light beam diffu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267276 | Method and apparatus for optically reading target while folding reflected light In an apparatus for optically reading a target based on light reflected from the target, an imaging lens with a first optical axis is provided so that the reflected light enters into the imaging lens. A photodetector having an active area and a second optical axis d... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7240426 | Equipment for bonding printed circuit boards Equipment for bonding a flexible printed circuit board made of thermoplastic resin on a printed circuit board includes a heater and a jig. The heater head presses and heats the flexible printed circuit board. The jig prevents the thermoplastic resin from flowing out... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240842 | Optical information reading apparatus and optical information reading method A control circuit performs capturing of pixel signals along each scanning line when a high-speed capturing mode is selected, switches the capturing mode to a partial capturing mode when it is assumed based on the captured pixel signals that an information code is pr... | 07/10/2007 |
