Patents by Inventor Akinori Ishizuka
Akinori Ishizuka 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).
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Patent number: 11685560Abstract: A packaging device for packaging material includes: a carry-in conveyor configured to carry in a food container along a conveyance direction; a carry-out conveyor configured to carry out the food container along the conveyance direction; a conveyor moving mechanism configured to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor; a packaging material pressing mechanism configured to press a band-shaped packaging material against the food container conveyed between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor and to attach the band-shaped packaging material to the food container; and a control device configured to cause the conveyor moving mechanism to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor to thereby form an attachment space between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor where the packaging material pressing mechanism attaches the band-shaped packaging material to the food container.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Shibao, Akinori Ishizuka, Naoki Asakura
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Publication number: 20230118777Abstract: A packaging device for packaging material includes: a carry-in conveyor configured to carry in a food container along a conveyance direction; a carry-out conveyor configured to carry out the food container along the conveyance direction; a conveyor moving mechanism configured to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor; a packaging material pressing mechanism configured to press a band-shaped packaging material against the food container conveyed between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor and to attach the band-shaped packaging material to the food container; and a control device configured to cause the conveyor moving mechanism to move at least one of the carry-in conveyor or the carry-out conveyor to thereby form an attachment space between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor where the packaging material pressing mechanism attaches the band-shaped packaging material to the food container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2019Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi SHIBAO, Akinori ISHIZUKA, Naoki ASAKURA
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Patent number: 11542046Abstract: The present invention provides a device including an article carry-in mechanism (1A) that transports an article (w) to a packaging position (P), an article carry-out mechanism (1B) that carries the article (w) away from the packaging position (P), and a relaying mechanism (1C) disposed between the article carry-in mechanism (1A) and the article carry-out mechanism (1B). The relaying mechanism (1C) receives and supports the transported article (w) from below in a center part of the article (w) in a direction of its width.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Tetsuya Kishimoto, Kenichi Shibao
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Patent number: 11229895Abstract: A chemical reaction method includes preparing a chemical reaction apparatus including a horizontal flow reactor partitioned into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates. A liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space provided thereabove. a microwave generator and a waveguide that transmits microwaves to the unfilled space are also included. The reactor is inclined such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side. The content is flowed over each of the multiple partition plates inside the reactor. The content flowing inside the reactor is irradiated with microwaves. The inclination angle of the reactor is changed in each of the chambers so that a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Patent number: 11224852Abstract: A chemical reaction apparatus includes a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove, a microwave generator that generates microwaves, and at least one waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota
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Publication number: 20200346797Abstract: The present invention provides a device including an article carry-in mechanism (1A) that transports an article (w) to a packaging position (P), an article carry-out mechanism (1B) that carries the article (w) away from the packaging position (P), and a relaying mechanism (1C) disposed between the article carry-in mechanism (1A) and the article carry-out mechanism (1B). The relaying mechanism (1C) receives and supports the transported article (w) from below in a center part of the article (w) in a direction of its width.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Tetsuya KISHIMOTO, Kenichi SHIBAO
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Patent number: 10811746Abstract: A waveguide connecting apparatus including two waveguide connecting clamps each including a pair of clamp pieces positioned to oppose each other and sandwich outer peripheral portions of flanges positioned to oppose each other. A fastener pressing the pair of clamp pieces against the outer peripheral portions of the flanges. Each clamp piece includes two abutting members having first faces abutting against faces on the opposite side of faces that oppose each other of the flanges positioned to oppose each other. Second faces abutting against side faces of the waveguides, and third faces serving as tapered faces of the flanges, on the opposite side of the faces opposing each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Hisao Watanabe
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Patent number: 10744479Abstract: In order to suppress discharge of an unreacted content in a chemical reaction apparatus for irradiating a content with microwaves, a chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and a waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor, wherein the inside of the reactor is partitioned into multiple chambers to by overflow-type partition plates and that allow the content to flow thereover and an underflow-type partition plate that allows the content to flow thereunder.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Yukari Deguchi, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Publication number: 20200047148Abstract: A chemical reaction method includes preparing a chemical reaction apparatus including a horizontal flow reactor partitioned into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates. A liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space provided thereabove. a microwave generator and a waveguide that transmits microwaves to the unfilled space are also included. The reactor is inclined such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side. The content is flowed over each of the multiple partition plates inside the reactor. The content flowing inside the reactor is irradiated with microwaves. The inclination angle of the reactor is changed in each of the chambers so that a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Iwao YOSHINO, Kunitaka MOMOTA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA
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Patent number: 10464040Abstract: A chemical reaction method having steps of preparing a chemical reaction apparatus by partitioning an inside of a horizontal flow reactor into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates, and flowing a liquid horizontally with an unfilled space being provided thereabove, generating microwaves with a microwave generator, and transmiting the microwaves, with at least one waveguide, to the unfilled space in the reactor. Also forming a top portion of the partition plates act as a weir, inclining the reactor such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on the inlet side is higher than a weir height on the outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side, flowing content over each of the partition plates inside the reactor, and configuring the weir heights of the partition plates in the reactor are the same in a state where the reactor is not inclined.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Patent number: 10457930Abstract: An oil-based material-producing method includes a microwave irradiation step of irradiating oil-based material-producing microorganisms with microwaves. The oil-based material-producing method may also include a collecting step of collecting an oil-based material produced by the oil-based material-producing microorganisms after the microwave irradiation step.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignees: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Publication number: 20190190105Abstract: A waveguide connecting apparatus including two waveguide connecting clamps each including a pair of clamp pieces positioned to oppose each other and sandwich outer peripheral portions of flanges positioned to oppose each other. A fastener pressing the pair of clamp pieces against the outer peripheral portions of the flanges. Each clamp piece includes two abutting members having first faces abutting against faces on the opposite side of faces that oppose each other of the flanges positioned to oppose each other. Second faces abutting against side faces of the waveguides, and third faces serving as tapered faces of the flanges, on the opposite side of the faces opposing each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Hisao WATANABE
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Patent number: 9833764Abstract: In order to provide a chemical reaction apparatus that can suppress a situation where microwaves are concentrated on a partial portion in a reactor, and that can more uniformly irradiate a content with the microwaves, a chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and a waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor, wherein a top of the reactor is curved with respect to a flow direction of the content.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Keiji Kidani, Yukari Deguchi, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Publication number: 20170203273Abstract: In order to suppress discharge of an unreacted content in a chemical reaction apparatus for irradiating a content with microwaves, a chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and a waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor, wherein the inside of the reactor is partitioned into multiple chambers to by overflow-type partition plates and that allow the content to flow thereover and an underflow-type partition plate that allows the content to flow thereunder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Yukari DEGUCHI, Yasunori TSUKAHARA
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Publication number: 20170113201Abstract: A chemical reaction method having steps of preparing a chemical reaction apparatus by partitioning an inside of a horizontal flow reactor into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates, and flowing a liquid horizontally with an unfilled space being provided thereabove, generating microwaves with a microwave generator, and transmiting the microwaves, with at least one waveguide, to the unfilled space in the reactor. Also forming a top portion of the partition plates act as a weir, inclining the reactor such that, in each of the chambers, a weir height on the inlet side is higher than a weir height on the outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side, flowing content over each of the partition plates inside the reactor, and configuring the weir heights of the partition plates in the reactor are the same in a state where the reactor is not inclined.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Iwao YOSHINO, Kunitaka MOMOTA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA
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Patent number: 9573112Abstract: A chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor inside of which has been partitioned into multiple chambers by multiple partition plates, and a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and at least one waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor. The content flows over each of the partition plates, and, in each chamber, a weir height on an inlet side is higher than a weir height on an outlet side by at least an overflow depth at the partition plate on the outlet side.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Patent number: 9370762Abstract: A chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor inside of which has been partitioned into multiple chambers by a partition plate, and a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and at least one waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor. The reactor has a shape in which an area of a liquid surface does not change even in a case where a height of the liquid surface changes according to a change in an amount of the content.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori Ishizuka, Iwao Yoshino, Kunitaka Momota, Yasunori Tsukahara
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Publication number: 20160082409Abstract: In order to provide a chemical reaction apparatus that can suppress a situation where microwaves are concentrated on a partial portion in a reactor, and that can more uniformly irradiate a content with the microwaves, a chemical reaction apparatus includes: a horizontal flow-type reactor in which a liquid content horizontally flows with an unfilled space being provided thereabove; a microwave generator that generates microwaves; and a waveguide that transmits the microwaves generated by the microwave generator to the unfilled space in the reactor, wherein a top of the reactor is curved with respect to a flow direction of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Akinori ISHIZUKA, Keiji KIDANI, Yukari DEGUCHI, Kunitaka MOMOTA, Yasunori TSUKAHARA
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Patent number: 9258851Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a supplied electric power value accepting unit accepting a supplied electric power value, which is a difference between an electric power value of microwaves incident on a microwave irradiation apparatus and an electric power value of microwaves reflected by the microwave irradiation apparatus; a temperature accepting unit; an electric energy calculating unit calculating an electric energy corresponding to a microwave irradiation time, using the supplied electric power value; a temperature change calculating unit calculating a temperature change corresponding to the microwave irradiation time, using the accepted temperature; a judging unit, using the electric energy, the temperature change, and a relational expression for associating the electric energy and the temperature change, judging whether the relational expression is satisfied within a tolerable range; and an output unit outputting occurrence of an abnormality, when it is judged that the relational expressType: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: MICROWAVE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasunori Tsukahara, Akinori Ishizuka, Yukari Deguchi
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Publication number: 20150334786Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a supplied electric power value accepting unit accepting a supplied electric power value, which is a difference between an electric power value of microwaves incident on a microwave irradiation apparatus and an electric power value of microwaves reflected by the microwave irradiation apparatus; a temperature accepting unit; an electric energy calculating unit calculating an electric energy corresponding to a microwave irradiation time, using the supplied electric power value; a temperature change calculating unit calculating a temperature change corresponding to the microwave irradiation time, using the accepted temperature; a judging unit, using the electric energy, the temperature change, and a relational expression for associating the electric energy and the temperature change, judging whether the relational expression is satisfied within a tolerable range; and an output unit outputting occurrence of an abnormality, when it is judged that the relational expressType: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunori TSUKAHARA, Akinori ISHIZUKA, Yukari DEGUCHI