Patents by Inventor Eiji Hirata

Eiji Hirata 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).

  • Publication number: 20060137906
    Abstract: The present invention provides a printed wiring board in which there is no positional deviation between a blind via hole and a round and which enables high-density wiring design to be easily achieved. Provided is a method of manufacturing a printed wiring board in which wiring pattern forming layers are connected by a blind via hole, which includes the steps of forming a wiring pattern by etching at least metal foil laminated on a surface of an insulating layer and forming a round having a window portion in a portion where a blind via hole is to be formed; irradiating the window portion with a laser beam having a diameter larger than the diameter of the window portion but smaller than the diameter of the round, thereby making a nonthrough hole for forming the blind via hole; and forming a blind via hole by forming a coating on the nonthrough hole and the round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: CMK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5577873
    Abstract: In a method for stowing a load 1 in a load stacking position on a rear deck 4A, the load 1 is mounted on a slide plate 63 and is pushed by a pusher 51 to a push-in position until the load 1 and the slide plate 63 reach a load stacking position which is close to and facing against a front wall 4B on the rear deck 4A. Then the load 1 is transferred to the load stacking position by pulling the slide plate 63 back from the load stacking position with the pusher 51 kept in the push-in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5515664
    Abstract: A goods accommodation method and apparatus in which a container is set such that its opening is directed horizontally, and box-shaped goods are stacked on a slide such that their surfaces facing the opening of the container are aligned with each other. The goods are transferred into the container while they are held in the stacked state by inserting the slide together with the goods stacked thereon into the container and then quickly pulling the slide out of the container at a speed higher than the speed of insertion such that the stacked goods reimain in the container. The container is then turned up such that its opening is directed upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5427492
    Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Hirotoshi Tawara, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5425219
    Abstract: In a method of cutting and recovering a bundling body D or wrap for a bundle of articles, a bundling body sucking opening 42 is arranged in the vicinity of an article transferring position and so positioned as to maintain a constant distance to the side portion of an articles B in the condition where holding of the articles by the holding plates is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5332363
    Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: KAO Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5181818
    Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: KAO Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Hirotoshi Tawara, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5163808
    Abstract: A device is provided for palletizing a variety of goods by layers. Goods are formed into a unit load by palletizing them layer-by-layer in a order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transport. The palletizing device preferably has a mechanism for holding one layer of goods which includes a goods pressing device; a controller for pressing with the goods pressing device; a controller for controlling the order of palletizing; a centering mechanism which registers the holding mechanism with the center of a good layer; a detector which determines the position for suspending a truck so as to align the sides of layers uniformly; and a lifter for unit load which moves the unit load up and down in respect to the holding mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Seibu Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tsubone, Masanori Tomiyoshi, Junichi Yokomizo, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Hideyuki Moriguchi, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5101703
    Abstract: A box cutting method is characterized in that after moving a cutter for cutting a box to a predetermined position which is determined in accordance with the size of the box, the box is cut by moving the cutter along a cutting line formed on the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignees: KAO Corporation, Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata, Manabu Kobuki, Yasuro Katayama
  • Patent number: 5024572
    Abstract: A goods handling apparatus for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces. The apparatus includes a goods inlet apparatus or a goods outlet apparatus. The goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus travels in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata, Hideyuki Moriguchi, Ko Azekura, Akira Tsubone, Yasunori Ryu
  • Patent number: 5020965
    Abstract: A method for shifting goods in which goods arranged in a predetermined manner within a container having an opening portion are taken out of the container in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods. The method comprising the steps of superposing a goods take-out tool including partitions which are formed in such a manner as to correspond to the arrangement of the storing state of the goods on the opening portion of the container, and inverting the superposed container and goods take-out tool. The goods in the container can be taken into the goods take-out tool without changing the arrangement of the storing state of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Hirotoshi Tawara, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5004401
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of palletizing a variety of goods by layers and a device therefor. Goods are formed in a unit load by palletizing them layer by layer in the order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with due consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transportation. A good may fall into the void on the layer below or project beyond the edge of a lower layer to disturb the equilibrium. The palletizing method according to this invention facilitates handling of easily collapsible cases such as corrugated fiberboard boxes in a unit load by pressing at least the two sides of one layer of goods, releasing the pressure and then pressing and holding the same again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Seibu Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tsubone, Masanori Tomiyoshi, Junichi Yokomizo, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Hideyuki Moriguchi, Eiji Hirata
  • Patent number: 5000643
    Abstract: There is disclosed a goods handling method for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces including the steps of carrying the goods into a goods inlet apparatus or carrying out the goods from a goods outlet apparatus by causing the goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus to travel in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Hirata, Hideyuki Moriguchi, Ko Azekura, Akira Tsubone, Yasunori Ryu