Patents by Inventor Hidenori Murakami

Hidenori Murakami 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: 7360668
    Abstract: A tablet packing apparatus having a tablet feeding section and storage shelves for storing tablet vessels in which tablets fed from the tablet feeding section are packed. The storage shelves include a plurality of container chambers in which the tablet vessels which the tablet fed from the tablet feeding section are inserted; and a vessel holder for hanging and holding the tablet vessel. The vessel holder is provided at an upper portion inside each of the plurality of container chambers. The vessel holder includes a pair of holding members that are opposed to each other in a horizontal direction; and holding lugs formed at the lower ends of the holding members. The holding lugs extend in a direction in which the holding plates are opposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Hidenori Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060124660
    Abstract: A tablet packing apparatus in which there is no risk that next tablets will be mixed into tablets previously discharged. The packing apparatus includes a plurality of feeder vessels (36) containing the tablets, a plurality of mounting bases (32) on which respective feeder vessels 36 are mounted, and a tablet reserving member (200) disposed below the mounting base 32 and reserving the tablets fed from the feeder vessels (36) and a shutter (203,300) which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member (200). The apparatus further comprises a LED (201) which is turned on when the tablets are fed to the tablet reserving member (200) and a sensor (206, 301a, 301b) for detecting opening or closing operation of the shutter (203), whereby when the sensor (206, 301a, 301b) detects the opening operation of the shutter (203,300), the LED (201) is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Hidenori Murakami
  • Patent number: 7040070
    Abstract: A tablet packing apparatus in which there is no risk that next tablets will be mixed into tablets previously discharged. The packing apparatus includes a plurality of feeder vessels (36) containing the tablets, a plurality of mounting bases (32) on which respective feeder vessels (36) are mounted, and a tablet reserving member (200) disposed below the mounting base (32) and reserving the tablets fed from the feeder vessels (36) and a shutter (203,300) which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member (200). The apparatus further comprises a LED (201) which is turned on when the tablets are fed to the tablet reserving member (200) and a sensor (206, 301a, 301b) for detecting opening or closing operation of the shutter (203), whereby when the sensor (206, 301a, 301b) detects the opening operation of the shutter (203,300), the LED (201) is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Hidenori Murakami
  • Publication number: 20040060943
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus in which there is no risk that next tablets are mixed into tablets previously discharged. The packing apparatus comprises a plurality of feeder vessels 36 containing the tablets, a plurality of mounting bases 32 on which respective feeder vessels 36 are mounted, and a tablet reserving member 200 disposed below the mounting base 32 and reserving the tablets fed from the feeder vessels 36 and a shutter 203,300 which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200. The apparatus further comprises a LED 201 which is turned on when the tablets are fed to the tablet reserving member 200 and a sensor 206, 301a, 301b for detecting opening or closing operation of the shutter 203, whereby when the sensor 206, 301a, 301b detects the opening operation of the shutter 203,300, the LED 201 is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Hidenori Murakami
  • Patent number: 6644504
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus which is possible to feed specially administrative tablets separately from general tablets. Specially administrative tablets are contained in a feeder vessel. A tablet reserving member 200 is disposed below the feeder vessel 36. A shutter 203 which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200 is provided. When setting the tablet vessel beneath the tablet reserving member 200 and moving the shutter 203 to open the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200, the specially administrative tablets are fed into the tablet vessel without passing through the common passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Hidenori Murakami
  • Patent number: 6478185
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet vessel feed apparatus comprising a stock container for storing a plurality of tablet vessels, a vessel takeout section for taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container, and a conveyor for conveying the tablet vessels taken out from the stock container. The apparatus further comprises an auxiliary conveyor for conveying the tablet vessel taken out from the stock container toward the conveyor; a delivery table for receiving the tablet vessel conveyed by the auxiliary conveyor to retain and then deliver the tablet vessel to the conveyor; a tablet vessel sensor for detecting the tablet vessel on at least any one of the auxiliary conveyor and the delivery table; and a controller. The controller allows the vessel takeout section to stop taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container while the tablet vessel sensor detects the tablet vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kodama, Shinichi Honda, Takafumi Imai, Hidenori Murakami, Yasushi Okubo
  • Publication number: 20020162850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus which is possible to feed specially administrative tablets separately from general tablets. Specially administrative tablets are contained in a feeder vessel. A tablet reserving member 200 is disposed below the feeder vessel 36. A shutter 203 which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200 is provided. When setting the tablet vessel beneath the tablet reserving member 200 and moving the shutter 203 to open the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200, the specially administrative tablets are fed into the tablet vessel without passing through the common passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Hidenori Murakami
  • Publication number: 20020007868
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet vessel feed apparatus comprising a stock container for storing a plurality of tablet vessels, a vessel takeout section for taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container, and a conveyor for conveying the tablet vessels taken out from the stock container. The apparatus further comprises an auxiliary conveyor for conveying the tablet vessel taken out from the stock container toward the conveyor; a delivery table for receiving the tablet vessel conveyed by the auxiliary conveyor to retain and then deliver the tablet vessel to the conveyor; a tablet vessel sensor for detecting the tablet vessel on at least any one of the auxiliary conveyor and the delivery table; and a controller. The controller allows the vessel takeout section to stop taking out the tablet vessels from the stock container while the tablet vessel sensor detects the tablet vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kodama, Shinichi Honda, Takafumi Imai, Hidenori Murakami, Yasushi Okubo