Patents by Inventor Jiro Wakou

Jiro Wakou 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).

  • Pack-comprising bundle processing apparatus with pack counting means
    Patent number: 5022531
    Abstract: A bundle processing apparatus includes a receiving conveyor for receiving a plurality of bundles, each bundle including a number of packs and each pack including a plurality of paper sheets, a removing conveyor for removing bundles from the receiving conveyor, a counter for counting the number of packs included in each bundle removed by the removing conveyor, a length detector for detecting the length of each bundle, a stacking device for stacking a bundle when the number of packs counted by the counter is equal to a predetermined number and the length detected by the length detector is equal to a predetermined length, a device for rejecting a bundle when the number of packs counted by the counter is not equal to the predetermined number or the length detected by the detector is not equal to the predetermined length, and a storage device having a storage box for storing the stacked bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeo Horino, Hideo Omura, Nobusato Maruyama, Yoshiaki Ashikawa, Masatoshi Shioya, Toshiyuki Miyano, Jiro Wakou