Patents by Inventor Takeshi Sakae

Takeshi Sakae 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).

  • Shield tunneling method and shield tunneling machine
    Patent number: 7040712
    Abstract: An excavating drive (22) movable backward/forward is accommodated in a turnable body (9) which in turn is turnable about an axis perpendicular to an axis of and in a skin plate (7). A cutter device (38) ahead of a rotor (22) in the excavating drive (22) is composed of a center cutter (40) supported by the excavating drive (22) and a plurality of face plate shaped expansion cutters (44) fitted to an outer periphery of the center cutter (40) for pivotal movement backward/forward. Tunneling is effected by the expanded cutter device with the expansion cutters (44) being pivoted forward. Upon replacement of bits (35; 35?), the expansion cutters (44) are pivoted backward for contraction of an assembly of them and the cutter device (38) is accommodated in a turning trajectory (R) of the turnable body (9) so that the turnable body (9) is turned backward for replacement of the damaged bits (35; 35?) backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignees: Taisei Corporation, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sakae, Shunichi Sonomura, Wataru Naitou, Hiroyuki Itou, Takashi Nakane, Shuusuke Mizuno, Shin Sugimori
  • Shield tunneling method and shield tunneling machine
    Publication number: 20040093768
    Abstract: An excavating drive (22) movable backward/forward is accommodated in a turnable body (9) which in turn is turnable about an axis perpendicular to an axis of and in a skin plate (7). A cutter device (38) ahead of a rotor (22) in the excavating drive (22) is composed of a center cutter (40) supported by the excavating drive (22) and a plurality of face plate shaped expansion cutters (44) fitted to an outer periphery of the center cutter (40) for pivotal movement backward/forward. Tunneling is effected by the expanded cutter device with the expansion cutters (44) being pivoted forward. Upon replacement of bits (35; 35′), the expansion cutters (44) are pivoted backward for contraction of an assembly of them and the cutter device (38) is accommodated in a turning trajectory (R) of the turnable body (9) so that the turnable body (9) is turned backward for replacement of the damaged bits (35; 35′) backward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Sakae, Shunichi Sonomura, Wataru Naitou, Hiroyuki Itou, Takashi Nakane, Shuusuke Mizuno, Shin Sugimori