Patents by Inventor Teruaki Kihara

Teruaki Kihara 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: 6571704
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink supply apparatus for a printing press in which the ink supply amount from an ink fountain to an ink fountain roller is controlled by regulating a gap between ink blades and the ink fountain roller, wherein an integral type ink tray comprising a bottom portion covering portions of the upper faces of the ink blades excluding the distal end portions thereof and side portions covering the inside surfaces of side plates is provided, a first seal member is interposed between the inside surface of the side plate and the side portion, and a second seal member in slidable contact with the ink blades is interposed between the ink blades and the bottom portion of the ink tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Patent number: 6550386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink supply device and an ink key thereof and makes it possible to stabilize the action of the ink key and to save labor in cleaning of the ink key by preventing the ink from getting into a gap between the neighboring ink keys. A cover member hermetically covering the surfaces of a plurality of ink keys is mounted in an ink box to reduce an area where the ink keys are in direct contact with the ink and a groove is made on one or both of the sides of each of the plurality of neighboring ink keys covered by the cover member from the top surface of the ink key to the bottom surface thereof, and even if the ink leaks and gets into a gap between the ink keys because of capillary phenomenon, the groove prevents the ink from spreading the gap between the ink keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Patent number: 6477953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink supply device and an ink key thereof and makes it possible to stabilize the action of the ink key and to save labor in cleaning of the ink key by preventing the ink from getting into a gap between the neighboring ink keys. A cover member imperviously covering the surfaces of a plurality of ink keys is mounted in an ink box to reduce an area where the ink keys are in direct contact with the ink and a an inset is made into one or both of the walls of each of the plurality of neighboring ink keys covered by the cover member, the inset extending from the top surface of the ink key to the bottom surface thereof, so that even if the ink leaks and gets into a gap between the ink keys because of capillary phenomenon, the wall inset provides an enlarged space between the keys which prevents the ink from spreading the gap between the ink keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020124751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink supply device and an ink key thereof and makes it possible to stabilize the action of the ink key and to save labor in cleaning of the ink key by preventing the ink from getting into a gap between the neighboring ink keys. A cover member hermetically covering the surfaces of a plurality of ink keys is mounted in an ink box to reduce an area where the ink keys are in direct contact with the ink and a groove is made on one or both of the sides of each of the plurality of neighboring ink keys covered by the cover member from the top surface of the ink key to the bottom surface thereof, and even if the ink leaks and gets into a gap between the ink keys because of capillary phenomenon, the groove prevents the ink from spreading the gap between the ink keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: SHINICHI FUJIMOTO, TERUAKI KIHARA
  • Patent number: 6443063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink supplying apparatus capable of achieving labor-saving of the cleaning operation and shortening of the working time at ink replacement or the like in a printing press. This ink supplying apparatus is equipped with an ink tray provided in the interior of an ink fountain and having a bottom plate which covers upper surfaces of ink keys, and further equipped with a deflection restraining structure for supporting the bottom plate from below to restrain the deflection of the ink tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Teruaki Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020096072
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink supply apparatus for a printing press in which the ink supply amount from an ink fountain to an ink fountain roller is controlled by regulating a gap between ink blades and the ink fountain roller, wherein an integral type ink tray comprising a bottom portion covering portions of the upper faces of the ink blades excluding the distal end portions thereof and side portions covering the inside surfaces of side plates is provided, a first seal member is interposed between the inside surface of the side plate and the side portion, and a second seal member in slidable contact with the ink blades is interposed between the ink blades and the bottom portion of the ink tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Patent number: 6418848
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink supply apparatus for a printing press in which the ink supply amount from an ink fountain to an ink fountain roller is controlled by regulating a gap between ink blades and the ink fountain roller, wherein an integral type ink tray comprising a bottom portion covering portions of the upper faces of the ink blades excluding the distal end portions thereof and side portions covering the inside surfaces of side plates is provided, a first seal member is interposed between the inside surface of the side plate and the side portion, and a second seal member in slidable contact with the ink blades is interposed between the ink blades and the bottom portion of the ink tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020075365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink supply device and an ink key thereof and makes it possible to stabilize the action of the ink key and to save labor in cleaning of the ink key by preventing the ink from getting into a gap between the neighboring ink keys. A cover member hermetically covering the surfaces of a plurality of ink keys is mounted in an ink box to reduce an area where the ink keys are in direct contact with the ink and a groove is made on one or both of the sides of each of the plurality of neighboring ink keys covered by the cover member from the top surface of the ink key to the bottom surface thereof, and even if the ink leaks and gets into a gap between the ink keys because of capillary phenomenon, the groove prevents the ink from spreading the gap between the ink keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Publication number: 20020056384
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink supply apparatus for a printing press in which the ink supply amount from an ink fountain to an ink fountain roller is controlled by regulating a gap between ink blades and the ink fountain roller, wherein an integral type ink tray comprising a bottom portion covering portions of the upper faces of the ink blades excluding the distal end portions thereof and side portions covering the inside surfaces of side plates is provided, a first seal member is interposed between the inside surface of the side plate and the side portion, and a second seal member in slidable contact with the ink blades is interposed between the ink blades and the bottom portion of the ink tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara
  • Patent number: 6339989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink supplying apparatus equipped with an ink tray capable of improving the productivity based upon the labor-saving of an cleaning operation and the shortening of a preparatory time at ink replacement or the like in a printing press, with the ink tray being desirably attachable/detachable to enhance the operational efficiency. In front of an ink fountain, there is provided a fixing device which, for fixing an ink tray in the interior of the ink fountain, presses a bracket of the ink tray against a stopping section situated in the ink fountain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujimoto, Teruaki Kihara