Patents by Inventor Tomoya Hyodo

Tomoya Hyodo 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: 11591118
    Abstract: A layered food packaging system includes: a carrier device configured to convey a sandwich in a horizontal posture in which a layering direction of the sandwich is substantially vertical; a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the sandwich thereon in a vertical posture in which the layering direction of the sandwich is substantially horizontal; a first robot and a second robot configured to grip the sandwich that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the sandwich from the carrier device, change the posture of the sandwich from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture, and temporarily place the sandwich on the temporary placement table; and a third robot configured to grip the sandwich that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the sandwich into a bag for packaging the layered food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Haruhiko Koike, Tomoya Hyodo, Koji Hara, Tomohiro Kamishio, Koichi Kirihara, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11459192
    Abstract: A container supply device includes a guide plate that guides stacking of a plurality of lids in a vertical direction, a lower claw capable of advancing/retreating and mounting a first container located at the lowermost position in a plurality of stacked containers, an upper claw capable of advancing/retreating and including a recess into which a flange portion of a second container sequentially stacked on the first container in the plurality of stacked containers is inserted, and a suction pad that adsorbs and separates the first container from the second container in a state where the second container is supported by the upper claw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Koichi Kirihara, Haruhiko Koike, Koji Hara, Tomoya Hyodo
  • Publication number: 20210371136
    Abstract: A layered food packaging system includes: a carrier device configured to convey a sandwich in a horizontal posture in which a layering direction of the sandwich is substantially vertical; a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the sandwich thereon in a vertical posture in which the layering direction of the sandwich is substantially horizontal; a first robot and a second robot configured to grip the sandwich that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the sandwich from the carrier device, change the posture of the sandwich from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture, and temporarily place the sandwich on the temporary placement table; and a third robot configured to grip the sandwich that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the sandwich into a bag for packaging the layered food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Tomoya HYODO, Koji HARA, Tomohiro KAMISHIO, Koichi KIRIHARA, Atsuo IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11027864
    Abstract: A layered food packaging system including a conveyor that conveys a first layered food and a second layered food, a lamination device that laminates the first layered food onto the second layered food on the conveyor such that a layered food laminate is made, a carrier device that holds the layered food laminate and carries the layered food laminate from the conveyor, and a package device that prepares a bag for the layered food laminate carried by the carrier device and places the layered food laminate into the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Tomoya Hyodo, Haruhiko Koike, Teruhisa Kitagawa, Koichi Kirihara, Motohiro Hamazawa
  • Publication number: 20210139258
    Abstract: A container supply device includes a guide plate that guides stacking of a plurality of lids in a vertical direction, a lower claw capable of advancing/retreating and mounting a first container located at the lowermost position in a plurality of stacked containers, an upper claw capable of advancing/retreating and including a recess into which a flange portion of a second container sequentially stacked on the first container in the plurality of stacked containers is inserted, and a suction pad that adsorbs and separates the first container from the second container in a state where the second container is supported by the upper claw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Koichi KIRIHARA, Haruhiko KOIKE, Koji HARA, Tomoya HYODO
  • Publication number: 20190071195
    Abstract: A layered food packaging system including a conveyor that conveys a first layered food and a second layered food, a lamination device that laminates the first layered food onto the second layered food on the conveyor such that a layered food laminate is made, a carrier device that holds the layered food laminate and carries the layered food laminate from the conveyor, and a package device that prepares a bag for the layered food laminate carried by the carrier device and places the layered food laminate into the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Tomoya HYODO, Haruhiko KOIKE, Teruhisa KITAGAWA, Koichi KIRIHARA, Motohiro HAMAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190070820
    Abstract: A triangle sandwich packaging machine includes paired grips for holding vicinities of both sides of a bag mouth of a triangle sandwich packaging bag, a mover intermittently moving the paired grips in every one of packaging stations, and a spatula inserting mechanism for forming a crest on the triangle sandwich packaging bag held by the paired grips to shape an opening. Also provided is a triangle sandwich packaging method including a moving step of intermittently moving the paired grips holding the triangle sandwich packaging bag in every one of the packaging stations, an opening step of opening the triangle sandwich packaging bag into a sectorial shape and a spatula inserting step of forming a crest on the triangle sandwich packaging bag held by the paired grips to shape an opening and inserting a spatula for shaping the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: GENERAL PACKER CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Tomohiro Noda, Tomoya Hyodo, Haruhiko Koike, Tomohiro Kamishio, Teruhisa Kitagawa, Koichi Kirihara