Patents by Inventor Toshiharu Nakao

Toshiharu Nakao 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: 4235326
    Abstract: A conveyor, in which continuous flights of steps in an endless form are guided by means of guide tracks, and a pair of handrails in an endless form are provided on each side of the flights of steps thereabove and moved at the same speed and in the same direction as those of the flights of steps. This conveyor includes: a pair of main frame bodies each consisting of a vertical member which is formed integrally with upper and lower horizontal members which extend from the top and bottom edges thereof in the horizontal direction, respectively; and transverse beams interconnecting the upper horizontal members of the aforesaid main frame bodies, and connecting members interconnecting the lower horizontal members of the main frame bodies at suitable points along the length of a conveyor. The pair of main frame bodies are positioned on each side of the aforesaid endless flights of steps, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi-Mito Kogyo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Nakao, Katsuya Teranishi, Makoto Kawagoshi