Patents by Inventor Toshirou Satou

Toshirou Satou 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).

  • Method and apparatus for boxing rectangular articles
    Patent number: 10202212
    Abstract: A rectangular article boxing method of the present invention includes: a step of erecting upright and aligning a bundle of rectangular articles, gripping, lifting, transferring, and lowering the bundle and inserting the bundle between a first guide and a second guide disposed at a predetermined interval in a carton; a step of displacing the first guide to above the upright bundle; a step of moving the inserted bundle to a position in contact with the existing bundle and holding the bundles with the second guide; a step of holding the upright bundles with the first guide in place of the second guide; and a step of displacing the second guide to a position at the predetermined interval from the first guide to receive the bundle to be conveyed next.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Nagata, Satoru Nemoto, Toshirou Satou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BOXING RECTANGULAR ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20160059972
    Abstract: A rectangular article boxing method of the present invention includes: a step of erecting upright and aligning a bundle of rectangular articles, gripping, lifting, transferring, and lowering the bundle and inserting the bundle between a first guide and a second guide disposed at a predetermined interval in a carton; a step of displacing the first guide to above the upright bundle; a step of moving the inserted bundle to a position in contact with the existing bundle and holding the bundles with the second guide; a step of holding the upright bundles with the first guide in place of the second guide; and a step of displacing the second guide to a position at the predetermined interval from the first guide to receive the bundle to be conveyed next.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Nagata, Satoru Nemoto, Toshirou Satou