Patents Assigned to ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 8569634
    Abstract: A combination measuring device has a combination measuring unit. The combination measuring unit has a dispersing section configured to radially disperse articles loaded thereinto from above, a plurality of head sections configured to receive the articles from the dispersing section, and an assembling section configured to assemble the articles, which are contained in hoppers of one or more of the head sections selected according to a target weight. The head sections are arranged on a line formed by cutting away a circular arc from a circle surrounding the dispersing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kageyama, Mikio Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 8556172
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to perform an operation in a store on products which are not registered in a product master. In order to attain the object, an ESL server (10) includes a hard disk (14) memorizing a product master (140) and a link file (141), a bar code reader (17) and a link part (110). In associating a product with any of electronic shelf labels, an operator uses the bar code reader (17) to read out a bar code representing a product code of a product and a bar code representing a device code of an electronic shelf label located near the product. At this time, the link part (110) associates the acquired product specification information (130) with the acquired device specification information (131) to store in the link file (141) whether or not the product designated by the read out product code is registered in the product master (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazutomo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8549825
    Abstract: A case packer is adapted to convey a plurality of packages and to pack the plurality of conveyed packages in a box. The case packer includes a first conveying unit, a detector, a second conveying unit and a control unit. The first conveying unit is configured and arranged to convey the packages. The detector is configured and arranged to detect a thickness of at least one of the packages. The second conveying unit includes an accumulating portion where the packages are accumulated with the packages being partially overlaid on one another. The second conveying unit is configured and arranged to convey the packages overlaid in the accumulating portion. The control unit is configured to adjust operation of the second conveying unit based on a detected value from the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoki Takayama, Tatsuya Arimatsu
  • Publication number: 20130255852
    Abstract: The application relates to a twin lane tray sealer (100) comprising a pair of conveyors aligned with respective lanes for conveying trays to a heat sealing tool (6) and a pair of transfer mechanisms (66) each for transferring a known plurality of trays together and at a known separation from the respective conveyors to the heat sealing tool wherein the heat sealing tool (6) comprises a plurality of individually operable heaters (61a, 61b), each aligned with a respective tray in the tool in use. Control means is utilised to determine if a tray is missing from a group of trays transferred by the transfer mechanism. If a tray is determined as missing the control means is configured to not activate the heater aligned with the position of the determined missing tray in the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventor: David William Payne
  • Publication number: 20130255188
    Abstract: Container sealing apparatus for heat sealing a plastics web to openings of containers. The apparatus comprises a transport system for transporting containers along a pair of feed paths extending alongside one another; a sealing system through which the feed paths extend, the sealing system being adapted to seal openings of containers with the plastics web material; and pairs of unwind and wind up mandrels associated with each feed path for supporting spools of the plastics material. A web of the plastics material extends in use from a spool on the unwind mandrel to a spool on the wind up mandrel of each pair and through the sealing system, wherein each mandrel is movable between a working position in which it extends orthogonally to the transport direction and a loading position at which spools of the web material can be loaded on or unloaded from the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventor: Lee Michael Vine
  • Patent number: 8545955
    Abstract: [Problem to be solved] To obtain a display strip to which bags can be attached with sufficient holding force and from which the bags can be removed smoothly, keeping the removed surface of the bag clean. [Solution] The display strip for arranging and attaching a plurality of product-enclosed bags comprises a laminate having at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer, wherein the sealant layer comprises an olefin resin layer [(a) layer] containing no polymer grafted with a vinyl monomer and an easily peelable resin layer [(b) layer] containing an olefin-based polymer grafted with a vinyl monomer, and the (a) layer is the outermost layer of the display strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Iwasaki, Masako Mizumoto
  • Patent number: 8522516
    Abstract: A packaging machine includes a packaging machine main body, a film transport unit, a former and a former insertion guide assembly. The film transport unit is coupled to the packaging main body to transport a film from a first end part of the packaging main body towards a second end part of the packaging main body opposite from the first end part. The former is disposed in the second end part of the packaging main body to form the film transported by the film transport unit into a cylindrical shape and to direct the film downwards. The former insertion guide assembly is configured and arranged to guide the former to a predetermined position in the second end part of the packaging machine main body while the former is rotated from a lateral side of the packaging machine main body when the former is mounted to the packaging machine main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Ichikawa, Masashi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20130199698
    Abstract: The present application relates to tray sealing apparatus (100) comprising a heat sealing tool (6), a pair of laterally spaced transfer mechanisms (66) for transferring trays to and away from the heat sealing tool along corresponding laterally spaced tray feed lanes, film supply apparatus for supplying respective heat sealable films to the sealing tool one in alignment with each tray feed lane. The sealing tool comprises a pair of lower support members (61a, 61b), each aligned with a respective one of the tray feed lanes and on to which one or more trays can be transferred. The tray sealing apparatus further comprises a common upper plate (65) having heaters aligned respectively in use with each tray on the lower support members; and means for selectively moving the lower support members towards the upper plate so as to bring the tray(s) on that lower support member into contact with the corresponding film, whereby the upper plate heat seals the film to the tray(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventors: David William Payne, Ulrich Carlin Nielsen
  • Patent number: 8483475
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus inspects a package group including a plurality of discrete packages that are successively connected in a chain. The inspection apparatus includes an irradiating component, a light receiving component, a generating component, an identifying component, an estimating component and a weight diagnosing component. The irradiating component is configured and arranged to irradiate inspection waves to the package group with the inspection waves being X-rays or terahertz waves. The identifying component is configured to identify a plurality of discrete package regions corresponding to the discrete packages from an inspection image generated by the generating component. The estimating component is configured to estimate one or more weight values respectively corresponding to one or more of the discrete package regions. The weight diagnosing component is configured to diagnose the package group as being abnormal in weight when any of the weight values falls outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kabumoto, Osamu Hirose
  • Publication number: 20130134015
    Abstract: An article alignment device aligns articles having first end portions and second end portions that have a shape different from the shape of the first end portions. The article alignment device includes a first conveyance device, a second conveyance device, and a control device. The first conveyance device has conveyance units that carry and convey the articles. The first conveyance device conveys the articles in a first orientation. In the first orientation the first end portions are positioned on a downstream side with respect to a first conveyance direction of the articles. The second conveyance device is placed downstream of the first conveyance device. The control device controls the first and second conveyance devices such that the orientation of first articles conveyed by the second conveyance device are changed to a second orientation where the second end portions are positioned on the downstream side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ishida Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130126248
    Abstract: A weighing device includes a weighing unit, a camera, an identifying unit, a product weight calculation unit, a label printer unit, a person sensor and a shopper-side notification unit. The weighing unit measures weight of a container and a product therein selected by a shopper to produce a weight value. The camera detects the size of the container. The identifying unit identifies the container based on size. The product weight calculation unit subtracts weight of the identified container from the weight value to calculate the weight of a product. The label printer unit prints a label displaying the price of the product based on the weight of the product. The person sensor detects whether or not the shopper is present at the weighing device. The shopper-side notification unit guides the shopper through purchasing and label printing in response to the person sensor detecting the presence of the shopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130130878
    Abstract: A bag-making packaging machine includes a bag-producing part, a bag receiving part, and a bottom forming part. The bag-producing part is configured and arranged to transversely seal a tubular packaging material to produce a bag having a top seal part and a bottom seal part formed above and below a product-enclosing main body of the bag. The bag receiving part is configured and arranged to receive and hold the bottom seal part and a part of the main body of the bag, which has been dropped from the bag-producing part. The bottom-forming part is configured and arranged to deform the bag in contact with the bag receiving part to form a bottom portion of the bag into a prescribed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ishida Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130118860
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus includes a chute, a moving member, and a control unit. The chute encloses a passage space, and has a slit formed in a first portion. Items to be packaged are supplied from an upper apparatus to the passage space. The first portion surrounds a first space. The first space is part of the passage space, where the items targeted to be packaged, readily become clogged. The moving member is configured to move into the first space and withdraw from the first space through the slit. The control unit causes the moving member to enter the first space after the items targeted to be packaged have passed through the first space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8435613
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display strip with which the process of attaching product-enclosed bags can easily be automated and from which the product-enclosed bags can easily be detached without having their appearance degraded. The present invention is directed to a display strip for allowing a plurality of product-enclosed bags to be attached thereto for the purpose of arrangement and display, which comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer that contains an easy-peelable resin composition comprising an adhesive component and a component for cohesion failure, said the sealant layer is bondable to a surface of the bag by heat sealing, and when the surface of the bag bonded to the sealant layer by heat sealing is peeled from the sealant layer, the sealant layer is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Iwasaki, Yukio Nakagawa, Tadao Oota, Naoji Ichise
  • Publication number: 20130098799
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a display strip capable of attaching by heat sealing bags comprising a biaxial oriented film and having no low-melting-point layer on the outer surface of the bag. [Solution] In the display strip comprising a substrate layer and a sealant layer, problems can be solved by using the display strip characterized in that the sealant layer contains an acid-modified olefin resin. In particular, it is more preferable that the sealant layer contains (a) an acid-modified olefin resin, (b) a non-acid-modified olefin resin and (c) an adhesion-imparting agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ishida Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8424671
    Abstract: An article transfer apparatus transfers articles downward into packaging. The article transfer apparatus includes a cylindrical chute that extends in a vertical direction. Slits are formed in a side wall surface of the chute. A clogging prevention member is rotatably supported adjacent to the chute. The clogging prevention member is configured and arranged to periodically enter the chute through the slit from an exterior of the chute while the clogging prevention member is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumitaka Tokuda, Satoshi Nishitsuji
  • Patent number: 8409065
    Abstract: A bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus is adapted to form a strip film into a cylindrical film. The bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus includes a sealing unit with a pair of sealing members facing each other to seal an end portion of the cylindrical film therebetween to package an article. Each of the sealing members includes a sealing jaw, a heating unit, and a heat insulating member. The sealing jaw has a heat generating surface, and configured and arranged to seal the cylindrical film on the heat generating surface. The heating unit is configured and arranged to heat the heat generating surface of the sealing jaw. The heat insulating member insulates the heat conduction from the heating unit to a direction other than a direction toward the heat generating surface of the sealing jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kiyota, Hideshi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: D686261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Europe Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Sunter, David William Payne, Lee Michael Vine, Gary David Tufnell
  • Patent number: D686262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Europe Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Sunter, David William Payne, Lee Michael Vine, Gary David Tufnell
  • Patent number: D686263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ishida Europe Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Sunter, David William Payne, Lee Michael Vine, Gary David Tufnell