Patents by Inventor Akira Kitai

Akira Kitai 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).

  • Tape winding machine
    Patent number: 4690346
    Abstract: A spindle supports a wound coil. On a base movable in a plane perpendicular to the spindle are supported a pad, a cutter and a tape table bearing on it a plurality of tapes. Tape is wound around the coil by the rotation of the spindle, and the cutter provided in the vicinity of the pad moves back and forth, while being pushed by the pad, to cut the end of the tape after completion of the tape winding. Tapes may be exchanged automatically when one tape is exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Tanaka Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoji Takeda, Akira Kitai