Patents by Inventor Akira Nonoshita

Akira Nonoshita 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: 11597228
    Abstract: The first cutter that cuts, in the direction transverse to the unwinding direction, a continuous sheet of additional member unwound and drawn by a length in accordance with the thickness of the book block is arranged at the input port of the trimming station, the transport mechanism that transports the cut additional member from the first cutter out in the unwinding direction of the continuous sheet of additional member is arranged downstream of the first cutter, the second cutter that trims the cut additional member being transported on the transport path in the unwinding direction is arranged in the transport path of the transport mechanism, and the position of the blades of the second cutter may be adjusted in the direction transverse to the unwinding direction in accordance with the head-to-foot length of the book block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Horizon Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Ochi, Shigenobu Fukuda, Kanta Kambara, Akira Nonoshita
  • Publication number: 20210379920
    Abstract: The first cutter that cuts, in the direction transverse to the unwinding direction, a continuous sheet of additional member unwound and drawn by a length in accordance with the thickness of the book block is arranged at the input port of the trimming station, the transport mechanism that transports the cut additional member from the first cutter out in the unwinding direction of the continuous sheet of additional member is arranged downstream of the first cutter, the second cutter that trims the cut additional member being transported on the transport path in the unwinding direction is arranged in the transport path of the transport mechanism, and the position of the blades of the second cutter may be adjusted in the direction transverse to the unwinding direction in accordance with the head-to-foot length of the book block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Horizon Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Ochi, Shigenobu Fukuda, Kanta Kambara, Akira Nonoshita
  • Publication number: 20120308334
    Abstract: A cover S is fed between pairs of first and second feed rollers 2, 3; 4, 5 which synchronously rotate in the same direction, each of first and second creasing units 13, 14 composed of a fixed die 15 and a movable die 16 is disposed between the pairs of first and second feed rollers, the fixed and movable dies are opposite to each other and with a feed path F of the cover therebetween, a sensor 29 is disposed between the pair of first feed rollers 2, 3 and the first creasing unit 13 for detecting a front end of the cover, rotation number of the pairs of first and second feed rollers is controlled, the pairs of first and second feed rollers are stopped, the creasing unit is operated, and the movable die is pressed on the fixed die every time the cover is fed by a predetermined length from the sensor so that at least one crease is formed on the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: HORIZON INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Akira Nonoshita, Shinichi Takai, Nobuyuki Kojima, Shigeru Wakimoto, Takehito Yokogi