Patents by Inventor Akira Todate
Akira Todate 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).
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Publication number: 20230242352Abstract: An arranging conveyor system has outlet conveyors in a plurality of lines, intermediate conveyors in the plurality of lines, and transferring/discharging conveyors in the plurality of lines. When a discharging interval has not passed from a previous discharging action and a predetermined clog condition in a specific line is fulfilled, a conveyed object which is present in the specific line at a stop position on the transferring/discharging conveyor is discharged outside of the arranging conveyor system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Akira TODATE, Shingo NAOI
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Patent number: 9854814Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Publication number: 20170027181Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Patent number: 9392798Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Publication number: 20150157029Abstract: A rounding device for rounding food dough is provided with a conveyance device (9) which conveys the food dough (7) and a pair of forming plates (11, 13), which, on the upper face of the conveyance device (9), are arranged so as to extend along the conveyance direction (R) of the conveyance device (9). The forming plates (11, 13) at least opposed sloped surfaces (18B, 22B). The sloped surfaces are tilted outward from the lower side to the upper side so that the gap between the sloped surfaces is narrow on the lower side and wide on the upper side. The rounding device rounds the food dough using the sloped surfaces (18B, 22B) of the pair of the forming plates (11, 13).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Michio Morikawa, Katsumichi Higuchi, Akinori Takama, Shuya Sato, Akira Todate
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Patent number: 8850967Abstract: Forming machines and methods for forming a croissant dough piece in which the lateral end sides can be bent to form and join them, while they contact the upper surface of a transporting conveyor, are provided. In one aspect of the invention, the forming machines include an interception pin 75, which is arranged above the transporting conveyor 5 such that it is vertically movable and it is also movable in the conveying direction of the transporting conveyor 5. The forming machine also includes a plurality of pressing members 99, which are arranged above the transporting conveyor 5 such that they are vertically movable and are movable in the conveying direction of the transporting conveyor 5 at a velocity faster than that of the interception pin 75, and they are movable toward and away from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Kato, Takao Takagi, Akira Todate
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Patent number: 8826814Abstract: While the long and large food dough is being transferred to a downstream conveyor (71) provided adjacent to a weighing conveyor (69), the long and the large food dough is cut by a cutting device (73) provided between the weighing conveyor (69) and the downstream conveyor (71) at a timing when a weight of the long and large food dough measured in advance on the weighing conveyor (69) is reduced by a given weight. In this method, with one side portion of the long and large food dough held by a dough holding member (99) provided between the weighing conveyor (69) and the downstream conveyor (71) to be reciprocable in directions to contact and separate from the long and large food dough, the long and large food dough is cut from another side portion of the long and large food dough by a cutting blade (103) provided opposed to this dough holding member (99).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Ebata, Reo Yamada, Akira Todate
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Publication number: 20120052179Abstract: Forming machines and methods for forming a croissant dough piece in which the lateral end sides can be bent to form and join them, while they contact the upper surface of a transporting conveyor, are provided. In one aspect of the invention, the forming machines include an interception pin 75, which is arranged above the transporting conveyor 5 such that it is vertically movable and it is also movable in the conveying direction of the transporting conveyor 5. The forming machine also includes a plurality of pressing members 99, which are arranged above the transporting conveyor 5 such that they are vertically movable and are movable in the conveying direction of the transporting conveyor 5 at a velocity faster than that of the interception pin 75, and they are movable toward and away from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Kato, Takao Takagi, Akira Todate
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Publication number: 20110111100Abstract: While the long and large food dough is being transferred to a downstream conveyor (71) provided adjacent to a weighing conveyor (69), the long and the large food dough is cut by a cutting device (73) provided between the weighing conveyor (69) and the downstream conveyor (71) at a timing when a weight of the long and large food dough measured in advance on the weighing conveyor (69) is reduced by a given weight. In this method, with one side portion of the long and large food dough held by a dough holding member (99) provided between the weighing conveyor (69) and the downstream conveyor (71) to be reciprocable in directions to contact and separate from the long and large food dough, the long and large food dough is cut from another side portion of the long and large food dough by a cutting blade (103) provided opposed to this dough holding member (99).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.,Inventors: Hiroshi Ebata, Reo Yamada, Akira Todate