Patents by Inventor Akira Uetsuki

Akira Uetsuki 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: 11377247
    Abstract: An apparatus for heat treatment of a heat shrinkable film includes a steam generation apparatus that generates steam, a heated air generation apparatus that generates heated air not lower in temperature than steam generated in the steam generation apparatus, a mixed gas generator that generates mixed gas not lower in temperature than steam generated in the steam generation apparatus by mixing steam generated in the steam generation apparatus and heated air generated in the heated air generation apparatus, a reheating apparatus that generates superheated steam by reheating mixed gas generated in the mixed gas generator, and a supply portion that supplies superheated steam generated in the reheating apparatus to a heat treatment chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Uetsuki, Yasuyuki Kawauchi
  • Patent number: 11273941
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a heat-shrinking apparatus for shrink labels which is capable of uniformly heat shrinking a shrink label covering a portion or the entirety of an article, and which is capable of completing heat shrinking in a state in which water drops are not deposited on the article and the surface of the shrink label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, TOHO SHOJI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJI SEAL, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Uetsuki, Osamu Sekiguchi, Toshiyuki Harada
  • Publication number: 20210292023
    Abstract: An apparatus for heat treatment of a heat shrinkable film includes a steam generation apparatus that generates steam, a heated air generation apparatus that generates heated air not lower in temperature than steam generated in the steam generation apparatus, a mixed gas generator that generates mixed gas not lower in temperature than steam generated in the steam generation apparatus by mixing steam generated in the steam generation apparatus and heated air generated in the heated air generation apparatus, a reheating apparatus that generates superheated steam by reheating mixed gas generated in the mixed gas generator, and a supply portion that supplies superheated steam generated in the reheating apparatus to a heat treatment chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Akira UETSUKI, Yasuyuki KAWAUCHI
  • Patent number: 10940657
    Abstract: Provided is a pouch container aligned structure, wherein: each pouch container has a folded body part that is the top end of one of a pair of body sheets folded into a substantial V shape, with one end of a top sheet also forming the folded body part by being joined to the top end of the body sheet and the other end of the top sheet forming the distal end portion of the container by being joined to the top end of the other of the pair of body sheets; and the pouch containers are aligned in a state in which the distal end portion of one pouch container is inserted into the folded body part of another pouch container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: KAO CORPORATION, FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nii, Hideki Ode, Akira Uetsuki, Shinji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180244010
    Abstract: Provided is a pouch container aligned structure, wherein: each pouch container has a folded body part that is the top end of one of a pair of body sheets folded into a substantial V shape, with one end of a top sheet also forming the folded body part by being joined to the top end of the body sheet and the other end of the top sheet forming the distal end portion of the container by being joined to the top end of the other of the pair of body sheets; and the pouch containers are aligned in a state in which the distal end portion of one pouch container is inserted into the folded body part of another pouch container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicants: FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi NII, Hideki ODE, Akira UETSUKI, Shinji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170129634
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a heat-shrinking apparatus for shrink labels which is capable of uniformly heat shrinking a shrink label covering a portion or the entirety of an article, and which is capable of completing heat shrinking in a state in which water drops are not deposited on the article and the surface of the shrink label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, TOHO SHOJI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJI SEAL, INC.
    Inventors: Akira UETSUKI, Osamu SEKIGUCHI, Toshiyuki HARADA
  • Publication number: 20120199290
    Abstract: A heat shrinking apparatus may include a heat treatment chamber that surrounds a transfer passage for the article; and heating means that heats the interior of the heat treatment chamber. The heating means may be adapted to supply superheated steam to the heat treatment chamber. The heat treatment chamber may include a preheating chamber and a main heating chamber. The superheated steam may be supplied to an interior of the main heating chamber. The preheating chamber may include preheating means. The article may be a cup-shape container having a tapered barrel portion. The preheating means may be configured to intensively heat a portion of a cylindrical shrink film fitted on the cup-shape container corresponding to a larger diameter portion of the cup-shape container to thereby locally heat shrink the cylindrical shrink film to temporarily fix the cylindrical shrink film on the cup-shape container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Akira UETSUKI, Koji ARIMA
  • Patent number: 8196376
    Abstract: A heat shrinking apparatus for a shrink film, which can uniformly heat shrink a shrink film covering a part of a whole of an article and can prevent adherence of water droplets on the surface of the article and the shrink film. The heat shrinking apparatus may include a heat treatment chamber installed so as to surround a transfer conveyor for transferring a bottle on which cylindrical label has been fitted, and heating means that heats the cylindrical label fitted on the bottle passing through the heat treatment chamber. The heat treatment chamber may include an external tunnel and an internal tunnel installed in a preheating zone, and an external tunnel and an internal tunnel installed in a main heating zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Seal International, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Uetsuki, Koji Arima
  • Publication number: 20100032077
    Abstract: A heat shrinking apparatus for a shrink film, which can uniformly heat shrink a shrink film covering a part of a whole of an article and can prevent adherence of water droplets on the surface of the article and the shrink film. The heat shrinking apparatus may include a heat treatment chamber installed so as to surround a transfer conveyor for transferring a bottle on which cylindrical label has been fitted, and heating means that heats the cylindrical label fitted on the bottle passing through the heat treatment chamber. The heat treatment chamber may include an external tunnel and an internal tunnel installed in a preheating zone, and an external tunnel and an internal tunnel installed in a main heating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Uetsuki, Koji Arima