Patents by Inventor Arimasa Ichimiya

Arimasa Ichimiya 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).

  • Seedling planting apparatus having an operation platform
    Patent number: 5564352
    Abstract: A seedling planting apparatus wherein a body of the seedling planting apparatus including one planting unit or a plurality of planting units for picking a seedling from each pot provided in a seedling tray to plant them in the field is connected to the rear portion of a traveling vehicle, wherein the body of the seedling planting apparatus is provided at its front portion with an operation platform and the planting unit is arranged such that an empty seedling tray wherein the planting operation has been finished, is withdrawn at the front portion of the body of the seedling planting apparatus. The thus constituted seedling planting apparatus can travel stably and straightly, and in the apparatus, an excessive force is not applied on the connection between the body and the traveling vehicle, and during the turning, little jolt is caused, and at the same time, an operator standing on the platform can effect all operations without getting down from the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kondo, Toshiro Wada, Tokuo Tamura, Arimasa Ichimiya, Yuji Ohara