Patents by Inventor Hiromitsu Uchimoto

Hiromitsu Uchimoto 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: 5282888
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for holding a hollow cylindrical body with openings at both ends during a dip coating apparatus having a flange member, a first pressing member fastened to the flange member, a shaft member extending from the flange member in the direction of the first pressing member, a second pressing member fastened to the shaft member, a flexible bag member located between the first pressing member and the second pressing member, and means for moving the shaft member in a direction of the shaft to move the first pressing member to cause the flexible bag member to expand laterally to contact the inside of the hollow cylindrical body to hold the hollow cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Fukawa, Hiromitsu Uchimoto