Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kishimura

Hiroshi Kishimura 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).

  • Measuring device
    Patent number: 7259338
    Abstract: A measuring device includes a first measuring hopper, a first supply portion arranged above the first measuring hopper to supply the objects to the first measuring hopper, a second measuring hopper, a second supply portion fixedly arranged above the second measuring hopper to supply the objects to the second measuring hopper, a plurality of accommodating hoppers circumferentially arranged below the first and second measuring hoppers, and a control portion configured to control the second supply portion and the plurality of accommodating hoppers such that an accommodating hopper discharges the objects only if the total weight of the objects in the accommodating hopper that are discharged from the first and second measuring hoppers is substantially and no smaller than the predetermined weight. The plurality of accommodating hoppers are intermittently circulated such that each of the accommodating hoppers successively receives the objects from the first and second measuring hoppers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Sugioka, Isao Noguchi, Teruo Hayakawa, Hiroshi Kishimura, Kazuhisa Chimura, Masayuki Yamanaka, Akiyoshi Katsumi
  • Measuring device
    Publication number: 20050109547
    Abstract: A measuring device includes a first measuring hopper, a first supply portion arranged above the first measuring hopper to supply the objects to the first measuring hopper, a second measuring hopper, a second supply portion fixedly arranged above the second measuring hopper to supply the objects to the second measuring hopper, a plurality of accommodating hoppers circumferentially arranged below the first and second measuring hoppers, and a control portion configured to control the second supply portion and the plurality of accommodating hoppers such that an accommodating hopper discharges the objects only if the total weight of the objects in the accommodating hopper that are discharged from the first and second measuring hoppers is substantially and no smaller than the predetermined weight. The plurality of accommodating hoppers are intermittently circulated such that each of the accommodating hoppers successively receives the objects from the first and second measuring hoppers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Sugioka, Isao Noguchi, Teruo Hayakawa, Hiroshi Kishimura, Kazuhisa Chimura, Masayuki Yamanaka, Akiyoshi Katsumi