Patents by Inventor Katsuaki Wakahara

Katsuaki Wakahara 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).

  • Apparatus for wrapping and method therefor
    Patent number: 5307609
    Abstract: A wrapping apparatus which comprises:means for supplying a band-like member,means for stretching the band-like member in at least lateral direction thereof, the lateral stretch means comprising a unit for running the band-like member to spread out the member so that it forms a sector (an unfolded fan) and a unit for detachably gripping the regions (or margins) of the band-like member respectively near the opposite widthwise ends thereof so that they are detachable from the running unit, andmeans for winding the stretched band-like member around an article for the wrapping thereof.As one embodiment of the present invention, a method for wrapping an article with said wrapping apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignees: Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Polymer Processing Research Inst., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihide Kurata, Katsuaki Wakahara, Kazuhiko Kurihara, Hiroshi Yazawa, Toshikazu Oishi, Shuichi Murakami, Yukio Matsumura, Yoichi Mazawa