Patents by Inventor Kazuo Takayanagi

Kazuo Takayanagi 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: 10408669
    Abstract: A combination balance includes: a dispersion table that radially disperses articles loaded from above; and a vibration unit that vibrates the dispersion table up and down, wherein the dispersion table has a table main body and a wall portion, the table main body has a discharge region from which the articles are discharged and a non-discharge region from which the articles are not discharged, and the vibration unit has a plurality of vibration portions horizontally facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Takayanagi, Kouhei Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20180058910
    Abstract: A combination balance includes: a dispersion table that radially disperses articles loaded from above; and a vibration unit that vibrates the dispersion table up and down, wherein the dispersion table has a table main body and a wall portion, the table main body has a discharge region from which the articles are discharged and a non-discharge region from which the articles are not discharged, and the vibration unit has a plurality of vibration portions horizontally facing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo TAKAYANAGI, Kouhei KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9464931
    Abstract: A combination weigher comprises hoppers divided into a first group and a second group; an inner funnel which collects objects discharged inward from the hoppers and discharges the objects through an opening; a first outer funnel which is placed along a first side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the first group; a second outer funnel which is placed along a second side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the second group; and a partition plate which separates an inner region of the inner funnel into a first region corresponding to the hoppers in the first group and a second region corresponding to the hoppers in the second group, and separates the opening into a discharge outlet corresponding to the first side and a discharge outlet corresponding to the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kikuchi, Kazuo Takayanagi
  • Patent number: 9422072
    Abstract: An object collecting and discharging device, comprises an inner collecting chute; an outer collecting chute, a first discharge path having a first upper opening and a first lower opening; a second discharge path having a second upper opening, a third upper opening and a second lower opening; a third discharge path having a fourth upper opening and a third lower opening; a fourth discharge path having a fifth upper opening and a fourth lower opening; a fifth discharge path having a sixth upper opening, a seventh upper opening and a fifth lower opening; and a sixth discharge path having an eighth upper opening and a sixth lower opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kikuchi, Kazuo Takayanagi
  • Patent number: 9267838
    Abstract: A collecting chute of a combination weigher has three discharge paths and can discharge objects so as to not get stuck in a discharge path. The collecting chute includes an inner funnel which discharges in an inward direction, a right outer funnel which discharges in an outward direction from the hoppers in a right group, and a left outer funnel which discharges in an outward direction from the hoppers in a left group, and a right chute member in which an edge of the right outer funnel is coupled to an outer surface of a right funnel section constituting the inner funnel and a left chute member in which an edge of the left outer funnel is coupled to an outer surface of a left section constituting the inner funnel are removably mounted to a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Takayanagi, Kouhei Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150226600
    Abstract: A combination weigher comprises hoppers divided into a first group and a second group; an inner funnel which collects objects discharged inward from the hoppers and discharges the objects through an opening; a first outer funnel which is placed along a first side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the first group; a second outer funnel which is placed along a second side of the inner funnel, and collects objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the second group; and a partition plate which separates an inner region of the inner funnel into a first region corresponding to the hoppers in the first group and a second region corresponding to the hoppers in the second group, and separates the opening into a discharge outlet corresponding to the first side and a discharge outlet corresponding to the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kikuchi, Kazuo Takayanagi
  • Publication number: 20140238537
    Abstract: An object collecting and discharging device, comprises an inner collecting chute; an outer collecting chute, a first discharge path having a first upper opening and a first lower opening; a second discharge path having a second upper opening, a third upper opening and a second lower opening; a third discharge path having a fourth upper opening and a third lower opening; a fourth discharge path having a fifth upper opening and a fourth lower opening; a fifth discharge path having a sixth upper opening, a seventh upper opening and a fifth lower opening; and a sixth discharge path having an eighth upper opening and a sixth lower opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kikuchi, Kazuo Takayanagi
  • Publication number: 20130284523
    Abstract: A collecting chute of a combination weigher has three discharge paths and can discharge objects so as to not get stuck in a discharge path. The collecting chute includes an inner funnel which discharges in an inward direction, a right outer funnel which discharges in an outward direction from the hoppers in a right group, and a left outer funnel which discharges in an outward direction from the hoppers in a left group, and a right chute member in which an edge of the right outer funnel is coupled to an outer surface of a right funnel section constituting the inner funnel and a left chute member in which an edge of the left outer funnel is coupled to an outer surface of a left section constituting the inner funnel are removably mounted to a frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Takayanagi, Kouhei Kikuchi