Patents by Inventor Keisuke TOWATARI

Keisuke TOWATARI 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: 9215893
    Abstract: There is provided a machine of manufacturing a low fire-spreading web, having a travel path (2) through which a paper web (W) travels; an applicator (3) that is interposed in the travel path (2) and used to apply a combustion inhibitor (7) onto the web (W); and a dryer (4) that dries the web (W) applied with the combustion inhibitor (7), further including a detector (9) that measures a parameter indicative of width of the web (W) that has passed through the dryer (4); and a controller (10) that controls a drying condition of the dryer (4) on the basis of a measurement result obtained by the detector (9) so that the width of the web (W) falls within an allowable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Izumiya, Shinzo Kida, Keisuke Towatari, Masaaki Fukaya
  • Patent number: 8858760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for manufacturing low ignition propensity wrapping paper for cigarettes having combustion inhibition bands (B) intermittently formed on a web of paper by applying a combustion inhibition agent solution to the web by transfer. The machine includes a gravure roll (34) for forming combustion inhibition bands (B) on a web, the gravure roll (34) having recesses (66) in an outer circumferential surface for receiving the combustion inhibition agent solution, the recesses (66) each having a contour corresponding to the contour of the to-be-formed combustion inhibition band and having a large number of lands (68; 70) distributed therein and constituting parts of the outer circumferential surface of the gravure roll, and the recesses each being designed such that the total area of the lands within the recess is smaller than the area of the recess excluding the lands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Shinzo Kida, Keisuke Towatari
  • Patent number: 8857370
    Abstract: Apparatus for making coated paper serving as lower ignition propensity paper for cigarettes has a transport path (L) for a web (W), a coating unit (10) arranged on the path (L) to apply a combustion inhibition material to the web (W), a pre-dryer (16) for drying the web (W) with the material applied, a gravure roller (22) arranged downstream of the pre-dryer (16) to apply water to the web (W), a drying roller (34) arranged downstream of the roller (22) to post-dry the web (W), a smoothing roller (32) arranged between the roller (22) and the roller (34) to flatten wrinkles in the web (W) passing around the roller (32), a displacement sensor (42) for measuring wrinkles in the web (W) having passed around the roller (34), and a controller (44) for controlling tension in the web (W) on the basis of measurements received from the sensor (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Shinzo Kida, Keisuke Towatari
  • Patent number: 8568896
    Abstract: A low ignition propensity wrapping paper includes a paper web and bands arranged on the web at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the web. These bands are formed by applying a combustion-inhibition liquid onto the web. The combustion-inhibiting liquid contains a solvent and a combustion inhibitor that is sodium alginate or pectin dissolved in the solvent. The solvent is treated water obtained by substantially removing at least calcium ions and magnesium ions from raw water of a water supply or a well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Shinzo Kida, Takafumi Izumiya, Keisuke Towatari
  • Publication number: 20130247927
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for manufacturing low ignition propensity wrapping paper for cigarettes having combustion inhibition bands (B) intermittently formed on a web of paper by applying a combustion inhibition agent solution to the web by transfer. The machine includes a gravure roll (34) for forming combustion inhibition bands (B) on a web, the gravure roll (34) having recesses (66) in an outer circumferential surface for receiving the combustion inhibition agent solution, the recesses (66) each having a contour corresponding to the contour of the to-be-formed combustion inhibition band and having a large number of lands (68; 70) distributed therein and constituting parts of the outer circumferential surface of the gravure roll, and the recesses each being designed such that the total area of the lands within the recess is smaller than the area of the recess excluding the lands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Shinzo KIDA, Keisuke TOWATARI
  • Publication number: 20130011546
    Abstract: There is provided a machine of manufacturing a low fire-spreading web, having a travel path (2) through which a paper web (W) travels; an applicator (3) that is interposed in the travel path (2) and used to apply a combustion inhibitor (7) onto the web (W); and a dryer (4) that dries the web (W) applied with the combustion inhibitor (7), further including a detector (9) that measures a parameter indicative of width of the web (W) that has passed through the dryer (4); and a controller (10) that controls a drying condition of the dryer (4) on the basis of a measurement result obtained by the detector (9) so that the width of the web (W) falls within an allowable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Takafumi Izumiya, Shinzo Kida, Keisuke Towatari, Masaaki Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20120328772
    Abstract: Apparatus for making coated paper serving as lower ignition propensity paper for cigarettes has a transport path (L) for a web (W), a coating unit (10) arranged on the path (L) to apply a combustion inhibition material to the web (W), a pre-dryer (16) for drying the web (W) with the material applied, a gravure roller (22) arranged downstream of the pre-dryer (16) to apply water to the web (W), a drying roller (34) arranged downstream of the roller (22) to post-dry the web (W), a smoothing roller (32) arranged between the roller (22) and the roller (34) to flatten wrinkles in the web (W) passing around the roller (32), a displacement sensor (42) for measuring wrinkles in the web (W) having passed around the roller (34), and a controller (44) for controlling tension in the web (W) on the basis of measurements received from the sensor (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Shinzo KIDA, Keisuke TOWATARI
  • Publication number: 20120231288
    Abstract: A low ignition propensity wrapping paper includes a paper web and bands arranged on the web at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the web. These bands are formed by applying a combustion-inhibition liquid onto the web. The combustion-inhibiting liquid contains a solvent and a combustion inhibitor that is sodium alginate or pectin dissolved in the solvent. The solvent is treated water obtained by substantially removing at least calcium ions and magnesium ions from raw water of a water supply or a well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Shinzo KIDA, Takafumi IZUMIYA, Keisuke TOWATARI