Patents by Inventor Ken Tsunoi

Ken Tsunoi 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).

  • CONVEYOR APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONVEYANCE METHOD, AND PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130048466
    Abstract: A conveyor apparatus includes a driving source, a plurality of conveyors, a moving mechanism, and a transmission mechanism. The plurality of conveyors are driven by the driving source to each convey a processing object along a first direction. The moving mechanism is capable of moving at least one conveyor of the plurality of conveyors along a second direction different from the first direction. The transmission mechanism includes a clutch configured to perform power transmission from the driving source to the at least one conveyor and to cut off the power transmission and is capable of transmitting a power from the driving source to the plurality of conveyors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken Tsunoi