Patents by Inventor Kinichiro Tsunekane

Kinichiro Tsunekane 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: 4653674
    Abstract: A goods dispensing device including an annular dispensing port formed in a container, an annular shelf located in a position for receiving the goods released through the annular dispensing port, a table rotatably supported in a position for receiving the goods flowing downwardly from the shelf, a ring located along the shelf for rotation independently of the table, a rotary drive unit connected to the table through motive force transmitting mechanism, a rotary drive unit connected to the ring through motive force transmitting mechanism, scrapers fixedly supported on the ring and projecting above the shelf, a guide scraper fixedly supported and projecting above the table, and a goods conveyor arranged below the guide scraper for conveying the goods dispensed from the container through the annular dispensing port. There is a relative difference between the rotary movements of the scraper rotating with the ring as a unit and the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignees: Ohbayashi-Gumi, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kihara, Kinichiro Tsunekane, Hajime Shidara, Tadashi Makino