Patents by Inventor Kiyotoshi Asada

Kiyotoshi Asada 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the inspection of contents of packaged products
    Patent number: 4791655
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method for inspecting the contents, such as food, of a package, particularly a light-opaque package, for degradation or the degree of degradation by means of ultra-soft X-rays. The inspection apparatus generally comprises a shaking unit for shaking the package and a main inspecting unit disposed downstream and independently of the shaking unit. The assessment of degradation of the degree of degradation can be made according to the state of dispersion, after shaking, of the package head space in the X-ray image information. The method and apparatus eliminate losses arising from destructive inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nagata, Shigeki Imano, Tsugio Kaneoka, Kiyotoshi Asada