Patents by Inventor Koji Kanehira

Koji Kanehira 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).

  • Apparatus for and method of collecting used cathode-ray tubes
    Patent number: 5752868
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting a cathode-ray tube (2) from a waste cathode-ray tube device (1) and recycling the cathode-ray tube (2) includes a conveyor (15) having a moving pallet (21) for detachably holding a panel portion (10) of the cathode-ray tube (2) by vacuum adsorption portions (63a) through (63d) and sequentially conveying the panel portion (10) to a predetermined position, a device for leaving only the cathode-ray tube (2) by scrapping the waste cathode-ray tube device (1) held on the moving pallet (21) and separating and removing a device housing (4) from the waste cathode-ray tube device (1), and a conveyor for conveying the separated device housing (4). According to an apparatus for and method of collecting a used cathode-ray tube, a cathode-ray tube can be collected from a waste cathode-ray tube device easily and inexpensively, and natural resources can be recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fujio Yabuki, Yukio Abe, Hajime Koike, Koji Kanehira