Patents by Inventor Kotaro MITSUTANI

Kotaro MITSUTANI 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).

  • Container conveyor system
    Patent number: 10800611
    Abstract: A container conveyor system includes a first endless conveyor and a second endless conveyor. The first endless conveyor is provided with a plurality of neck grippers that holds the neck of a capped container and conveys the container held by the neck gripper by moving the neck gripper. The second endless conveyor is provided with a plurality of vertical grippers that comprises an upper grip member, which is liftable and abuts against the top of the cap of the container, and a support plate that supports the base of the container. The second endless conveyor conveys the container held by the upper grip member and the support plate by moving the vertical gripper. The container conveyor system conveys the container by transferring the container between the neck gripper and the vertical gripper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SHIBUYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinobu Nishino, Koji Kaya, Kotaro Mitsutani, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Noboru Nishimura
  • CONTAINER CONVEYOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190329985
    Abstract: A container conveyor system includes a first endless conveyor and a second endless conveyor. The first endless conveyor is provided with a plurality of neck grippers that holds the neck of a capped container and conveys the container held by the neck gripper by moving the neck gripper. The second endless conveyor is provided with a plurality of vertical grippers that comprises an upper grip member, which is liftable and abuts against the top of the cap of the container, and a support plate that supports the base of the container. The second endless conveyor conveys the container held by the upper grip member and the support plate by moving the vertical gripper. The container conveyor system conveys the container by transferring the container between the neck gripper and the vertical gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: SHIBUYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinobu NISHINO, Koji KAYA, Kotaro MITSUTANI, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Noboru NISHIMURA