Patents by Inventor Kumi Funane

Kumi Funane 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).

  • Conveying apparatus
    Patent number: 4770302
    Abstract: A conveying apparatus has a main conveying mechanism and a subsidiary conveying mechanism. The main conveying mechanism conveys a case having an object therein along a main conveying path. The subsidiary conveying mechanism conveys the case along a subsidiary conveying path extending from the main conveying onto the subsidiary conveying mechanism path. A case-supply portion, for supplying the case, is provided at an extending end of the subsidiary conveying path. A weight-detection mechanism is provided at the case-supply portion, for detecting the weight of the case supplied thereonto. The conveying of the case, by the main and subsidiary conveying mechanism, is controlled in accordance with a detection result of the weight-detection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kumi Funane