Patents by Inventor Kunihiro Sumida

Kunihiro Sumida 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: 7032361
    Abstract: A system for automatically packaging photosensitive rolls includes a flanged member installing device for selecting flanged members corresponding to a photosensitive roll and automatically installing the flanged members respectively on opposite ends of the photosensitive roll, a tape member applying device for automatically applying a joint tape to an end of the photosensitive roll, a packaging sheet working device for automatically processing light-shielding leaders to dimensions corresponding to the photosensitive roll, an applying mechanism for automatically applying the processed light-shielding leaders to the photosensitive roll, and a packaging sheet takeup device for automatically winding the light-shielding leaders around the photosensitive roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kadota, Kazuo Okutsu, Koji Tsujimura, Katsumi Tashiro, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Patent number: 6964143
    Abstract: When packaging a roll product in which a belt-shaped sensitized material has been wound around a core with a light shielding sheet, the packaging apparatus is capable of forming an angle pleated portion of a gather-folded portion which covers a roll end surface with stability, and the package of roll product is capable of retaining the light shielding property and the moisture resistance while making the area of the sheet as small as possible. The gather-folding apparatus forms angle pleated portions on end surface wrapping material by means of both plate-shaped folding members which come into plane contact from outside of the end surface wrapping material and inter support arms which come into line-contact with the inner peripheral surface of the end surface wrapping material. This gather-folding apparatus forms, by means of both the surfaces of the plate-shaped folding members and the line of the inter support arm, two planes of folded planes sandwiching the line concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Takahashi, Makoto Ikeda, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Patent number: 6860087
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus has hot air supply mechanisms disposed in association with light-shielding shrinkable films wound on a rolled photosensitive material sheet, for ejecting hot air locally to the light-shielding shrinkable films, and a drive mechanism for relatively rotating the hot air supply mechanisms along an outer circumferential surface of the rolled photosensitive material sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kadota, Koji Tsujimura, Koichi Nakatogawa, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Publication number: 20050005577
    Abstract: When packaging a roll product in which a belt-shaped sensitized material has been wound around a core with a light shielding sheet, the packaging apparatus is capable of forming an angle pleated portion of a gather-folded portion which covers a roll end surface with stability, and the package of roll product is capable of retaining the light shielding property and the moisture resistance while making the area of the sheet as small as possible. The gather-folding apparatus forms angle pleated portions on end surface wrapping material by means of both plate-shaped folding members which come into plane contact from outside of the end surface wrapping material and inter support arms which come into line-contact with the inner peripheral surface of the end surface wrapping material. This gather-folding apparatus forms, by means of both the surfaces of the plate-shaped folding members and the line of the inter support arm, two planes of folded planes sandwiching the line concerned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Takahashi, Makoto Ikeda, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Patent number: 6789672
    Abstract: When packaging a roll product in which a belt-shaped sensitized material has been wound around a core with a light shielding sheet, the packaging apparatus is capable of forming an angle pleated portion of a gather-folded portion which covers a roll end surface with stability, and the package of roll product is capable of retaining the light shielding property and the moisture resistance while making the area of the sheet as small as possible. The gather-folding apparatus forms angle pleated portions on end surface wrapping material by means of both plate-shaped folding members which come into plane contact from outside of the end surface wrapping material and inter support arms which come into line-contact with the inner peripheral surface of the end surface wrapping material. This gather-folding apparatus forms, by means of both the surfaces of the plate-shaped folding members and the line of the inter support arm, two planes of folded planes sandwiching the line concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Takahashi, Makoto Ikeda, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Publication number: 20030115835
    Abstract: A system for automatically packaging photosensitive rolls includes a flanged member installing device for selecting flanged members corresponding to a photosensitive roll and automatically installing the flanged members respectively on opposite ends of the photosensitive roll, a tape member applying device for automatically applying a joint tape to an end of the photosensitive roll, a packaging sheet working device for automatically processing light-shielding leaders to dimensions corresponding to the photosensitive roll, an applying mechanism for automatically applying the processed light-shielding leaders to the photosensitive roll, and a packaging sheet takeup device for automatically winding the light-shielding leaders around the photosensitive roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kadota, Kazuo Okutsu, Koji Tsujimura, Katsumi Tashiro, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Publication number: 20030019185
    Abstract: When packaging a roll product in which a belt-shaped sensitized material has been wound around a core with a light shielding sheet, the packaging apparatus is capable of forming an angle pleated portion of a gather-folded portion which covers a roll end surface with stability, and the package of roll product is capable of retaining the light shielding property and the moisture resistance while making the area of the sheet as small as possible. The gather-folding apparatus forms angle pleated portions on end surface wrapping material by means of both plate-shaped folding members which come into plane contact from outside of the end surface wrapping material and inter support arms which come into line-contact with the inner peripheral surface of the end surface wrapping material. This gather-folding apparatus forms, by means of both the surfaces of the plate-shaped folding members and the line of the inter support arm, two planes of folded planes sandwiching the line concerned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Takahashi, Makoto Ikeda, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Publication number: 20020059782
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus has hot air supply mechanisms disposed in association with light-shielding shrinkable films wound on a rolled photosensitive material sheet, for ejecting hot air locally to the light-shielding shrinkable films, and a drive mechanism for relatively rotating the hot air supply mechanisms along an outer circumferential surface of the rolled photosensitive material sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Kadota, Koji Tsujimura, Koichi Nakatogawa, Kunihiro Sumida
  • Patent number: 6119435
    Abstract: A pillow type packaging apparatus has a suction belt for conveying flexible continuous sheet material. A guide unit guides the continuous sheet material being conveyed, and forms the continuous sheet material into a quadrangular tube in which a pair of its longitudinal edges are confronted with each other. A center sealer thermally seals up the longitudinal edges. An inserter inserts an article into the tube through the guide unit. The tube is formed into a packaging bag by cutting and sealing. In the guide unit, an inner guide frame is inside an outer guide frame. The outer guide frame includes first to fourth corner portions, which are disposed in a quadrangular shape, have inside edges in contact with the continuous sheet material, and shape the continuous sheet material into the tube. The first to fourth corner portions are movable in directions of width and height of the continuous sheet material. The tube is changeable in a size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Kunihiro Sumida, Kazuo Okutsu
  • Patent number: 6109001
    Abstract: A pillow type packaging apparatus has a suction belt for conveying flexible continuous sheet material. A guide unit guides the continuous sheet material being conveyed, and forms the continuous sheet material into a quadrangular tube in which a pair of its longitudinal edges are confronted with each other. A center sealer thermally seals up the longitudinal edges. An inserter inserts an article into the tube through the guide unit. The tube is formed into a packaging bag by cutting and sealing. In the guide unit, an inner guide frame is inside an outer guide frame. The outer guide frame includes first to fourth corner portions, which are disposed in a quadrangular shape, have inside edges in contact with the continuous sheet material, and shape the continuous sheet material into the tube. The first to fourth corner portions are movable in directions of width and height of the continuous sheet material. The tube is changeable in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Kunihiro Sumida, Kazuo Okutsu
  • Patent number: 5921067
    Abstract: A pillow type packaging apparatus has a suction belt for conveying flexible continuous sheet material. A guide unit guides the continuous sheet material being conveyed, and forms the continuous sheet material into a quadrangular tube in which a pair of its longitudinal edges are confronted with each other. A center sealer thermally seals up the longitudinal edges. An inserter inserts an article into the tube through the guide unit. The tube is formed into a packaging bag by cutting and sealing. In the guide unit, an inner guide frame is inside an outer guide frame. The outer guide frame includes first to fourth corner portions, which are disposed in a quadrangular shape, having inside edges in contact with the continuous sheet material, and shape the continuous sheet material into the tube. The first to fourth corner portions are movable in directions of width and height of the continuous sheet material. The tube is changeable in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Kunihiro Sumida, Kazuo Okutsu
  • Patent number: 5899129
    Abstract: A trimming processing device automatically processes trimmings generated when a running wide web is slit in the running direction of the web into a plurality of strips having desired widths. A trimming cutting unit movable in the transverse direction of the web cuts the trimmings in the transverse direction of the trimmings, and a trimming conveyor unit movable in the transverse direction of the web conveys the trimmings away from the web. The positions of the trimming cutting unit and the trimming conveyor unit are controlled according to the position of the trimmings which varies according to the width of the web and the width and the number of the strips to be slit from the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Sumida, Norihiro Kadota, Masashi Aoki
  • Patent number: 5799898
    Abstract: A web winding apparatus for taking up a web in a predetermined width by rotating a core in a predetermined length in a winding section includes a core cutting section which cuts a core in the predetermined length from a core material. A core conveyor directly couples the core cutting section to the winding section and transfers the core cut in the core cutting section to the winding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Sumida, Hiroki Sato
  • Patent number: 5248107
    Abstract: In a web winder for winding a web strip on a core, the web strip is brought into contact with the core at a predetermined position. The web strip is cut in such a position that the length of the portion of the web strip between the leading end and the predetermined position is slightly shorter than the length of the periphery of the core. The leading end portion of the web strip is applied to the circumferential surface of the core, and a wrapping roller is applied on the leading end portion of the web strip to press it against the core. Then the wrapping roller is rotated along the core toward said predetermined position by a predetermined angle with the web strip intervening between the core and the wrapping roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Sumida, Shigehisa Shimizu, Hiroki Sato
  • Patent number: 5225029
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding end securing tapes sequentially feeds a plurality of end securing tapes into an end securing apparatus which simultaneously carries out end securing operations on a plurality of products. The apparatus for feeding end securing tapes comprises a wind-up device for winding up an adhesive tape, which has a non-adhesive surface at a side end. A cutting device cuts the adhesive tape, which has been wound up around the wind-up device, into a predetermined size, and thereby forms a plurality of end securing tapes. A transfer device receives the end securing tapes, which have been formed by the cutting device, from the wind-up device, and transfers the received end securing tapes. A conveyance device receives the plurality of the end securing tapes at predetermined intervals from the transfer device, and conveys the plurality of the end securing tapes, which have been arrayed at the predetermined intervals, into the end securing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Arita, Kunihiro Sumida, Shigenhisa Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5099734
    Abstract: A slitter slits a wide web into narrow strips by at least one slitting blade mounted on a shaft member which extends in the transverse direction of the wide web while the wide web is fed in the longitudinal direction thereof. The slitter is provided with a slitting width changing system which has a slitting blade holder which holds the slitting blade and is fitted on the shaft member to be rotatable about the shaft member between a released position in which it can be slid along the shaft member in the longitudinal direction of the shaft member and a locked position in which it is fixed to the shaft member not to slide along the shaft member. A slitting blade shift mechanism rotates the slitting blade holder to the released position, slides it along the shaft member to a position determined according to a desired slitting width, and rotates it to the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katuhiro Sugiyama, Yoshio Nojima, Kunihiro Sumida, Shigehisa Shimizu