Patents by Inventor Makoto Kawamoto

Makoto Kawamoto 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: 7200356
    Abstract: A discharge roller device includes at least one roller pair, at least one first free roller and at least one second free roller. The roller pair includes a driving roller and a pressure roller pushed against the driving roller. The first free roller is disposed at a side where the driving roller is disposed with respect to a plane including a nip part of the roller pair and a part of the first free roller is located in the pressure roller side rather than the plane. The second free roller is disposed at a side where the pressure roller is disposed with respect to the plane and a part of the second free roller is located in the driving roller side rather than the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Makoto Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20050220520
    Abstract: A discharge roller device includes at least one roller pair, at least one first free roller and at least one second free roller. The roller pair includes a driving roller and a pressure roller pushed against the driving roller. The first free roller is disposed at a side where the driving roller is disposed with respect to a plane including a nip part of the roller pair and a part of the first free roller is located in the pressure roller side rather than the plane. The second free roller is disposed at a side where the pressure roller is disposed with respect to the plane and a part of the second free roller is located in the driving roller side rather than the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Makoto Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 6394941
    Abstract: The present invention provides a press with an automatic tool changing function which can reduce the amount of time required to change cartridges. A punch press 1 uses cartridges 2 with tools mounted thereon to press works W, and has a change position 7 where the cartridges 2 are changed. A cartridge transferring and loading device 5 is provided which draws out the cartridges 2 from the change position 7 via a linear path L and transfers and loads the cartridges in a cartridge magazine 3 located on an extension of the linear path L. The transferring and loading device 5 has a cartridge moving-in and -out mechanism 19 that moves both forward and backward to transfer and load the cartridges 2 both in the punch press 1 and in the magazine 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kawamoto, Takahiko Murayama
  • Publication number: 20010029225
    Abstract: The present invention provides a press with an automatic tool changing function which can reduce the amount of time required to change cartridges. A punch press 1 uses cartridges 2 with tools mounted thereon to press works W, and has a change position 7 where the cartridges 2 are changed. A cartridge transferring and loading device 5 is provided which draws out the cartridges 2 from the change position 7 via a linear path L and transfers and loads the cartridges in a cartridge magazine 3 located on an extension of the linear path L. The transferring and loading device 5 has a cartridge moving-in and -out mechanism 19 that moves both forward and backward to transfer and load the cartridges 2 both in the punch press 1 and in the magazine 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kawamoto, Takahiko Murayama
  • Patent number: D549769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kawamura, Atsushi Fukumura, Makoto Kawamoto, Yasuhiro Sakanashi, Kouichi Motoyoshi