Patents by Inventor Masao Fukuda
Masao Fukuda 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).
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Patent number: 7121067Abstract: A packaging machine moves its heater unit for longitudinal sealing of a tubularly formed film between a sealing position at which the heater unit contacts the film and a retracted position at which it is separated from the film. In addition to the mechanism for this motion, an air cylinder is provided for controlling the compressive force with which the heater unit at its sealing position compresses the film. A pressure controlling system regulates the air pressure supplied to the air cylinder. If the mechanism for moving the heater unit also employs another air cylinder, a higher pressure for moving the heater unit and a lower pressure for controlling its compressive force may be generated from a single air source and supplied to the two air cylinders by a switching mechanism. A single air cylinder with two air chambers may be used for the both functions.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Fukuda, Michihiro Kubo
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Publication number: 20060048485Abstract: The present invention provides a first transfer unit instead of a stationary chute. The first drive unit drives the first transfer unit and is controlled to maintain a bag ejection interval or bag posture. Thus, variation of the bag-to-bag pitch and bag posture even in a high-speed operation with an improved bag-forming capacity is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.Inventors: Seisaku Iwasa, Masao Fukuda, Yoshinobu Shimomae
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Patent number: 6914591Abstract: A panel drive device is provided with: a shift register for sequentially storing address data according to second clock pulses; a latch circuit for latching the address data stored in the shift register; and a drive circuit for driving a display panel based on the address data output from the latch circuit. Supply of the second clock pulses to the shift register is interrupted after a regular timing for causing the latch circuit to latch predetermined address data stored in the shift register.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Pioneer Display Products CorporationInventors: Masao Fukuda, Takashi Iwami
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Patent number: 6716609Abstract: &agr;-Hydroxy-&ggr;-carboxymuconic acid-&egr;-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, a gene encoding the enzyme, a recombinant vector containing the gene and a transformant carrying the gene, and processes for producing the enzyme and 2-pyrone-dicarboxylic acid by using the transformant. Use of the transformant can produce &agr;-hydroxy-&ggr;-carboxymuconic acid-&egr;-semialdehyde dehydrogenase in a large amount, thereby permitting industrial production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignees: Cosmo Research Institute, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Masai, Masao Fukuda, Yoshihiro Katayama, Seiji Nishikawa, Yasushi Hotta
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Patent number: 6604343Abstract: A latitudinal seal mechanism includes seal jaws 78, fixed cams 75, cam followers 76, a pair of partial cams 88, partial cam followers 78a, rotational shafts 80, coupling members 79, and shaft support portions. The seal jaws 78 are heated, and move circularly such that the seal jaws 78 abut on and move away from tubular film. The fixed cams 75 have shapes that correspond to locuses of movement of the seal jaws 78. The cam followers 76 support the seal jaws 78, and move along the fixed cams 75. The rotational shafts 80 move the cam followers 76 relatively about rotational centers of the rotational shafts 80. The coupling members 79 couple the rotational shafts 80 and the cam followers 76. The shaft support portions rotatably support the rotational shafts 80. The partial cams 88 have a shape that corresponds to a locus of movement of the pair of seal jaws 78 when the pair of seal jaws 78 holds the tubular packaging films.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020196225Abstract: A panel drive device is provided with: a shift register for sequentially storing address data according to second clock pulses; a latch circuit for latching the address data stored in the shift register; and a drive circuit for driving a display panel based on the address data output from the latch circuit. Supply of the second clock pulses to the shift register is interrupted after a regular timing for causing the latch circuit to latch predetermined address data stored in the shift register.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Masao Fukuda, Takashi Iwami
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Patent number: 6428457Abstract: A former for forming an elongated planar bag-making material into a tubular form is composed of a hollow cylindrical tubular part and a shoulder part which has a planar guide section and is connected to the tubular part along a connecting line surrounding the tubular part. Both the tubular and shoulder parts are formed by cutting a tube-forming piece and a shoulder-forming piece from a flat blank sheet in appropriate shapes and bending these pieces into the shapes of the tubular and shoulder parts. The connecting line is designed such that the angle between its tangent and the axial direction of the tubular part changes at a constant rate. Portions of the edges of the tube-forming and shoulder-forming pieces may be in a shape of a parabola or a hyperbolic function curve, and these pieces are obtained by making a numerical control program from the desired shapes of the curve and controlling a laser cutter by the program to cut a blank sheet in the desired shapes.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1995Date of Patent: August 6, 2002Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Fukuda, Keiichi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20020098562Abstract: &agr;-Hydroxy-&ggr;-carboxymuconic acid-&egr;-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, a gene encoding the enzyme, a recombinant vector containing the gene and a transformant carrying the gene, and processes for producing the enzyme and 2-pyrone-dicarboxylic acid by using the transformant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Applicant: COSMO RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Eiji Masai, Masao Fukuda, Yoshihiro Katayama, Seiji Nishikawa, Yasushi Hotta
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Patent number: 6421987Abstract: A latitudinal seal mechanism includes seal jaws 78, fixed cams 75, cam followers 76, a pair of partial cams 88, partial cam followers 78a, rotational shafts 80, coupling members 79, and shaft support portions. The seal jaws 78 are heated, and move circularly such that the seal jaws 78 abut on and move away from tubular film. The fixed cams 75 have shapes that correspond to locuses of movement of the seal jaws 78. The cam followers 76 support the seal jaws 78, and move along the fixed cams 75. The rotational shafts 80 move the cam followers 76 relatively about rotational centers of the rotational shafts 80. The coupling members 79 couple the rotational shafts 80 and the cam followers 76. The shaft support portions rotatably support the rotational shafts 80. The partial cams 88 have a shape that corresponds to a locus of movement of the pair of seal jaws 78 when the pair of seal jaws 78 holds the tubular packaging films.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1999Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020073660Abstract: A latitudinal seal mechanism includes seal jaws 78, fixed cams 75, cam followers 76, a pair of partial cams 88, partial cam followers 78a, rotational shafts 80, coupling members 79, and shaft support portions. The seal jaws 78 are heated, and move circularly such that the seal jaws 78 abut on and move away from tubular film. The fixed cams 75 have shapes that correspond to locuses of movement of the seal jaws 78. The cam followers 76 support the seal jaws 78, and move along the fixed cams 75. The rotational shafts 80 move the cam followers 76 relatively about rotational centers of the rotational shafts 80. The coupling members 79 couple the rotational shafts 80 and the cam followers 76. The shaft support portions rotatably support the rotational shafts 80. The partial cams 88 have a shape that corresponds to a locus of movement of the pair of seal jaws 78 when the pair of seal jaws 78 holds the tubular packaging films.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2002Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventor: Masao Fukuda
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Patent number: 6367230Abstract: A bag packaging apparatus includes a forming mechanism, a pull down belt mechanism, a longitudinal seal mechanism, a latitudinal seal mechanism, and a settling mechanism. The forming mechanism forms films into tubular shape. The pull down belt mechanism conveys the tubular film F. The longitudinal seal mechanism seals the tubular film F in a longitudinal direction. The latitudinal seal mechanism seals the tubular film F in a latitudinal direction. The settling mechanism is disposed between the forming mechanism and the latitudinal seal mechanism, and between the longitudinal mechanism and the latitudinal mechanism. The settling mechanism presses a portion of the tubular film F that is going to become an upper end of a bag and a bottom end of a following bag, while seal jaws 78 seal the tubular film F. The sealed portion becomes a bottom end of the bag. The following bag follows the bag, whose bottom end is the sealed portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masao Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020033006Abstract: A packaging machine moves its heater unit for longitudinal sealing of a tubularly formed film between a sealing position at which the heater unit contacts the film and a retracted position at which it is separated from the film. In addition to the mechanism for this motion, an air cylinder is provided for controlling the compressive force with which the heater unit at its sealing position compresses the film. A pressure controlling system regulates the air pressure supplied to the air cylinder. If the mechanism for moving the heater unit also employs another air cylinder, a higher pressure for moving the heater unit and a lower pressure for controlling its compressive force may be generated from a single air source and supplied to the two air cylinders by a switching mechanism. A single air cylinder with two air chambers may be used for the both functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Fukuda, Michihiro Kubo
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Publication number: 20020014055Abstract: The present invention provides a first transfer unit instead of a stationary chute. The first drive unit drives the first transfer unit and is controlled to maintain a bag ejection interval or bag posture. Thus, variation of the bag-to-bag pitch and bag posture even in a high-speed operation with an improved bag-forming capacity is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: Seisaku Iwasa, Masao Fukuda, Yoshinobu Shimomae
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Patent number: 6340579Abstract: &agr;-Hydroxy-&ggr;-carboxymuconic acid-&egr;-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, a gene encoding the enzyme, a recombinant vector containing the gene and a transformant carrying the gene, and processes for producing the enzyme and 2-pyrone-dicarboxylic acid by using the transformant. Use of the transformant can produce &agr;-hydroxy-&ggr;-carboxymuconic acid-&egr;-semialdehyde dehydrogenase in a large amount, thereby permitting industrial production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: January 22, 2002Assignees: Cosmo Research Institute, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Masai, Masao Fukuda, Yoshihiro Katayama, Seiji Nishikawa, Yasushi Hotta
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Patent number: 6276134Abstract: An apparatus, for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and a clutch for driving a drive shaft, can prevent a speed change shock and a load slip of a hydraulic motor as well as making a structure simple. The apparatus includes: a first volume variable hydraulic motor (1), connected to the drive shaft (3) through the clutch (5); a second volume variable hydraulic motor (2), which is always connected to the drive shaft (3); first tilt rotation control means (7, 8), for controlling a tilt rotation amount (a discharge volume cc/rev) of the first hydraulic motor by receiving a drive side pressurized oil (Pac) of the first hydraulic motor; and a zero tilt rotation holding means (10, 10A), for holding the tilt rotation amount of the first hydraulic motor at substantially zero in a state wherein the tilt rotation amount of the first hydraulic motor is controlled to be substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Matsuyama, Masao Fukuda, Hiroaki Inoue, Masanori Ikari
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Patent number: 6232364Abstract: An ultraviolet curable coating composition for cationic electrodeposition applicable to metal plated materials which composition comprises 100 weight parts of acrylic resin containing 10 to 70% by weight poly-functional acrylate per se having 3 or more acryloyl groups and 90 to 30% by weight of a resin of molecular weight 2,000-30,000 having a cationic electrodeposition property, and 0.1-10 weight parts of 2 or more species of photopolymerization initiators which absorb ultraviolet radiation in a wavelength range of 300-400 nm, as effective ingredients. The coating composition can readily be deposited electrically on metal materials including plated products and plastic materials provided with electrical conductivity and cured by irradiation of ultraviolet radiation within a short period of time to give a dry coating film which is appreciable in adhesiveness to the plated materials and good in appearance.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Shimizu Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Fukuda, Yoshiji Shimizu
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Patent number: 6200249Abstract: A pair of pull-down belts pulls longitudinally a tubularly formed elongated bag-making film along a filling cylinder of a bag maker-packaging machine. A pair of members supporting the pull-down belts can move towards or away from each other depending on the size of the former, and elastic springs for providing each of the pull-down belts with a force which depends on their relative positions with respect to the corresponding belt-supporting members. An adjustment motor moves the pull-down belts initially to specified reference positions separate from the tubularly formed film and therefrom towards the filling cylinder. The distance traveled by the pull-down belts from their reference positions towards the filling cylinder is monitored. The distance by which the pull-down belts must be moved for each of different kinds of former is measured and stored in a memory device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1997Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masao Fukuda
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Patent number: 6131366Abstract: A packaging machine has a roll supporting device with a support shaft rotatably supporting a film roll which extends in an axial direction, an elongated bag-forming film being wrapped around the film roll, a bag forming device which pulls out the film from the film roll and forms the film into a shape of a bag, a packaging device for filling the bag-shaped film with articles to be packaged and sealing the film to produce a package, a roll displacing mechanism for displacing the roll supporting device in the axial direction, and a roll position controller for controlling the roll displacing mechanism to adjust the position of the roll supporting device. The bag forming device includes a former for bending the film into a tubular form and a former roller for guiding the film to the former.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2000Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masao Fukuda
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Patent number: 6131367Abstract: A form-fill-seal packaging machine has not only the basic elements such as devices for transporting a film and longitudinally and transversely sealing it but also a former and a chute formed integrally together as a former unit which is made detachably attachable to the frame structure of the packaging machine by an attachment mechanism. The former unit has wedge-shaped members, and the attachment mechanism includes a mobile member constrained to move linearly and a lever which is attached to the frame structure such that a one-touch operation to rotate this lever causes this mobile member to move towards or away from the wedge-shaped members on the former unit and to engage with them or disengage from them.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Fukuda, Michihiro Kubo
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Patent number: 6122848Abstract: A hydraulic drive type working vehicle, with speedy responsiveness in an excavating operation, includes: a pouring changeover valve (10), which is switchable between (a) a pouring position, wherein pressurized oil of a travel hydraulic circuit (5) is poured into a working machine hydraulic circuit (8), and (b) a shutoff position, wherein the travel hydraulic circuit (5) and the working machine hydraulic circuit (8) are isolated from each other; a first changeover valve (16), which is switchable from its shutoff position to its communicating position when the oil pressure of the travel hydraulic circuit (5) exceeds a predetermined oil pressure; a pouring command switch (14); and a second changeover valve (17), which is connected in series with the first changeover valve (16) and which is switchable from its shutoff position to its communicating position upon receipt of a pouring command from the pouring command switch (14); and wherein the pouring changeover valve (10) is switchable to the pouring position wheType: GrantFiled: December 3, 1998Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Masao Fukuda, Hiroaki Inoue, Nobuo Matsuyama