Patents by Inventor Michiaki Tanimoto

Michiaki Tanimoto 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).

  • Article classifying system
    Patent number: 6521854
    Abstract: An article classifying system includes a conveyor 9 for conveying mail pieces 1, a weighing conveyor 18, and a sorting conveyor 26. A length measuring unit 5 measures the length of the mail pieces while they are being conveyed by the conveyor 9. Also, the width and the thickness of the mail pieces are measured by a width measuring unit 4 and a thickness measuring unit 3. The weight of the mail pieces is measured by a weighing unit 6 while the mail pieces are being conveyed on the weighing conveyor 18. Then, a control unit classifies the mail pieces into categories according to their length, width, thickness and weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Yamato Scale Company, Limited
    Inventor: Michiaki Tanimoto
  • Article dimension measuring apparatus
    Patent number: 6403907
    Abstract: An article classifying system includes a conveyor 9 for conveying mail pieces 1, a weighing conveyor 18, and a sorting conveyor 26. A length measuring unit 5 measures the length of the mail pieces while they are being conveyed by the conveyor 9. Also, the width and the thickness of the mail pieces are measured by a width measuring unit 4 and a thickness measuring unit 3. The weight of the mail pieces is measured by a weighing unit 6 while the mail pieces are being conveyed on the weighing conveyor 18. Then, a control unit classifies the mail pieces into categories according to their length, width, thickness and weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Yamato Scale Company, Limited
    Inventor: Michiaki Tanimoto
  • Article classifying system
    Publication number: 20020011432
    Abstract: An article classifying system includes a conveyor 9 for conveying mail pieces 1, a weighing conveyor 18, and a sorting conveyor 26. A length measuring unit 5 measures the length of the mail pieces while they are being conveyed by the conveyor 9. Also, the width and the thickness of the mail pieces are measured by a width measuring unit 4 and a thickness measuring unit 3. The weight of the mail pieces is measured by a weighing unit 6 while the mail pieces are being conveyed on the weighing conveyor 18. Then, a control unit classifies the mail pieces into categories according to their length, width, thickness and weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: Yamato Scale Company, Limited
    Inventor: Michiaki Tanimoto