Patents by Inventor Morio Kiryu

Morio Kiryu 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).

  • Stacker for plate members, method for stacking plate members, and stacked plate members
    Patent number: 6984098
    Abstract: A stacker (10) for plate members includes a platform (15) on which plate members (20) are to be stacked and at least one pair of guides (11, 13) disposed at both sides of the platform (15) relative to a transferring direction of the plate members. Each of the guides (11, 13) has a ridge (12a, 14a) spirally formed on a rotational axial portion (12, 14) and a groove (12b, 14b) formed along the ridge (12a, 14a). The aforementioned at least one pair of guides (11, 13) are rotated with opposite edges of the plate member (20) engaged with the grooves (12b, 14b) of the guides (11, 13), to thereby move the plate member (20) toward the platform (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tsukahara, Morio Kiryu