Patents by Inventor Motohide Tokiya

Motohide Tokiya 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).

  • Pellet handling and external inspection equipment
    Patent number: 5019326
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pellet handling equipment for conveying pellets. The pellet handling equipment is essentially composed of a first roller device, a second roller device, and a pellet supplying device. The first roller device is supported generally horizontal and rotatable about an axis thereof for a rotation in a predetermined direction. The second roller device is disposed parallel and adjacent to the first roller device, supported rotatable about an axis thereof for a rotation in a same direction with the first roller device. The second roller device is provided with a slot formed in a circumferential surface thereof and extending in the axial direction. The slot is capable of receiving each one of the pellets. The pellet supplying device intermittently supplies the pellets to the first and second roller device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yaginuma, Motohide Tokiya, Naoya Saito