Patents by Inventor Naomi Imaaki

Naomi Imaaki 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: 11927471
    Abstract: In a combination weighing apparatus (1), a driver (10) is attached to a main body (100) by being inserted into an opening (100A) provided in a lateral surface of the main body, in a direction from an outer side (O) toward an inner side (I) of the main body, a first motor (14), a second motor (13), and a load cell (12) are arranged on the inner side of the main body in relation to a base (11), and in a state where the driver is attached to the main body, at least a portion of the first motor, the second motor, and the load cell is located further on a lower side (L) than a lower edge (E1) of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuteru Oda, Toshiharu Kageyama, Naomi Imaaki
  • Patent number: 11333546
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus 1 includes a pool hopper 5 and a support body 11. An attached portion 30 of the support body 11 has first defining portions 34 and 39 and second defining portions 35 and 40, support portions 36 and 41 capable of supporting a first locking member 24, and guide portions 37 and 42 disposed on the track of a second locking member 25 at a time when the pool hopper 5 is swung to the support body 11 side about the first locking member 24 with the first locking member 24 supported by the support portions 36 and 41 and guiding the second locking member 25 such that the second locking member 25 moves to the lower side in a height direction with respect to a position on the track and is positioned in the second defining portions 35 and 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Takeichi, Naomi Imaaki, Atsushi Takahashi, Koji Araki
  • Publication number: 20220146302
    Abstract: In a combination weighing apparatus (1), a driver (10) is attached to a main body (100) by being inserted into an opening (100A) provided in a lateral surface of the main body, in a direction from an outer side (O) toward an inner side (I) of the main body, a first motor (14), a second motor (13), and a load cell (12) are arranged on the inner side of the main body in relation to a base (11), and in a state where the driver is attached to the main body, at least a portion of the first motor, the second motor, and the load cell is located further on a lower side (L) than a lower edge (E1) of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuteru ODA, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Naomi IMAAKI
  • Patent number: 11125604
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus includes a combination weighing unit configured to store articles supplied from outside into each of a plurality of weighing hoppers, to select a combination of measured values from a plurality of measured values of the articles corresponding to each of the weighing hoppers such that a total value results in a target measured value, and to cause the hoppers corresponding to the combination to discharge the articles, in which a discharge chute that receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing unit and that supplies the articles to a processing device for a subsequent process is provided, and the discharge chute is provided to be movable between a first position where the discharge chute receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing unit and a second position where the discharge chute is made to be detachable from a frame supporting the combination weighing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki
  • Publication number: 20210215529
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus 1 includes a pool hopper 5 and a support body 11. An attached portion 30 of the support body 11 has first defining portions 34 and 39 and second defining portions 35 and 40, support portions 36 and 41 capable of supporting a first locking member 24, and guide portions 37 and 42 disposed on the track of a second locking member 25 at a time when the pool hopper 5 is swung to the support body 11 side about the first locking member 24 with the first locking member 24 supported by the support portions 36 and 41 and guiding the second locking member 25 such that the second locking member 25 moves to the lower side in a height direction with respect to a position on the track and is positioned in the second defining portions 35 and 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji TAKEICHI, Naomi IMAAKI, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Koji ARAKI
  • Patent number: 10968057
    Abstract: A collecting chute includes a plurality of chute units having a supply port, a discharge port, and an inner circumferential surface. The chute units are arrayed along a circular virtual line in planar view and are also arrayed securing a space among the chute units at the central portion of the circular virtual line. Each of the chute units has an outer slope that is an inner circumferential surface along the circular virtual line and an inner slope that is the inner circumferential surface located on the back side of an outer circumferential surface facing the other chute units, and the tilt angle of the inner slope is greater than the tilt angle of the outer slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki
  • Publication number: 20210010851
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus includes a combination weighing unit configured to store articles supplied from outside into each of a plurality of weighing hoppers, to select a combination of measured values from a plurality of measured values of the articles corresponding to each of the weighing hoppers such that a total value results in a target measured value, and to cause the hoppers corresponding to the combination to discharge the articles, in which a discharge chute that receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing unit and that supplies the articles to a processing device for a subsequent process is provided, and the discharge chute is provided to be movable between a first position where the discharge chute receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing unit and a second position where the discharge chute is made to be detachable from a frame supporting the combination weighing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio KISHIKAWA, Naomi IMAAKI
  • Patent number: 10669053
    Abstract: A weighing and packaging system includes a combination weighing apparatus including a plurality of weighing units that accumulates and weighs supplied articles, a combination calculator that performs combination calculation using weighing values weighed by the weighing units and selects a combination of corresponding articles, and a collecting chute that collects and discharges the articles pertaining to the combination and a packaging apparatus including a former that receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing apparatus disposed on an upper side and forms a belt-shaped package into a cylindrical shape such that the articles fill an inside thereof, a seal portion disposed below the former to seal the cylindrical package, thereby forming a bag, and a discharge portion that discharge the bag formed by the seal portion, wherein a first opening that opens to a lateral side of a discharge direction of the bag and exposes the collecting chute and the former on the lateral side is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Kishikawa, Yoshiki Horitani, Naomi Imaaki
  • Patent number: 10403456
    Abstract: Provided is an article processing apparatus capable of improving waterproofness. An article processing apparatus (1) includes: a storage case (130) which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening (131) at a side surface (130c) thereof; and a lid (140) which seals the opening (131), in which the storage case (130) has an upper surface (130a) which is inclined downward toward the side surface (130c) side, and an amount of protrusion of a lower end (E) of the upper surface (130a) from the side surface (130c) is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid (140) from the side surface (130c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki
  • Publication number: 20190248606
    Abstract: A collecting chute includes a plurality of chute units having a supply port, a discharge port, and an inner circumferential surface. The chute units are arrayed along a circular virtual line in planar view and are also arrayed securing a space among the chute units at the central portion of the circular virtual line. Each of the chute units has an outer slope that is an inner circumferential surface along the circular virtual line and an inner slope that is the inner circumferential surface located on the back side of an outer circumferential surface facing the other chute units, and the tilt angle of the inner slope is greater than the tilt angle of the outer slope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio KISHIKAWA, Naomi IMAAKI
  • Patent number: 10323977
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus having excellent sanitation includes: a plurality of weighing mechanisms, a weighing mechanism frame which stores the weighing mechanisms, and a body frame which supports the weighing mechanism frame, in which a normal to a surface of the body frame is inclined with respect to a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Hideshi Miyamoto, Toshiharu Kageyama, Yutaka Tamai, Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki, Go Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180029734
    Abstract: A weighing and packaging system includes a combination weighing apparatus including a plurality of weighing units that accumulates and weighs supplied articles, a combination calculator that performs combination calculation using weighing values weighed by the weighing units and selects a combination of corresponding articles, and a collecting chute that collects and discharges the articles pertaining to the combination and a packaging apparatus including a former that receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing apparatus disposed on an upper side and forms a belt-shaped package into a cylindrical shape such that the articles fill an inside thereof, a seal portion disposed below the former to seal the cylindrical package, thereby forming a bag, and a discharge portion that discharge the bag formed by the seal portion, wherein a first opening that opens to a lateral side of a discharge direction of the bag and exposes the collecting chute and the former on the lateral side is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio KISHIKAWA, Yoshiki HORITANI, Naomi IMAAKI
  • Publication number: 20170299423
    Abstract: Provided is a combination weighing apparatus having excellent sanitation. A combination weighing apparatus 1 includes: a plurality of weighing mechanisms 56, a weighing mechanism frame 80 which stores the weighing mechanisms 56, and a body frame 90 which supports the weighing mechanism frame 80, in which a normal to a surface of the body frame 90 is inclined with respect to a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki HORITANI, Hideshi MIYAMOTO, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Yutaka TAMAI, Mikio KISHIKAWA, Naomi IMAAKI, Go KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170229262
    Abstract: Provided is an article processing apparatus capable of improving waterproofness. An article processing apparatus (1) includes: a storage case (130) which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening (131) at a side surface (130c) thereof; and a lid (140) which seals the opening (131), in which the storage case (130) has an upper surface (130a) which is inclined downward toward the side surface (130c) side, and an amount of protrusion of a lower end (E) of the upper surface (130a) from the side surface (130c) is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid (140) from the side surface (130c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki HORITANI, Mikio KISHIKAWA, Naomi IMAAKI
  • Patent number: D755065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki, Toshiharu Kageyama, Hideshi Miyamoto, Yutaka Tamai