Patents by Inventor Naotugu Ariga

Naotugu Ariga 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).

  • Parts feeder
    Patent number: 5492593
    Abstract: A parts feeder for feeding parts that are disposed on a carrier having a base tape and an adhesive tape. Parts are disposed above holes which are formed at equal intervals on the base tape, and the parts are held by an adhesive tape adhered to a lower surface of the base tape. The feeder includes a pitched feeding mechanism for intermittently feeding the carrier tape at a predetermined pitch, a separating mechanism for separating the adhesive tape from the base tape in synchronization with the feeding of the carrier tape at an adhesive tape separating stage, and a pressing mechanism for pressing the parts disposed on the base tape against the base tape prior to the separation of the adhesive tape from the base tape at the adhesive tape separating stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignees: Asahi Kogaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Japan Tobacco Inc., Asahi Kohki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naotugu Ariga, Yukio Suzuki, Saburo Ogawa, Etuo Minamihama, Takayuki Akatsuka