Patents by Inventor Nobuo Terada

Nobuo Terada 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).

  • Crushing apparatus, crushing method, disassembling method, and valuables recovering method
    Patent number: 6685116
    Abstract: A crushing apparatus is provided for crushing a printed circuit board on which electronic components are mounted into pieces of a size ranging from a few to ten centimeters square and separating some of the components and sheathed wires from the printed circuit board. The crushing apparatus comprises a rotor 3 having a substantially conical or truncated conical projected center 6 mounted at the center of rotation thereof, a plurality of extensions 3a thereof extending from the conical projected center 6 radially and horizontally, and studs 3 and 4 mounted on the extensions 3a thereof. A drive motor 8 is provided for rotating the rotor 3, a cylindrical case 1 accommodates the rotor 3 therein, and a plurality of studs 2 mounted are on the inner side of the cylindrical case 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hisazumi, Takeshi Uemura, Nobuo Terada, Yoshiaki Furuya, Shoichi Irie, Kaoru Shimizu, Norio Hirata