Patents by Inventor Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
Ryuichi TAMAGAWA 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).
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Patent number: 11780719Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Ryuichi Tamagawa
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Patent number: 11753287Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Ryuichi Tamagawa
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Patent number: 11745990Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Ryuichi Tamagawa
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Patent number: 11542137Abstract: A method of decontaminating an aseptic filling apparatus that includes stations including a content filling station arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side of a flow of a preform or container, and each of the stations is covered by a chamber. The method includes sterilizing the content filling station by performing a CIP and then an SIP or performing an SIP serving also as a CIP of the content filling station, removing a cleaning liquid used in the CIP or SIP, and performing a COP and/or an SOP of the various kinds of stations in a predetermined order. A first SOP using a first sterilizer and a second SOP using a second sterilizer are performed stepwise on the various kinds of stations while the CIP and the SIP or the SIP serving also as the CIP are being performed on the content filling station.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Ryuichi Tamagawa
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Publication number: 20220024744Abstract: A method of decontaminating an aseptic filling apparatus that includes stations including a content filling station arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side of a flow of a preform or container, and each of the stations is covered by a chamber. The method includes sterilizing the content filling station by performing a CIP and then an SIP or performing an SIP serving also as a CIP of the content filling station, removing a cleaning liquid used in the CIP or SIP, and performing a COP and/or an SOP of the various kinds of stations in a predetermined order. A first SOP using a first sterilizer and a second SOP using a second sterilizer are performed stepwise on the various kinds of stations while the CIP and the SIP or the SIP serving also as the CIP are being performed on the content filling station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
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Patent number: 11186474Abstract: A method of decontaminating an aseptic filling apparatus that includes stations including a content filling station arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side of a flow of a preform or container, and each of the stations is covered by a chamber. The method includes sterilizing the content filling station by performing a CIP and then an SIP or performing an SIP serving also as a CIP of the content filling station, removing a cleaning liquid used in the CIP or SIP, and performing a COP and/or an SOP of the various kinds of stations in a predetermined order. A first SOP using a first sterilizer and a second SOP using a second sterilizer are performed stepwise on the various kinds of stations while the CIP and the SIP or the SIP serving also as the CIP are being performed on the content filling station.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Ryuichi Tamagawa
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Publication number: 20210229970Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
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Publication number: 20210229969Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
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Publication number: 20210206614Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
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Patent number: 11014797Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Ryuichi Tamagawa
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Publication number: 20210009396Abstract: A deodorizing method includes a first rinsing step of supplying first rinse water for a first circulation system to a first circulation system (25a) including at least a heat sterilizer (3) that heats a drink, a chemical circulation step of supplying and circulating a chemical for a first circulation system in the first circulation system (25a), and a second rinsing step of supplying second rinse water for a first circulation system to the first circulation system (25a). At the chemical circulation step, the chemical for a first circulation system is heated to a temperature of 70° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower in the first circulation system (25a).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Tsubasa TOKIMOTO, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA, Syuta ITO
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Patent number: 10875756Abstract: A bottle is conveyed to a filling device without being sterilized by a container sterilizer, and a culture medium is filled inside the bottle by using the filling device. Then, the bottle is capped with a cap using a cap attachment device. Thereafter, whether or not bacteria survive or propagate in the culture medium in the bottle is verified.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Hayakawa, Yuiko Wada, Ryuichi Tamagawa, Tsubasa Tokimoto
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Publication number: 20200087610Abstract: A culturing apparatus (10) is an apparatus for culturing a culture medium with which an airtight container (35) is filled. Such a culturing apparatus (10) is provided with a container holding unit (12) that holds the airtight container (35) and a motion imparting unit (15) that imparts physical motions from the outside of the airtight container (35) to the airtight container (35) held on the container holding unit (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
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Publication number: 20200048064Abstract: A method of decontaminating an aseptic filling apparatus that includes stations including a content filling station arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side of a flow of a preform or container, and each of the stations is covered by a chamber. The method includes sterilizing the content filling station by performing a CIP and then an SIP or performing an SIP serving also as a CIP of the content filling station, removing a cleaning liquid used in the CIP or SIP, and performing a COP and/or an SOP of the various kinds of stations in a predetermined order. A first SOP using a first sterilizer and a second SOP using a second sterilizer are performed stepwise on the various kinds of stations while the CIP and the SIP or the SIP serving also as the CIP are being performed on the content filling station.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA
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Publication number: 20190071297Abstract: A bottle is conveyed to a filling device without being sterilized by a container sterilizer, and a culture medium is filled inside the bottle by using the filling device. Then, the bottle is capped with a cap using a cap attachment device. Thereafter, whether or not bacteria survive or propagate in the culture medium in the bottle is verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Yuiko WADA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA, Tsubasa TOKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20180208446Abstract: In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Ryuichi TAMAGAWA