Patents by Inventor Sachio Umetu

Sachio Umetu 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for fastening a fastening member
    Patent number: 5092460
    Abstract: A fastening apparatus uses fastening members such as screws held on a tape and supplied to the fastening position of a bit. The fastening members are separated from the tape by the bit after the posture of the tape is held in a predetermined state, whereby the fastening apparatus can keep a posture for the fastening operation even after the fastening members are separated from the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Satoh, Sachio Umetu, Mitsuo Arai