Patents by Inventor Satoko Hirahara

Satoko Hirahara 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).

  • Sorting apparatus, sorting method and alignment apparatus
    Patent number: 7111740
    Abstract: This invention provides a seed-sorting apparatus that includes an alignment trough having a plurality of grooves into which the seeds are distributed, a line sensor camera for inspecting the seeds, a nozzle device having a number of nozzles that is the same as the number of grooves on the upper surface of the alignment trough, and a control unit. The control unit, through a series of calculations, is capable of differentiating between different types of seeds and can direct a seed sorting and sucking device to suck the seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Ogawa, Koji Tsutsumi, Satoko Hirahara
  • Sorting apparatus, sorting method and alignment apparatus
    Publication number: 20050040082
    Abstract: This invention provides a seed-sorting apparatus that includes an alignment trough having a plurality of grooves into which the seeds are distributed, a line sensor camera for inspecting the seeds, a nozzle device having a number of nozzles that is the same as the number of grooves on the upper surface of the alignment trough, and a control unit. The control unit, through a series of calculations, is capable of differentiating between different types of seeds and can direct a seed sorting and sucking device to suck the seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Fumihiro Ogawa, Koji Tsutsumi, Satoko Hirahara