Patents by Inventor Satoru Shimosaka

Satoru Shimosaka 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).

  • Veneer lathe
    Patent number: 5018561
    Abstract: In a veneer lathe having a pair of left and right double spindles, a small spindle is inserted in a large spindle in such a manner that the small one is relatively transferred in the axial direction freely and also is relatively rotated freely in the structure of the large one. Either one of the large or small spindle is driven at the one side of the left and right sides by a driving source at a required revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Shimosaka, Yukinobu Kuno, Yukio Takagi, Masuo Mizuno
  • Method and apparatus for drying veneer sheet
    Patent number: 4486963
    Abstract: A method of drying a veneer sheet is provided. The method comprises the steps of tenderizing, compressing, and drying a veneer sheet. The compressing and drying steps are performed at the same time. The tenderizing step is preferably be performed before the above two steps but may be done thereafter or at the same time. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises tenderizing means, deceleration transfer means, and heating means. The deceleration and the heating means are combined into one section. A plurality of rollers are used as deceleration transfer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Koike, Yasumasa Hasegawa, Satoru Shimosaka, Nagara Aoyama, Toshihiko Yoshizumi
  • Method and apparatus for drying veneer sheet
    Patent number: 4473099
    Abstract: A method of drying a veneer sheet is provided. The method comprises the steps of tenderizing, compressing, and drying a veneer sheet. The compressing and drying steps are performed at the same time. The tenderizing step is preferably performed before the above two steps but may be done thereafter or at the same time. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises tenderizing means, deceleration transfer means, and heating means. The deceleration and the heating means are combined into one section. A plurality of rollers are used as deceleration transfer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Inventors: Masaru Koike, Yasumasa Hasegawa, Satoru Shimosaka, Nagara Aoyama, Toshihiko Yoshizumi
  • Tenderizing device
    Patent number: 4469154
    Abstract: A method of drying a veneer sheet is provided. The method comprises the steps of tenderizing, compressing, and drying a veneer sheet. The compressing and drying steps are performed at the same time. The tenderizing step is preferably be performed before the above two steps but may be done thereafter or at the same time. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises tenderizing means, deceleration transfer means, and heating means. The deceleration and the heating means are combined into one section. A plurality of rollers are used as deceleration transfer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Koike, Yasumasa Hasegawa, Satoru Shimosaka, Nagara Aoyama, Toshihiko Yoshizumi
  • Apparatus for drying veneer sheet
    Patent number: 4442876
    Abstract: A method of drying a veneer sheet is provided. The method comprises the steps of tenderizing, compressing, and drying a veneer sheet. The compressing and drying steps are performed at the same time. The tenderizing step is preferably be performed before the above two steps but may be done thereafter or at the same time. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises tenderizing means, deceleration transfer means, and heating means. The deceleration and the heating means are combined into one section. A plurality of rollers are used as deceleration transfer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Koike, Yasumasa Hasegawa, Satoru Shimosaka, Nagara Aoyama, Toshihiko Yoshizumi