Patents by Inventor Seiichi Sawai

Seiichi Sawai 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).

  • Patent number: 6719031
    Abstract: Device for cutting out articles from a long tape and adhering the articles to an adhesive tape comprises a cutting roll, an adhering roll and a transfer device for transferring the cut-out articles to the adhesive tape. The cutting roll carries blade forms for cutting out the articles. The adhering roll carries anvils whose shapes correspond to the shape of the blades. The adhering roll also carries cylinders each of which is disposed adjacent an anvil and has a shaft capable of piston action disposed therein. Each shaft has a suction mouth at its end. The suction mouths are used to transfer the cut-out articles from the cutting roll to the adhesive tape to which they are to be adhered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seiichi Sawai
  • Publication number: 20030098128
    Abstract: Means for Solving the Problem
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventor: Seiichi Sawai
  • Publication number: 20030089210
    Abstract: A device for cutting out an article from a long tape and adhering the article to an adhesive tape comprising: a cutting roll having blade molds on the roll surface for cutting out an article by holding and pressing a long tape between the roll and an adhering roll; the adhering roll having anvils of which shapes correspond to those of the mold blades of the cutting roll and cylinders each having a shaft capable of piston action having suction mouth protrudable from the roll surface wherein the cylinder is disposed in each anvil shape; and a transfer device for an adhesive tape to which the articles are adhered, wherein the shaft is contained in the cylinder before sucking the article and when reaching predetermined position on the adhesive tape to which the article is adhered the cylinder adheres the article to the adhesive tape in protruding state while sucking the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Seiichi Sawai