Patents by Inventor Shigesaburo Chiba

Shigesaburo Chiba 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).

  • Apparatus for splicing a replacement web to a moving web
    Patent number: 4848691
    Abstract: Apparatus for splicing a replacement web to a moving web comprises a guide for guiding the moving web along a predetermined path. A cutter severs a portion of the replacement web to establish the leading edge thereof; and a splicing station is positioned in the path of movement of the moving web for splicing the leading edge of the replacement web to the moving web while the latter is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignees: Tokyo Automatic Machinery Works, Ltd., Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Muto, Kouzou Sakakibara, Yasuo Iwata, Shigesaburo Chiba