Patents by Inventor Sohitirou Katsura

Sohitirou Katsura 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 removing tying band
    Patent number: 4773148
    Abstract: A portion of an endless tying band around a package is displaced from the package thus defining a space between the portion of the tying band and the package. Then, a guide plate is inserted into the space, and the tying band is pressed by the guide roll against the guide plate to grip the tying band between the guide plate and the guide roll. The tying band which is gripped between the guide plate and the guide roll is then severed by a cutter blade. The guide roll is located to deliver an end of the severed tying band for thereby removing the severed tying band from the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignees: Hokkai Can Co., Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Ohya, Tohru Honma, Sohitirou Katsura