Patents by Inventor Soju Watanabe

Soju Watanabe 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).

  • Sheet processing apparatus having reversing swing arm shaft pregripper
    Patent number: 9120303
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus including a sheet supply device, a first cylinder which includes at least one gripper device, a processing device, a sheet discharge device, and conveyance devices. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including at least one reversing gripper device. The conveyance devices also include a second cylinder and reversing swing arm shaft pregripper. The second cylinder grips and conveys one edge of the sheet by one gripper device of the plurality of gripper devices. The reversing swing arm shaft pregripper is supported to be swingable between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, receives by the reversing gripper device the other edge of the sheet conveyed by the second cylinder, and transfers the received other edge of the sheet to the gripper device of the first cylinder by a gripping change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KOMORI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Takanobu Aoki, Shinya Matsuyama, Hayato Kondo, Naoki Ogawa, Mikio Kamata, Soju Watanabe, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130276652
    Abstract: This invention discloses a sheet processing apparatus including a sheet supply device, a first cylinder which includes at least one gripper device, a processing device, a sheet discharge device, and conveyance devices. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including at least one reversing gripper device. The conveyance devices also include a second cylinder and reversing swing arm shaft pregripper. The second cylinder grips and conveys one edge of the sheet by one gripper device of the plurality of gripper devices. The reversing swing arm shaft pregripper is supported to be swingable between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, receives by the reversing gripper device the other edge of the sheet conveyed by the second cylinder, and transfers the received other edge of the sheet to the gripper device of the first cylinder by a gripping change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Komori Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Takanobu Aoki, Shinya Matsuyama, Hayato Kondo, Naoki Ogawa, Mikio Kamata, Soju Watanabe, Yasuhiro Suzuki