Patents by Inventor Tadashi Takigawa

Tadashi Takigawa 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: 7025194
    Abstract: A motor has its rotating shaft fixed by a fixing member so as to be inclined at an angle of ? to the horizontal direction. A supporting member is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor. A plurality of accommodating units are distributed at equal spacing along the circumference, centered on the rotating shaft of the motor, of the supporting member. A pair of peripheral surface members in each of the accommodating units is attached to the fixing member so as to be capable of freely opening and closing by a supporting shaft, and has an approximately square columnar shape in its closed state. An opening at one end of the pair of peripheral surface members having the approximately square columnar shape is opened, and a bottom surface member is arranged on an opening at the other end thereof. Each of the accommodating units is attached to the supporting member such that the supporting shaft is inclined at an angle of ? to the rotating shaft of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Takigawa, Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20040042891
    Abstract: A motor has its rotating shaft fixed by a fixing member so as to be inclined at an angle of &thgr; to the horizontal direction. A supporting member is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor. A plurality of accommodating units are distributed at equal spacing along the circumference, centered on the rotating shaft of the motor, of the supporting member. A pair of peripheral surface members in each of the accommodating units is attached to the fixing member so as to be capable of freely opening and closing by a supporting shaft, and has an approximately square columnar shape in its closed state. An opening at one end of the pair of peripheral surface members having the approximately square columnar shape is opened, and a bottom surface member is arranged on an opening at the other end thereof. Each of the accommodating units is attached to the supporting member such that the supporting shaft is inclined at an angle of &agr; to the rotating shaft of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Takigawa, Hiroshi Iwasaki