Patents by Inventor Taichi Yamazaki

Taichi Yamazaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140636
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a wire; a wire feeding portion configured to feed the wire accommodated in the accommodating portion; a curl forming portion configured to constitute an annular feeding path for winding the wire fed by the wire feeding portion around an object to be bound; and a binding portion configured to twist the wire wound around the object to be bound. The curl forming portion includes a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeding portion, and a leading guide configured to lead the wire curled by the curl guide to the binding portion. The accommodating portion is disposed to be offset in one direction with respect to the curl guide. The curl guide is configured to feed out the wire toward the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki Ishiguro, Taichi Yamazaki, Shigeki Shindou
  • Publication number: 20240140635
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding portion configured to feed a plurality of wires; a curl forming portion configured to constitute a looped feeding path for winding the plurality of wires fed by the wire feeding portion around a binding object; and a binding portion configured to twist the plurality of wires wound around the binding object. The curl forming portion includes: a curl guide configured to curl the plurality of wires fed by the wire feeding portion; and a leading guide configured to lead the plurality of wires curled by the curl guide to the binding portion. The curl guide is configured to allow the plurality of wires to pass therethrough while being arranged in a radial direction of the looped feeding path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki Ishiguro, Taichi Yamazaki, Shigeki Shindou