Patents by Inventor Takahiko Futami

Takahiko Futami 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).

  • Conveyor system
    Patent number: 11591166
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a first conveyor line to convey an article in a first direction, a second conveyor line parallel or substantially parallel with the first conveyor line to convey the article in a second direction that is a direction opposite to the first direction, a backup line parallel or substantially parallel with the first conveyor line and the second conveyor line and able to change states between a state of conveying the article in the first direction and a state of conveying the article in the second direction, first connecting lines to convey the article between the first conveyor line and the backup line, and second connecting lines to convey the article between the second conveyor line and the backup line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiko Futami, Shigeyuki Arai
  • CONVEYOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210380348
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a first conveyor line to convey an article in a first direction, a second conveyor line parallel or substantially parallel with the first conveyor line to convey the article in a second direction that is a direction opposite to the first direction, a backup line parallel or substantially parallel with the first conveyor line and the second conveyor line and able to change states between a state of conveying the article in the first direction and a state of conveying the article in the second direction, first connecting lines to convey the article between the first conveyor line and the backup line, and second connecting lines to convey the article between the second conveyor line and the backup line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Takahiko FUTAMI, Shigeyuki ARAI
  • Conveying system which conveys an object from a first building to a second building
    Patent number: 7934592
    Abstract: A plurality of conveying apparatuses ace arranged from the inside of the first building to the inside of the second building along a conveying direction. A plurality of connection mechanisms connect each pair of adjacent conveying apparatuses such that the conveying apparatuses are arranged in a meandering manner in a case where relative positions between the first building and the second building are changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Muratec Automation Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Tsuchida, Hideki Tsujii, Takahiko Futami
  • CONVEYING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090127073
    Abstract: A plurality of conveying apparatuses ace arranged from the inside of the first building to the inside of the second building along a conveying direction. A plurality of connection mechanisms connect each pair of adjacent conveying apparatuses such that the conveying apparatuses are arranged in a meandering manner in a case where relative positions between the first building and the second building are changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ASYST TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Masashi TSUCHIDA, Hideki Tsujii, Takahiko Futami