Patents by Inventor Takanori Mifuji

Takanori Mifuji 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).

  • Conveyance assisting device of glass ribbon
    Patent number: 8720227
    Abstract: In a glass-ribbon conveyance assisting device which is applied to a glass-ribbon conveyance device configured to convey a glass ribbon on a plurality of rotating glass-conveyance rolls, the glass-ribbon conveyance assisting device includes a rotary drive section, a plurality of rolls configured to be rotated by the rotary drive section, an annular belt configured to rotate while running with flexion under a state where the rolls have been inserted into the belt, and a wheel configured to press the glass ribbon which is conveyed on the belt. The glass ribbon is conveyed on the belt by a drive of the belt under a state where width-directional both end portions of the glass ribbon are sandwiched between the belt and the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomokazu Tsuji, Takanori Mifuji, Nobuhisa Tanise, Kinji Masui
  • Conveyance Assisting Device of Glass Ribbon
    Publication number: 20100242546
    Abstract: In a glass-ribbon conveyance assisting device which is applied to a glass-ribbon conveyance device configured to convey a glass ribbon on a plurality of rotating glass-conveyance rolls, the glass-ribbon conveyance assisting device includes a rotary drive section, a plurality of rolls configured to be rotated by the rotary drive section, an annular belt configured to rotate while running with flexion under a state where the rolls have been inserted into the belt, and a wheel configured to press the glass ribbon which is conveyed on the belt. The glass ribbon is conveyed on the belt by a drive of the belt under a state where width-directional both end portions of the glass ribbon are sandwiched between the belt and the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomokazu Tsuji, Takanori Mifuji, Nobuhisa Tanise, Kinji Masui