Patents by Inventor Tatsunori WAKI

Tatsunori WAKI 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).

  • Overhead conveyor apparatus
    Patent number: 9422017
    Abstract: An overhead conveyor apparatus includes: a holding unit configured to hold a work; a transport path configured to transport the holding unit holding the work downstream; and a return path provided above the transport path and configured to return the empty holding unit upstream. The overhead conveyor apparatus may further include: a first lift unit provided upstream of the transport path and configured to lower the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the return path to the transport path; and a second lift unit provided downstream of the transport path and configured to raise the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the transport path to the return path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Waki, Hiroaki Hamada
  • OVERHEAD CONVEYOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160144910
    Abstract: An overhead conveyor apparatus includes: a holding unit configured to hold a work; a transport path configured to transport the holding unit holding the work downstream; and a return path provided above the transport path and configured to return the empty holding unit upstream. The overhead conveyor apparatus may further include: a first lift unit provided upstream of the transport path and configured to lower the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the return path to the transport path; and a second lift unit provided downstream of the transport path and configured to raise the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the transport path to the return path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventors: Tatsunori WAKI, Hiroaki HAMADA