Patents by Inventor Tatuhiko Aoki

Tatuhiko Aoki 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).

  • Method of introducing heavy article and method of discharging heavy article
    Patent number: 6379107
    Abstract: A method of introducing/discharging a heavy article is provided that allows for introducing and/or discharging a coil-shape heavy article to and from a transporting receptacle. The method includes utilizing a pallet, a stage, and a carrying vehicle to introduce/discharge the coil-shape heavy article. A coil-shape heavy article is secured to the pallet using a securing member and is transported, while secured to the pallet, between the stage, which is secured to the transporting receptacle, and the transporting receptacle. The stage includes a table having a height that is adjustable relative the floor surface of the transporting receptacle. Movement of the pallet between the stage and the transporting receptacle is performed by levitating a support frame of the carrying vehicle on which the pallet has been positioned using a controllable discharge of gas exiting from exhaust nozzles of the carrying vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Toyota Steel Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Iwasaki, Kouichi Tsuruta, Tatuhiko Aoki, Nobuaki Itou