Patents by Inventor Tokuo Tanaka

Tokuo Tanaka 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).

  • Patent number: 5766431
    Abstract: An electrolyzer including an upright casing having a lower portion formed with a pair of opposed inlet ports and an upper portion formed with a pair of opposed outlet ports, an ion permeable diaphragm mounted within the casing to subdivide the interior of the casing into a pair of reaction chambers respectively in open communication with the inlet and outlet ports, a pair of electrode plates respectively disposed within the reaction chambers and opposed to one another through the diaphragm for electrolyzing water flowing therethrough from the inlet ports to the outlet ports when being applied with electric current, wherein the electrode plates are attached to internal surfaces of the casing to cover each inner end of the inlet ports and to form a pair of bifurcated passages respectively in open communication with the inlet ports, and wherein a pair of inlet chambers are formed along each lower edge of the electrode plates and communicated with the inlet ports through the bifurcated passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Hosizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokuo Tanaka, Masao Sanuki
  • Patent number: 5440863
    Abstract: A bagging apparatus includes a bag storage mechanism arranged to store a number of stacked bags, a bag feeding mechanism arranged under a delivery chute and opposed to the bag storage mechanism, the bag feeding mechanism being provided at its upper end portion with clamping mechanisms for grasping an upper front side portion of a first bag in the stored bags and being tiltably mounted at its lower end portion to be moved toward and away from the bag storage mechanism for feeding the first bag grasped by the clamping mechanisms below the delivery chute, a bag support mechanism having a support rod arranged to support an upper rear side portion of the first bag when it is fed by the bag feeding mechanism and to cooperate with the clamping mechanisms for deploying the upper opening of the first bag, a sealing mechanism arranged to seal the upper opening of the bag when a predetermined amount of articles has been supplied into the deployed bag from the delivery chute, and a tilting mechanism arranged below the ba
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chiyoshi Toya, Tokuo Tanaka, Yoshinori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5134505
    Abstract: The present invention provides a switch in which a liquid-crystal panel is arranged on the top side of a push-button so that such information as characters, symbols and figures is capable of being displayed, wherein a plurality of light-emitting bodies which emit light in a number of colors are arranged below the light-emitting panel so that the color of the liquid-crystal panel is capable of being changed. The liquid-crystal panel on the top surface of the push-button is white in color, a diffusing plate is disposed below the liquid-crystal panel, and the light-emitting bodies are arranged to oppose the periphery of the diffusing plate. As a result, the color of the overall display portion on the top surface of the push-button can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokuo Tanaka, Takeo Takei