Patents by Inventor Tomoki Sawada

Tomoki Sawada 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).

  • Publication number: 20260216939
    Abstract: A film conveyance machine and the like that automatically feed a film can be provided. A film conveyance machine feeds a film (83) from an upstream side to a downstream side. The film conveyance machine includes a feed mechanism (70) including a robot arm (715) that includes a conveyor (711) on a lower side of a tip part of the robot arm, and a lower roll base (720) that is provided below the conveyor and includes a plurality of rolls. The feed mechanism (70) may be configured to cause the lower roll base to move up, to thereby place a film fed from the upstream side on the lower roll base, and cause the robot arm to move the tip part thereof down, to thereby convey the film toward the downstream side by rotation of the conveyor while the film is grasped between the conveyor and the lower roll base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventor: Tomoki SAWADA
  • Patent number: 6959801
    Abstract: A conveyance apparatus of the present invention includes, on top of a movable body capable of moving along a fixed path, attachable and detachable supporting members capable of supporting a conveyance object prior to processing, and a fixed supporting member capable of supporting the conveyance object after processing in a state where the attachable and detachable supporting members have been detached, and the movable body includes accommodating sections capable of accommodating the attachable and detachable supporting members which has been detached. The conveyance object prior to assembly processing can be conveyed while it is supported by the attachable and detachable supporting members, by using the movable body (common element). In addition, the conveyance object after assembly can be conveyed while it is supported by the fixed supporting member, by detaching the attachable and detachable supporting members and accommodating the same in the accommodating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shibata, Tomoki Sawada, Toshio Nii, Noboru Shimomura, Yasuhiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20040206605
    Abstract: A conveyance apparatus of the present invention includes, on top of a movable body capable of moving along a fixed path, attachable and detachable supporting members capable of supporting a conveyance object prior to processing, and a fixed supporting member capable of supporting the conveyance object after processing in a state where the attachable and detachable supporting members have been detached, and the movable body includes accommodating sections capable of accommodating the attachable and detachable supporting members which has been detached. The conveyance object prior to assembly processing can be conveyed while it is supported by the attachable and detachable supporting members, by using the movable body (common element). In addition, the conveyance object after assembly can be conveyed while it is supported by the fixed supporting member, by detaching the attachable and detachable supporting members and accommodating the same in the accommodating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Kenichi Shibata, Tomoki Sawada, Toshio Nii, Noboru Shimomura, Yasuhiro Miyake