Patents by Inventor Toshinori Horikawa

Toshinori Horikawa 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).

  • Curved conveyor
    Patent number: 5988362
    Abstract: A curved conveyor includes an outer circumferential frame supported by L-shaped legs. An inner circumferential frame is supported in a cantilevered manner from the outer circumferential frame by means of horizontally extending beams connected between the inner circumferential frame and the outer circumferential frame. A drive-side tapered roller is rotatably supported at one end of the inner and outer circumferential frames and a lift-up section carrying a driven side tapered roller is pivotally supported at the opposite end of the inner and outer circumferential frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Thames Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiko Nakamura, Toshinori Horikawa, Yoichi Takamoto