Patents by Inventor Tuyoshi Okabe

Tuyoshi Okabe 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).

  • Film connecting/feeding apparatus
    Patent number: 6834826
    Abstract: Film rolls at the delivery position and the standby position are supported by supporting units. The roll is passed from the standby position to the delivery position by means of the conveying member provided in the roll conveying unit. As a result, it is not necessary to support the rolls at the individual positions by use of the roll conveying unit, thus permitting simplification of the configuration of the unit. The conveying member has a configuration in which the same is attached to a conveying chain put around the sprockets to make it possible to achieve circumferential travel of the conveying member by a single driving motor. When delivering by connecting to the film from the delivery position, the leading end easily comes off the holding unit by inserting the folded leading end of the film from the standby position and holding the same there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Tokyo Automatic Machinery Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Nobuta, Tuyoshi Okabe, Tomoo Hosono, Ryosuke Tamayama
  • Film connecting/feeding apparatus
    Publication number: 20020148924
    Abstract: Film rolls at the delivery position and the standby position are supported by supporting units. The roll is passed from the standby position to the delivery position by means of the conveying member provided in the roll conveying unit. As a result, it is not necessary to support the rolls at the individual positions by use of the roll conveying unit, thus permitting simplification of the configuration of the unit. The conveying member has a configuration in which the same is attached to a conveying chain put around the sprockets to make it possible to achieve circumferential travel of the conveying member by a single driving motor. When delivering by connecting to the film from the delivery position, the leading end easily comes off the holding unit by inserting the folded leading end of the film from the standby position and holding the same there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Tokyo Automatic Machinery Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Nobuta, Tuyoshi Okabe, Tomoo Hosono, Ryosuke Tamayama