Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Utsumi

Yasuhiko Utsumi 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).

  • Dismantling apparatus for flat-screen TV and dismantling method for flat-screen TV
    Patent number: 8613638
    Abstract: A flat-screen TV dismantling apparatus comprises an inclined working bed having a tiltable placement surface on which a flat-screen TV can be placed, and a horizontal working bed having a horizontal placement surface. A flat-screen TV dismantling method comprises detaching a cabinet and a control circuit board while the flat-screen TV is inclined, and dismantling a flat-screen panel module while the flat-screen TV is in a horizontal position. Also, a flat-screen TV dismantling method comprises detaching a cabinet and a control circuit while a flat-screen TV is in a horizontal position, and dismantling a flat-screen panel module while evacuating. With the dismantling apparatus and dismantling methods, the dismantling operations can be effectively and safely performed in a recycling plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Tsujiguchi, Yasuhiko Utsumi, Eiichiro Nishio
  • Dismantling Apparatus for Flat-Screen TV and Dismantling Method for Flat-Screen TV
    Publication number: 20110263175
    Abstract: A flat-screen TV dismantling apparatus comprises an inclined working bed having a tiltable placement surface on which a flat-screen TV can be placed, and a horizontal working bed having a horizontal placement surface. A flat-screen TV dismantling method comprises detaching a cabinet and a control circuit board while the flat-screen TV is inclined, and dismantling a flat-screen panel module while the flat-screen TV is in a horizontal position. Also, a flat-screen TV dismantling method comprises detaching a cabinet and a control circuit while a flat-screen TV is in a horizontal position, and dismantling a flat-screen panel module while evacuating. With the dismantling apparatus and dismantling methods, the dismantling operations can be effectively and safely performed in a recycling plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Tsujiguchi, Yasuhiko Utsumi, Eiichiro Nishio