Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Shigeyama

Yasuhiro Shigeyama 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: 10647455
    Abstract: A packaging section of a tablet packaging device includes: a placement base of a tray; a drawer storing the placement bas; a carrier provided with compartments corresponding to the storage concave portions of the tray; a drive device of the carrier; a shutter opening/closing; a bottom of the carrier; and an opening/closing device of the shutter. The drive device performs a step of defining a tablet discharge position on the tray as an original position and returning to the original position through a tablet reception start position and a tablet reception end position which are set below a discharge opening. A step of sequentially moving each compartment of the carrier below the discharge opening from the tablet reception start position to the tablet reception end position during the step to receive one tray of tablets is performed. When the carrier returns to the discharge position, the shutter is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Takashi Iwatani
  • Patent number: 10275977
    Abstract: A medicine sorting apparatus includes a receiving part, an identifying part and a storing part. The storing part includes a plurality of storing trays arranged in multiple stages. A storing area for each of returned medicines is defined at the time of storing each of the returned medicines according to a size of each of the returned medicines identified by the identifying part. Each of the returned medicines is stored in the storing tray in a state that the storing area for each of the returned medicines is associated with identification information of each of the returned medicines so that each of the returned medicines can be taken from the storing tray by a scalar type robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: YUYAMA MGF. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitomi Kohama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Hiromichi Tsuda, Takashi Ueno, Hidenori Tsuji, Mei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170140601
    Abstract: A medicine sorting apparatus includes a receiving part, an identifying part and a storing part. The storing part includes a plurality of storing trays arranged in multiple stages. A storing area for each of returned medicines is defined at the time of storing each of the returned medicines according to a size of each of the returned medicines identified by the identifying part. Each of the returned medicines is stored in the storing tray in a state that the storing area for each of the returned medicines is associated with identification information of each of the returned medicines so that each of the returned medicines can be taken from the storing tray by a scalar type robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akitomi KOHAMA, Yasuhiro SHIGEYAMA, Hiromichi TSUDA, Takashi UENO, Hidenori TSUJI, Mei ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9428288
    Abstract: A packaging section of a tablet packaging device includes: a placement base of a tray; a drawer storing the placement bas; a carrier provided with compartments corresponding to the storage concave portions of the tray; a drive device of the carrier; a shutter opening/closing; a bottom of the carrier; and an opening/closing device of the shutter. The drive device performs a step of defining a tablet discharge position on the tray as an original position and returning to the original position through a tablet reception start position and a tablet reception end position which are set below a discharge opening. A step of sequentially moving each compartment of the carrier below the discharge opening from the tablet reception start position to the tablet reception end position during the step to receive one tray of tablets is performed. When the carrier returns to the discharge position, the shutter is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Takashi Iwatani
  • Publication number: 20160244192
    Abstract: A packaging section of a tablet packaging device includes: a placement base of a tray; a drawer storing the placement bas; a carrier provided with compartments corresponding to the storage concave portions of the tray; a drive device of the carrier; a shutter opening/closing; a bottom of the carrier; and an opening/closing device of the shutter. The drive device performs a step of defining a tablet discharge position on the tray as an original position and returning to the original position through a tablet reception start position and a tablet reception end position which are set below a discharge opening. A step of sequentially moving each compartment of the carrier below the discharge opening from the tablet reception start position to the tablet reception end position during the step to receive one tray of tablets is performed. When the carrier returns to the discharge position, the shutter is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SHIGEYAMA, Takashi IWATANI
  • Patent number: 8678231
    Abstract: A medicine dispensing device capable of appropriately dispensing medicines independent of their form and having a compact structure. The medicine dispensing device has a device body (1) and a medicine conveyance member (3) for conveying, on one by one basis, medicines (D) arranged in rows in the device body (1). The medicine conveyance member (3) has a medicine holding member (40) reciprocatingly moving in the horizontal and vertical directions. The medicine holding member (40) has a support member (42), a forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) reciprocatingly moving in the forward and backward direction of the device body (1) while being supported by the support member (42), and a holding member (44) supported by the forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) so as to swing between a vertical position and a horizontal position and having a pair of holding sections (54) capable of holding a medicine (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Takayuki Fujikawa, Hiroyuki Kanda, Shigeyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 7873435
    Abstract: To permit a plurality of pharmacists to perform dispensing efficiently and simultaneously despite of simple, low-cost configuration. There are provided: responsible a pharmacist identification means 7 which is provided at each container 14 of a drug rack 3 where a drug D is contained and which identifies a responsible pharmacist; a memory 25 where the pharmacist data is stored; and a control means 24 which, as a result of inputting the prescription data, associates the prescription data and the pharmacist data stored in a memory means 25 with each other to create a prescription table, stores the prescription table into the memory means 25, and then, when the drug is taken out from the drug rack 3, refers to the prescription table based on the pharmacist data of the pharmacist identified by the responsible pharmacist identification means 7, and judges whether or not the pharmacist is permitted to perform dispensing of the drug to be taken out from the drug rack 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Masahiko Kasuya, Shinya Yasuda
  • Patent number: 7857163
    Abstract: A drug dispenser which can push a drug package in a stable state and discharge it. The drug dispenser includes a drug case (1) for containing a plurality of drug packages (100) stacked in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of drug packages (100) is packed in a rectangular package with a flange (100a), and a pushing mechanism (3) for pushing out the lowermost drug package (100) in a horizontal direction. A guide member (35) for supporting and guiding the flange (100a?) of the second drug package (100?), when the lowermost drug package (100) is pushed out, is provided in a pushing direction of the drug package (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Hiroyuki Kanda
  • Publication number: 20100198398
    Abstract: A medicine dispensing device capable of appropriately dispensing medicines independent of their form and having a compact structure. The medicine dispensing device has a device body (1) and a medicine conveyance member (3) for conveying, on one by one basis, medicines (D) arranged in rows in the device body (1). The medicine conveyance member (3) has a medicine holding member (40) reciprocatingly moving in the horizontal and vertical directions. The medicine holding member (40) has a support member (42), a forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) reciprocatingly moving in the forward and backward direction of the device body (1) while being supported by the support member (42), and a holding member (44) supported by the forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) so as to swing between a vertical position and a horizontal position and having a pair of holding sections (54) capable of holding a medicine (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji YUYAMA, Yasuhiro SHIGEYAMA, Takayuki FUJIKAWA, Hiroyuki KANDA, Shigeyuki SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20100147868
    Abstract: A medicine dispenser of the present invention includes a plurality of medicine storage portions, in which medicines are stored by type, and a medicine recovery portion, which moves to the medicine storage portions having target medicines based on prescription data, retains and transfers the medicines dispensed from the medicine storage portions and then feeds the medicines at a predetermined position. The medicine recovery portion includes a plurality of medicine reservoir chambers, and the medicines dispensed from the medicine storage portions can be retained in each of the medicine reservoir chambers in arbitrary storage patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Hiroyuki Kanda
  • Patent number: 7686184
    Abstract: A medicine dispensing device capable of appropriately dispensing medicines independent of their form and having a compact structure. The medicine dispensing device has a device body (1) and a medicine conveyance member (3) for conveying, on one by one basis, medicines (D) arranged in rows in the device body (1). The medicine conveyance member (3) has a medicine holding member (40) reciprocatingly moving in the horizontal and vertical directions. The medicine holding member (40) has a support member (42), a forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) reciprocatingly moving in the forward and backward direction of the device body (1) while being supported by the support member(42), and a holding member (44) supported by the forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) so as to swing between a vertical position and a horizontal position and having a pair of holding sections (54) capable of holding a medicine (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Yuyama MFG. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Takayuki Fujikawa, Hiroyuki Kanda, Shigeyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20080149656
    Abstract: [Object] To permit a plurality of pharmacists to perform dispensing efficiently and simultaneously despite of simple, low-cost configuration. [Means for Settlement] There are provided: responsible a pharmacist identification means 7 which is provided at each container 14 of a drug rack 3 where a drug D is contained and which identifies a responsible pharmacist; a memory 25 where the pharmacist data is stored; and a control means 24 which, as a result of inputting the prescription data, associates the prescription data and the pharmacist data stored in a memory means 25 with each other to create a prescription table, stores the prescription table into the memory means 25, and then, when the drug is taken out from the drug rack 3, refers to the prescription table based on the pharmacist data of the pharmacist identified by the responsible pharmacist identification means 7, and judges whether or not the pharmacist is permitted to perform dispensing of the drug to be taken out from the drug rack 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Masahiko Kasuya, Shinya Yasuda
  • Patent number: 7316328
    Abstract: A device for dispensing medicine includes a dispensing device body (1), a cassette (2) fixed removably to the dispensing device body in order to contain medicines while arranging, and a pushing mechanism (18) for pushing out the medicines in the cassette (2) toward one end side. The cassette (2) includes a cover (6) and a stopping/receiving part (17) disposed internally in the longitudinal direction. The pushing mechanism (18) includes an abutting part (19a) contained in the cassette (2) and abutting against the medicines, a biasing part (20) for biasing the abutting part (19a) against the medicine, and a stopping part (21) stopping at the stopping/receiving part (17) of the cassette (2) only when the cover (6) is opened. Consequently, the cassettes (2) can be arranged at a high density and a desired number of medicines can be dispensed surely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama
  • Patent number: 7311222
    Abstract: A drug dispenser which can easily align drugs when filling it with the drugs. In a drug dispenser in which a lowermost drug of a plurality of drugs (100) stacked in a vertical direction and contained in a drug case (1) is pushed out in a horizontal direction to dispense it, a door (7) is provided on the front surface of the drug case (1). A drug aligning device (second door 11) is provided on the inner surface of the door (7), the drug aligning device pushes the front ends of the plurality of drugs (100) contained in the drug case (1) to align the rear ends thereof when the door (7) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Hiroyuki Kanda
  • Publication number: 20070241122
    Abstract: A medicine dispensing device capable of appropriately dispensing medicines independent of their form and having a compact structure. The medicine dispensing device has a device body (1) and a medicine conveyance member (3) for conveying, on one by one basis, medicines (D) arranged in rows in the device body (1). The medicine conveyance member (3) has a medicine holding member (40) reciprocatingly moving in the horizontal and vertical directions. The medicine holding member (40) has a support member (42), a forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) reciprocatingly moving in the forward and backward direction of the device body (1) while being supported by the support member(42), and a holding member (44) supported by the forwardly/backwardly moving member (43) so as to swing between a vertical position and a horizontal position and having a pair of holding sections (54) capable of holding a medicine (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Takayuki Fujikawa, Hiroyuki Kanda, Shigeyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20060097001
    Abstract: A device for dispensing medicine includes a dispensing device body 1, a cassette 2 fixed removably to the dispensing device body in order to contain medicines while arranging, and pushing means 18 for pushing out the medicines in the cassette 2 toward one end side. The cassette 2 includes a cover 6 and a stopping/receiving part 17 disposed internally in the longitudinal direction. The pushing means 18 includes an abutting part 19a contained in the cassette 2 and abutting against the medicines, an biasing part 20 for biasing the abutting part 19a against the medicine, and a stopping part 21 stopping at the stopping/receiving part 17 of the cassette 2 only when the cover 6 is opened. Consequently, the cassettes 2 can be arranged at a high density and a desired number of medicines can be dispensed surely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama
  • Publication number: 20060076358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drug dispenser which can push the drug in a stable state and discharge it. The drug dispenser comprises a drug case 1 for containing a plurality of drugs 100 stacked in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of drugs 100 is packed in a rectangular package with a flange 100a, and a pushing mechanism 3 for pushing out the lowermost drug 100 in a horizontal direction. A guide member 35 for supporting and guiding the flange 100a? of the second drug 100? when the lowermost drug 100 is pushed out is provided in a pushing direction of the drug 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Hiroyuki Kanda
  • Publication number: 20060060596
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drug dispenser which can easily align the drugs when filling it with the drugs. In a drug dispenser in which a lowermost drug of a plurality of drugs 100 stacked in a vertical direction and contained in a drug case 1 is pushed out in a horizontal direction to dispense it, a door 7 is provided on the front surface of the drug case 1. A drug aligning means (second door) 11 is provided on the inner surface of the door 7, the drug aligning means 11 pushing the front ends of the plurality of drugs 100 contained in the drug case 1 to align the rear ends thereof when the door 7 is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Hiroyuki Kanda
  • Patent number: 6981609
    Abstract: On each of a plurality of disposed racks, an injection drug storing container is each detachably mounted. The injection drug storing container includes a transportation device for transporting a stored injection drug in one direction. The injection drug transported by the transportation device is housed in each housing portion formed on a circumferential portion of a rotating body one by one. The injection drug in each housing portion is sequentially delivered one by one by rotation of the rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Tsuyoshi Kodama, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Toshihiro Amatsu, Katsunori Yoshina, Tetsuo Hiraya, Ayumu Saito, Takahiro Kitakura
  • Patent number: 6766920
    Abstract: The present invention provides a medicine feed unit 1 which can reliably feed a predetermined number of medicine sticks 5 without requiring a work for aligning the medicine sticks. The medicine feed unit 1 is equipped with a medicine housing container 3 for housing a plurality of medicine sticks 5 each obtained by packaging a medicine in a cylindrical bag sealed at both end portions and a medicine feeding section 4, to which the medicine housing container 3 is removably attached and which feeds the medicine sticks 5 one by one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Yuyama, Nakaji Takeda, Yasuhiro Shigeyama, Chisei Asaoka