Patents by Inventor Yohsuke Nobuta

Yohsuke Nobuta 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).

  • Printing plate support device and printing plate removably mounting apparatus as well as methods of operating the same
    Patent number: 5715751
    Abstract: There is provided a construction which comprises: a printing plate receiving means that is arranged at a position remote from the periphery of a plate cylinder for supporting a printing plate lock-up hook portion in parallel to the axis of the plate cylinder and as capable of displacement in parallel to that axis; a receiving position determining means for positioning at a predetermined position of the printing plate receiving means the printing plate lock-up hook portion mounted thereon; and a stop position determining means for stopping the printing plate receiving means at a predetermined position relative to a side end surface of the plate cylinder. The invention enables a printing plate being locked up to be positioned with an extremely high precision, yet in a short period of time, corresponding to the position where it is to be locked up, relative to an axially displaced plate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yohsuke Nobuta, Yasuo Shibuya, Tohru Higuchi, Daisuke Nakamura
  • Printing plate support device and printing plate removal mounting apparatus as well as methods of operating the same
    Patent number: 5671674
    Abstract: There is provided a construction which comprises: a printing plate receiving means that is arranged at a position remote from the periphery of a plate cylinder for supporting a printing plate lock-up hook portion in parallel to the axis of the plate cylinder and as capable of displacement in parallel to that axis; a receiving position determining means for positioning at a predetermined position of the printing plate receiving means the printing plate lock-up hook portion mounted thereon; and a stop position determining means for stopping the printing plate receiving means at a predetermined position relative to a side end surface of the plate cylinder. The invention enables a printing plate being locked up to be positioned with an extremely high precision, yet in a short period of time, corresponding to the position where it is to be locked up, relative to an axially displaced plate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yohsuke Nobuta, Yasuo Shibuya, Tohru Higuchi, Daisuke Nakamura