Patents by Inventor Yoshiki Horitani
Yoshiki Horitani 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).
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Publication number: 20230069688Abstract: A conveyance apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a trough (11) that receives an article from an outside and conveys the article in a conveyance direction from upstream to downstream; and a drive unit (20) that drives the trough. The trough includes a plurality of protrusions (92) on a front surface (91) on which the article is conveyed, and an opening (91A) passing from the front surface to a back surface (93) is formed at an end (92E) on a downstream side of the plurality of protrusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: ISHIDA CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo ICHIHASHI, Mikio KISHIKAWA, Yoshiki HORITANI, Hidemasa CHO, Takahide KASUGAI
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Patent number: 11506531Abstract: A weighing mechanism (1) includes: a hopper (105) configured to store an article; a hanger (2) on which the hopper is hung; a mass weighing instrument (3) configured to weigh the article stored in the hopper; a connection member (4) that connects the hanger and the mass weighing instrument; a main body member (6) having a through hole (5) through which the connection member penetrates; a diaphragm (7) that connects an outer edge of the connection member and an inner edge of the through hole of the main body member; and a waterproof cover (8) that covers at least part of the through hole between the diaphragm and the hanger. The waterproof cover is detachably attached only to the hanger among the main body member and the hanger.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Mikio Kishikawa
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Publication number: 20210293608Abstract: A weighing mechanism (1) includes: a hopper (105) configured to store an article; a hanger (2) on which the hopper is hung; a mass weighing instrument (3) configured to weigh the article stored in the hopper; a connection member (4) that connects the hanger and the mass weighing instrument; a main body member (6) having a through hole (5) through which the connection member penetrates; a diaphragm (7) that connects an outer edge of the connection member and an inner edge of the through hole of the main body member; and a waterproof cover (8) that covers at least part of the through hole between the diaphragm and the hanger. The waterproof cover is detachably attached only to the hanger among the main body member and the hanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiki HORITANI, Mikio KISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10669053Abstract: A weighing and packaging system includes a combination weighing apparatus including a plurality of weighing units that accumulates and weighs supplied articles, a combination calculator that performs combination calculation using weighing values weighed by the weighing units and selects a combination of corresponding articles, and a collecting chute that collects and discharges the articles pertaining to the combination and a packaging apparatus including a former that receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing apparatus disposed on an upper side and forms a belt-shaped package into a cylindrical shape such that the articles fill an inside thereof, a seal portion disposed below the former to seal the cylindrical package, thereby forming a bag, and a discharge portion that discharge the bag formed by the seal portion, wherein a first opening that opens to a lateral side of a discharge direction of the bag and exposes the collecting chute and the former on the lateral side is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikio Kishikawa, Yoshiki Horitani, Naomi Imaaki
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Patent number: 10403456Abstract: Provided is an article processing apparatus capable of improving waterproofness. An article processing apparatus (1) includes: a storage case (130) which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening (131) at a side surface (130c) thereof; and a lid (140) which seals the opening (131), in which the storage case (130) has an upper surface (130a) which is inclined downward toward the side surface (130c) side, and an amount of protrusion of a lower end (E) of the upper surface (130a) from the side surface (130c) is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid (140) from the side surface (130c).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki
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Patent number: 10323977Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus having excellent sanitation includes: a plurality of weighing mechanisms, a weighing mechanism frame which stores the weighing mechanisms, and a body frame which supports the weighing mechanism frame, in which a normal to a surface of the body frame is inclined with respect to a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Hideshi Miyamoto, Toshiharu Kageyama, Yutaka Tamai, Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki, Go Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20180029734Abstract: A weighing and packaging system includes a combination weighing apparatus including a plurality of weighing units that accumulates and weighs supplied articles, a combination calculator that performs combination calculation using weighing values weighed by the weighing units and selects a combination of corresponding articles, and a collecting chute that collects and discharges the articles pertaining to the combination and a packaging apparatus including a former that receives the articles discharged from the combination weighing apparatus disposed on an upper side and forms a belt-shaped package into a cylindrical shape such that the articles fill an inside thereof, a seal portion disposed below the former to seal the cylindrical package, thereby forming a bag, and a discharge portion that discharge the bag formed by the seal portion, wherein a first opening that opens to a lateral side of a discharge direction of the bag and exposes the collecting chute and the former on the lateral side is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikio KISHIKAWA, Yoshiki HORITANI, Naomi IMAAKI
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Publication number: 20170299423Abstract: Provided is a combination weighing apparatus having excellent sanitation. A combination weighing apparatus 1 includes: a plurality of weighing mechanisms 56, a weighing mechanism frame 80 which stores the weighing mechanisms 56, and a body frame 90 which supports the weighing mechanism frame 80, in which a normal to a surface of the body frame 90 is inclined with respect to a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiki HORITANI, Hideshi MIYAMOTO, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Yutaka TAMAI, Mikio KISHIKAWA, Naomi IMAAKI, Go KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170229262Abstract: Provided is an article processing apparatus capable of improving waterproofness. An article processing apparatus (1) includes: a storage case (130) which stores an electric circuit portion and has an opening (131) at a side surface (130c) thereof; and a lid (140) which seals the opening (131), in which the storage case (130) has an upper surface (130a) which is inclined downward toward the side surface (130c) side, and an amount of protrusion of a lower end (E) of the upper surface (130a) from the side surface (130c) is greater than an amount of protrusion of the lid (140) from the side surface (130c).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiki HORITANI, Mikio KISHIKAWA, Naomi IMAAKI
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Patent number: D755065Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: ISHIDA CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiki Horitani, Mikio Kishikawa, Naomi Imaaki, Toshiharu Kageyama, Hideshi Miyamoto, Yutaka Tamai