Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo Takano

Yoshitomo Takano 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).

  • Carriage for an endless conveyor and a conveying mechanism for such a carriage
    Patent number: 6502691
    Abstract: A conveyor is provided that can easily accommodate a change in specification of stations. Carriages (100) are coupled by carriage couplers (200, 210). Driving units (20) are provided to move entire coupled units (B1, B2) together by driving some of the coupled carriages (100). A distance of conveyance can be changed and a change in specification can be easily coped with only by rearranging the driving units (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Inventors: Isamu Akatsuka, Yuji Nakano, Yoshitomo Takano
  • Carriage for an endless conveyor and a conveying mechanism for such a carriage
    Publication number: 20010008202
    Abstract: A conveyor is provided that can easily accommodate a change in specification of stations. Carriages (100) are coupled by carriage couplers (200, 210). Driving units (20) are provided to move entire coupled units (B1, B2) together by driving some of the coupled carriages (100). A distance of conveyance can be changed and a change in specification can be easily coped with only by rearranging the driving units (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Inventors: Isamu Akatsuka, Yuji Nakano, Yoshitomo Takano