Patents by Inventor Yuji Okabe

Yuji Okabe 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for winding film, method of and apparatus for supplying film roll core, and method of and apparatus for inspecting appearance of film roll
    Patent number: 6672530
    Abstract: A film winding apparatus has a film winding mechanism for rotating a roll core to wind an elongate film around the roll core thereby to produce a film roll, a product receiving mechanism for gripping the film roll while tensioning the elongate film, the product receiving mechanism being displaceable away from the film winding mechanism, and a cutting mechanism for transversely cutting off the elongate film while the elongate film is being tensioned by the product receiving mechanism. The elongate film can be wound highly accurately around the roll core with a simple process and arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Tomohiro Nakata, Katsuhiro Sugiyama, Yuji Okabe
  • Sheet package production system
    Patent number: 6612100
    Abstract: A protective cover that is pre-folded by a protective cover pre-folding apparatus is supplied to a pack producing apparatus. After sheets are stacked on the protective cover, the protective cover is fully folded onto the sheets to produce a pack, which is then inserted into a bag to produce a package. The package is then delivered from a package stacking apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Morimoto, Hirokazu Kawai, Yuji Okabe, Yasushi Kikuchi, Masao Tsuruta, Takao Asakura
  • Method of and apparatus for winding film, method of and apparatus for supplying film roll core, and method of and apparatus for inspecting appearance of film roll
    Publication number: 20030029959
    Abstract: A film winding apparatus has a film winding mechanism for rotating a roll core to wind an elongate film around the roll core thereby to produce a film roll, a product receiving mechanism for gripping the film roll while tensioning the elongate film, the product receiving mechanism being displaceable away from the film winding mechanism, and a cutting mechanism for transversely cutting off the elongate film while the elongate film is being tensioned by the product receiving mechanism. The elongate film can be wound highly accurately around the roll core with a simple process and arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Tomohiro Nakata, Katsuhiro Sugiyama, Yuji Okabe
  • Method of and apparatus for winding film, method of and apparatus for supplying film roll core, and method of and apparatus for inspecting appearance of film roll
    Patent number: 6497384
    Abstract: A film winding apparatus has a film winding mechanism for rotating a roll core to wind an elongate film around the roll core thereby to produce a film roll, a product receiving mechanism for gripping the film roll while tensioning the elongate film, the product receiving mechanism being displaceable away from the film winding mechanism, and a cutting mechanism for transversely cutting off the elongate film while the elongate film is being tensioned by the product receiving mechanism. The elongate film can be wound highly accurately around the roll core with a simple process and arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Tomohiro Nakata, Katsuhiro Sugiyama, Yuji Okabe