Patents by Inventor Yuji TANOUE

Yuji TANOUE 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).

  • Part feeding apparatus and part feeding method
    Patent number: 10807810
    Abstract: A part feeding apparatus includes a guide, a separator, and a lift mechanism. The guide is to guide stacked parts stacked in a height direction along a height of the part feeding apparatus. The separator is configured to pick up a bottommost part located at a bottom of the stacked parts in the height direction. The lift mechanism is configured to lift the stacked parts except for at least the bottommost part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Yuji Tanoue
  • LIDDING SYSTEM AND LIDDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190100339
    Abstract: A lidding system includes a transfer apparatus configured to transfer a container which is put on the transfer apparatus such that a bottom of the container contacts the transfer apparatus, the container having an opening opposite to the bottom and a side wall extending from the bottom to the opening; a holding apparatus configured to hold the side wall of the container at a lidding position; and a lidding apparatus configured to press a lid against the container held by the holding apparatus to close the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yuji TANOUE, Kanta YAMAGUCHI, Tatsuya HIRAHARA, Takamasa SAITO
  • PART FEEDING APPARATUS AND PART FEEDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190023503
    Abstract: A part feeding apparatus includes a guide, a separator, and a lift mechanism. The guide is to guide stacked parts stacked in a height direction along a height of the part feeding apparatus. The separator is configured to pick up a bottommost part located at a bottom of the stacked parts in the height direction. The lift mechanism is configured to lift the stacked parts except for at least the bottommost part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Yuji TANOUE