Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 18830 [Rolling Device] <Shibata>
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First published on this website: 2026-11-01
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Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-09-22 (Japan time). Full English translation.
Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 18830 [Rolling Device] <Shibata>
*Effects of the invention
⇒ The functional claim “composed of multiple rolling elements interposed so as to roll freely between the transfer paths” means a configuration capable of increasing or decreasing the orbital speed of individual rolling elements and adjusting the spacing between them accordingly.
⇒ Claim limitation not satisfied
Translator’s notes (editorial)
The source writes 転送路 (transfer paths); this is translated as given rather than silently substituted with 転走路 (raceways).
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