Patents by Inventor Chihiro Wakatsuki

Chihiro Wakatsuki 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).

  • Stretch label
    Patent number: 5891537
    Abstract: A stretch label adapted to be fitted to a container includes a stretch film, having a self-shrinking property, and a printing layer. The stretch film, in turn, includes a substrate made from an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or a mixture of a low density polyethylene and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a surface layer made of a polyolefin resin. The surface layer is harder than the substrate and is provided on at least one surface of the substrate. The surface layer is the outer surface layer of the stretch label when the stretch label is fitted to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Seal, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yoshii, Chihiro Wakatsuki, Hiroshi Harada, Tetsuo Hata, Masato Nakanishi
  • Method of labeling a container with an elastic stretch label
    Patent number: 5843362
    Abstract: A stretch label adapted to be fitted to a container is manufactured and includes a stretch film, having a self-shrinking property, and a printing layer. The stretch film, in turn, includes a substrate made from an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or a mixture of a low density polyethylene and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a surface layer made of a polyolefin resin. The surface layer is harder than the substrate and is provided on at least one surface of the substrate. The surface layer is the outer surface layer of the stretch label when the stretch label is fitted to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Seal, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yoshii, Chihiro Wakatsuki, Hiroshi Harada