Patents by Inventor Hidero OZAWA

Hidero OZAWA 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).

  • Patent number: 11634922
    Abstract: Provided is a lane rope float that is less likely to cause injuries even when a hand, a foot, or the like of a swimmer collides with the lane rope float. A lane rope float that is attached to a rope via a cylindrical portion to define lanes of a pool and is made of a synthetic resin material, the lane rope float including: a plurality of blades protruding in parallel with the rope around the cylindrical portion; and an outer peripheral wall connected to side end portions of the blades and covering the blades, wherein a groove portion is formed between the side end portion of each of the blades and the outer peripheral wall, wherein a connection end portion of the side end portion of the blade and the outer peripheral wall are connected, and wherein the outer peripheral wall is elastically deformable toward the blades so as to crush the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: GIFU PLASTIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Hayashi, Hidero Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20230112683
    Abstract: A lane rope float having higher wave absorbing performance than before is provided. A lane rope float is one that is attached to a rope R via a tubular portion and divides lanes of a pool, and the lane rope float is characterized by: including a plurality of blades that protrude from a side surface of the tubular portion in parallel with the rope R, and a wall surface portion that is coupled to side end portions of the blades to cover the blades, in which in an outer end portion of the lane rope float from the center of the tubular portion to the wall surface portion, at least ½ of the range from the center of the tubular portion to the wall surface portion is formed along a vertical plane V2 perpendicular to the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Hidetoshi HAYASHI, Hidero OZAWA
  • Patent number: 11560729
    Abstract: A lane rope float having higher wave absorbing performance than before is provided. A lane rope float is one that is attached to a rope R via a tubular portion and divides lanes of a pool, and the lane rope float is characterized by: including a plurality of blades that protrude from a side surface of the tubular portion in parallel with the rope R, and a wall surface portion that is coupled to side end portions of the blades to cover the blades, in which in an outer end portion of the lane rope float from the center of the tubular portion to the wall surface portion, at least ½ of the range from the center of the tubular portion to the wall surface portion is formed along a vertical plane V2 perpendicular to the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GIFU PLASTIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Hayashi, Hidero Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20220170283
    Abstract: Provided is a lane rope float that is less likely to cause injuries even when a hand, a foot, or the like of a swimmer collides with the lane rope float. A lane rope float that is attached to a rope via a cylindrical portion to define lanes of a pool and is made of a synthetic resin material, the lane rope float including: a plurality of blades protruding in parallel with the rope around the cylindrical portion; and an outer peripheral wall connected to side end portions of the blades and covering the blades, wherein a groove portion is formed between the side end portion of each of the blades and the outer peripheral wall, wherein a connection end portion of the side end portion of the blade and the outer peripheral wall 130 are connected, and wherein the outer peripheral wall is elastically deformable toward the blades so as to crush the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Hidetoshi HAYASHI, Hidero OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200199900
    Abstract: A lane rope float having higher wave absorbing performance than before is provided. A lane rope float is one that is attached to a rope R via a tubular portion and divides lanes of a pool, and the lane rope float is characterized by: including a plurality of blades that protrude from a side surface of the tubular portion in parallel with the rope R, and a wall surface portion that is coupled to side end portions of the blades to cover the blades, in which in an outer end portion of the lane rope float from the center of the tubular portion to the wall surface portion, at least ½ of the range from the center of the tubular portion to the wall surface portion is formed along a vertical plane V2 perpendicular to the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Hidetoshi HAYASHI, Hidero OZAWA