Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Umenaka

Kazuhiro Umenaka 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: 8956046
    Abstract: A bag with a port member according to the present invention includes a bag having an opening and a port member attached to the opening. In addition, the port member has a tubular insertion portion and a bag side connection portion that is connected to a container side connection portion of other container, and the bag is positioned on the innermost circumferential face side of the bag with a port member on an inner face of the insertion portion. According to the bag with a port member, the bag with a port member that can reduce a residual amount of contents to be as small as possible when the contents inside the bag are taken out can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd., JGC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Umenaka, Takeshi Kojima, Naomi Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Yamagishi, Kanehide Oota
  • Patent number: 8834024
    Abstract: A self-standing bag (1) including a barrel portion (10) having a front surface portion (11) and a back surface portion (12); and a bottom portion (20) formed by a bottom member folded in half, wherein each side edge of the bottom member is folded back at edges (14, 15) of the barrel portion (10), each side edge area of the bottom member is attached on an inner surface of the back surface portion (12) of the barrel portion (10), the entire circumference of a lower end of barrel portion (10) is adhered to a lower end (10c) of the barrel portion (10), and the attachment of the side edges of the bottom member to the inner surface of the barrel portion (10) is performed by adhesive members (41, 42) so as to cover the edges of the bottom member. Also, Disclosed are a production method of the self-standing bag (1) and a self-standing bag having content in the self-standing bag (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20140185966
    Abstract: The gusset bag includes an opposing pair of flat surface sections and an opposing pair of side surface sections folded inward. Moreover, the pair of flat surface sections and the pair of side surface sections includes a first film material that forms a first flat surface section and at least a first side surface section, and a second film material that forms the other section thereof Furthermore, a side edge seal section is formed in which a side edge section of the first film material and a side edge section of the second film material are sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Hosokawa Yokyo Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: 8757410
    Abstract: A sealing mechanism for a container opening having a cylindrical opening disposed on a container body and a cap for sealing the cylindrical opening. The cap includes a screw-on cap body and an upper lid for sealing the cylindrical opening. The cap body and the upper lid are independent of each other so that the cap body can be rotated without rotating the upper lid and are engaged by a concave/convex portion. When the cap body is moved away from the container, the cap body slidably abuts on the upper lid, and pushes up the upper lid to open the cylindrical opening, and when the cap body moves toward the container, the cap abuts on the upper lid and pulls down the upper lid to re-seal the cylindrical opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takashima, Yuichiro Moriyama, Susumu Niwa, Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: 8641279
    Abstract: It is aimed to smoothly perform engagement and disengagement of a fastener of a packaging bag and easily take out an inner content by a desired amount. For these purposes, in a packaging bag 1 with a fastener 20 in which a male fastener element and a female fastener element are attached to inner surfaces of opposing flat surface portions 2a and an opening is opened or closed by engaging or disengaging both the fastener elements, pick-up tabs 40 are provided so as to project outward at a portion corresponding to a mounting portion of the fastener 20, or near the portion. The fastener is formed to be asymmetric with respect to the center thereof so that one side largely protruded is attached so as to be directed inward of the packaging bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Tsutomu Hara, Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20130330024
    Abstract: A bag with a port member according to the present invention includes a bag having an opening and a port member attached to the opening. In addition, the port member has a tubular insertion portion and a bag side connection portion that is connected to a container side connection portion of other container, and the bag is positioned on the innermost circumferential face side of the bag with a port member on an inner face of the insertion portion. According to the bag with a port member, the bag with a port member that can reduce a residual amount of contents to be as small as possible when the contents inside the bag are taken out can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Umenaka, Takeshi Kojima, Naomi Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Yamagishi, Kenehide Oota
  • Patent number: 8561843
    Abstract: A spout (20) which attaches to a container body (10), wherein the spout (20) is provided with a spout body (21), and a closing portion (22) which closes a discharge port of the aforementioned spout body (21); the aforementioned spout body (21) has an attachment (24) which is attached to a container body (10) in a liquid-tight manner, and an outer cylinder (25) which is positioned on the outer side of the container body (10); and the closing portion (22) is connected to a discharge port of the outer cylinder (25) in a manner which enables it to be snapped off, and is provided with projections (29) which extend toward the spout body (21) side. In addition, there is a spouted container (1) to which the aforementioned spout (20) is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20130011085
    Abstract: A self-standing bag (1) including a barrel portion (10) having a front surface portion (11) and a back surface portion (12); and a bottom portion (20) formed by a bottom member folded in half, wherein each side edge of the bottom member is folded back at edges (14, 15) of the barrel portion (10), each side edge area of the bottom member is attached on an inner surface of the back surface portion (12) of the barrel portion (10), the entire circumference of a lower end of barrel portion (10) is adhered to a lower end (10c) of the barrel portion (10), and the attachment of the side edges of the bottom member to the inner surface of the barrel portion (10) is performed by adhesive members (41, 42) so as to cover the edges of the bottom member. Also, Disclosed are a production method of the self-standing bag (1) and a self-standing bag having content in the self-standing bag (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20120170876
    Abstract: A gusset bag (10), having a pair of flat surface portions (11, 11) facing each other and a pair of side surface portions (12, 12) facing each other which are folded toward the inside, has a side edge sealing portion (13) in which the flat surface portion and the side surface portion are heat-sealed together at side edge portions thereof, and a folded-back portion (13c) in which all or a part of the side edge sealing portion in the width direction is folded back toward the flat surface portion or the side surface portion. The gusset bag and a spout-attached gusset bag (1) using the gusset bag have an excellent self-standing property, and causes one's hand to feel little pain even when being squeezed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Raizo Kuge, Kazuhiro Umenaka, Akira Ishii
  • Publication number: 20120152984
    Abstract: A spout (20) which attaches to a container body (10), wherein the spout (20) is provided with a spout body (21), and a closing portion (22) which closes a discharge port of the aforementioned spout body (21); the aforementioned spout body (21) has an attachment (24) which is attached to a container body (10) in a liquid-tight manner, and an outer cylinder (25) which is positioned on the outer side of the container body (10); and the closing portion (22) is connected to a discharge port of the outer cylinder (25) in a manner which enables it to be snapped off, and is provided with projections (29) which extend toward the spout body (21) side. In addition, there is a spouted container (1) to which the aforementioned spout (20) is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20110253713
    Abstract: A bottom 6 is disposed on a lower end portion of a body 2 made of a film having barrier properties against gases. The bottom 6 is composed of a shield 7 and a reinforcement 8. The shield 7 is formed from a film having barrier properties against gases. A lower end opening of the body 2 is closed by welding an outer circumferential surface of a short cylindrical part 7A of the shield 7 to an inner circumferential surface of the body 2. An outer circumferential surface of the reinforcement 8 is welded to an inner circumferential surface of the short cylindrical part 7A. The lower end portion of the body 2 is maintained in a predetermined shape by the reinforcement 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Masahiro Ito, Kazuhiro Umenaka, Koki Abe
  • BAG
    Publication number: 20100290720
    Abstract: A bag includes a bag body having first and second sides (11c, 11d) to meet each other, and a third side (11e) extending obliquely to the first and second sides (11c, 11d) and defining an opening; a spout unit (13) having an apex (13a) projecting from the third side and defining a corner, and a zipper (15); and a recessed portion (17A, 17B, 18A, 18B) positioned away from the zipper (15) and formed on at least one of the first and second sides (11c, 11d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: 7753233
    Abstract: A spout unit having a tamper-evident function so that it is easy to determine visually that a sealed cap is opened when the cap is unsealed, wherein strong force is not needed to open while modification of moderate curve in convex from an easy-to-break portion of a tamper-proof ring is corrected when the spout is sealed with the cap, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20100158416
    Abstract: It is aimed to smoothly perform engagement and disengagement of a fastener of a packaging bag and easily take out an inner content by a desired amount. For these purposes, in a packaging bag 1 with a fastener 20 in which a male fastener element and a female fastener element are attached to inner surfaces of opposing flat surface portions 2a and an opening is opened or closed by engaging or disengaging both the fastener elements, pick-up tabs 40 are provided so as to project outward at a portion corresponding to a mounting portion of the fastener 20, or near the portion. The fastener is formed to be asymmetric with respect to the center thereof so that one side largely protruded is attached so as to be directed inward of the packaging bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Tsutomu Hara, Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: 7735666
    Abstract: A coupling piece coupling a cap body and a band is prevented from being cut off to tampering and the cutting-off thereof due to deformation of the band. An open/close cap a cap body to be screwed to an outer peripheral surface of a mouth portion of a pouring spout and a band extending in the circumferential direction of the cap body and engaged with the pouring spout, the band being formed with at least one portion at which the band 10 circumferentially separated, the end of the band being connected by a connection piece at that portion at which the band is cut off. The band is disposed below the lower surface of the cap body and coupling pieces are attached to the lower portion of the cap body. A band shape maintaining member is disposed to the lower end of the cap body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Kouichi Inoue, Toshikazu Kenmotsu, Hiroaki Takashima, Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Publication number: 20080135513
    Abstract: A spout unit having a tamper-evident function so that it is easy to determine visually that a sealed cap is opened when the cap is unsealed, wherein strong force is not needed to open while modification of moderate curve in convex from an easy-to-break portion of a tamper-proof ring is corrected when the spout is sealed with the cap, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Kazuhiro UMENAKA
  • Publication number: 20080044115
    Abstract: There is provided a packaging bag capable of easily taking out an inner content of a desired amount from a packaging bag. The packaging bag provided with a fastener forms a packaging bag 1 by connecting a bag body 2 to a spout unit 3 as an independent member. The spout unit 3 is composed of opposing wall surface portions 11 and a fastener provided on inner surfaces of these wall surface portions 11, which are integrally formed through an injection molding process. The spout unit 3 includes a connection opening 15 for connecting one side end to the bag body 2 with the fastener 13 being boundary thereof and a closed portion 16 forming the other side end as the end edge of the packaging bag. A seal-opening portion 20 to be torn so as to separate the spout unit is formed to a portion between the closed portion 16 and the fastener 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Kou Go, Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: D658075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: D660720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Umenaka
  • Patent number: D676763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kenmotsu, Kazuhiro Umenaka