Patents by Inventor Koji Hashiba

Koji Hashiba 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).

  • Fastener stringer provided with metal element row having plating film, fastener chain, and slide fastener
    Patent number: 10820667
    Abstract: Provided is a fastener stringer including a row of metal elements having a plating film formed with improved thickness uniformity without waste, even if the elements are not electrically connected to each other in advance. For each of ten adjacent metal elements of the fastener stinger, 0.6?D1/A1?2.0 is satisfied in which A1 represents an average value of thickness of the plating film for the ten metal elements at element center on either one main surface side of the fastener tape, and D1 represents thickness of the plating film for each of the metal elements at the element center on the one main surface side of the fastener tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Kikukawa, Koji Hashiba
  • Fastener Stringer Provided with Metal Element Row Having Plating Film, Fastener Chain, and Slide Fastener
    Publication number: 20200085150
    Abstract: Provided is a fastener stringer including a row of metal elements having a plating film formed with improved thickness uniformity without waste, even if the elements are not electrically connected to each other in advance. For each of ten adjacent metal elements of the fastener stinger, 0.6?D1/A1?2.0 is satisfied in which A1 represents an average value of thickness of the plating film for the ten metal elements at element center on either one main surface side of the fastener tape, and D1 represents thickness of the plating film for each of the metal elements at the element center on the one main surface side of the fastener tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Norio Kikukawa, Koji Hashiba