Patents by Inventor Makoto Itani

Makoto Itani 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).

  • Display label and method for forming display label
    Patent number: 6235376
    Abstract: A method of forming a display label for displaying predetermined information on a member on which display information is to be displayed which member is elastic or expandable/contractible, comprising the steps of laminating at least a protective layer which is made of an elastic material and an expandable/contractible material, a display layer for displaying display information which is formed by at least one of a picture pattern, a letter, a symbol, a photograph, a pattern and a bar code, and a base material layer which is made of an elastic material or an expandable/contractible material, in that order, applying, to a member on which display information is to be displayed, a display label which is formed by the laminating of the protective layer, the display layer and the base material layer, and in which a supporting member is laminated on a surface of the protective layer so as to be peelable off of the protective layer such that the base material layer faces a member on which display information is to be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Miyazaki, Kenichi Motomura, Makoto Itani