Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Okabe

Mitsuo Okabe 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: 5991078
    Abstract: A display medium employing a diffraction grating to define and represent a display pattern by the contour thereof, which enables the display pattern to move smoothly as the visual point moves and which allows the display pattern to move in various ways and is easy to produce. A display pattern ("DNP"), e.g., a character, an image, etc., is defined and displayed by the outer or inner contour of a diffraction grating (A or B) composed of a group of smooth curves, or a diffraction grating composed of a group of partial straight-line diffraction gratings that form polygonal lines linearly approximating smooth curves. Accordingly, as the visual point is moved relative to the display medium, a position that looks bright by diffraction moves smoothly and variously. If the display medium is illuminated by white light, the region that looks bright becomes a rainbow-colored region. Accordingly, the display pattern becomes not only readily recognizable but also interesting to view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoko Yoshitake, Mitsuo Okabe
  • Patent number: 5584634
    Abstract: This invention relates to a container (10) provided with a metallic cover comprising a plastic container (14) provided with a flanged portion (15) and a metallic cover (11) provided with a peripheral edge portion (12) and having an improved reservation property obtained by improving a material of the container body (14) and the shape thereof, also relates to a method for manufacturing a container provided with a metallic cover comprising the steps of mounting a container body (214) provided with a flanged portion (215) in a recess (267a) of a retainer (267), conveying the container body (214) mounted in the recess (267a) of the retainer (267) and the metallic cover (211) to a seaming device (256), seaming the peripheral portion (212) of the metallic cover (211) to the flanged portion (215) of the container body (214) by the seaming device (256), and discharging the seamed container provided with the metallic cover from the seaming device (256), and further relates to a press-cut device which includes a vertic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: DAI Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okabe, Kimiaki Hyakutome, Sadao Kuramochi, Junichi Hashikawa, Hideto Akiba
  • Patent number: 5257709
    Abstract: This invention relates to a container (10) provided with a metallic cover comprising a plastic container (14) provided with a flanged portion (15) and a metallic cover (11) provided with a peripheral edge portion (12) and having an improved reservation property obtained by improving a material of the container body (14) and the shape thereof, also relates to a method for manufacturing a container provided with a metallic cover comprising the steps of mounting a container body (214) provided with a flanged portion (215) in a recess (267a) of a retainer (267), conveying the container body (214) mounted in the recess (267a) of the retainer (267) and the metallic cover (211) to a seaming device (256), seaming the peripheral portion (212) of the metallic cover (211) to the flanged portion (215) of the container body (214) by the seaming device (256), and discharging the seamed container provided with the metallic cover from the seaming device (256 ), and further relates to a press-cut device which includes a verti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okabe, Kimiaki Hyakutome, Sadao Kuramochi, Junichi Hashikawa, Hideto Akiba
  • Patent number: 4948006
    Abstract: This invention relates to a container with a metallic cover, including a container body having a plastic flanged portion and a metallic cover provided with a peripheral edge which is roll-seamed around the flanged portion. A method of manufacturing the container is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying as a coating a heat sealing compound onto an inner surface of the peripheral edge of the metallic cover, roll-seaming the metallic cover around the flanged portion of the plastic container body, and fusing the flanged portion and the peripheral edge by heating to mutually secure the flanged portion and the peripheral edge of the metallic cover. An apparatus for manufacturing the container is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okabe, Kimiaki Hyakutome, Hideto Akiba
  • Patent number: 4818588
    Abstract: A packaging material comprising an outer layer of a heat shrinkable plastic film and a metallic glossy laminate which is disposed on the inner side of said outer layer and which maintains metallic gloss even after heat shrinkage. A heat shrunk package having beautiful metallic gloss can be obtained by the use of this packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okabe, Hirohito Tomita, Shoichi Kubo
  • Patent number: 4664994
    Abstract: The present invention provides an enclosed lead storage battery comprising a plate assembly consisting of a positive plate, negative plates and a separator, an electrolyte held in position by the plate assembly, and a jacket made of film- or sheet-formed synthetic resin and surrounding the plate assembly and electrolyte. The jacket is of a multilayer laminate structure made by disposing a polyolefin film on the inside contacting the plate assembly and laminating a film of thermoplastic synthetic resin in two or more layers on the outside thereof. According to the present invention, the plate assembly can be encased with an unexpensive jacket of a simple construction, and the joint of the jacket to the pole posts of the plate assembly is strengthened to offer a leak-proof enclosed lead storage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiichi Koike, Yoshie Suzuki, Minoru Yoshinaka, Mitsuo Okabe, Makoto Tanaka