Patents by Inventor Naoto Bouno

Naoto Bouno 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).

  • Tongue-lid pack for rod-shaped smoking articles and a blank thereof
    Patent number: 7731024
    Abstract: A tongue-lid pack has an outer box (2) whose upper end is open, an inner pack (6) contained in the outer box (2) and having filter cigarettes, and a tongue lid (16) for opening/closing the open end of the outer box (2). A front wall (20) of the outer box (2) has a depression (21) that accepts a tip end portion (26) of a tongue (22) of the tongue lid (16) when the tongue (22) is superimposed upon the front wall (20), and the tip end portion (26) sinks in the front wall (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Bouno, Masanori Kohama, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Tongue-lid pack for rod-shaped smoking articles and a blank thereof
    Publication number: 20080006544
    Abstract: A tongue-lid pack has an outer box (2) whose upper end is open, an inner pack (6) contained in the outer box (2) and having filter cigarettes, and a tongue lid (16) for opening/closing the open end of the outer box (2). A front wall (20) of the outer box (2) has a depression (21) that accepts a tip end portion (26) of a tongue (22) of the tongue lid (16) when the tongue (22) is superimposed upon the front wall (20), and the tip end portion (26) sinks in the front wall (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Bouno, Masanori Kohama, Hiroyuki Yamashita