Patents by Inventor Rie Hirahara

Rie Hirahara 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).

  • Liquid container
    Patent number: 5201462
    Abstract: A liquid container having a carton and an inner bag within the carton, the carton having foldable portions, wherein a metering unit of a cap attached to a spout does not interfere with the foldable portion to thereby permit a liquid in the container to be metered. The carton has an upper side tilted plate from which the spout protrudes outward. Each foldable portion is provided between the tilted plate and each of a front plate and a rear plate which cooperates with a pair of side plates to constitute a barrel of the carton. Each foldable portion has a cutout therein to avoid interference with the metering unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Sada, Yoshiaki Take, Toshihide Togi, Masatoshi Fujima, Masahiro Uematsu, Takashi Ito, Rie Hirahara, Makoto Igarashi, Nobumasa Yamazaki