Patents by Inventor Ryoko Kataguchi

Ryoko Kataguchi 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).

  • Buckle
    Patent number: 9801432
    Abstract: A buckle with an enhanced efficiency in removing a foreign substance is provided. The buckle includes: a plug; and a socket provided with an insertion opening into which the plug is to be inserted. The socket includes: a pair of front pieces disposed side by side in a width direction intersecting with an insertion direction of the plug; a back piece disposed to face each of the front pieces; and a bottom piece that connects each of the front pieces and the back piece. A slit defined between the pair of front pieces extends in the insertion direction from the insertion opening across the bottom piece and the front pieces of the socket. Due to the presence of the slit, a cross section of the socket intersecting with the insertion direction is in a C-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Kataguchi, Hitoshi Kaneko, Tomoko Yagami
  • Buckle
    Publication number: 20150135494
    Abstract: A buckle with an enhanced efficiency in removing a foreign substance is provided. The buckle includes: a plug; and a socket provided with an insertion opening into which the plug is to be inserted. The socket includes: a pair of front pieces disposed side by side in a width direction intersecting with an insertion direction of the plug; a back piece disposed to face each of the front pieces; and a bottom piece that connects each of the front pieces and the back piece. A slit defined between the pair of front pieces extends in the insertion direction from the insertion opening across the bottom piece and the front pieces of the socket. Due to the presence of the slit, a cross section of the socket intersecting with the insertion direction is in a C-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Kataguchi, Hitoshi Kaneko, Tomoko Yagami
  • Belt adjuster
    Patent number: D649907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoko Kataguchi
  • Connector ring
    Patent number: D667753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Madoka Nanbu, Ryoko Kataguchi
  • Buckle
    Patent number: D684893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Kataguchi, Tomoko Yagami
  • Buckle
    Patent number: D685292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Kataguchi, Tomoko Yagami