Patents by Inventor Satoru Masuzaki

Satoru Masuzaki 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).

  • Latent looped yarn, a fabric made of the same, and a method for manufacturing the latent looped yarn
    Patent number: 5312677
    Abstract: This invention relates to a latent looped yarn having loops produced by an eddy current treatment and once potentialized therein before a weaving operation and revealed in a fabric, after the yarns are woven therein at least as warp yarns, by heat treatment, to give the fabric a spunlike handling and high yarn density. This invention also provides a manufacturing method for producing the latent looped yarn and high density spunlike fabrics utilizing the latent looped yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., Toray Textile, Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Shiojima, Toshiaki Miura, Keitarou Nabeshima, Satoru Masuzaki
  • Latent looped yarn, a fabric made of the same, and a method for manufacturing the latent looped yarn
    Patent number: 5102735
    Abstract: This invention relates to a latent looped yarn having loops produced by an eddy current treatment and once potentialized therein before a weaving operation and revealed in a fabric, after the yarns are woven therein at least as warp yarns, by heat treatment, to give the fabric a spunlike handling and high yarn density. This invention also provides a manufacturing method for producing the latent looped yarn and high density spunlike fabrics utilizing the latent looped yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignees: Toray Industries, Inc., Toray Textiles, Inc.
    Inventors: Minoru Shiojima, Toshiaki Miura, Keitarou Nabeshima, Satoru Masuzaki