Patents by Inventor Takio Kiyomi

Takio Kiyomi 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: 6899504
    Abstract: A binder 10 includes a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through passages 14 respectively, and an operating section 17 which connects these movable members 16 to each other and operates the movable members 16. Each movable member 16 is provided so as to open/close the respective through passage 14so that, in the state that the through passage 14 is closed, a binding force is given to the binding leg 13. The movable members 16 are synchronously movable between a position where the respective through passage 14 are closed and a position where the same is opened synchronously when the operating section 17 is operated in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takio Kiyomi
  • Publication number: 20030138308
    Abstract: A binder 10 comprises a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through passages 14 respectively, and an operating section 17 which connects these movable members 16 to each other and operates the movable members 16. Each movable member 16 is provided so as to open/close the through passage 14 so that, in the state that the through passage 14 is closed, a binding force is given to the binding leg 13. Each movable member 16 is provided movably between a position where each through passage 14 is closed and a position where the same is opened synchronously when the operating section 17 is operated in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Takio Kiyomi
  • Patent number: 5988926
    Abstract: The filing device in which a binding fastener 2 fixedly attached to a folder body 1 can be demounted from the folder body 1 with accompanying plastic deformation or destruction of the parts of the filing device, and is characterized by that the binding fastener 2 is fixedly attached to the folder body 1 by a binding mechanism 3 which fastens the binding fastener 2 to the folder body 1 and which enables the binding fastener 2 to be released from the folder body 1 with a relative movement of the binding fastener 2 to the folder body 1, and an engaging lock mechanism 4 which prohibits the relative movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takio Kiyomi
  • Patent number: 5722783
    Abstract: A file folder is provided which includes a pair of foldable front and rear covers 4 and 5, a back cover 6 integrally located between and connected to them via hinge sections 7, and a binding fastener 3 fixedly attached on the inner face of the back cover. An engaging projection 8 is formed on the inner face of at least one of the front and rear covers 4 and 5 for abutting engagement with the binding fastener when the file folder is closed. With this arrangement, the file folder having a plurality of loose papers bound together along their longer edges by the fastener 3 can be kept standing with its back cover 6 positioned above and horizontally oriented without causing the back cover 6 and hinge sections 7 to be distorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takio Kiyomi
  • Patent number: 5692849
    Abstract: A file folder improved in stiffness otherwise to fall down or deform when the S-binding file folder is placed in the E-type storage mode comprises a pair of foldable front and rear covers 4 and 5, a back cover 6 integrally located between and connected to them, and a binding fastener 3 fixedly attached on the inner face of the back cover 6 or the inner face of one of the foldable covers 4 and 5 near the back cover 6. A top wall section 8 and a tip wall section 9 are provided along the top and tip edges of one of the covers 4 and which detachably engage with the another cover 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takio Kiyomi
  • Patent number: 5330280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filing apparatus of the both-side opening and closing type in which a pair of right and left opening/closing members (52) coupled to the right and left side edges of an attaching member (41) can be opened and closed from any one of the front, back, right and left side edges by an operating member (61) provided for the attaching member (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Kokuyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Kaneda, Takio Kiyomi