Patents by Inventor Zenichi Onuki
Zenichi Onuki 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).
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Patent number: 8992467Abstract: A nipple coating member and a milking device for gathering mother's milk effectively. The pad of a milking device comprises a tubular frame having a large diameter side opening for inserting the nipple formed on one end side and a small diameter side opening formed on the other end side, a first flexible portion provided at a part in the circumferential direction between the large diameter side opening and the small diameter side opening of the tubular frame, and a second flexible portion provided at a position opposing the first flexible portion independently thereof. The first flexible portion can be deformed inward of the tubular frame by a pressing force from the outside of the pad, and the second flexible portion can be deformed outward of the tubular frame by a pressing force from the inside of the pad.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Pigeon CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Yukinari Awano, Katsumi Mizuno, Zenichi Onuki, Aki Ishimaru
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Publication number: 20100130921Abstract: A nipple coating member and a milking device for gathering mother's milk effectively. The pad of a milking device comprises a tubular frame having a large diameter side opening for inserting the nipple formed on one end side and a small diameter side opening formed on the other end side, a first flexible portion provided at a part in the circumferential direction between the large diameter side opening and the small diameter side opening of the tubular frame, and a second flexible portion provided at a position opposing the first flexible portion independently thereof. The first flexible portion can be deformed inward of the tubular frame by a pressing force from the outside of the pad, and the second flexible portion can be deformed outward of the tubular frame by a pressing force from the inside of the pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: PIGEON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Yukinari Awano, Katsumi Mizuno, Zenichi Onuki, Aki Ishimaru
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Patent number: 7396340Abstract: A breast pump includes a milking port which can accommodate a breast, a storage for storing breast milk extracted from the breast, and a milking unit including a tongue section which can press the portion near an areola of the breast, and is configured in such a manner that the peak of the tongue section of the milking unit can be moved continuously in the direction away from the side of the milking port, and the height of the tongue section can be varied by independent movements of a plurality of sections of a deforming device from the side of the milking port to the inner side.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Pigeon CorporationInventors: Zenichi Onuki, Mitsuo Tashiro
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Publication number: 20050271997Abstract: [Problem] To provide a toothbrush, in which illumination of an interior of an oral cavity enables an assistant to grasp the state of the interior of an oral cavity of a person being assisted, and an uncomfortable strike against the interior of an oral cavity caused by a portion made of a hard material can be prevented as far as possible during brushing. [Means for Resolution] A toothbrush 10 comprising a head portion 31 formed on a surface thereof with a brush portion 55, a toothbrush body 11, and a shaft 25 that connects the head portion and the toothbrush body, the toothbrush body being provided with light emitting means 21 to irradiate light toward the head portion, the shaft being formed to permit the light to transmit therethrough, at least a surface of the head portion being formed with elastic portions 34, 36, and a tip end of the head portion being not formed with the elastic bodies and thereby provided with a tip-end light transmitting portion 37.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: December 8, 2005Inventors: Shintarou Mikami, Masayuki Nakahara, Hideki Iwayama, Zenichi Onuki, Teruhiko Kitamura, Yasushi Fujii
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Publication number: 20050234400Abstract: A breast pump includes a milking port which can accommodate a breast, a storage for storing breast milk extracted from the breast, and a milking unit including a tongue section which can press the portion near an areola of the breast, and is configured in such a manner that the peak of the tongue section of the milking unit can be moved continuously in the direction away from the side of the milking port, and the height of the tongue section can be varied by independent movements of a plurality of sections of a deforming device from the side of the milking port to the inner side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Zenichi Onuki, Mitsuo Tashiro
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Patent number: 6745912Abstract: This invention provides an artificial nipple 210a. The artificial nipple comprises: a nipple portion 212a having a first curved surface, whose tip is provided with an opening portion 216a; a nipple body portion 211a formed on the nipple portion 212a, having a second curved surface, wherein the second curved surface of the nipple body portion 211a is continuously extended from the first curved surface of the nipple portion 212a, and wherein the second curved surface of the nipple body portion 211a is significantly expanded as a part of the second curved surface goes away from the nipple portion 212a; and a base portion 214a formed on the nipple body portion, wherein the base portion 214a is capable of being attached to a container to house a drink. According to the present invention, the nipple body portion 211a has a maximum outer diameter of 30 mm or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Pigeon CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Uehara, Aki Ishimaru, Masayuki Nakahara, Zenichi Onuki
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Publication number: 20030089676Abstract: This invention provides an artificial nipple 210a. The artificial nipple comprises: a nipple portion 212a having a first curved surface, whose tip is provided with an opening portion 216a; a nipple body portion 211a formed on the nipple portion 212a, having a second curved surface, wherein the second curved surface of the nipple body portion 211a is continuously extended from the first curved surface of the nipple portion 212a, and wherein the second curved surface of the nipple body portion 211a is significantly expanded as a part of the second curved surface goes away from the nipple portion 212a; and a base portion 214a formed on the nipple body portion, wherein the base portion 214a is capable of being attached to a container to house a drink. According to the present invention, the nipple body portion 211a has a maximum outer diameter of 30 mm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: PIGEON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Uehara, Aki Ishimaru, Masayuki Nakahara, Zenichi Onuki