Patents by Inventor Chizuru Fukuyo

Chizuru Fukuyo 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: 9596893
    Abstract: To provide an exercise garment with crotch part that is capable of sufficiently improving performance of various types of exercises accompanied by three-dimensional movements such as rotation of the trunk and rotation/outward rotation/inward rotation of both legs. In an exercise garment with crotch part, when it is being worn, tightening forces of first tightening portions act on the muscle groups existing around the greater trochanter, so that the muscle groups are supported to broaden the extent of mobility of the pelvic band. On the other hand, on the inside of the closed-loop first tightening portions, the space between a first line and a second line gradually becomes wider toward the greater trochanter position, whereby a side hole is formed. Due to such formation of the side hole, the greater trochanter of the wearer is prevented from being pressed directly by the first tightening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: WACOAL CORP.
    Inventors: Chizuru Fukuyo, Nozomu Seike, Hiroshi Kouno
  • Patent number: 7908670
    Abstract: An exercise garment according to which the exercise performance in various types of exercise accompanied by rotation of the trunk and movement of the arms can be sufficiently improved. The exercise garment includes first tightening portions exerting tightening forces on the scapulae and scapula-surrounding muscle groups, so that the scapulae and the scapula-surrounding muscle groups are supported such that the extent of mobility of the scapulae is broadened. The tightening force due to one of the first tightening portions is transmitted to the other first tightening portion via second tightening portions. As a result, movement of one scapula linked to the movement of the other scapula is promoted, and the extent of mobility of the scapulae is further broadened. Consequently, the flexibility around the shoulders during exercise in which the left and right shoulders are working together can be effectively increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Wacoal Corp.
    Inventors: Takayuki Semba, Chizuru Fukuyo, Nozomu Seike, Hiroshi Kouno
  • Publication number: 20100162466
    Abstract: To provide an exercise garment with crotch part that is capable of sufficiently improving performance of various types of exercises accompanied by three-dimensional movements such as rotation of the trunk and rotation/outward rotation/inward rotation of both legs. In an exercise garment with crotch part, when it is being worn, tightening forces of first tightening portions act on the muscle groups existing around the greater trochanter, so that the muscle groups are supported to broaden the extent of mobility of the pelvic band. On the other hand, on the inside of the closed-loop first tightening portions, the space between a first line and a second line gradually becomes wider toward the greater trochanter position, whereby a side hole is formed. Due to such formation of the side hole, the greater trochanter of the wearer is prevented from being pressed directly by the first tightening portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: WACOAL CORP.
    Inventors: Chizuru Fukuyo, Nozomu Seike, Hiroshi Kouno
  • Publication number: 20090265828
    Abstract: There is provided an exercise garment according to which the exercise performance in various types of exercise accompanied by rotation of the trunk and movement of the arms can be sufficiently improved. With the exercise garment 1, when the exercise garment 1 is being worn, tightening forces due to first tightening portions 21 act on the scapulae and the scapula-surrounding muscle groups, so that the scapulae and the scapula-surrounding muscle groups are supported such that the extent of mobility of the scapulae is broadened when the wearer cares out rotation of the trunk or movement of the arms. Moreover, the tightening force due to one of the first tightening portions 21 is transmitted to the other first tightening portion 21 via second tightening portions 22. As a result, movement of one scapula linked to the movement of the other scapula is promoted, and hence the extent of mobility of the scapulae is further broadened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: WACOAL CORP.
    Inventors: Takayuki Semba, Chizuru Fukuyo, Nozomu Seike, Hiroshi Kouno