Patents by Inventor Hidehiko Okamoto

Hidehiko Okamoto 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: 5891006
    Abstract: A paper container according to the present invention includes a tab region half cut for defining a tab region of a shape whose lower part is closed and whose upper part is opened in the substantially central part of one of top folded-in side panels. A stopper is applied to an upper end of the tab region or near the upper end. The tab region is pulled from below after a pair of top folded-in side panels are separated apart, whereby a tab is formed, and the tab is pulled to split the seal between the top ribs and then the top folded-in ribs, and then the seal is opened. The tab region half cut is simply provided, and a stopper is simply provided for prohibiting breakage of the tab. The tab is not raised until the seal is opened, so that the tab does not get in the way of manufacturing the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiko Okamoto, Masayo Kajiura, Masataka Okushita, Takahisa Kato
  • Patent number: 5516037
    Abstract: A paper container according to the present invention includes a tab region half cut for defining a tab region of a shape whose lower part is closed and whose upper part is opened in the substantially central part of one of top folded-in side panels. A stopper is applied to an upper end of the tab region or near the upper end. The tab region is pulled from below after a pair of top folded-in side panels are separated apart, whereby a tab is formed, and the tab is pulled to split the seal between the top ribs and then the top folded-in ribs, and then the seal is opened. The tab region half cut is simply provided, and a stopper is simply provided for prohibiting breakage of the tab. The tab is not raised until the seal is opened, so that the tab does not interfere with manufacturing the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiko Okamoto, Masayo Kajiura, Masataka Okushita, Takahisa Kato