Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Usami

Hidetoshi Usami 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).

  • Integrated waist suspension system
    Patent number: 8782813
    Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to outerwear garments having an integrated suspension system that allows a user to carry the garment around the user's waist when the garment is not needed. One or more straps are provided that may be coupled to an interior surface of the outerwear. A single strap may extend around the body of the user, or, alternatively, multiple straps may be provided that are coupled to the outerwear and which may be coupled to each other to secure the straps. In various embodiments, the ends of the one or more straps may be coupled to one another to form a waist belt for attaching the outerwear about the waist of the user when the garment is not being worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Usami
  • INTEGRATED WAIST SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120073026
    Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to outerwear garments having an integrated suspension system that allows a user to carry the garment around the user's waist when the garment is not needed. One or more straps are provided that may be coupled to an interior surface of the outerwear. A single strap may extend around the body of the user, or, alternatively, multiple straps may be provided that are coupled to the outerwear and which may be coupled to each other to secure the straps. In various embodiments, the ends of the one or more straps may be coupled to one another to form a waist belt for attaching the outerwear about the waist of the user when the garment is not being worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Usami