Patents by Inventor Hirobumi Ishii

Hirobumi Ishii 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).

  • Cigarette box and blank therefor
    Patent number: 7874422
    Abstract: A cigarette box has a V-shaped notch (6) cut in an edge of a top wall thereof, a push-pull wall (8) forming one side wall thereof, and a fin-shaped knob (10) provided on the outer surface of the push-pull wall (8). When the push-pull wall (8) is pulled out of the cigarette box, an upper end thereof is shaped like the letter V forming a rhombic opening (12) in cooperation with the notch (6). On the other hand, when the push-pull wall (8) is pushed into the cigarette box, the upper end thereof coincides with the notch (6), forming an oppositely directed V shape and closing the opening (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Hirobumi Ishii, Tetsuya Nakamura
  • Cigarette box and blank therefor
    Publication number: 20080164159
    Abstract: A cigarette box has a V-shaped notch (6) cut in an edge of a top wall thereof, a push-pull wall (8) forming one side wall thereof, and a fin-shaped knob (10) provided on the outer surface of the push-pull wall (8). When the push-pull wall (8) is pulled out of the cigarette box, an upper end thereof is shaped like the letter V forming a rhombic opening (12) in cooperation with the notch (6). On the other hand, when the push-pull wall (8) is pushed into the cigarette box, the upper end thereof coincides with the notch (6), forming an oppositely directed V shape and closing the opening (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirobumi Ishii, Tetsuya Nakamura