Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Tominaga
Hirofumi Tominaga 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: 10083848Abstract: An article storage rack is provided in which it is easy to form a downflow around an article being stored and which has shelf members each of which can properly support the weight of an article. An article storage facility that includes such an article storage rack is also provided. Each shelf member has a support plate portion which is generally plate-shaped and which extends along a horizontal plane, and support frame members which are located below the support plate portion to support the support plate portion from below, and is formed in a shape that tapers toward a distal end portion thereof such that the width of the support plate portion, along a rack lateral direction, is narrower toward the distal end portion. wherein each support frame member includes an elongate member located and arranged to extend along the support plate portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga
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Publication number: 20170194184Abstract: An article storage rack is provided in which it is easy to form a downflow around an article being stored and which has shelf members each of which can properly support the weight of an article. An article storage facility that includes such an article storage rack is also provided. Each shelf member has a support plate portion which is generally plate-shaped and which extends along a horizontal plane, and support frame members which are located below the support plate portion to support the support plate portion from below, and is formed in a shape that tapers toward a distal end portion thereof such that the width of the support plate portion, along a rack lateral direction, is narrower toward the distal end portion. wherein each support frame member includes an elongate member located and arranged to extend along the support plate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga
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Publication number: 20150290497Abstract: The present invention provides a posture correcting tool which has a simple structure and can be used easily. The posture correcting tool includes an attachment member 10 attachable to the head of a user and at least one pressing portion 20 which is provided in the attachment member 10, protrudes from the attachment member 10 toward the head of the user, and can press at least a portion of a peripheral surface of the head including the forehead of the user. The attachment member 10 is formed of an elastic material formed into a ring shape attachable to the peripheral surface of the head of the user, and the pressing portion 20 presses the head of the user with contractive force of the attachment member 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga
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Patent number: 8959669Abstract: Goggles include a frame, a lens and a pair of left and right belt arms. On the frame a first stop hole is provided each left and right of a middle of each of an upper frame and a lower frame of the frame. The lens has an upper side and a lower side each of which is provided with a second stop hole at a position corresponding to each first stop hole in the frame. Each of the pair of left and right belt arms has bifurcated portions, and each end of the bifurcated portions is provided with a lock mechanism. The frame and the lens are placed on each other and the respective first and second stop holes are aligned. By the mechanisms of the belt arms, the first and second stop holes are brought into either a lock state to secure the frame, the lens and the pair of left and right belt arms, or an unlock state where the lock state is released to separate them.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Shinichi Hadehara
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Publication number: 20140163607Abstract: The present invention provides a posture correcting tool which has a simple structure and can be used easily. The posture correcting tool includes an attachment member 10 attachable to the head of a user and at least one pressing portion 20 which is provided in the attachment member 10, protrudes from the attachment member 10 toward the head of the user, and can press at least a portion of a peripheral surface of the head including the forehead of the user. The attachment member 10 is formed of an elastic material formed into a ring shape attachable to the peripheral surface of the head of the user, and the pressing portion 20 presses the head of the user with contractive force of the attachment member 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga
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Patent number: 8650667Abstract: Swimming goggles includes goggle bodies and face-contact pads. Each face-contact pad is mounted to the goggle body wherein an upper bottom surface and a lower bottom surface, respectively being in contact with positions above and below each eye of a wearer, are asymmetrically formed, and a distance from a lens front surface of the goggle body and an extension surface of the lens front surface to the lower bottom surface is greater than a distance from the lens front surface and the extension surface to the upper bottom surface. The swimming goggles does not leave un-wanted mark of the face-contact pad around the eyes of the wearer, a wearer does not feel uncomfortable, and water does not enter inside the goggles even when a high water pressure is applied at the time of diving or the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Yamamoto Kagaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Shinichi Hadehara
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Publication number: 20130145527Abstract: Protective glasses include a brace bar, arms attached to both ends of the brace bar, and a lens wherein a central upper part of the lens is fixedly attached to a center part of the brace bar. A canopy part having a shape corresponding to the face of a wearer protrudes from the peripheral edge of the lens. The lens is designed so as not to deform even if the wearer has a large head, and thus the gap between the canopy part and the face of the wearer does not increase. Therefore, the eyes of the wearer can be protected while ingress of matter such as pollen and dust is effectively prevented. In addition, since the angle of the optical axis does not change, images seen through the lens are not distorted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Miwa, Hirofumi Tominaga, Masataka Asada
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Publication number: 20110088150Abstract: Swimming goggles includes goggle bodies and face-contact pads. Each face-contact pat is mounted to the goggle body wherein an upper bottom surface and a lower bottom surface, respectively being in contact with positions above and below each eye of a wearer, are asymmetrically formed, and a distance from a lens front surface of the goggle body and an extension surface of the lens front surface to the lower bottom surface is greater than a distance from the lens front surface and the extension surface to the upper bottom surface. The swimming goggles does not leave un-wanted mark of the face-contact pad around the eyes of the wearer, a wearer does not feel uncomfortable, and water does not enter inside the goggles even when a high water pressure is applied at the time of diving or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi TOMINAGA, Shinichi HADEHARA
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Publication number: 20100229291Abstract: Goggles include a frame, a lens and a pair of left and right belt arms. On the frame a first stop hole is provided each left and right of a middle of each of an upper frame and a lower frame of the frame. The lens has an upper side and a lower side each of which is provided with a second stop hole at a position corresponding to each first stop hole in the frame. Each of the pair of left and right belt arms has bifurcated portions, and each end of the bifurcated portions is provided with a lock mechanism. The frame and the lens are placed on each other and the respective first and second stop holes are aligned. By the mechanisms of the belt arms, the first and second stop holes are brought into either a lock state to secure the frame, the lens and the pair of left and right belt arms, or an unlock state where the lock state is released to separate them.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Shinichi Hadehara
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Patent number: 7526813Abstract: Goggles include a goggle body, a frame of the goggle body with a face-side surface, and a cushion member attached to the face-side surface. The cushion member has a shape extending along all or almost all around area on the face-side surface of the frame and is detachable from the frame. The cushion member is readily attachable, removable and replaceable, and further suitable for washing. A come-off prevention member is provided on the frame or the cushion member that gives a reliable attachment between the frame and the cushion member and prevents unwanted coming off or shifting in position of the cushion member. Also, the cushion member has an outer cover that gives reliable airtightness to the goggles.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Noriaki Atake, Naoya Aoyama
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Patent number: 7490365Abstract: Swimming goggles, wherein belts are fitted to an eye protective eye cup portion, a mounting/dismounting mechanism for mounting and dismounting the goggles on and from a head part is fitted to the belts, whereby since the mounting/dismounting mechanism for mounting and dismounting the goggles on and from the head part is fitted to the belt fitted to the eye cup part, a user can mount and dismount the goggles on and from the head part by merely slightly pulling the belt to connect and disconnect the mounting/dismounting mechanism, and must not extend the belt by pulling to such a length as to provide an allowance for installation on the head, and the swimming goggle making it hard for hairs to be disturbed more than before when installed on the head part can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Matsumoto, Katsuya Takeshi, Hirofumi Tominaga
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Publication number: 20050241051Abstract: Swimming goggles, wherein belts are fitted to an eye protective eye cup portion, a mounting/dismounting mechanism for mounting and dismounting the goggles on and from a head part is fitted to the belts, whereby since the mounting/dismounting mechanism for mounting and dismounting the goggles on and from the head part is fitted to the belt fitted to the eye cup part, user can mount and dismount the goggles on and from the head part by merely slightly pulling the belt to connect and disconnect the mounting/dismounting mechanism, and must not extend the belt by pulling to such a length as to provide an allowance for installation on the head, and the swimming goggle making it hard for hairs to be disturbed more than before when installed on the head part can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2003Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Katsumi Matsumoto, Katsuya Takeshi, Hirofumi Tominaga
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Publication number: 20050183191Abstract: Goggles include a goggle body, a frame of the goggle body with a face-side surface, and a cushion member attached to the face-side surface. The cushion member has a shape extending along all or almost all around area on the face-side surface of the frame and is detachable from the frame. The cushion member is readily attachable, removable and replaceable, and further suitable for washing. A come-off prevention member is provided on the frame or the cushion member that gives a reliable attachment between the frame and the cushion member and prevents unwanted coming off or shifting in position of the cushion member. Also, the cushion member has an outer cover that gives reliable airtightness to the goggles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Hirofumi Tominaga, Noriaki Atake, Naoya Aoyama
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Patent number: D504145Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga
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Patent number: D565083Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga
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Patent number: D629442Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirofumi Tominaga