Patents by Inventor Hiroshi AOTANI

Hiroshi AOTANI 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).

  • ANISOTROPIC TATAMI COVER
    Publication number: 20190010634
    Abstract: An anisotropic tatami cover can provide different hues depending on the angle from which it is viewed, and is therefore highly aesthetically valuable. The anisotropic tatami cover is made of weft yarns made of rush grass or artificial rush grass and warp yarns, is woven in such a manner that the warp yarns are exposed on the surface, and has a color difference ?E of 6.0 or more between the weft and warp yarns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi AOTANI, Yuuji YOKOTA, Hayato SHIMADA, Akira INATSU, Satoru UEINUI