Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Taketani

Hiroshi Taketani 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: 8561825
    Abstract: A drinking vessel includes a first receptacle having a first circumferential side wall extending from a closed bottom end to a shoulder having a peripheral edge defining a first diameter. An externally-threaded attachment portion, defining a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, extends from the shoulder to a circumferential lip. A second receptacle configured to fit inside the first receptacle has a second circumferential side wall extending from a closed bottom end to an upper rim defining an open top end. A circumferential flange, depending downwardly from the rim and fitting coaxially around the attachment portion, has a lower end separated from the shoulder by a circumferential gap. The flange has an outer surface and an internally-threaded portion that mates with the attachment portion. A resilient element has a grip portion fixed to the outer surface of the flange and a sealing portion configured to seal the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Takeya USA Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Kino, Hiroshi Taketani
  • Publication number: 20110056386
    Abstract: A lid assembly including a lid ring removably securable to the rim of a pitcher for holding liquid; a cover removably securable to the lid ring; and an infuser removably securable to the cover, the infuser when removably secured to the cover rotates in a first direction as the cover is being attached to the lid ring and in a second direction as the cover is being detached from the lid ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Hiroshi Taketani
  • Publication number: 20110056939
    Abstract: A reclosable lid including a lid portion defining an opening to dispense the contents of a container, and a closeable flap portion including a sealing member and a resilient member. The closeable flap portion pivotable between a first position where the resilient member is flexed and the sealing member is not engaged with the opening and a second position where the sealing member is engaged with the opening and the resilient member is unflexed. A slide lock may be disposed on the closeable flap portion to engage with the lid portion and secure the closeable flap portion in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taketani, Nobuhiro Iwamura
  • Patent number: D620747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Takeya USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taketani, Nobuhiro Iwamura
  • Lid
    Patent number: D717102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Takeya USA Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taketani, Yukio Kino
  • Patent number: D717594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Takeya USA Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taketani, Yukio Kino