Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Hojyo

Hiroyuki Hojyo 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).

  • Lounger-type massage machine
    Patent number: 5836645
    Abstract: In a lounger-type massage machine, a back support is reclinable relative to a seat. There is provided a leg rest which is movable between a retracted position where the leg rest is retracted to be held below the seat and a projected position where the leg rest is extended outwardly in front of the seat. A sheet is extended to cover the seat and the leg rest. There is provided a looseness prevention mechanism which pulls an end of the sheet inwardly so as to prevent the loosening of the sheet in both the retracted position and the projected position of the leg rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Sakaue, Ryuji Yamada, Haruo Sugai, Akihide Sugawa, Masamichi Miyaguchi, Masatoshi Dairin, Makoto Fukutani, Fumihiro Nishio, Hiroyuki Hojyo