Patents by Inventor Ichirou Shinga

Ichirou Shinga 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).

  • Leg garment
    Patent number: 9636261
    Abstract: A leg garment according to the present invention includes a body portion covering at least an instep, a sole and an ankle of a leg. The leg garment includes a support strip exerting a tightening force larger than that of a portion of the leg garment around the support strip. The support strip is arranged in the shape of an inwardly-wound helix extending from the instep to the ankle through the sole. The support strip includes: a first tightening portion arranged so as to medially extend from the instep to the sole; and a second tightening portion arranged so as to extend obliquely upward from a lateral side to a medial side of a ventral ankle, the second tightening portion compressing the ventral ankle via a surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: OKAMOTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamaki Mitsuno, Toshio Andou, Ichirou Shinga
  • Leg Garment
    Publication number: 20110314591
    Abstract: A leg garment according to the present invention includes a body portion covering at least an instep, a sole and an ankle of a leg. The leg garment includes a support strip exerting a tightening force larger than that of a portion of the leg garment around the support strip. The support strip is arranged in the shape of an inwardly-wound helix extending from the instep to the ankle through the sole. The support strip includes: a first tightening portion arranged so as to medially extend from the instep to the sole; and a second tightening portion arranged so as to extend obliquely upward from a lateral side to a medial side of a ventral ankle, the second tightening portion compressing the ventral ankle via a surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Okamoto Corporation
    Inventors: Tamaki Mitsuno, Toshio Andou, Ichirou Shinga