Patents by Inventor Junro Sugihara

Junro Sugihara 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: 6986309
    Abstract: A plastic pallet including a square upper plate part and lower plate part, and columns connecting the upper plate part and the lower plate part. Fork insertion apertures are formed between the columns in the side faces of the pallet. Rectangular reinforcing frames are multiply formed surrounding the cross-section of the fork insertion apertures orthogonal to the fork insertion direction, and a hollow portion is formed inside these reinforcing frames, along at least three sides of the reinforcing frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Junro Sugihara, Soshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6976436
    Abstract: This synthetic resin pallet has a load portion 1 and a plurality of leg portions 2 protruding downward from the load portion 1 with fork inserting portions 4 provided between the leg portions 2. The load portion 1 comprises a horizontal plate portion and a grating portion 6 formed by intersection of a plurality of vertical ribs 6a, 7a and a plurality of horizontal ribs 6b, 7b, provided at a bottom of the horizontal plate portion. The leg portions 2 are so formed as to protrude downward from a lower end of the grating portion 6. Each of the leg portions 2 comprises a plurality of small leg portions 3 that are separated by a plurality of parallel vertical ribs 7a and/or a plurality of parallel horizontal ribs 7b. Engagement holes 22 are formed in the small leg portions 3 and plate-like link portions 20 are attached by fitting engagement portions 24 in the engagement holes. Recesses in which the small leg portions 3 are to be fitted are formed in the plate-like link portions 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Junro Sugihara, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Dobashi, Soshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040134391
    Abstract: This plastic pallet comprises a square upper plate part 1 and lower plate part 2, and columns 3, 4 and 5 connecting the upper plate part 1 and the lower plate part 2. Fork insertion apertures 6 are formed between the columns 3 and 4 in the side faces of the pallet. Rectangular reinforcing frames 70 are multiply formed surrounding the cross-section of the fork insertion apertures 6 orthogonal to the fork insertion direction, and a hollow portion 70′ is formed inside these reinforcing frames 70, along at least three sides of the reinforcing frame 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Junro Sugihara, Soshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6138582
    Abstract: With a synthetic resin pallet provided with large open portions in an under surface portion for handling with a hand lifter, the aim is to improve the strength of the under surface portion. Therefore there is provided a synthetic resin pallet having an upper surface portion and an under surface portion which is provided with large open portions, the upper surface portion and the under surface portion being connected by columns, with fork insertion apertures formed between the columns, the synthetic resin pallet being integrally formed by connecting a pallet upper part integrally formed with the upper surface portion and column main portions, and a strengthened pallet lower part integrally formed with the under surface portion and column lower end portions, by the respective columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignees: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Nippon Plastic Pallet Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Fujii, Tomoyuki Dobashi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Junro Sugihara