Patents by Inventor Katsuaki Sawachi

Katsuaki Sawachi 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: 10689156
    Abstract: A foldable tote box enables a content thereof to be visually checked under a state in which a lid is closed. The foldable tote box includes a box body including: a square or rectangular bottom surface part; front and rear side wall parts and right and left side wall parts corresponding to respective sides; a lid extending from an upper edge of the rear side wall part; and a reinforcement plate configured to reinforce the bottom surface part. The reinforcement plate is pivotably mounted on a lower edge of the front side wall part or the rear side wall part. The right and left side wall parts are inwardly foldable when a center portion of the bottom surface part is pulled up. Each of the side wall parts is formed of a frame member, and a sheet material including a transparent portion is supported by the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: ECOBIZ CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuaki Sawachi
  • Publication number: 20190166991
    Abstract: There is provided a returnable box, which is capable of conveying clothes under a state of being hung from a hanger, and prevents falling of the hanger during conveyance without requiring a complicated operation. A returnable box according to the present invention includes: a box main body configured to store clothes thereinside; and a hanger hooking member attached inside the box main body. The hanger hooking member includes a fixing member and a hanger hooking main body including a hanger bar on which a hook of a hanger is hooked, and the fixing member is attached to the hanger hooking main body under a state of being extended along a longitudinal direction of the hanger bar above the hanger bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: ECOBIZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuaki SAWACHI, Tomomi DEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190092525
    Abstract: There is provided a foldable tote box that enables a content thereof to be visually checked under a state in which a lid is closed. A foldable tote box of the present invention includes a box body. The box body includes: a square or rectangular bottom surface part; front and rear side wall parts and right and left side wall parts corresponding to respective sides of the bottom surface part; a lid extending from an upper edge of the rear side wall part; and a reinforcement plate configured to reinforce the bottom surface part. The reinforcement plate is pivotably mounted on a lower edge of the front side wall part or the rear side wall part. The right and left side wall parts are inwardly foldable when a center portion of the bottom surface part is pulled up. Each of the side wall parts is formed of a frame member configured to define an outline of the side wall part and maintain a shape of the side wall part, and a sheet material supported by the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Katsuaki SAWACHI
  • Patent number: 8302267
    Abstract: There is provided a load fixing device capable of effectively preventing collapse of burdens stacked in multiple stages by wrapping with a sheet, providing excellent work efficiency, providing large binding force, and excellently stabilizing the fastened burdens. A load fixing device according to the present invention includes a belt-like sheet having a predetermined length to be wounded around an outer periphery of loads; a first fastening section provided at an upper part in a width direction of a first end of the belt-like sheet and having an engagement means; a first-fastening-section passing section provided at the upper part in the width direction of a second end of the belt-like sheet; a second fastening section provided at a lower part in the width direction of the second end of the belt-like sheet and having an engagement means; and a second-fastening-section passing section provided at the lower part in the width direction of the first end of the belt-like sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Ecobiz Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kahoru Morikawa, Takahide Yusuki, Katsuaki Sawachi
  • Publication number: 20100071316
    Abstract: There is provided a load fixing device capable of effectively preventing collapse of burdens stacked in multiple stages by wrapping with a sheet, providing excellent work efficiency, providing large binding force, and excellently stabilizing the fastened burdens. A load fixing device according to the present invention includes a belt-like sheet having a predetermined length to be wounded around an outer periphery of loads; a first fastening section provided at an upper part in a width direction of a first end of the belt-like sheet and having an engagement means; a first-fastening-section passing section provided at the upper part in the width direction of a second end of the belt-like sheet; a second fastening section provided at a lower part in the width direction of the second end of the belt-like sheet and having an engagement means; and a second-fastening-section passing section provided at the lower part in the width direction of the first end of the belt-like sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Kahoru Morikawa, Takahide Yusuki, Katsuaki Sawachi