Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Kumakura

Katsuhiko Kumakura 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: 7404487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a commodity package, comprising a hanging member that has a hole for hanging, and a holding body for holding an article. The holding body has a first cutting portion for separating a first recess and the upper part of a first brim portion from each other, and a second cutting portion for separating a second recess and the upper part of a second brim portion from each other. The hanging member has a third cutting portion for separating the upper part and the lower part thereof from each other. The first, second and third cutting portions are provided at different heights. This makes it possible for the commodity package, when hung, to maintain favorable balance and obtain sufficient intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Yoshikazu Yukami, Masaru Kanda
  • Publication number: 20080048354
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a battery package excellent in strength, impact resistance and transparency, wherein main components thereof are made of a biodegradable resin, is obtained by: forming a container having a holder portion from an oriented sheet of biodegradable aliphatic polyester; and then integrating the container with a base made of oriented biodegradable aliphatic polyester material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tozo Umeda, Kinji Uemura
  • Publication number: 20060207909
    Abstract: In order to obtain a package achieving a simpler structure, simpler production process, lower product cost, lower production cost, higher strength and excellent appearance, the package is produced by forming, on only one surface of a light permeable base, a first printing layer that can be observed from the other surface of the base, an anti-offset layer and a second printing layer that can be observed from the aforesaid one surface, and providing a holding means for holding an article at the side of a second surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Futoshi Tada, Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tozo Umeda, Kinji Uemura
  • Publication number: 20060108978
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a battery package excellent in strength, impact resistance and transparency, wherein main components thereof are made of a biodegradable resin, is obtained by: forming a container having a holder portion from an oriented sheet of biodegradable aliphatic polyester; and then integrating the container with a base made of oriented biodegradable aliphatic polyester material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tozo Umeda, Kinji Uemura
  • Publication number: 20060035139
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery package excellent in strength, impact resistance and transparency, wherein main components thereof are made of a biodegradable resin, the battery package comprising: a base having a print surface and comprising biodegradable aliphatic polyester; a laminate layer comprising biodegradable aliphatic polyester and being arranged on the print surface of the base with the intervention of an adhesive layer; and a container comprising biodegradable aliphatic polyester and being arranged on the laminate layer, wherein the laminate layer is 20 to 80 ?m in thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tozo Umeda, Kinji Uemura
  • Patent number: 6983576
    Abstract: To retain the virginity of cylindrical articles packed in a cylindrical article package, the present invention provides a package of a novel structure and a fabrication method for the same. More specifically, the present specification discloses a package wherein a film has a slit at least either one of an upper end face and a lower end face of the package in a portion thereof corresponding to a boundary between the adjacent cylindrical articles, and more specifically, a package wherein the film has a slit along the boundary between the adjacent cylindrical articles, and is curved in such a manner as to conform to the outer circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical articles located adjacent to the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Ono, Katsuhiko Kumakura, Minoru Kouda, Tomotaka Kawano, Shoji Katori
  • Publication number: 20060000738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a commodity package, comprising a hanging member that has a hole for hanging, and a holding body for holding an article. The holding body has a first cutting portion for separating a first recess and the upper part of a first brim portion from each other, and a second cutting portion for separating a second recess and the upper part of a second brim portion from each other. The hanging member has a third cutting portion for separating the upper part and the lower part thereof from each other. The first, second and third cutting portions are provided at different heights. This makes it possible for the commodity package, when hung, to maintain favorable balance and obtain sufficient intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Yoshikazu Yukami, Masaru Kanda
  • Publication number: 20050281967
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery package excellent in strength, impact resistance and transparency, wherein main components thereof are all made of a biodegradable resin by vacuum forming. The battery package includes a base and a container composed of a drawn sheet of biodegradable aliphatic polyester. The drawn sheet is made of a composition containing a polylactic polymer and at least one of polybutylene succinate and polycaprolactone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Futoshi Tada, Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tozo Umeda, Kinji Uemura
  • Publication number: 20050262809
    Abstract: The present invention provides a package realizing a simpler structure, simpler production process, lower product cost, lower production cost, higher strength and excellent appearance. The package is produced by successively forming, on a first surface of a light permeable base, a first printing layer, an anti-offset layer and a second printing layer in a single printing step to give a backing sheet, and allowing the backing sheet to hold an article at the side of a second surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Futoshi Tada, Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tozo Umeda, Kinji Uemura
  • Patent number: 6902062
    Abstract: A dispensing package that is capable of accommodating relatively a large number of stick-like articles, of separating old and new articles and of storing remaining articles as disclosed. This dispensing package comprises a case for accommodating therein unit packages containing a plurality of stick-like articles like batteries aligned in parallel by stacking a plurality of unit packages, an opening for putting in and taking out the unit packages provided on an upper part of the case, a lid for closing the opening, and a tear-off portion for forming the extracting outlet that is provided on a side wall corresponding to the unit package in the lowest position. The extracting outlet is formed on a side wall of the case facing to one end of the stick-like articles in the unit package. A large number of articles can be effectively displayed and a specified number of articles can be taken out smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Tadashi Ono
  • Publication number: 20050050857
    Abstract: To retain the virginity of cylindrical articles packed in a cylindrical article package, the present invention provides a package of a novel structure and a fabrication method for the same. More specifically, the present specification discloses a package wherein a film has a slit at least either one of an upper end face and a lower end face of the package in a portion thereof corresponding to a boundary between the adjacent cylindrical articles, and more specifically, a package wherein the film has a slit along the boundary between the adjacent cylindrical articles, and is curved in such a manner as to conform to the outer circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical articles located adjacent to the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Tadashi Ono, Katsuhiko Kumakura, Minoru Kouda, Tomotaka Kawano, Shoji Katori
  • Patent number: 6820745
    Abstract: To retain the virginity of cylindrical articles packed in a cylindrical article package, the present invention provides a package of a novel structure and a fabrication method for the same. More specifically, the present specification discloses a package wherein a film has a slit at least either one of an upper end face and a lower end face of the package in a portion thereof corresponding to a boundary between the adjacent cylindrical articles, and more specifically, a package wherein the film has a slit along the boundary between the adjacent cylindrical articles, and is curved in such a manner as to conform to the outer circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical articles located adjacent to the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Ono, Katsuhiko Kumakura, Minoru Kouda, Tomotaka Kawano, Shoji Katori
  • Patent number: D507484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Futoshi Tada, Yoshikazu Yukami
  • Patent number: D508849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Futoshi Tada, Yoshikazu Yukami
  • Patent number: D485581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kumakura
  • Patent number: D486528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kumakura
  • Patent number: D487907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kumakura
  • Patent number: D489253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Yoshikazu Yukami, Masaru Kanda
  • Patent number: D494464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Yoshikazu Yukami, Masaru Kanda
  • Patent number: D497547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kumakura, Yoshikazu Yukami, Masaru Kanda