Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Kitajima

Katsuhiro Kitajima 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: 7523711
    Abstract: The present invention is a horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes an inner bobbin case holder, an outer rotating hook made of a synthetic resin, a sliding surface formed on the rotating hook so as to be slid relative to the bobbin case holder with rotation of the rotating hook while an outer periphery of the bobbin case holder is placed on the rotating hook, an opening defined in an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook so that a needle thread passes through the opening, and a beak mounted on an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook for seizing a loop of the needle thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Takahashi, Shin Ota, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Toshio Abe
  • Patent number: 7389734
    Abstract: A horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes a bobbin case holder accommodating a bobbin, a rotating hook made of a synthetic resin, and accommodating the bobbin case holder and rotated in a predetermined direction, the rotating hook including a peripheral wall and a peripheral end, a needle-thread passing opening formed in the peripheral wall of the rotating hook so as to be defined at least by a peripheral end of the peripheral wall, and a reinforcing rib provided on the peripheral wall of the rotating hook so as to be located in the vicinity of the peripheral end defining the needle-thread passing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Takahashi, Shin Ota, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Toshio Abe
  • Patent number: 7197994
    Abstract: The present invention is a horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes an inner bobbin case holder, an outer rotating hook made of a synthetic resin, a sliding surface formed on the rotating hock so as to be slid relative to the bobbin case holder with rotation of the rotating hook while an outer periphery of the bobbin case holder is placed on the rotating hook, an opening defined in an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook so that a needle thread passes through the opening, and a beak mounted on an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook for seizing a loop of the needle thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Takahashi, Shin Ota, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20060150878
    Abstract: A horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes a bobbin case holder accommodating a bobbin, a rotating hook made of a synthetic resin, and accommodating the bobbin case holder and rotated in a predetermined direction, the rotating hook including a peripheral wall and a peripheral end, a needle-thread passing opening formed in the peripheral wall of the rotating hook so as to be defined at least by a peripheral end of the peripheral wall, and a reinforcing rib provided on the peripheral wall of the rotating hook so as to be located in the vicinity of the peripheral end defining the needle-thread passing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Masakazu Takahashi, Shin Ota, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20060150877
    Abstract: A horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes an inner bobbin case holder accommodating a bobbin, an outer rotating hook accommodating the bobbin case holder and rotated in a predetermined direction with the bobbin case holder being accommodated in the rotating hook, the rotating hook having an outer peripheral wall formed with a bobbin-thread passing opening through which the bobbin thread passes, an enlarged opening defined in the outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook so as to be continuous to the bobbin-thread passing opening, a beak member separate from the rotating hook and mounted on the rotating hook so as to close the enlarged opening, and a fitting holder mounted on the rotating hook so that a lower part of the beak member is fitted into the fitting holder, thereby holding the beak member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Masakazu Takahashi, Shin Ota, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20060150879
    Abstract: A horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes an inner bobbin case holder, an outer rotating hook made of a synthetic resin, a sliding surface formed on the rotating hook so as to be slid relative to the rotating hook with rotation of the rotating hook while an outer periphery of the bobbin case holder is placed on the rotating hook, an opening defined in an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook so that a needle thread passes through the opening, and a beak mounted on an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook for seizing a loop of the needle thread. The beak includes a beak peripheral wall having a distal end located at the forward side with respect to a rotation direction of the rotating hook. The distal end faces the opening. The beak peripheral wall is located at the outer peripheral side of the sliding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Masakazu Takahashi, Shin Ota, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Toshio Abe
  • Patent number: 5906168
    Abstract: A sewing machine cover 2 includes a cover main body 7 and an extension cover portion 8. The cover main body 7 houses a left-right embroidery-frame drive mechanism 60 for driving an embroidery frame 50 in leftward and rightward directions. The extension cover portion 8 houses a front-rear embroidery-frame drive mechanism 80 for driving the embroidery frame 50 in front and rear directions. An opening 35 for engaging with an engagement portion 11 of a bed portion 3 is formed in a wall 31 of the cover main portion 7. When the sewing machine cover 2 is used as a cover of a sewing machine M, a bed surface 12 and an upper surface of the wall 31 form a substantially continuous work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Ito, Katsuhiro Kitajima
  • Patent number: 4651660
    Abstract: A sewing machine with an automatic threader comprises a threading hook for threading a needle, a thread carrying member for passing a thread through a thread take-up spring, a thread holding device for extending the thread from a thread take-up lever near to the thread eye of the needle so that the threading hook is able to catch the thread, an actuating lever for moving the thread holding device releasably holding the thread near to the needle and making the thread holding device transfer the thread to the threading hook, and an operating member for operating the thread carrying member and the actuating lever. These components of the automatic threader are interlocked with each other so that the thread is extended to the threading hook and is passed through the thread eye of the needle automatically by the single downward stroke of the operating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Oshima, Mikio Sato, Katsuhiro Kitajima, Akifumi Nakashima