Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kume

Kazuhiro Kume 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).

  • Publication number: 20020152536
    Abstract: An athletic glove comprises a back portion and a palm portion. A tape is stitched to the back portion. The tape extends from a little finger portion, a ring finger portion and a middle finger portion toward the base of a thumb portion, and can supply proper fastening force to the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of the user's hand when the user grasps an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Shigeki Kuroda, Kazuhiro Kume, Satoshi Yoshida, Konosuke Nishijima, Soichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20020144332
    Abstract: A baseball glove including a ball receiving member, a back member and a back covering member is provided, in which the back covering member is extended from right and left side portions of a hand receiving portion to an outer side portion of a thumb base and an outer side portion of a little finger base of the back member, and extended in at least one of the directions toward a central line of each finger portion and toward the intervening space between finger portions of the back member from the hand receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nishimura, Junichi Dogan, Kazuhiro Kume, Masaki Terashita
  • Patent number: 6460184
    Abstract: A baseball glove including a ball receiving member, a back member and a back covering member is provided, in which the back covering member is extended from right and left side portions of a hand receiving portion to an outer side portion of a thumb base and an outer side portion of a little finger base of the back member, and extended in at least one of the directions toward a central line of each finger portion and toward the intervening space between finger portions of the back member from the hand receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nishimura, Junichi Dogan, Kazuhiro Kume, Masaki Terashita
  • Patent number: 6427246
    Abstract: The inventive glove comprises a thumb holder (11), an index finger holder (12), a palm portion (14) and a back portion (15). A protective member (2) is mounted on a base portion (13) between the thumb holder (11) and the index finger holder (12). The protective member (2) includes a bent portion (21) extending from the base portion (13) toward the palm portion (14) and bent along the base portion (13) and a flat portion (22) extending from the base portion (13) toward the back portion (15), and has a substantially L-shaped section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Tamotsu Doi, Toshiaki Nishimura, Kazuhiro Kume
  • Patent number: 6405380
    Abstract: An athletic glove comprises a back portion and a palm portion. A tape is stitched to the back portion. The tape extends from a little finger portion, a ring finger portion and a middle finger portion toward the base of a thumb portion, and can supply proper fastening force to the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of the user's hand when the user grasps an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Kuroda, Kazuhiro Kume, Satoshi Yoshida, Konosuke Nishijima, Soichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20020042940
    Abstract: An athletic glove comprises a back portion and a palm portion. A tape is stitched to the back portion. The tape extends from a little finger portion, a ring finger portion and a middle finger portion toward the base of a thumb portion, and can supply proper fastening force to the little finger, the ring finger and the middle finger of the user's hand when the user grasps an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Shigeki Kuroda, Kazuhiro Kume, Satoshi Yoshida, Konosuke Nishijima, Soichi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 6289516
    Abstract: A baseball glove includes a thumb stall to receive a thumb. An incision is provided at the back leather of the thumb stall and the tip portion of the thumb is allowed to stick out from the incision on the back leather and the knuckle of the thumb is covered with back leather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Motooka, Kazuhiro Kume
  • Patent number: 6219844
    Abstract: In a pattern used to manufacture a palm member for a baseball glove, the central lines of all the thumb and finger portions cross on a ball receiving surface. A palm member is formed by cutting a material based on pattern and the palm member and a back member are combined to manufacture a baseball glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Yamada, Kazuhiro Kume
  • Patent number: 5448775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a baseball glove having means located on a bottom palm portion for enhancing glove flexibility. The baseball glove includes a thumb stall, at least one finger stall, and a hand receiving opening. The glove includes a notch formed in a lower portion of the glove, and at least one slit formed in a web portion such that the notch and slits increase flexibility of the glove and facilitate opening and closing of the glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation of America
    Inventors: Minoru Yamada, Kazuhiro Kume, Hideki Tsuruoka, Hisanobu Fugahashi, Robin Smith, John E. Schulte, Robert J. Ball, Robert J. Ready
  • Patent number: 5075899
    Abstract: A ball-catching glove for use in baseball and softball. A hollow glove body has a ball-catching palm portion and a rear portion comprising a bilayer structure having inner and outer layers of leather. A plurality of shape-retaining members, which are made of a suitable material such as a synthetic resin or an elastomer, are integrally secured on the outer surface of the rear portion, while reinforcing members are interposed between that outer surface and the shape-retaining members. Further, a plurality of buffer members are disposed between the inner and outer layers of leather. This arrangement renders the ball-catching glove free from deformation, and capable of effectively protecting the user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Hisanobu Funahashi, Kazuhiro Kume, Toshiaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: D480514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Motooka, Masaki Terashita, Kazuhiro Kume
  • Patent number: D376675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation of America
    Inventors: Minoru Yamada, Kazuhiro Kume, Hideki Tsuroka, Hisanobu Funahashi, Robin Smith, John E. Schulte, Robert J. Ball, Robert J. Ready