Patents by Inventor Kazuhisa Taya

Kazuhisa Taya 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: 6114014
    Abstract: A floor mat having an upper face layer and a base layer, which comprises a plane section and a marginal peripheral section surrounding the plane section, wherein at least a part of the marginal peripheral section contains a belt-like portion which is raised at the side of the upper face layer and extends continuously and substantially in parallel to a marginal peripheral edge thereof; the belt-like portion contains a channel extending longitudinally thereof at the side of the base layer; and the belt-like portion carries at least one convex-concave structure on a wall surface of the channel, with the proviso that, when the convex-concave structure extends transversely of the channel, the convex-concave structure is discontinued on at least a bottom surface of the channel, is disclosed. The floor mat according to the present invention has a sufficient peeling strength obtained by a compression process used for only a short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Japan Vilene Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuki Ikeda, Shousuke Matsui, Hiroaki Fujimoto, Kazuhisa Taya, Kiyokazu Nakanishi, Motofumi Kikuchi