Patents by Inventor KAZUNORI SOMAI

KAZUNORI SOMAI 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: 11653724
    Abstract: Provided is a snap button including a male snap button (30) made of metal and a female snap button (10). The male snap button (30) includes a base portion (31) and an engaging protuberance (32) which projects from the base portion (31). The female snap button (10) includes: a ring member (20, 120) made of soft resin, defining an engagement space (20a) which detachably accepts the engaging protuberance (32); and a female snap body (11) made of metal, accommodating the ring member (20, 120). The ring member (20, 120) is provided with a protruding portion (24) which projects further out to one side than an end (12a), on said one side, of the female snap body (11) facing the male snap button (30) in an axial direction, and which is provided in circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Kanno, Kazunori Somai
  • Patent number: 11528967
    Abstract: Provided is a male snap button (10) including a metal male snap body (20), and a fixing member (30) for fixing the male snap body (20) to a fabric (1). The male snap body (20) includes: a male-side engagement part (21) in annular shape capable of being removably engaged with a female-side engagement part (60) of a female snap button (40); and multiple claws (27). The male-side engagement part (21) defines an opening (28) that exposes the fabric (1) inside in a radial direction thereof. A diameter (D1) of the opening (28) is greater than a length (W1) in the radial direction from an outside edge of the opening (28) in the radial direction to an outside edge of the male snap body (20) in the radial direction. The fixing member (30, 30a) includes claw accommodation parts (33) to receive the claws (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Kanno, Kazunori Somai, Daisuke Hayashi, Kohei Iwata, Nariko Kubota
  • Patent number: 11490695
    Abstract: Provided is a male snap button (10) including a metal male snap body (20), and a fixing member (30) for fixing the male snap body (20) to a fabric (1). The male snap body (20) includes: a male-side engagement part (21) in annular shape capable of being removably engaged with a female-side engagement part (60) of a female snap button (40); and multiple claws (27). The male-side engagement part (21) defines an opening (28) that exposes the fabric (1) inside in a radial direction thereof. A diameter (D1) of the opening (28) is greater than a length (W1) in the radial direction from an outside edge of the opening (28) in the radial direction to an outside edge of the male snap body (20) in the radial direction. The fixing member (30, 30a) includes claw accommodation parts (33) to receive the claws (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Kanno, Kazunori Somai, Daisuke Hayashi, Kohei Iwata, Nariko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20220053889
    Abstract: Provided is a snap button including a male snap button (30) made of metal and a female snap button (10). The male snap button (30) includes a base portion (31) and an engaging protuberance (32) which projects from the base portion (31). The female snap button (10) includes: a ring member (20, 120) made of soft resin, defining an engagement space (20a) which detachably accepts the engaging protuberance (32); and a female snap body (11) made of metal, accommodating the ring member (20, 120). The ring member (20, 120) is provided with a protruding portion (24) which projects further out to one side than an end (12a), on said one side, of the female snap body (11) facing the male snap button (30) in an axial direction, and which is provided in circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota KANNO, Kazunori SOMAI
  • Publication number: 20220007794
    Abstract: Provided is a male snap button (10) including a metal male snap body (20), and a fixing member (30) for fixing the male snap body (20) to a fabric (1). The male snap body (20) includes: a male-side engagement part (21) in annular shape capable of being removably engaged with a female-side engagement part (60) of a female snap button (40); and multiple claws (27). The male-side engagement part (21) defines an opening (28) that exposes the fabric (1) inside in a radial direction thereof. A diameter (D1) of the opening (28) is greater than a length (W1) in the radial direction from an outside edge of the opening (28) in the radial direction to an outside edge of the male snap body (20) in the radial direction. The fixing member (30, 30a) includes claw accommodation parts (33) to receive the claws (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: KOTA KANNO, KAZUNORI SOMAI, DAISUKE HAYASHI, KOHEI IWATA, NARIKO KUBOTA