Patents by Inventor Kenichi Sohtome

Kenichi Sohtome 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: 4949609
    Abstract: A piece of towel material is separate from a long sized towel cloth by cutting off margin portions composed of only warp yarn spaced in a predetermined interval. A plurality of comb teeth are fixedly mounted on a comb tooth fixing shaft. Each comb tooth comprises a base portion and an operative portion formed in L-shaped. the operative portion has a width corresponding to a longitudinal width of the warp yarn of the towel cloth. The comb tooth fixing shaft is positioned under the towel cloth across the longitudinal direction of the towel cloth. The comb tooth fixing shaft is rotated to permit the operative portion of the comb tooth to engage the surface of the towel cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: SSMC Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sohtome, Munetaka Nagasaki