Patents by Inventor Kimito Maeda

Kimito Maeda 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).

  • Equipment for assisting respiration and system for assisting respiration
    Patent number: 5738089
    Abstract: A system for assisting respiration which includes a flat, belt-shaped, tube made of rubber, and having a valve for introducing air. The flat tube has an outer side comprising a layer of a rubber sheet having a high modulus of elasticity and an inner side comprising a layer of a rubber sheet having a low modulus of elasticity, and is attachable to a part of a lower breast to an upper abdomen portion of a patient for intermittently pressing the part of the lower breast to the upper abdomen portion of the patient responsive to air being introduced into the flat tube. A belt, having a same width as that of the flat tube and a length longer than that of the flat tube, is laminated to the flat tube at the outside of the flat tube, and may have sheet fasteners at both ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Hiroki Hoshi
    Inventors: Hiroki Hoshi, Hajime Kurosawa, Kimito Maeda, Hitomi Iwasa, Go Yurimoto, Satoko Nanzyo, Katsumi Ito