Patents by Inventor Koichi Shofu

Koichi Shofu 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: 4445611
    Abstract: A package is provided for the marketing and distribution of dental drills, and the like, in which each drill is supported in an upright position in a base, within a rigid casing, and spaced from the walls and top of the casing. The base and casing may be formed of appropriate plastic materials, and the casing may be transparent. A number of like packages may be detachably attached to one another at the edge of their bases in side-by-side relationship, and contained in an open-ended carton. To remove a drill, the package containing the drill is pushed out one end of the carton, and it is detached from the other packages within the carton. The casing is then pulled off the base to expose the drill, and to permit it to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Design Applications Incorporated
    Inventor: Koichi Shofu
  • Patent number: 4184194
    Abstract: A self-energized portable high intensity light display unit is provided for displaying transparencies such as X-ray films, photographic films, and the like. The unit includes a casing having rolled-over sides which serve as housings for a number of batteries and for a circuit board, a reflective panel extending across the casing and supporting three fluorescent lamps in spaced parallel relationship, a translucent panel supported above the fluorescent tubes, and a pair of end members which serve to hold all of the aforementioned components in an assembled condition and which serve as interconnects for the batteries. The circuit board serves to convert a 12-volt battery voltage into 20-25 KHz alternating current voltage at 800-1000 volts. The fluorescent lamps are connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Inventor: Koichi Shofu