Patents by Inventor Kouichirou Shimamoto

Kouichirou Shimamoto 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).

  • Apparatus for transfer printing
    Patent number: 4662966
    Abstract: A transfer printing machine in which the articles to be transfer-printed are held in a holder made of a material which does not substantially expand when heated and the articles are heated by an infrared radiation heater to a predetermined temperature. A transfer sheet having symbols and/or designs formed thereon with thermo-diffusible dye is pressed by a pressing pad against the surface of the articles so that the symbols and/or designs are transfer-printed on the surfaces of the heated articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sumi, Takashi Matoba, Kouichirou Shimamoto, Yoshihide Inako