Patents by Inventor Kouichirou Wakizono

Kouichirou Wakizono 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: 10334953
    Abstract: Furniture and a chair include a shielding piece (7b5) which is provided in an operation plate (7b2) or a flange (7a5) and closes a gap generated by the operation plate (7b2) and the flange (7a5) when the operation plate (7b2) has an operation posture. In addition, a chair includes a load support member for a chair, the load support member for a chair includes a frame member which includes a pair of rod members (19) and an extension material (22) which is formed in a bag shape and covers the frame member, a support portion (26) is provided on each of inner surfaces facing each other in the pair of rod members (19), and an interior material (21) having a repulsive force with respect to a load in a surface perpendicular direction is bridged between the pair of rod members (19) by being supported by the support portion (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: OKAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Masunaga, Yoshinori Isogai, Kouichirou Wakizono, Naoyuki Okuda, Syouichi Izawa
  • Publication number: 20170311724
    Abstract: Furniture and a chair include a shielding piece (7b5) which is provided in an operation plate (7b2) or a flange (7a5) and closes a gap generated by the operation plate (7b2) and the flange (7a5) when the operation plate (7b2) has an operation posture. In addition, a chair includes a load support member for a chair, the load support member for a chair includes a frame member which includes a pair of rod members (19) and an extension material (22) which is formed in a bag shape and covers the frame member, a support portion (26) is provided on each of inner surfaces facing each other in the pair of rod members (19), and an interior material (21) having a repulsive force with respect to a load in a surface perpendicular direction is bridged between the pair of rod members (19) by being supported by the support portion (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: OKAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi MASUNAGA, Yoshinori ISOGAI, Kouichirou WAKIZONO, Naoyuki OKUDA, Syouichi IZAWA
  • Patent number: 8794701
    Abstract: A backrest for a chair, including a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction. A low-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material, the low-friction member being configured to reduce a sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Okamura Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Nakayama, Kouichirou Wakizono, Ryou Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20120223566
    Abstract: A backrest for a chair, including a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction. A low-friction member is disposed on at least one of an inner surface of both side portions of the upholstery material and an outer surface of the right and left side frames contacting the inner surface of the side portions of the upholstery material, the low-friction member being configured to reduce a sliding resistance in an area of contact between the upholstery material and the side frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Ken Nakayama, Kouichirou Wakizono, Ryou Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20120212027
    Abstract: A backrest for a chair, including a bag-like upholstery material, with which a back frame is upholstered by fitting the bag-like upholstery material onto the back frame that has a pair of right and left side frames extending in an up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: OKAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Nakayama, Kouichirou Wakizono, Ryou Igarashi