Patents by Inventor Mamoru USUDA

Mamoru USUDA 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).

  • Slide fastener and method of producing waterproof chain
    Patent number: 12232580
    Abstract: Slide fastener includes a pair of waterproof stringers including a pair of woven and/or knitted fastener tapes, a pair of coil elements respectively secured to opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, and waterproof films respectively overlaid via adhesives on tape top surfaces of the fastener tapes of the pair of fastener tapes, and a slider that moves forward to engage the pair of coil elements and moves rearward to disengage the pair of coil elements. The adhesive penetrates into a structure of the fastener tape such that the waterproof film and the fastener tape are in direct contact at least partially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: YKK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimasa Konaka, Takayuki Ogyu, Mamoru Usuda
  • Slide fastener and method of producing waterproof chain
    Patent number: 12201195
    Abstract: A slide fastener includes a pair of waterproof stringers comprising a pair of woven and/or knitted fastener tapes, a pair of coil elements respectively secured to opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, and waterproof films respectively overlaid via adhesives on tape top surfaces of the fastener tapes of the pair of fastener tapes, and a slider that moves forward to engage the pair of coil elements and moves rearward to disengage the pair of coil elements. Each of the waterproof films has a film edge positioned over a space between the opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, the film edge supported by a supporting portion made of the adhesive solidified, the supporting portion partially occupying the space between the opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, and the supporting portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of the film edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimasa Konaka, Takayuki Ogyu, Mamoru Usuda
  • SLIDE FASTENER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING WATERPROOF CHAIN
    Publication number: 20240108105
    Abstract: A slide fastener includes a pair of waterproof stringers comprising a pair of woven and/or knitted fastener tapes, a pair of coil elements respectively secured to opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, and waterproof films respectively overlaid via adhesives on tape top surfaces of the fastener tapes of the pair of fastener tapes, and a slider that moves forward to engage the pair of coil elements and moves rearward to disengage the pair of coil elements. Each of the waterproof films has a film edge positioned over a space between the opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, the film edge supported by a supporting portion made of the adhesive solidified, the supporting portion partially occupying the space between the opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, and the supporting portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of the film edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Toshimasa KONAKA, Takayuki OGYU, Mamoru USUDA
  • SLIDE FASTENER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING WATERPROOF CHAIN
    Publication number: 20240108106
    Abstract: Slide fastener includes a pair of waterproof stringers including a pair of woven and/or knitted fastener tapes, a pair of coil elements respectively secured to opposing side-edge portions of the pair of fastener tapes, and waterproof films respectively overlaid via adhesives on tape top surfaces of the fastener tapes of the pair of fastener tapes, and a slider that moves forward to engage the pair of coil elements and moves rearward to disengage the pair of coil elements. The adhesive penetrates into a structure of the fastener tape such that the waterproof film and the fastener tape are in direct contact at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Toshimasa KONAKA, Takayuki OGYU, Mamoru USUDA