Patents by Inventor Mariko Shiraishi

Mariko Shiraishi 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).

  • Article of clothing with buoyant material
    Patent number: 7028341
    Abstract: An article of clothing such as a vest incorporating buoyant material is configured to reduce pocket bulging when carried items that are placed in pockets and to allow the wearer to move freely. The article of clothing includes a main clothing unit having one or more pockets and one or more buoyant material sections coupled to the main clothing unit. One or more of the buoyant material sections has at least one concavity formed at a position on the outside and/or inside surfaces of the buoyant material sections at positions that correspond to one the pockets such and at least part of each the carrying spaces of the pockets are formed in one of the concavities. Preferably, buoyant material sections are generally plate-shaped. Preferably, the pockets are made of cloth and located at prescribed positions on the outside and/or the inside of the buoyant material sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikenaga, Shougo Ohara, Mariko Shiraishi
  • Article of clothing with buoyant material
    Publication number: 20050177922
    Abstract: An article of clothing such as a vest incorporating buoyant material is configured to reduce pocket bulging when carried items that are placed in pockets and to allow the wearer to move freely. The article of clothing includes a main clothing unit having one or more pockets and one or more buoyant material sections coupled to the main clothing unit. One or more of the buoyant material sections has at least one concavity formed at a position on the outside and/or inside surfaces of the buoyant material sections at positions that correspond to one the pockets such and at least part of each the carrying spaces of the pockets are formed in one of the concavities. Preferably, buoyant material sections are generally plate-shaped. Preferably, the pockets are made of cloth and located at prescribed positions on the outside and/or the inside of the buoyant material sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikenaga, Shougo Ohara, Mariko Shiraishi
  • Article of clothing with buoyant material
    Patent number: 6910224
    Abstract: An article of clothing such as a vest incorporating buoyant material is configured to reduce pocket bulging when carried items that are placed in pockets and to allow the wearer to move freely. The article of clothing includes a main clothing unit having one or more pockets and one or more buoyant material sections coupled to the main clothing unit. One or more of the buoyant material sections has at least one concavity formed at a position on the outside and/or inside surfaces of the buoyant material sections at positions that correspond to one the pockets such and at least part of each the carrying spaces of the pockets are formed in one of the concavities. Preferably, buoyant material sections are generally plate-shaped. Preferably, the pockets are made of cloth and located at prescribed positions on the outside and/or the inside of the buoyant material sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikenaga, Shougo Ohara, Mariko Shiraishi
  • Article of clothing with buoyant material
    Publication number: 20030033659
    Abstract: An article of clothing such as a vest incorporating buoyant material is configured to reduce pocket bulging when carried items that are placed in pockets and to allow the wearer to move freely. The article of clothing includes a main clothing unit having one or more pockets and one or more buoyant material sections coupled to the main clothing unit. One or more of the buoyant material sections has at least one concavity formed at a position on the outside and/or inside surfaces of the buoyant material sections at positions that correspond to one the pockets such and at least part of each the carrying spaces of the pockets are formed in one of the concavities. Preferably, buoyant material sections are generally plate-shaped. Preferably, the pockets are made of cloth and located at prescribed positions on the outside and/or the inside of the buoyant material sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikenaga, Shougo Ohara, Mariko Shiraishi