Patents by Inventor Masaharu EZAKI

Masaharu EZAKI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240092539
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a synthetic resin cap of a structure that is further improved in convenience when drinking while suppressing falling or loss of the cap when a container is opened. [Solving Means] A synthetic resin cap as a specific example of the present invention has a tamper-evident band to be fitted on an outer peripheral surface of a container mouth portion of a container, and a cap main body having a skirt wall and a top plate, and including, in the skirt wall, a fixing rib coupled with the tamper-evident band via a weakened portion and a strap portion and extending to a radially outer side of the skirt wall. The fixing rib is formed from a first inclined portion that flares downwards, and a protrusion portion that is disposed below the first inclined portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Shinji OMORI, Masaharu EZAKI, Reiko KOHARA
  • Publication number: 20240076106
    Abstract: A hinge cap includes a body and an upper lid connected to each other by a hinge. The body includes a top board and a side wall extending perpendicularly downward from a periphery of the top board. The top board includes a planned opening defined by a weakened portion and a discharge nozzle formed to surround the planned opening. The upper lid includes a top panel and a skirt extending perpendicularly downward from a periphery of the top panel. A protrusion extending in an axial direction of the cap is formed in the planned opening of the body on a side opposite to the hinge such that an end of the protrusion is fixed to an inner surface of the top panel of the upper lid in a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke OKUBO, Takashi SUGIYAMA, Masaharu EZAKI