Patents by Inventor Masahito Hatori

Masahito Hatori 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: 20190133803
    Abstract: A hallux valgus correction device (1) for correcting hallux valgus, the hallux valgus correction device including: a corrector (10) made of a superelastic alloy; and a fixture (2, 3, and 4) formed from a fabric to attach the corrector, in which the corrector has a hinge part (11) that is rotationally movable in the bending direction and the stretching direction of one toe or a plurality of toes in need of correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: FURUKAWA TECHNO MATERIAL CO., LTD., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tohoku University
    Inventors: Sumio KISE, Toyonobu TANAKA, Ryosuke KAINUMA, Toshihiro OMORI, Masahito HATORI, Tadakuni KAMEDA, Norihito SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20130110024
    Abstract: Provided is a device for correcting hallux valgus using a shape memory alloy, which can be easily worn and exert a large and adequate correcting force to thereby correct hallux valgus or hallux varus. The device for correcting hallux valgus comprises a correcting plate formed of a shape memory alloy and attachment members for attaching the same, said attachment members each being formed of an elastic fabric bag, wherein said correcting plate is attached, from the inward direction of the hallux, to the foot body and to the hallux body respectively by the first attachment member and the second attachment member, and an opening is formed in the part of the correcting plate being in contact with the first metatarsophangeal joint so that the hallux is corrected by positioning outward using the periphery of the opening as a supporting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Ryosuke KAINUMA
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kainuma, Kiyohito Ishida, Yuji Sutou, Toshihiro Omori, Masahito Hatori