Patents by Inventor Masashi Numabe

Masashi Numabe 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).

  • Seedling raising sheet, method of manufacturing same, seedling raising method, culturing method, and transplanter
    Patent number: 6240674
    Abstract: A seed top of foamed cells is constructed such that a porous sheet having open cells is affixed to one surface of a thin support band extending in a band-like configuration with its widthwise direction being an up-and-down direction, and accommodation recesses for accommodating seedling seeds are provided in the porous sheet. It is possible to reduce the size and weight of the seedling raising sheet used for raising seedlings and to eliminate the need for soil in raising seedling, thereby enabling an industrial mass-production of the seedling raising sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Paddy Kenkyusho, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyo Quality One Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneo Otake, Yasumi Fukuzumi, Tsuneo Onodera, Yoshiaki Watanabe, Shigetaka Isoyama, Masashi Numabe
  • Method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin body
    Patent number: 4338271
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a low density synthetic resin foamed body is disclosed which is characterized by the steps of filling a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 20-80 parts by weight of a foaming agent, and 1.0-5.0 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent in a mold, closing the mold with a lid, heating the mold to form a foamed body, cooling the foamed body as it is kept in the mold, and opening the lid of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: Toyo Rubber Chemical Industrial Corp.
    Inventors: Sadao Kumasaka, Satomi Tada, Shigeo Horikoshi, Tokio Tsuchiya, Masashi Numabe