Patents by Inventor Masataka Okumoto

Masataka Okumoto 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).

  • Hair styling iron
    Patent number: 6173718
    Abstract: A hair styling iron A is provided comprising: a body 1 which includes a grip portion 4, a plate portion 6 including a heater H and a plate 8, and a fulcrum portion 5; and a sandwiching member 2 which includes a lever portion 15 opposed to said grip portion 4, a plate portion 17 equipped with a heater H and a plate 18 and opposed to the plate portion 6 of the body 1, and a fulcrum portion 16 located between the lever portion 15 and the plate portion 17 and pivotally supported by the fulcrum portion 16 of the body 1. Between the rearward portions of the fulcrum portions of the body 1 and the sandwiching member 2 is interposed a spring 12 which biases the plate portions 6 and 17 normally in the direction away from each other. Each of the plate portions 6 and 17 is provided with ridges 14 along the perimeter, and has been subjected to a flocking treatment from its perimeter to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Milbon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Okumoto, Satoshi Ogawa, Atsuo Niwa, Yasufumi Takeda, Kazuki Fujii, Katsumi Kaneyama
  • Hair styling iron
    Patent number: RE41321
    Abstract: A hair styling iron A is provided comprising: a body 1 which includes a grip portion 4, a plate portion 6 including a heater H and a plate 8, and a fulcrum portion 5; and a sandwiching member 2 which includes a lever portion 15 opposed to said grip portion 4, a plate portion 17 equipped with a heater H and a plate 18 and opposed to the plate portion 6 of the body 1, and a fulcrum portion 16 located between the lever portion 15 and the plate portion 17 and pivotally supported by the fulcrum portion 16 of the body 1. Between the rearward portions of the fulcrum portions of the body 1 and the sandwiching member 2 is interposed a spring 12 which biases the plate portions 6 and 17 normally in the direction away from each other. Each of the plate portions 6 and 17 is provided with ridges 14 along the perimeter, and has been subjected to a flocking treatment from its perimeter to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Milbon Company Ltd
    Inventors: Masataka Okumoto, Satoshi Ogawa, Atsuo Niwa, Yasufumi Takeda, Kazuki Fujii, Katsumi Kaneyama