Patents by Inventor Masato Utsugi

Masato Utsugi 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).

  • Patent number: 11931871
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit, a curl forming unit, a cutting unit, and a binding unit. The binding unit includes a locking member that includes a first hook and a second hook and that locks the wire by moving the first hook toward the second hook. The locking member includes a locking part that locks the wire in a state in which the first hook has been moved toward the second hook, and an unlocking part that makes it possible for the first hook to be movable away from the second hook with such an amount of movement that the locked wire does not come off between the first hook and the second hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Tashima, Masato Utsugi
  • Publication number: 20240058857
    Abstract: A binding machine including a wire feeding unit, a cutting unit, and a binding unit. The cutting unit includes a pair of blade parts that sandwiches and cuts a first wire and a second wire therebetween, a first butting portion against which the first wire is butted by relative movement of the pair of blades, and a second butting portion against which the second wire is butted. The cutting unit has a step portion provided between the first butting portion and the second butting portion by recessing the second butting portion with respect to the first butting portion along a moving direction of the pair of blade parts. The cutting unit has a regulation portion that regulates movement of the first wire in a direction from the first butting portion toward the second butting portion and provided between the first butting portion and the step portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi Morijiri, Masato Utsugi, Shinpei Sugihara
  • Patent number: 11833573
    Abstract: A binding machine including a wire feeding unit, a cutting unit, and a binding unit. The cutting unit includes a pair of blade parts that sandwiches and cuts a first wire and a second wire therebetween, a first butting portion against which the first wire is butted by relative movement of the pair of blades, and a second butting portion against which the second wire is butted. The cutting unit has a step portion provided between the first butting portion and the second butting portion by recessing the second butting portion with respect to the first butting portion along a moving direction of the pair of blade parts. The cutting unit has a regulation portion that regulates movement of the first wire in a direction from the first butting portion toward the second butting portion and provided between the first butting portion and the step portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Morijiri, Masato Utsugi, Shinpei Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20230122271
    Abstract: A binding machine including a wire feeding unit, a cutting unit, and a binding unit. The cutting unit includes a pair of blade parts that sandwiches and cuts a first wire and a second wire therebetween, a first butting portion against which the first wire is butted by relative movement of the pair of blades, and a second butting portion against which the second wire is butted. The cutting unit has a step portion provided between the first butting portion and the second butting portion by recessing the second butting portion with respect to the first butting portion along a moving direction of the pair of blade parts. The cutting unit has a regulation portion that regulates movement of the first wire in a direction from the first butting portion toward the second butting portion and provided between the first butting portion and the step portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: MAX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Morijiri, Masato Utsugi, Shinpei Sugihara
  • Publication number: 20230122502
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit, a curl forming unit, a cutting unit, and a binding unit. The binding unit includes a locking member that includes a first hook and a second hook and that locks the wire by moving the first hook toward the second hook. The locking member includes a locking part that locks the wire in a state in which the first hook has been moved toward the second hook, and an unlocking part that makes it possible for the first hook to be movable away from the second hook with such an amount of movement that the locked wire does not come off between the first hook and the second hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka TASHIMA, Masato UTSUGI