Patents by Inventor Michiko Oya

Michiko Oya 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).

  • ERGONOMIC CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20100237086
    Abstract: A container has a side wall defining therein a hollow space, a bottom connected to the side wall, a top opposite the bottom, and a handle. The side wall has an exterior surface. The top connects to the side wall and has a dispensing orifice. The handle has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the first end is connected to the exterior surface of the side wall. When the container is completely filled to form a filled container, the filled container has a center of gravity. A line drawn from the first end to the center of gravity and a line drawn from the second end to the center of gravity form therebetween a handle angle of from about 80° to about 150°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Satoshi MATSUMURA, Michiko OYA, Hiroaki Kuwano
  • Container
    Patent number: D552470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Katsunori Kawaguchi, Michiko Oya, Taichi Kodani, Hiroaki Kuwano, Makoto Igarashi