Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Higuchi

Mitsuo Higuchi 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: 7108151
    Abstract: To extremely reduce the capacity of a container body when juice or mineral water in a container body is drunk up and the container body is discarded. The container body includes: a top tap; a small width in a height direction at a bottom; and a horizontal bellows formed on the whole or part in a longitudinal direction of the container body, except the top tap, and the width in the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050230883
    Abstract: There is proposed a method for easily manufacturing a plastic bottle the longitudinal dimension (height) of which is decreased substantially when the bottle is manufactured, as compared with the time when the bottle is filled with contents. The method includes a step of molding of the bottle constructed so that a longitudinal part or the whole of the bottle, except a mouth portion at the upper end, has a bellows shape in the horizontal direction; a step of compression molding of the bottle so that the molded bottle is compressed in the longitudinal direction and the compressed state is kept at ordinary temperature; and a step of expanding of the bottle so that the bottle is expanded from the compressed state so as to have almost the same height (volume) as the original height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050206044
    Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method for a PET bottle in which the vertical width (height) thereof can be reduced substantially as compared with the time when contents are charged into a PET bottle body. The vertical width (height, volume) of the PET bottle is substantially reduced when it is transported from a manufacturing plant to a plant where the contents are charged, the PET bottle being molded in a state in which the vertical width (height, volume) is substantially smaller than that at the time when the contents are charged in a manufacturing process for manufacturing the PET bottle body in which a part or the whole in the longitudinal direction, excluding the vertical width of a mouth section in the upper end portion, is in a horizontal bellows shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050198930
    Abstract: A system for a PET bottle body for drinking water and beverage using a container in a bellows shape, in which a series of steps for housing and transporting a large quantity of PET bottle bodies at one time from a manufacturing step, to a charging factory of content and after the PET bottle bodies are emptied are performed accurately, reliably and easily is proposed. When the PET bottle body charged with mineral water or juice are purchased and the mineral water or juice is drunken, the volume and height of the PET bottle body can be reduced corresponding to the emptied amount, and after the PET bottle body is emptied, the PET bottle body is compressed in the vertical direction by being crushed, so that the PET bottle body can be discarded in a state in which its volume is much smaller than the predetermined volume and its height is very low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050202192
    Abstract: The present invention provides a PET bottle that is adapted such that a capacity of a container body can be extremely reduced when juice or mineral water in the container body is drunk off and the container body is discarded. The present invention proposes a method of manufacturing the PET bottle. In addition, the present invention makes it possible to extremely reduce cost for collection of PET bottles and personal expenses for cleaning and collection. The PET bottle is manufactured using a pair of cylindrical mold bodies for PET bottle that is formed in a bellows shape in a horizontal direction in an entire length or a part of the length in a longitudinal direction thereof excluding a mouth portion on a side in an inner periphery, is lower than a height of the PET bottle body when content is filled therein, and is drilled in a shape substantially the same as a PET bottle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050139573
    Abstract: There is proposed and provided a plastic bottle the longitudinal dimension (height) of which is decreased substantially when the bottle is manufactured, as compared with the time when the bottle is filled with contents, a method for manufacturing the plastic bottle, and an apparatus for manufacturing the plastic bottle. When the bottle is manufactured, the bottle being constructed so that a longitudinal part or the whole of the bottle, except a mouth portion at the upper end, has a bellows shape in the horizontal direction, the bottle is molded in a state of having substantially smaller volume and height than the volume and height at the time when the bottle is filled with contents, and when an empty portion is formed in the bottle by an operation of drinking up the contents, the bottle can be made again in a state of having substantially smaller volume and height than the volume and height at the time when the bottle has been filled with contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20050017015
    Abstract: To extremely reduce the capacity of a container body when juice or mineral water in a container body is drunk up and the container body is discarded. The container body includes: a top tap; a small width in a height direction at a bottom; and a horizontal bellows formed on the whole or part in a longitudinal direction of the container body, except the top tap, and the width in the height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: 6811051
    Abstract: To reduce the volume of a metal container body after the juice or beer contained therein has been consumed, the container body/wall is formed with accordion-shaped portions having horizontal ring-shape hill portions valley portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: 6669040
    Abstract: A container body of which length in the longitudinal direction or a part thereof is formed into horizontal accordion shape except the tap portion, wherein a force in one direction acts on a piece of folds constituting the accordion shape and/or a part of inner periphery, while a force in the opposite direction acts on the outer periphery thereof, when a force from a substantially right-angle direction thereof is applied to the accordion-shaped portion of said container body, thereby a compressed state in a longitudinal direction is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: 6662964
    Abstract: A synthetic resin liquid container for containing drinking water, juice, milk and other liquids is provided. The synthetic resin liquid container has a body that can substantially reduce its volume when a vertical and/or twisting stress is applied to the body, and a form-retaining means to be used after compression of the container body for keeping it compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20030141310
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to make it possible for the volume of a metal container body to be greatly reduced after the juice or beer contained therein has been consumed and the container is to be disposed of, and thus the number of empty container bodies that can be accommodated in a trash can is much greater than the limited number of the empty conventional container bodies which could be accommodated the trash can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20030121881
    Abstract: A container body of which length in the longitudinal direction or a part thereof is formed into horizontal accordion shape except the tap portion, wherein a force in one direction acts on a piece of folds constituting the accordion shape and/or a part of inner periphery, while a force in the opposite direction acts on the outer periphery thereof, when a force from a substantially right-angle direction thereof is applied to the accordion-shaped portion of said container body, thereby a compressed state in a longitudinal direction is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D509146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D509439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D510035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D518736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D519051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D526907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D474973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Gohsho Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi
  • Patent number: D493724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventor: Mitsuo Higuchi