Patents by Inventor Motomu Koike

Motomu Koike 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: 7328800
    Abstract: The invention provides a cushioning material for packaging that is suitable for packaging an electronic apparatus, an optical apparatus or an electronic apparatus having an optical system mounted therein, and a package that uses the cushioning material for packaging. In the invention, a lower spacer formed of corrugated cardboard, a lower pad, a projector as an article to be packaged that is wrapped in an anti-static bag having electrical conductivity, an upper pad and an upper spacer formed of a corrugated cardboard can be stacked inside a corrugated cardboard box. The upper and lower pads are, respectively, provided with a plurality of upper pad side hollow convex portions and a plurality of lower pad side hollow convex portions protruding in such a fashion as to encompass an accommodation space for the projector. Upper and lower side reinforcing plate portions of the upper and lower spacers, respectively, enter deep into these convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Patent number: 7117993
    Abstract: The invention provides a packing article where a packing cost and a transportation fee can be kept low and a buffering function is further enhanced. The invention provides a packing article including: a packing box; a lower-side buffering member to provide packing including a concave portion, which is located at the lower side of the packing box, and which locates an item to be packed in the center; an item to be packed, located in the concave portion of the lower-side buffering member to provide packing; and a partition member located on the upper side of the item to be packed and a storing member, which is located between the partition member and the upper surface of the packing box, and which stores an attached part and/or an instruction manual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Patent number: 6877608
    Abstract: A package cushion member includes an upper pad 10 and a lower pad 20 from which a plurality of upper-pad hollow projections 15 and a plurality of lower-pad hollow projections 25 project so as to surround a storage space for a projector 50, and also adopts a reinforcing pad 30 having bottom-protecting hollow projections 31 which are in contact with recesses 22 of the lower pad 20, and side-reinforcing hollow projections 35 which are inserted halfway into the lower-pad hollow projections 25, when the reinforcing pad 30 is placed under the lower pad 20. This makes it possible to reliably prevent an outer case of a packed object from being broken even when the outer case is easily distorted at the center portion in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Patent number: 6797119
    Abstract: A pulp packing material comprising: a first layer containing crosslinked pulp as a main component; and a second layer containing non-crosslinked pulp or biodegradable plastics as a main component, which are produced by sheet making, wherein the first and second layers are stuck and laminated onto each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Publication number: 20040094448
    Abstract: The invention provides a cushioning material for packaging that is suitable for packaging an electronic apparatus, an optical apparatus or an electronic apparatus having an optical system mounted therein, and a package that uses the cushioning material for packaging. A lower spacer 7 formed of corrugated cardboard, a lower pad 20, a projector 50 as an article to be packaged that is wrapped in an anti-static bag 500 having electrical conductivity, an upper pad 10 and an upper spacer 8 formed of a corrugated cardboard are stacked inside a corrugated cardboard box 2 in the foregoing order named. The upper and lower pads 10 and 20 are respectively provided with a plurality of upper pad side hollow convex portions 15 and a plurality of lower pad side hollow convex portions 25 protruding in such a fashion as to encompass an accommodation space 21 for the projector 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Publication number: 20030234207
    Abstract: The invention provides a packing article where a packing cost and a transportation fee can be kept low and a buffering function is further enhanced. The invention provides a packing article including: a packing box; a lower-side buffering member to provide packing including a concave portion, which is located at the lower side of the packing box, and which locates an item to be packed in the center; an item to be packed, located in the concave portion of the lower-side buffering member to provide packing; and a partition member located on the upper side of the item to be packed and a storing member, which is located between the partition member and the upper surface of the packing box, and which stores an attached part and/or an instruction manual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Publication number: 20030213725
    Abstract: The invention provides packages that keep articles to be packaged from losing sufficient shock-proof property when the articles to be packaged are dropped while the trend of compactness and light weight of electronic apparatus is advanced. The package can include a container, a lower-package buffer member, an article to be packaged, and a storing member. The lower-package buffer member is placed on the lower surface side of the container, including a concave area provided in the center thereof to place an article to be packaged therein, a skirt portion provided at the periphery of the concave area so as to surround the concave area, and a plurality of protruding ribs provided under the lower surface of the concave area so as to enhance shock-buffering effect. The article to be packaged can be placed above the upper surface of the concave area of the lower-package buffer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Publication number: 20020189970
    Abstract: A package cushion member includes an upper pad 10 and a lower pad 20 from which a plurality of upper-pad hollow projections 15 and a plurality of lower-pad hollow projections 25 project so as to surround a storage space for a projector 50, and also adopts a reinforcing pad 30 having bottom-protecting hollow projections 31 which are in contact with recesses 22 of the lower pad 20, and side-reinforcing hollow projections 35 which are inserted halfway into the lower-pad hollow projections 25, when the reinforcing pad 30 is placed under the lower pad 20. This makes it possible to reliably prevent an outer case of a packed object from being broken even when the outer case is easily distorted at the center portion in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Patent number: 6405873
    Abstract: The invention provides a packing method using pulp mold which can be easily disposed of and recycled, and which has high mechanical strength. A packing method, wherein a top pad 1, with a recess and a protrusion, and a bottom pad, with a recess and a protrusion, are positioned so as to oppose each other in order to accommodate a delicate item to be protected therebetween. A reinforcing pad, with a protrusion which is brought into contact with the bottom pad, is also used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Publication number: 20020060004
    Abstract: A pulp packing material comprising: a first layer containing crosslinked pulp as a main component; and a second layer containing non-crosslinked pulp or biodegradable plastics as a main component, which are produced by sheet making, wherein the first and second layers are stuck and laminated onto each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motomu Koike
  • Publication number: 20010020595
    Abstract: The invention provides a packing method using pulp mold which can be easily disposed of and recycled, and which has high mechanical strength. A packing method, wherein a top pad 1, with a recess and a protrusion, and a bottom pad, with a recess and a protrusion, are positioned so as to oppose each other in order to accommodate a delicate item to be protected therebetween. A reinforcing pad, with a protrusion which is brought into contact with the bottom pad, is also used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Motomu Koike