Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Iwamura

Nobuhiro Iwamura 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).

  • Publication number: 20120292317
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a cup having an open end surrounded by a peripheral lip. and a lid that is configured to be removably seated on the open end of the cup so as to engage the lip. The lip is elongated in the longitudinal dimension from a first or upper periphery at the open end of the cup to a second or lower periphery longitudinally spaced from the first or upper periphery, whereby the lip tapers from a first outside diameter at the first or upper periphery to a second outside diameter greater than the first outside diameter at the second or lower periphery, thereby defining a radially outward tapered lip surface. The lid has a peripheral rim with an inner surface that is configured to seat against the tapered lip surface so as to provide a seal between the rim and the lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20110056939
    Abstract: A reclosable lid including a lid portion defining an opening to dispense the contents of a container, and a closeable flap portion including a sealing member and a resilient member. The closeable flap portion pivotable between a first position where the resilient member is flexed and the sealing member is not engaged with the opening and a second position where the sealing member is engaged with the opening and the resilient member is unflexed. A slide lock may be disposed on the closeable flap portion to engage with the lid portion and secure the closeable flap portion in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taketani, Nobuhiro Iwamura
  • Patent number: D620747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Takeya USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Taketani, Nobuhiro Iwamura
  • Patent number: D660296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products, LLC
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Iwamura