Patents by Inventor Okada Muneki

Okada Muneki 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).

  • Hollow telescopic fishing rod
    Patent number: 6189255
    Abstract: A hollow telescopic fishing rod has a fishing rod body which includes a plurality of fishing rod body sections made from fiber-reinforced resin. The fishing rod body has an inner surface, an internal path for a fishing line and line-holding protrusions made from the fiber-reinforced resin, preferably by means of monobloc forming together with said fishing rod body sections. The line-holding protrusions are formed on the inner surface in a spiral, and the line-holding protrusions have a cross-sectional shape which is a trapezoid whose upside corners are arc-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventors: Okada Muneki, Morimoto Kazuya