Patents by Inventor Shigeru Minato

Shigeru Minato 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: 20040191489
    Abstract: The present invention provides a packaging material which comprises: base material paper; a printed layer formed on the base material paper by an ultraviolet curable ink; and an overprint varnish layer which covers substantially the entire surface of the base material paper with the printed layer formed thereon, wherein a coefficient of dynamic friction on a surface of the overprint varnish layer, which is measured in a friction coefficient test based on JIS P8147 in a state in which the surfaces of the overprint varnish layers overlap and contact with each other under a load of 3000 g for each area of 63.5 mm×63.5 mm, is in a range of 0.300 to 0.600, and a coefficient of static friction measured in the same condition ranges from 0.600 to 0.900. According to the present invention, a packaging material having excellent wear resistance and scratching resistance is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeru Minato, Norihide Endou
  • Patent number: 5368671
    Abstract: A paper tube consisting essentially of one or a plurality of paper tapes formed into a tube and a blend adhesive comprising two or more aqueous adhesives different in their concentrations adhering the paper tapes, its production and a package using it. In the paper tube, the adhesive can be coated into a thin film layer even at a high concentration without reducing the initial adhesive force, and the drying process after the coating can be omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Sashihara, Shigeru Minato