Patents by Inventor Shingo Hinata

Shingo Hinata 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: 20260165428
    Abstract: In a slide fastener, among inner surfaces forming a separable pin hole of a retainer, at least one of a front side surface and a back side surface facing a front surface and a back surface of a separable pin is provided with a convex portion engageable with a recess. The convex portion includes an upper inclined surface that increases a thickness of the convex portion downward from an upper end portion of the convex portion in the insertion or removal direction of the separable pin, and a lower inclined surface that increases the thickness of the convex portion upward from a lower end portion of the convex portion in the insertion or removal direction of the separable pin. An inclination of the upper inclined surface is larger than an inclination of the lower inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Yoshito Sakamoto, Eiji Nakayama, Shingo Hinata
  • Patent number: D1133999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshito Sakamoto, Shingo Hinata, Kenichiro Yokoyama