Patents by Inventor Shuichi Hozumi

Shuichi Hozumi 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: 11441246
    Abstract: To provide a towel product capable of maintaining features of honeycomb weave of the conventional technique as well as providing improved water absorbency, lightness, and a good touch feeling more than those of the towels produced by the conventional technique. The towel of the present invention basically has a typical honeycomb weave structure. A first feature thereof is to use hollow yarns having a hollow ratio of a range between 30% and 60%. A shape of hollow yarns can be maintained. With the above described structure, the water absorbency, the lightness, the good touch feeling, and a drying property can be improved. A second feature is to use hollow yarns made by twisting fibers of raw cottons having an effective fiber length of a range between 25 mm and 42 mm. This contributes to maintaining of the durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi
  • Patent number: 10947648
    Abstract: A woven gauze fabric excellent in balance between breathability and heat-retaining property, transparency preventing property, and good touch feeling (softness). The woven gauze fabric includes a surface layer G1 and a back layer G3, wherein the layer G1 and G3 are directly and/or indirectly joined together. The layer G1 is formed of a hollow yarn having a yarn count of 30-50 (both inclusive), and the layer G3 is formed of a hollow yarn having a yarn count of 30-50 (both inclusive). In a case where the woven gauze fabric is a triple gauze including a middle layer G2, the hollow yarn of the layer G1 and G3 have a yarn count of 40-50 (both inclusive). In a case where the woven gauze fabric is a double gauze, the hollow yarn of the layer G1 and G3 have a yarn count of 30-40 (both inclusive).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shuichi Hozumi, Hisashi Ito
  • Patent number: 10837132
    Abstract: Provided is a multiple gauze fabric having excellent friction strength while maintaining skin feel like twistless yarn fabric. The multiple gauze fabric is constituted from a first gauze structure as a front surface, a second gauze structure as a back surface, and a third gauze structure as an intermediate layer. The first gauze structure is formed using a first twisted yarn as a warp, and using a second twisted yarn as a weft. The second gauze structure is formed using a third twisted yarn as a weft, and a fourth twisted yarn as a warp. The third gauze structure is formed using a fifth twisted yarn as a warp, and a sixth twisted yarn as a weft. The twist coefficient of second and fourth twisted yarn is 3.0 or less. The twist coefficient of first, third, fifth and sixth twisted yarn is 3.3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi
  • Patent number: 10597804
    Abstract: Provided is a multiple woven gauze fabric capable of controlling the degree of wrinkling according to use. A double woven gauze fabric is formed by stacking a front surface gauze structure A and a back surface gauze structure B. The front surface gauze structure A and the back surface gauze structure B are formed, and the front surface gauze structure A and the back surface gauze structure B are joined, as appropriate. The front surface gauze structure A is composed of a non-twist yarn, and the back surface gauze structure B is composed of a hollow yarn. That is, a gauze structure composed only of twisted yarn (solid yarn) is not included. The degree of wrinkling is controlled by considering the hollow rate of the hollow yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi
  • Patent number: 10463203
    Abstract: Provided is a towel product that ensures equivalent performance as the prior art in terms of water absorbency property and the like, while improving pile retention property. A towel is formed from a warp, a weft and a pile. The warp comprises sets of warp yarns. The pile comprises pile yarns that form the upper and the lower. The warp density is 27-33 threads/inch, and the weft density is 49-58 threads/inch. The pile ratio is 3.8-6.2. The configuration of 1 repeat is composed of 5 picks, and the configurations of 1 repeat are repeated. The 3 picks corresponding to weft yarns W2-W4 and thereof. W7-W9 compose the pile forming section. The 2 picks corresponding to weft yarns W5 and W6 compose the ground woven fabric section. The pile formed in the pile forming section has 3-6 snarls, preferably 4-5, and in the diagram, 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi
  • Patent number: 10415161
    Abstract: To provide a gauze woven fabric which has excellent opaqueness, moisture retention properties, water absorbency and comfort for skin while maintaining light weight and air permeability which are characteristic properties of gauze woven fabrics. Warps are supplied from a first beam, and wefts are then drawn across the warps to form a tight layer A. Warps are supplied from a second beam that has a higher supply speed than that of the first beam, and wefts are then drawn across the warps to form a loosened layer B. Subsequently, knotting points for connecting the layer A to the layer B regularly are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi
  • Publication number: 20190226126
    Abstract: Provided is a multiple gauze fabric having excellent friction strength while maintaining skin feel like twistless yarn fabric. The multiple gauze fabric is constituted from a first gauze structure as a front surface, a second gauze structure as a back surface, and a third gauze structure as an intermediate layer. The first gauze structure is formed using a first twisted yarn as a warp, and using a second twisted yarn as a weft. The second gauze structure is formed using a third twisted yarn as a weft, and a fourth twisted yarn as a warp. The third gauze structure is formed using a fifth twisted yarn as a warp, and a sixth twisted yarn as a weft. The twist coefficient of second and fourth twisted yarn is 3.0 or less. The twist coefficient of first, third, fifth and sixth twisted yarn is 3.3 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Uchino Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20190191801
    Abstract: A gauze fabric having good touch feeling and capable of being sewn. The gauze fabric includes surface layer, back layer, and at least one middle layer, wherein the surface layer is composed of non-twisted yarns, wherein the back layer is composed of non-twisted yarns, wherein the at least one middle layer is composed of twisted yarns, and wherein the surface layer and the back layer are directly and/or indirectly joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20190062961
    Abstract: Provided is a multiple woven gauze fabric capable of controlling the degree of wrinkling according to use. A double woven gauze fabric is formed by stacking a front surface gauze structure A and a back surface gauze structure B. The front surface gauze structure A and the back surface gauze structure B are formed, and the front surface gauze structure A and the back surface gauze structure B are joined, as appropriate. The front surface gauze structure A is composed of a non-twist yarn, and the back surface gauze structure B is composed of a hollow yarn. That is, a gauze structure composed only of twisted yarn (solid yarn) is not included. The degree of wrinkling is controlled by considering the hollow rate of the hollow yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Uchino Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20180298528
    Abstract: To provide a towel product capable of maintaining features of honeycomb weave of the conventional technique as well as providing improved water absorbency, lightness, and a good touch feeling more than those of the towels produced by the conventional technique. The towel of the present invention basically has a typical honeycomb weave structure. A first feature thereof is to use hollow yarns having a hollow ratio of a range between 30% and 60%. A shape of hollow yarns can be maintained. With the above described structure, the water absorbency, the lightness, the good touch feeling, and a drying property can be improved. A second feature is to use hollow yarns made by twisting fibers of raw cottons having an effective fiber length of a range between 25 mm and 42 mm. This contributes to maintaining of the durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Patent number: 10077510
    Abstract: A gauze fabric includes a surface layer composed of twisted yarns, a back layer composed of twisted yarns, and a middle layer composed of twisted yarns. The middle layer is provided between the surface layer and the back layer. The surface layer and the back layer are directly and/or indirectly joined with each other. The twisted yarns in the surface layer are twisted yarns having twisting coefficient of 3.3 or less. The twisted yarns in the back layer are twisted yarns having twisting coefficient of 3.3 or less. The twisted yarns in the middle layer are twisted yarns having twisting coefficient of 3.5 or more. The gauze fabric has good touch feeling and is capable of being sewn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi
  • Publication number: 20170321354
    Abstract: To provide a gauze woven fabric which has excellent opaqueness, moisture retention properties, water absorbency and comfort for skin (softness) while maintaining light weight and air permeability which are characteristic properties of gauze woven fabrics. Warps (1,2) are supplied from a first beam, and wefts (3,4) are then drawn across the warps to form a tight layer A. Warps (5,6) are supplied from a second beam that has a higher supply speed than that of the first beam, and wefts (7,8) are then drawn across the warps to form a loosened layer B. Subsequently, knotting points for connecting the layer A to the layer B regularly are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160289870
    Abstract: A woven gauze fabric excellent in balance between breathability and heat-retaining property, transparency preventing property, and good touch feeling (softness). The woven gauze fabric includes a surface layer G1 and a back layer G3, wherein the layer G1 and G3 are directly and/or indirectly joined together. The layer is formed of a hollow yarn having a yarn count of 30-50 (both inclusive), and the layer G3 is formed of a hollow yarn having a yarn count of 30-50 (both inclusive). In a case where the woven gauze fabric is a triple gauze including a middle layer G2, the hollow yarn of the layer G1 and G3 have a yarn count of 40-50 (both inclusive). In a case where the woven gauze fabric is a double gauze, the hollow yarn of the layer G1 and G3 have a yarn count of 30-40 (both inclusive).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi HOZUMI, Hisashi ITO
  • Publication number: 20160281276
    Abstract: A gauze fabric having good touch feeling and capable of being sewn. The gauze fabric includes surface layer, back layer, and at least one middle layer, wherein the surface layer is composed of non-twisted yarns, wherein the back layer is composed of non-twisted yarns, wherein the at least one middle layer is composed of twisted yarns, and wherein the surface layer and the back layer are directly and/or indirectly joined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160206026
    Abstract: A non-twisted yarn having a fine count, a yarn count of 40-90, is employed as a pile yarn. This contributes to enhancement of good touch feeling, lightness, and breathability and suppression of bulkiness feeling, and to maintaining heat-retaining property. As a result thereof, a towel cloth having a pile formed of a non-twisted yarn can be applied to clothes. The non-twisted yarn is formed by twisting fibers of raw cotton that has an effective fiber length, 34-42 mm, longer than the usual. Further, the non-twisted yarn is adjusted its adjustable range of reverse within a predetermined range ?10˜10%. Accordingly, fluff come-out can be suppressed as well as stability of quality can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160208420
    Abstract: A pile woven fabric that has both of lightness and thinness almost equivalent to a typical clothing fabric and water absorbency property, heat-retaining property, breathability, good touch feeling, etc. of towel cloth. The pile woven fabric has pile height lower than a typical comparison example towel cloth. The pile woven fabric has a pile formed of a cotton yarn that has a yarn count finer than that of the comparison example. The pile woven fabric has pile density higher than that of the comparison example. In the pile woven fabric, the cotton yarn is twisted together with a water-soluble yarn such that the water-soluble yarn is twisted in a direction opposite to a twisting direction of the cotton yarn, and, after weaving processing, the water-soluble yarn is removed to induce reverse twisting of the cotton yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160201233
    Abstract: A gauze fabric includes a surface layer composed of twisted yarns, a back layer composed of twisted yarns, and a middle layer composed of twisted yarns. The middle layer is provided between the surface layer and the back layer. The surface layer and the back layer are directly and/or indirectly joined with each other. The twisted yarns in the surface layer are twisted yarns having twisting coefficient of 3.3 or less. The twisted yams in the back layer are twisted yams having twisting coefficient of 3.3 or less. The twisted yarns in the middle layer are twisted yarns having twisting coefficient of 3.5 or more. The gauze fabric has good touch feeling and is capable of being sewn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160102422
    Abstract: To provide a towel product capable of maintaining features of honeycomb weave of the conventional technique as well as providing improved water absorbency, lightness, and a good touch feeling more than those of the towels produced by the conventional technique. The towel of the present invention basically has a typical honeycomb weave structure. A first feature thereof is to use hollow yarns having a hollow ratio of a range between 30% and 60%. A shape of hollow yarns can be maintained. With the above described structure, the water absorbency, the lightness, the good touch feeling, and a drying property can be improved. A second feature is to use hollow yarns made by twisting fibers of raw cottons having an effective fiber length of a range between 25 mm and 42 mm. This contributes to maintaining of the durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160037977
    Abstract: Provided is a towel product that ensures equivalent performance as the prior art in terms of water absorbency property and the like, while improving pile retention property. A towel is formed from a warp, a weft and a pile. The warp comprises sets of warp yarns. The pile comprises pile yarns that form the upper and the lower. The warp density is 27-33 threads/inch, and the weft density is 49-58 threads/inch. The pile ratio is 3.8-6.2. The configuration of 1 repeat is composed of 5 picks, and the configurations of 1 repeat are repeated. The 3 picks corresponding to weft yarns W2-W4 and thereof W7-W9 compose the pile forming section. The 2 picks corresponding to weft yarns W5 and W6 compose the ground woven fabric section. The pile formed in the pile forming section has 3-6 snarls, preferably 4-5, and in the diagram, 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20090025818
    Abstract: A towel product excellent in water absorbency (water-wiping property), dryability (high drying rate), and lightweight property. The towel product is constituted of warps, wefts, and pile yarns, wherein the warp density is 27-33 yarns per inch, the weft density is 49-58 yarns per inch, the pile ratio is 3.8-6.2, and the pick is 5, 6, or 7, the pile yarns being hollow fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Shuichi Hozumi