Patents by Inventor Takayuki Kamakura

Takayuki Kamakura 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).

  • Cap opening tool set and cap opener
    Patent number: 9688523
    Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide a cap opening tool set that enables the user of a container to reduce surely an inner pressure of the container and loosen smoothly a screw cap even if the user has only a weak arm power. A cap opening tool set according to the present invention includes a ring and a cap opener. The ring includes a guide section for facing a circumferential surface section of a screw cap. The cap opener includes a head to be placed over the screw cap and arms extending from the head. The head includes a contact section, a top-surface facing section, and a needle. The contact section enters a space formed between the screw cap and the guide section and presses the circumferential surface section of the screw cap. The needle penetrates the top surface section of the screw cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamakura, Shinichi Nomura, Osamu Nakagiri, Hiromitsu Nakashima
  • Cap Opening Tool Set and Cap Opener
    Publication number: 20140224071
    Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide a cap opening tool set that enables the user of a container to reduce surely an inner pressure of the container and loosen smoothly a screw cap even if the user has only a weak arm power. A cap opening tool set according to the present invention includes a ring and a cap opener. The ring includes a guide section for facing a circumferential surface section of a screw cap. The cap opener includes a head to be placed over the screw cap and arms extending from the head. The head includes a contact section, a top-surface facing section, and a needle. The contact section enters a space formed between the screw cap and the guide section and presses the circumferential surface section of the screw cap. The needle penetrates the top surface section of the screw cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd., Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kamakura, Shinichi Nomura, Osamu Nakagiri, Hiromitsu Nakashima