Patents by Inventor Takeo Itano

Takeo Itano 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: 3956837
    Abstract: A pair of frame elements, between which a photograph is held, are preferably formed of a clear, transparent plastic material, each frame element having a flat horizontal bottom portion and an upwardly directed, sheet-like portion. To the underside of the box of the front frame element are fixed a pair of spaced guide strips which extend beyond the upwardly directed portion and rearwardly, while a second pair of similarly formed guide strips extends forwardly from the underside of the base of the rear frame element. The guide strips engage each other in sliding contact when the front and rear frame elements are pushed together to clamp the photograph. In addition it is desirable to provide on the underside of each base a downward projection, about which projections an elastic band is stretched to hold the photograph releasably clamped between the front and rear frame elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Inventor: Takeo Itano