Patents by Inventor Takeshi Tanizaki

Takeshi Tanizaki 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: 4238915
    Abstract: A tile setting assembly is made up of a panel which spans at least two pillars of a building and has a plurality of spaced parallel projections on one surface, and a plurality of holding members which are secured to the panel while abutting against the projections. Each holding member has opposed and spaced engaging portions for holding tiles. The holding members are made up of first holding members which are secured to the panel projections for holding a first set of elongated straight tiles which are secured to the major part of the panel with the exception of the opposite ends of the panel, and second holding members which are secured to the panel at the opposite ends of the panel for holding a second set of L-shaped tiles at the corners of a tiled wall which is to be built. A tiled wall is made up of the above-described components of the tile setting assembly with mortar filled in at the joint spaces between the adjacent tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1980
    Inventors: Yoshio Yoshida, Takeshi Tanizaki