Patents by Inventor Tomonaga Oda

Tomonaga Oda 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).

  • Yam and cloths made mainly from bamboo sheaths and methods for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 7060211
    Abstract: The present invention provides yarn and cloths made by utilizing bamboo fiber and methods for manufacturing these yarn and cloths, thereby the bamboo fiber can be utilized by being extracted from sheaths of bamboo shoots or bamboo sheaths that generate at the root of bamboo abundantly, which have been left as they are or mostly disposed of as wastes. By fibrillating or chemically treating bamboo sheaths 10 which is a main raw material, bamboo fiber 16 mainly comprising cellulose is obtained, and then it is formed into yarn by spinning. A cloth is produced as woven or knitted fabric using the yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Katsuyama Technos Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomonaga Oda
  • Yarn and cloths made mainly from bamboo sheaths and methods for manufacturing the same
    Publication number: 20030056484
    Abstract: The present invention provides yarn and cloths made by utilizing bamboo fiber and methods for manufacturing these yarn and cloths, thereby the bamboo fiber can be utilized by being extracted from sheaths of bamboo shoots or bamboo sheaths that generate at the root of bamboo abundantly, which have been left as they are or mostly disposed of as wastes. By fibrillating or chemically treating bamboo sheaths 10 which is a main raw material, bamboo fiber 16 mainly comprising cellulose is obtained, and then it is formed into yarn by spinning. A cloth is produced as woven or knitted fabric using the yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: KATSUYAMA TECHNOS LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonaga Oda