Patents by Inventor Tooru Ichikawa

Tooru Ichikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20040178225
    Abstract: A cartridge for fluid material comprises a tubular receiver and a plunger. The tubular receiver is provided at its front end portion with an outlet opening. The plunger is disposed in the tubular receiver at its rear end portion so as to be slidable therein. The tubular receiver is formed of a thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicants: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Polymer Systems
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Youji Tanaka, Satoru Kimura, Masahiro Ito
  • Patent number: 6773163
    Abstract: A zippered bag comprises a main bag body having first and second opposing face members, a top, a bottom, and first and second opposing sides; and a zipper disposed on the main bag body. The zipper extends from the top to one of the first and second opposing sides so as to be oblique relative to the top. The zipper may comprise a male track and a female track engageable therewith. The male track and the female track may be formed by an injection molding. Each of the male track and the female track may comprise a main portion and end portions provided on opposite ends of the main portion, each of the end portions having a smaller height than that of the main portion. The main bag body may have a sealed zone, which is placed on the outer side of the zipper and has an opening guide portion, which is provided in parallel with the zipper so that the sealed zone is to be easily torn open along the opening guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Kou Go
  • Publication number: 20040101216
    Abstract: A packaging bag comprises a main bag body and a framework member. The main bag body is made of plastic film material through a main bag body formation process. The main bag body has an opening and a plurality of heat sealed portions. The framework member is disposed in the main bag body. The framework member is joined to the main bag body prior to completion of the main bag body formation process. The framework member is foldable/unfoldable together with the main bag body, to enable the framework member and the main bag body to be shifted between a generally flat collapsed state and an expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 6736290
    Abstract: A plastic container comprises a main body, a large-diameter member and a small-diameter-formed member. The main body is formed of a plastic laminate film into a tubular shape. The large-diameter-formed member is joined to the outer surface of the end of the main body by an insert-injection process. The small-diameter-formed member is jointed to the inner surface of the other end of the main body by the insert-injection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040011808
    Abstract: A cartridge-loading device is provided, to which a cartridge charged with a fluid material is loaded. The device comprises a cylindrical device body, piston, and nozzle. Both ends of the device body are opened to provide a bore therethrough. The cartridge is inserted into the bore. A notch is formed at an end portion of the device body. The piston, which is slidably arranged in the bore, is used for pushing the cartridge for ejecting the fluid material. The nozzle is detachably fitted into the opening of one end of the device body. The one end is located oppositely to the piston and have the notch formed thereat. Further, the cartridge has a cartridge body covered tightly by a cover member having one end protrude from an end of the cartridge body on an ejecting side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicants: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Polymer Systems
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Youji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20030091773
    Abstract: An apparatus and corresponding method are provided for controlling a service control unit of a multi-service system. The apparatus and method are capable of reading a service unit ID, regardless of an address of each slot or a register address of a service unit, by storing an ID of a service unit using an one way or two way buffer positioned inside the service unit and independently enabling ID output control signals for each slot in a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20030089736
    Abstract: A plastic container comprises a main body, a large-diameter member and a small-diameter-formed member. The main body is formed of a plastic laminate film into a tubular shape. The large-diameter-formed member is joined to the outer surface of the end of the main body by an insert-injection process. The small-diameter-formed member is jointed to the inner surface of the other end of the main body by the insert-injection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6521158
    Abstract: A plastic container comprises a main body, a large-diameter member and a small-diameter-formed member. The main body is formed of a plastic laminate film into a tubular shape. The large-diameter-formed member is joined to the outer surface of the end of the main body by an insert-injection process. The small-diameter-formed member is jointed to the inner surface of the other end of the main body by the insert-injection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20030016889
    Abstract: A zippered bag comprises a main bag body having first and second opposing face members, a top, a bottom, and first and second opposing sides; and a zipper disposed on the main bag body. The zipper extends from the top to one of the first and second opposing sides so as to be oblique relative to the top. The zipper may comprise a male track and a female track engageable therewith. The male track and the female track may be formed by an injection molding. Each of the male track and the female track may comprise a main portion and end portions provided on opposite ends of the main portion, each of the end portions having a smaller height than that of the main portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Kou Go
  • Publication number: 20020190084
    Abstract: A cartridge for fluid material comprises a tubular receiver and a plunger. The tubular receiver is provided at its front end portion with an outlet opening. The plunger is disposed in the tubular receiver at its rear end portion so as to be slidable therein. The tubular receiver is formed of a thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Youji Tanaka, Satoru Kimura, Masahiro Ito
  • Patent number: 6478190
    Abstract: A cartridge for a fluid dispensing apparatus, comprises a film shell having a tubular shape; and a film bottom member. The film bottom member is provided at the rear end of the film shell in the longitudinal direction thereof. The film bottom member is capable of being folded into a V-shape along a folding line or of being unfolded so as to expand at the central portion of the folding line in the transverse direction of the film shell, by filling the cartridge with fluid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Raizo Kuge, Tooru Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20020056726
    Abstract: A plastic container comprises a main body, a large-diameter member and a small-diameter-formed member. The main body is formed of a plastic laminate film into a tubular shape. The large-diameter-formed member is joined to the outer surface of the end of the main body by an insert-injection process. The small-diameter-formed member is jointed to the inner surface of the other end of the main body by the insert-injection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6334548
    Abstract: A plastic container comprises a main body, a large-diameter member and a small-diameter-formed member. The main body is formed of a plastic laminate film into a tubular shape. The large-diameter-formed member is joined to the outer surface of the end of the main body by an insert-injection process. The small-diameter-formed member is jointed to the inner surface of the other end of the main body by the insert-injection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6332564
    Abstract: A liquid container comprises a bag-shaped container body formed of a flexible film and a delivery unit having a mouth portion, a joining portion and a shank portion, the joining portion being secured to an opened end portion of the bag-shaped container body, the mouth portion extending outward of the bag-shaped container body from the joining portion and the shank portion extending inside the bag-shaped container body from the joining portion. The joining portion and the shank portion of the delivery unit are connected to be relatively rotatable with each other by an engaging member such as pin-and-hole connection or other flexible member such as bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20010042757
    Abstract: A cartridge for a fluid dispensing apparatus, comprises a film shell having a tubular shape; and a film bottom member. The film bottom member is provided at the rear end of the film shell in the longitudinal direction thereof. The film bottom member is capable of being folded into a V-shape along a folding line or of being unfolded so as to expand at the central portion of the folding line in the transverse direction of the film shell, by filling the cartridge with fluid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Raizo Kuge, Tooru Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20010029226
    Abstract: A reclosable packaging bag comprises a main bag body having an opening portion and at least one heat-sealed portion; and a linear fastener provided on the opening portion of the main bag body. The linear fastener is provided along the opening portion of the main bag body by an insert injection molding so as not to extend to the heat-sealed portions. A method for manufacturing the bag comprises the three steps. First, the first and second linear fastening members are formed on a prescribed position of a sheet of film material by an insert injection molding so as to be spaced from each other. These fastening members are engageable with each other to form a linear fastener. Second, the sheet of film material is folded in two so that the fastening members can engage with each other. Third, each of opposite portions of the sheet of film material thus folded is heat-sealed to form side heat-sealed portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Kazunori Fujino, Raizo Kuge, Masahiro Ito, Graham Houlder, Hirokazu Suzuki, John S.K. Cheah
  • Patent number: D451794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D458121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D470754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D471437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Ichikawa