Patents by Inventor Toshiharu Jitsuda

Toshiharu Jitsuda 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).

  • Connection structure connecting knitting needle body and cable and circular knitting needle having the same
    Patent number: 11220767
    Abstract: A connection structure includes a proximal end of a needle body, a metallic connector fixed to the proximal end, and an end of a flexible cable attached to the connector. The connector includes a shaft and a head diametrically greater than the shaft. The proximal end of the needle body has a hole into which the shaft of the connector is fitted. The head of the connector has a cable recess accommodating the end of the cable. The cable recess includes a first recess adjacent to an opening of the cable recess and a second recess adjacent to and diametrically greater than the first recess. The end of the cable includes a first portion accommodated in the first recess and a second portion connected to the first portion and accommodated in the second recess. The second portion is diametrically greater than the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Jitsuda, Mayumi Matsumoto, Shinichi Kitao
  • CONNECTION STRUCTURE CONNECTING KNITTING NEEDLE BODY AND CABLE AND CIRCULAR KNITTING NEEDLE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200232131
    Abstract: A connection structure includes a proximal end of a needle body, a metallic connector fixed to the proximal end, and an end of a flexible cable attached to the connector. The connector includes a shaft and a head diametrically greater than the shaft. The proximal end of the needle body has a hole into which the shaft of the connector is fitted. The head of the connector has a cable recess accommodating the end of the cable. The cable recess includes a first recess adjacent to an opening of the cable recess and a second recess adjacent to and diametrically greater than the first recess. The end of the cable includes a first portion accommodated in the first recess and a second portion connected to the first portion and accommodated in the second recess. The second portion is diametrically greater than the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Toshiharu Jitsuda, Mayumi Matsumoto, Shinichi Kitao
  • Knitting counter for counting knitted loops or rows of knitted loops
    Patent number: D556071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Jitsuda
  • Connecting end portion of a knitting needle
    Patent number: D971586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Jitsuda, Mayumi Matsumoto, Shinichi Kitao