Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Funo
Yasuaki Funo 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).
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Patent number: 10952510Abstract: There is provided a hook-and-loop fastener manufacturing method. Injection molding is performed to form a molded product in which a pillar group and a base plate having a surface from which the pillar group protrudes are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the pillar group is cut to form a cut product in which a small pillar group shorter than the pillar group and the base plate are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the small pillar group is melted to form pillar body portions which are non-melted portions and engaging portions which are melted portions and thicker than the pillar body portions from small pillars. The engaging portions are cooled to determine shapes of a plurality of engaging elements including the pillar body portions and the engaging portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventors: Tetsuya Fukuzawa, Yasuaki Funo, Yoshitomo Iyoda, Wanli Zhang
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Publication number: 20190059523Abstract: There is provided a hook-and-loop fastener manufacturing method. Injection molding is performed to form a molded product in which a pillar group and a base plate having a surface from which the pillar group protrudes are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the pillar group is cut to form a cut product in which a small pillar group shorter than the pillar group and the base plate are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the small pillar group is melted to form pillar body portions which are non-melted portions and engaging portions which are melted portions and thicker than the pillar body portions from small pillars. The engaging portions are cooled to determine shapes of a plurality of engaging elements including the pillar body portions and the engaging portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Tetsuya Fukuzawa, Yasuaki Funo, Yoshitomo Iyoda, Wanli Zhang
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Patent number: 10149516Abstract: There is provided a hook-and-loop fastener manufacturing method. Injection molding is performed to form a molded product in which a pillar group and a base plate having a surface from which the pillar group protrudes are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the pillar group is cut to form a cut product in which a small pillar group shorter than the pillar group and the base plate are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the small pillar group is melted to form pillar body portions which are non-melted portions and engaging portions which are melted portions and thicker than the pillar body portions from small pillars. The engaging portions are cooled to determine shapes of a plurality of engaging elements including the pillar body portions and the engaging portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Fukuzawa, Yasuaki Funo, Yoshitomo Iyoda, Wanli Zhang
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Publication number: 20160324273Abstract: There is provided a slide fastener including a fastener chain and a slider. The slider includes upper and lower blades, a front end wall having a first front mouth and a second front mouth provided below the first front mouth, and one rear mouth. The slider is movable in a first direction to engage a pair of element rows, and in a second direction to disengage the pair of element rows. Each element has a base portion fixed to respective fastener tapes and a head portion configured to be engaged with the opposing elements. The head portion has a first head portion arranged at a side of upper surfaces of the tapes and a second head portion arranged at a side of lower surfaces of the tapes. The first head portion is formed to be offset from the second head portion in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Yoshihiro Hahizume, Yasuaki Funo, Koji Takata
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Publication number: 20160128435Abstract: There is provided a hook-and-loop fastener manufacturing method. Injection molding is performed to form a molded product in which a pillar group and a base plate having a surface from which the pillar group protrudes are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the pillar group is cut to form a cut product in which a small pillar group shorter than the pillar group and the base plate are integrated into a unified body. A tip part of the small pillar group is melted to form pillar body portions which are non-melted portions and engaging portions which are melted portions and thicker than the pillar body portions from small pillars. The engaging portions are cooled to determine shapes of a plurality of engaging elements including the pillar body portions and the engaging portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya Fukuzawa, Yasuaki Funo, Yoshitomo Iyoda, Wanli Zhang
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Patent number: 7954212Abstract: The sheet attaching instrument includes an instrument body 12 and a fixing member 14 fixing the instrument body 12 to a sheet 1. The instrument body 12 has a first projection 20 and a second projection 30. The first projection 20 has a first shaft 21 and a first holding flange 22 extending from a tip end of the first shaft 21, while the second projection 30 has a second shaft 31 and a second holding flange 32 provided on a tip end of the second shaft 31. The fixing member 14 includes a first engaging portion 40 adapted to be engaged with the first projection 20 and a second engaging portion 50 adapted to be engaged with the second projection 30. After the first engaging portion 40 is slid relative to the first projection 20 for the engagement, the fixing member 14 is rotated with the first projection 20 as support point in a direction of approaching the instrument body 12. Then the second engaging portion 50 is engaged with the second projection 30.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Yasuaki Funo, Natsuko Saitsu
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Patent number: 7725994Abstract: A plug (20) has a guide bar (24) to be inserter in a socket (30). The guide bar (24) has a to-be-held section (241) at a tip end thereof, a dent (244) at a middle portion thereof, and a sub to-be-held section (242) at a base end thereof. When making an engagement, the plug (20) is slanted relative to the socket (30), so that the guide bar (24) contacts contact points (P1), P2). When the plug has been inserted into a depth end of the socket, the to-be-held section (241) and the sub to-be-held section (242) are held by a holding section (342) and a sub holding section (343) of the socket (30), thereby stabilizing engagement posture.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Yasuaki Funo, Yasutaka Nishida, Toshihiko Iwasaki
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Patent number: 7552515Abstract: A frame (10) including lateral bars (11, 12) and vertical bars (13); a first belt holding section (20) provided on a lateral bar side of the frame, into which a length adjustable belt is inserted to be held; a second belt holding section (30) having a belt winding bar (31) around which a length adjustable belt (2) is wound and an abutment bar (33) for bending a folded portion of the length adjustable belt; and a finger-placing section (40) provided on the other lateral bar side of the abutment bar are provided. The finger-placing section has a through-hole (41) that is provided with a guide section (a curved surface 12A) for guiding fingers.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Yasuaki Funo
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Publication number: 20080115346Abstract: The sheet attaching instrument includes an instrument body 12 and a fixing member 14 fixing the instrument body 12 to a sheet 1. The instrument body 12 has a first projection 20 and a second projection 30. The first projection 20 has a first shaft 21 and a first holding flange 22 extending from a tip end of the first shaft 21, while the second projection 30 has a second shaft 31 and a second holding flange 32 provided on a tip end of the second shaft 31. The fixing member 14 includes a first engaging portion 40 adapted to be engaged with the first projection 20 and a second engaging portion 50 adapted to be engaged with the second projection 30. After the first engaging portion 40 is slid relative to the first projection 20 for the engagement, the fixing member 14 is rotated with the first projection 20 as support point in a direction of approaching the instrument body 12. Then the second engaging portion 50 is engaged with the second projection 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Yasuaki FUNO, Natsuko SAITSU
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Patent number: 7337509Abstract: The invention provides a fastener slider, wherein the fastener element comprising an element main body constituted of a base portion attached to a fastener tape, a neck portion and an engaging head portion continuous from the neck portion and expanding in a tape length direction and stiffening means provided on the element main body, allowing a fastener stringer to bend when the elements are separated and inhibiting the fastener chain from bending when the elements are engaged in a stiffening condition, the stiffening means having a first firm contact face making firm contact with mating stiffening means when the elements are engaged and a second firm contact face making firm contact with a partial surface of the engaging head portion of the fastener element when the elements are engaged, thereby the slide fastener having a rigid, linear or curved rod-like configuration when fastener elements are engaged, allowing it to deform in multiple directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Yuji Kondo, Yasuaki Funo, Miyako Tamura, Eriko Sakamoto, Iku Sato, Takumi Itagawa
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Patent number: 7194787Abstract: A sheet attaching instrument (10) that includes an instrument body (11) and an attachment member (12), in which at least one engaging hole (50) is provided with a fall-stop (58) that can hold an attachment projection (30) in an area between an inserting section (51) and a holding section (52), and at least one peripheral edge of a pair of lateral side areas extending from the inserting section (51) to the holding section (52) through the fall-stop (58) is provided with a bridge (54) of which middle section is elastically deformable.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Ryukichi Murai, Yasutaka Nishida, Ryoichiro Uehara, Yasuaki Funo
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Publication number: 20070022577Abstract: A frame (10) including lateral bars (11, 12) and vertical bars (13); a first belt holding section (20) provided on a lateral bar side of the frame, into which a length adjustable belt is inserted to be held; a second belt holding section (30) having a belt winding bar (31) around which a length adjustable belt (2) is wound and an abutment bar (33) for bending a folded portion of the length adjustable belt; and a finger-placing section (40) provided on the other lateral bar side of the abutment bar are provided. The finger-placing section has a through-hole (41) that is provided with a guide section (a curved surface 12A) for guiding fingers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventor: Yasuaki Funo
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Publication number: 20060172038Abstract: A plug (20) has a guide bar (24) to be inserter in a socket (30). The guide bar (24) has a to-be-held section (241) at a tip end thereof, a dent (244) at a middle portion thereof, and a sub to-be-held section (242) at a base end thereof. When making an engagement, the plug (20) is slanted relative to the socket (30), so that the guide bar (24) contacts contact points (P1, P2). When the plug has been inserted into a depth end of the socket, the to-be-held section (241) and the sub to-be-held section (242) are held by a holding section (342) and a sub holding section (343) of the socket (30), thereby stabilizing engagement posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Yasuaki Funo, Yasutaka Nishida, Toshihiko Iwasaki
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Publication number: 20060130292Abstract: The invention provides a fastener slider, wherein the fastener element comprising an element main body constituted of a base portion attached to a fastener tape, a neck portion and an engaging head portion continuous from the neck portion and expanding in a tape length direction and stiffening means provided on the element main body, allowing a fastener stringer to bend when the elements are separated and inhibiting the fastener chain from bending when the elements are engaged in a stiffening condition, the stiffening means having a first firm contact face making firm contact with mating stiffening means when the elements are engaged and a second firm contact face making firm contact with a partial surface of the engaging head portion of the fastener element when the elements are engaged, thereby the slide fastener having a rigid, linear or curved rod-like configuration when fastener elements are engaged, allowing it to deform in multiple directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Yuji Kondo, Yasuaki Funo, Miyako Tamura, Eriko Sakamoto, Iku Sato, Takumi Itagawa
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Publication number: 20040226149Abstract: A sheet attaching instrument (10) that includes an instrument body (11) and an attachment member (12), in which at least one engaging hole (50) is provided with a fall-stop (58) that can hold an attachment projection (30) in an area between an inserting section (51) and a holding section (52), and at least one peripheral edge of a pair of lateral side areas extending from the inserting section (51) to the holding section (52) through the fall-stop (58) is provided with a bridge (54) of which middle section is elastically deformable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Ryukichi Murai, Yasutaka Nishida, Ryoichiro Uehara, Yasuaki Funo
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Patent number: D510297Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Yasuaki Funo, Shinichiro Kinebuchi, Kayo Fujimoto
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Patent number: D524694Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Yasuaki Funo, Ryukichi Murai