Patents by Inventor Yataro Horikiri

Yataro Horikiri 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: 7041182
    Abstract: A method of producing a decorative plate includes affixing a plurality of pieces (segments) for forming a decorative image to a predetermined position of a base plate on which a base design is depicted. Specifically, the method includes providing marks (or signs) on the base design of the base plate in a close contact relation with each other, the marks each having the affixing order therein by means of shade (gradation) of a color of the image to be produced. The pieces (segments) are affixed to predetermined positions of the base plate according to the shade (gradation) of the color of the image. This permits an affixing operation in an accurate order by simply seeing only the color (gradation) on the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sakura Hobby Craft Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Publication number: 20040163750
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a decorative plate in which a plurality of pieces (segments) for forming a decorative image are affixed to a predetermined position of a base plate on which a base design is depicted, comprising the steps of: providing marks (or signs) on the base design of the base plate in a close contact relation with each other, the marks each having the affixing order therein by means of shade (gradation) of a color of the image to be produced, and affixing the pieces (segments) to predetermined positions of the base plate according to the shade (gradation) of the color of the image. This permits an affixing operation in an accurate order by simply seeing only the color (gradation) on the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Patent number: 5700521
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a decorative plate which can be made quite easily without any danger of damage to user's skin. The method comprises the steps of:preparing a base plate having thereon a predetermined design,applying a water-based acrylic paint (water paint of acrylic resin) along a predetermined design to thereby expand the design three-dimensionally,permitting the coated paint to become cured to form a first transparent film portion,applying a water-based acrylic paint on the cured transparent film to thereby further expand the film portion three-dimensionally, andpermitting the expanded film portion to become cured to form a second transparent film portion so that a shrinkage of the first transparent film is compensated by the film portion of the second transparent film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Sakura Hobby Craft Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Patent number: 5447488
    Abstract: A method of producing a decorative plate is provided, in which a substrate of a foamed plastic plate is prepared, and slits of a predetermined pattern are formed. Then, the slits are widened for firmly receiving a flexible thin tape to form a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Sakura Hobby Craft Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Patent number: 5230762
    Abstract: A method of producing a decorative plate with a three-dimensional configuration. The method includes the steps of preparing a substrate with a release paper on it, cutting the release paper bonded substrate to form slits of a predetermined configuration, preparing an adhesive core by bonding a release paper leaf and cutting the adhesive core into a smaller size relative to the configured formed by the slits, peeling off the release paper and placing the adhesive core on the peeled-off place, peeling off the release paper leaf from the adhesive core and bonding a decorative cloth, thereto cutting the decorative cloth along the predetermined configuration of slits and pushing the peripheral ends of the cloth into the slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Sakura Hobby Craft Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Patent number: 5129976
    Abstract: A method of adhering a decorative paper to a cubic structure such as a box. A double-face adhesive sheet is prepared to have an upper and lower release papers, and the lower release paper is entirely peeled off to adhere thereto a decorative paper. A cut is formed on the upper release paper to form a desired shape of non-adhesive portion and surrounding adhesive portion. The upper release sheet at the surrounding adhesive portion is peeled off and the cubic structure is positioned on the non-adhesive portions. Then, the adhesive portion is bent inside of the cubic structure and adhered to the interior of the cubic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Sakura Hobby Craft Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Patent number: 4793884
    Abstract: A method of producing decorative plates including the steps of applying a bonding agent to the upper surface of a substrate of, for example, cardboard, bonding to the resultant upper surface of the substrate release paper having a silicone resin layer on its lower surface, cutting the release paper therethrough and the upper surface of the substrate to a small depth to thereby pattern the release paper and the substrate with a suitable figure, removing the portion of the release paper which is enclosed with the cut, applying decorative paper to the surface of the portion of the bonding agent which is left exposed after the above-described portion of the release paper has been removed, and cutting the decorative paper along the cut so as to remove the peripheral portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Wakaba Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri
  • Patent number: 4776914
    Abstract: A pasted picture manufacturing method capable of completely omitting by using a double-coated adhesive tape such a laborious operation for pasting decorative paper such as Japan paper, which constitutes a pasted picture, on a rough sketch, and of completing a pasted picture by merely sticking Japan paper, which forms an object picture, to the upper surface of a transparent board so that the picture is aligned with the rough sketch on a rough sketch-carrying plate fixed to the lower surface of the transparent board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Wakaba Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yataro Horikiri