Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Chihara

Yoshihiro Chihara 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).

  • Tape-mounted fastener and methods for manufacturing and using the same
    Patent number: 6976291
    Abstract: A male-mounted tape is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin male snaps moulded and fastened onto a cloth tape at certain intervals in such a way that their engagement sides and non-engagement sides, which are asymmetric to each other, are on the front side and the back side of the cloth tape respectively. A female tape is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin female snaps moulded and fastened onto a cloth tape at the same intervals as the male snaps in such a way that their engagement sides and non-engagement sides, which are asymmetric to each other, are on the front side and the back side of the cloth tape respectively. The cloth tapes, on which the female and male snaps are formed and fastened, are not provided with holes for mounting the snaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Morito Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kimoto, Yoshihiro Chihara, Sadao Miyoshi
  • Tape-mounted fastener and methods for manufacturing and using the same
    Publication number: 20030200633
    Abstract: A male-mounted tape is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin male snaps moulded and fastened onto a cloth tape at certain intervals in such a way that their engagement sides and non-engagement sides, which are asymmetric to each other, are on the front side and the back side of the cloth tape respectively. A female tape is composed of a plurality of synthetic resin female snaps moulded and fastened onto a cloth tape at the same intervals as the male snaps in such a way that their engagement sides and non-engagement sides, which are asymmetric to each other, are on the front side and the back side of the cloth tape respectively. The cloth tapes, on which the female and male snaps are formed and fastened, are not provided with holes for mounting the snaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: MORITO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kimoto, Yoshihiro Chihara, Sadao Miyoshi