Patents by Inventor Yoshiichi Murai

Yoshiichi Murai 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).

  • Device and method for forming vegetable fiber material
    Patent number: 6568932
    Abstract: A device and method for forming tableware from biodegradable vegetable fibers includes a device for punching a sheet of vegetable fibers into a preset shape and forming final products from the vegetable fibers. The device and method include a humidifier for humidifying the vegetable fibers, a bender for bend-drawing the vegetable fiber into an intermediate article, a warm-air dryer for keeping and drying the intermediate article, a cool-air dryer for further drying and cooling the intermediate article into a finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignees: Open Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiichi Murai
  • Grip scissors
    Patent number: 4715121
    Abstract: A pair of grip scissors is provided which comprises a grip scissor body having a pair of mutually open/close-able scissor segments, a housing case capable of housing therein the grip scissor body movably in the lengthwise direction thereof and of projecting the grip scissor body outward, at least one slide groove formed in the housing case and extending in the lengthwise direction thereof, and a slider coupled to the grip scissor body and movable reciprocatingly along the slide groove of the housing case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Kai Cutlery Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Sugiyama, Hiroshi Sugimura, Naoyoshi Machida, Yoshiichi Murai