Patents by Inventor Yukio Kakimoto

Yukio Kakimoto 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: 5711466
    Abstract: A baby holder (1) to be worn in the form of a waist pouch includes a waist strap (3) which is worn around the waist of a wearer and a support (6) which is mounted on the waist strap (3) and positioned to extend from the wearer's abdomen so that a seat surface (5) for receiving the buttocks of a baby is formed on the support (6), In order to stably hold the baby while keeping it in a good posture, a pad wall (7) is provided on the support (6) to extend upright from the seat surface (5) so that this pad wall (7) supportingly contacts the back of the baby who is held in a backward orientation, or is located between the legs of the baby who is held in a forward facing orientation. The pad wall (7) has a T-shaped front surface, and is rotatably mounted on the support (6) to be selectively tiltable into an upright position for supporting the baby and a folded-down position extending along the seat surface (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Sachiyo Kataoka, Yukio Kakimoto