Patents by Inventor Yuko Yanagisawa

Yuko Yanagisawa 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: 8495765
    Abstract: A sock is provided having a first compression area 1 which raises the compressive force in a wale direction from a position A behind the toe area of a sole portion of the sock to a position C which includes the boundary between an arch portion B and a heel portion 6, a second compression area 2 provided on the periphery to raise the compressive force in a course direction at the position A behind the toe area, a third compression area 3 provided on the periphery to raise the compressive force in a course direction at an ankle portion D, and a fourth compression area 4 provided on the periphery to raise the compressive force in a course direction from the position C which includes the boundary between the arch portion B and the heel portion 6 to a position E at the base of the instep portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignees: Okamoto Corporation, Ritsumeikan University
    Inventors: Takahiro Araki, Yuko Yanagisawa, Masaaki Makikawa
  • Publication number: 20090165190
    Abstract: A sock is provided having a first compression area 1 which raises the compressive force in a wale direction from a position A behind the toe area of a sole portion of the sock to a position C which includes the boundary between an arch portion B and a heel portion 6, a second compression area 2 provided on the periphery to raise the compressive force in a course direction at the position A behind the toe area, a third compression area 3 provided on the periphery to raise the compressive force in a course direction at an ankle portion D, and a fourth compression area 4 provided on the periphery to raise the compressive force in a course direction from the position C which includes the boundary between the arch portion B and the heel portion 6 to a position E at the base of the instep portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Takahiro Araki, Yuko Yanagisawa, Masaaki Makikawa