This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Tanax, Inc.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Ippei Tanaka: Inventor of a Straw and Its Manufacturing Method
Introduction
Ippei Tanaka is an inventor associated with Kyoto, Japan, and Tanax, Inc. His listed patent concerns a straw design and a method for manufacturing straws from joined sheet materials.
Latest Patents
Tanaka’s listed patent, “Straw and Manufacturing Method of Straw,” describes a process that overlaps two sheet materials and joins them along raised portions of a shaped first sheet. The joined material is then cut to produce multiple straws. The resulting straw has a first member with a linear recessed portion and flanges on either side, joined to a facing sheet-like second member at those flanges. Tanaka is associated with 1 patent.
Career Highlights
The available information identifies Tanaka as an inventor connected with Tanax, Inc. His patent documents an approach to forming straws from sheet materials through shaping, joining, and cutting.
Collaborations
Tanaka’s listed work is associated with Tanax, Inc. The provided information does not identify additional collaborators.
Conclusion
Ippei Tanaka’s listed invention focuses on a sheet-based straw structure and a manufacturing method designed to produce multiple straws from joined materials.
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