Kisozaki, Japan

Minoru Itoh

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha. Active years: 1982.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Minoru Itoh. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/minoru-itoh-62ovrsrr

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 5(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1982

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Minoru Itoh and a Sewing-Machine Needle Threader.

Introduction

Minoru Itoh is an inventor associated with Kisozaki, Japan, and Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha. His recorded patent describes a practical mechanism for guiding thread through a sewing-machine needle.

Latest Patents

Itoh’s listed patent is “Needle Threaders for a Sewing Machine.” It describes a support with a needle-accommodating notch and a thread-guide groove, together with two resilient rollers mounted to rotate while their edges touch. The needle’s eye is positioned along a tangent through the rollers’ contact point. Thread guided toward that point is gripped and carried by the rotating rollers through the needle’s eye. Itoh is associated with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

The disclosed invention addresses the task of threading a sewing-machine needle by combining needle positioning, guided thread delivery, and roller-driven transfer. The patent record identifies Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha as the company associated with Itoh.

Collaborations

Toshio Sasaki is identified as Itoh’s coworker. The available information does not specify further details about their collaboration.

Conclusion

Minoru Itoh’s recorded invention uses a pair of resilient rollers to help pass thread through a sewing-machine needle, reflecting a focused contribution to sewing technology.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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