Patents by Inventor Akio YONETANI

Akio YONETANI 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: 10098434
    Abstract: Provided is a sprayer usable as a cosmetic mist device and an inhaler. The sprayer includes an air pump, a motor, a battery, a mist nozzle, a tank for storing a mist liquid concentrate, and a vertically long, cylindrical, main body case. The main body case is divided into front and back chambers by a division wall, and the tank is housed in the front chamber. The air pump, the motor, and an electrical component section including the battery are disposed, in this order, in the back chamber. The tank is formed in a vertically long shape occupying most of the front chamber without affecting an outer shape of the main body case. A grip portion is formed in a recessed manner at an upper portion of a back face of the main body case and the air pump and the motor are disposed near the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: Sunstar Inc., Maxell Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Nishiura, Akio Yonetani, Hironobu Nagano, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yugo Watari, Yusuke Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20160192760
    Abstract: Provided is a sprayer which can be used as a cosmetic mist device and an inhaler and includes a tank of a large capacity enough to dispense mist with a sufficient remaining amount of liquid when the sprayer is used heavily. The sprayer includes: an air pump 14; a motor 15; a battery 16; a mist nozzle 12; a tank 13; and a vertically long cylindrical main body case 1 for housing these respective devices. A mist opening 3 is open in an upper portion of a front wall 1a of the main body case 1 and the mist nozzle 12 is disposed on an inner side of the mist opening 3. An inside of the main body case 1 is divided into a front chamber 1A and a back chamber 1B by a division wall 23 and the tank 13 is housed in the front chamber 1A. The air pump 14, the motor 15, and an electrical component section 17 including the battery 16 are disposed in the mentioned order in the back chamber 1B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: SUNSTAR INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro NISHIURA, Akio YONETANI, Hironobu NAGANO, Kazuhiko INOUE, Yugo WATARI, Yusuke OKAMOTO