Patents by Inventor Hideharu Hatanaka

Hideharu Hatanaka 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).

  • Apparatus for water supply of automatic ice making apparatus
    Patent number: 5555743
    Abstract: A water-supply device in an automatic ice maker including an ice tray supplied with water is provided above the ice tray. The water-supply includes a quantity container and a metered water-supply tank provided above the quantity container. The water in the water-supply tank is supplied to the quantity container to provide a predetermined quantity of water. After that, the predetermined quantity of water is supplied to the ice tray by gravity so that a pump is not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hideharu Hatanaka