Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Tomonari

Hiroshi Tomonari 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: 10358810
    Abstract: The present invention is a discharge socket connecting a toilet main body and a discharge pipe. The discharge socket has a vertical conduit portion; and a bent conduit portion including an inflow port connected to the vertical conduit portion; an outflow port, connected to an inlet port of the discharge pipe; and a flow path, the flow path having a bent portion. A projecting portion is disposed on the bent portion, the projecting portion forming a projecting space which projects outward from the flow path. The projecting portion is formed so that the flow direction of discharge water flowing from the bent conduit portion into the inlet portion of the discharge pipe is changed to the center direction of the discharge pipe by the discharge water returning to the projecting space after flowing from the flow path into the projecting space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Saito, Hiroshi Tomonari, Hideto Tomiyoshi, Isami Sakaba, Shigeru Okada
  • Patent number: 10072407
    Abstract: A flush toilet of present invention includes a bowl that includes a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim formed above the waste receiving surface, and a pooled water portion formed below the waste receiving surface, a discharge passage that has an inlet connected to the pooled water portion and discharges waste, and a spout portion that spouts flush water onto the bowl and forms a swirling flow on the waste receiving surface. The waste receiving surface of the bowl has a sectorial recess that is formed between a front end portion of the waste receiving surface and a front end portion of the pooled water portion so as to spread from the pooled water portion toward the front end portion of the waste receiving surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Urata, Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Hiroshi Tomonari
  • Publication number: 20170268214
    Abstract: A flush toilet of present invention includes a bowl that includes a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim formed above the waste receiving surface, and a pooled water portion formed below the waste receiving surface, a discharge passage that has an inlet connected to the pooled water portion and discharges waste, and a spout portion that spouts flush water onto the bowl and forms a swirling flow on the waste receiving surface. The waste receiving surface of the bowl has a sectorial recess that is formed between a front end portion of the waste receiving surface and a front end portion of the pooled water portion so as to spread from the pooled water portion toward the front end portion of the waste receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi URATA, Tsuyoshi OZEKI, Hiroshi TOMONARI
  • Publication number: 20160273207
    Abstract: The present invention is a discharge socket connecting a toilet main body and a discharge pipe. The discharge socket has a vertical conduit portion; and a bent conduit portion including an inflow port connected to the vertical conduit portion; an outflow port, connected to an inlet port of the discharge pipe; and a flow path, the flow path having a bent portion. A projecting portion is disposed on the bent portion, the projecting portion forming a projecting space which projects outward from the flow path. The projecting portion is formed so that the flow direction of discharge water flowing from the bent conduit portion into the inlet portion of the discharge pipe is changed to the center direction of the discharge pipe by the discharge water returning to the projecting space after flowing from the flow path into the projecting space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Haruka SAITO, Hiroshi TOMONARI, Hideto TOMIYOSHI, Isami SAKABA, Shigeru OKADA
  • Publication number: 20150313659
    Abstract: A fastening force auxiliary device (1) includes a seat part (10) in which a hole (11) allowing a screw part (3) of a miniscrew (2) to be inserted through is formed and which receives a head part (5) of the miniscrew (2). Further, the fastening force auxiliary device (1) has three spiked portions (13) extending from a periphery of the seat part (10) in a driving direction of the miniscrew (2). The spiked portions (13) extend so as to spread outward from the periphery of the seat part (10) and so as to gradually taper off. When the miniscrew (2) is implanted and fixed in a jaw bone or the like in an oral cavity, it is screwed into the jaw bone or the like while the screw part (3) is inserted through the hole (11) of the fastening force auxiliary device (1). Consequently, a flange (7) is received by the seat part (10) and tips of the spiked portions (13) come into pressure contact with a surface of the jaw bone or the like by being pressed by the flange portion (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shouichi MIYAWAKI, Takakazu YAGI, Hiroshi TOMONARI, Yuichi KIMURA, Yasuo OSAKO, Satoshi MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 7761934
    Abstract: A flush toilet and a drain socket are provided that align the direction of waste passing through a drainage trap so as to prevent pipe clogging without impairing wastewater discharge performance by a siphon effect. The drain socket is for connecting an outlet of a trap drainage channel of a flush toilet unit and a drain pipe located external of the flush toilet unit. The drain socket includes a drain socket body provided with an inlet for coupling with the trap drainage channel and an outlet for coupling with the drain pipe, a siphon inducing region provided on an inner wall of the drain socket body for inducing a siphon effect, and a straightening vane provided upstream of the siphon inducing region of the drain socket body to extend from the inner wall in the inward direction of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Ichiki, Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Toshifumi Yoneda, Osamu Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Kawakami, Mitsuyoshi Machida, Shinji Shibata, Hiroshi Tomonari
  • Patent number: 7661153
    Abstract: A flush toilet that uses a prescribed amount of cleansing water stored in a cleansing water tank to cleanse the toilet and discharge waste is disclosed. The flush toilet includes a bowl having a waste receiving surface, an overhanging rim and a shelf, a drainage channel whose inlet is connected to the bottom of the bowl for discharging waste, a first water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto the shelf of the bowl to form a vortex; a second water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto shelf of the bowl in the same direction as the swirling direction of the vortex, a first water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the first water spouting section, and a second water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the second water spouting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Toshifumi Yoneda, Tomoyasu Ichiki, Hiroshi Tomonari, Kyoji Asada, Katsuhiro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20060123533
    Abstract: A flush toilet and a drain socket are provided that align the direction of waste passing through a drainage trap so as to prevent pipe clogging without impairing wastewater discharge performance by a siphon effect. The drain socket is for connecting an outlet of a trap drainage channel of a flush toilet unit and a drain pipe located external of the flush toilet unit. The drain socket includes a drain socket body provided with an inlet for coupling with the trap drainage channel and an outlet for coupling with the drain pipe, a siphon inducing region provided on an inner wall of the drain socket body for inducing a siphon effect, and a straightening vane provided upstream of the siphon inducing region of the drain socket body to extend from the inner wall in the inward direction of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Ichiki, Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Toshifumi Yoneda, Osamu Kobayashi, Mitsuyoshi Machida, Shinji Shibata, Hiroshi Tomonari
  • Publication number: 20060005310
    Abstract: A flush toilet that uses a prescribed amount of cleansing water stored in a cleansing water tank to cleanse the toilet and discharge waste is disclosed. The flush toilet includes a bowl having a waste receiving surface, an overhanging rim and a shelf, a drainage channel whose inlet is connected to the bottom of the bowl for discharging waste, a first water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto the shelf of the bowl to form a vortex; a second water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto shelf of the bowl in the same direction as the swirling direction of the vortex, a first water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the first water spouting section, and a second water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the second water spouting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Toshifumi Yoneda, Tomoyasu Ichiki, Hiroshi Tomonari, Kyoji Asada
  • Publication number: 20030213055
    Abstract: A toilet 10 has a bowl 20, a connection pathway 31, an ascending pathway 32, and a descending pathway 33 across a weir 34. The descending pathway 33 includes an expanded section 33a having a greater pipeline diameter and a tapered end 33b having a narrower opening area than that of the expanded section 33a, and is connected with a drain socket 70. The drain socket 70 has an inner drain conduit socket member 72 that is attached to be located inside a drain conduit 90. The inner drain conduit socket member 72 has an extended socket section 75, which is located below a floor surface FL of a lavatory and has a greater pipeline diameter, and a tapered conduit section 76, which has a narrowed diameter. These sections 75 and 76 constitute a siphon action induction module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoneda, Masaya Sou, Shinji Shibata, Takayuki Ohtani, Hidetaka Miyahara, Noboru Shimbara, Koji Sakemi, Masahiro Shinkawa, Masaki Kitamura, Hiroshi Tomonari, Takeshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20030204902
    Abstract: A toilet 10 has a bowl 20, a connection pathway 31, an ascending pathway 32, and a descending pathway 33 across a weir 34. The descending pathway 33 includes an expanded section 33a having a greater pipeline diameter and a tapered end 33b having a narrower opening area than that of the expanded section 33a, and is connected with a drain socket 70. The drain socket 70 has an inner drain conduit socket member 72 that is attached to be located inside a drain conduit 90. The inner drain conduit socket member 72 has an extended socket section 75, which is located below a floor surface FL of a lavatory and has a greater pipeline diameter, and a tapered conduit section 76, which has a narrowed diameter. These sections 75 and 76 constitute a siphon action induction module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoneda, Masaya Sou, Shinji Shibata, Takayuki Ohtani, Hidetaka Miyahara, Noboru Shimbara, Koji Sakemi, Masahiro Shinkawa, Masaki Kitamura, Hiroshi Tomonari, Takeshi Shimizu