Patents by Inventor Isoji Yao

Isoji Yao 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).

  • Publication number: 20140007450
    Abstract: A dryer is provided that can prevent hair from being excessively dried, the dryer including: a casing having an inlet through which air is drawn from the outside, and an outlet through which air is blown to the outside; a blower, provided in the casing, for drawing air through the inlet and blowing the air toward the outlet; a heater, provided in the casing, for heating air blown toward the outlet; a steam generator, provided outside the casing, for generating steam; a steam-heating means, provided in the casing and connected to the steam generator through a connection pipe, for heating steam supplied through the connection pipe; and a steam duct through which steam heated by the steam-heating means is caused to flow toward the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: NAOMOTO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Patent number: 8230824
    Abstract: A steam ejection device including a steam generator for generating steam by heating water; a steam eject port for discharging the steam generated in the steam generator; and a steam-guiding portion for delivering the steam from the steam generator to the steam eject port, and the steam ejection device further including a steam-heating block for heating, right before the steam eject port, the steam guided via the steam-guiding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Naomoto Corporation
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Publication number: 20090133645
    Abstract: A steam ejection device including a steam generator for generating steam by heating water; a steam eject port for discharging the steam generated in the steam generator; and a steam-guiding portion for delivering the steam from the steam generator to the steam eject port, and the steam ejection device further including a steam-heating block for heating, right before the steam eject port, the steam guided via the steam-guiding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Patent number: 7099571
    Abstract: A steam-supplying apparatus for hairdressing and beauty care in which pressurized steam is sent from a steam-generating portion through an electromagnetic valve and a connecting tube, and forced to jet out of a steam-blowing portion. The electromagnetic valve has a heating steam circulation passage to preliminary heat inside the electromagnetic valve by the steam from the steam-generating portion also in closed state, and the steam-blowing portion has an electric heater to heat a steam passage in the blowing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Naomoto Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Publication number: 20050276585
    Abstract: A steam-supplying apparatus for hairdressing and beauty care in which pressurized steam is sent from a steam-generating portion through an electromagnetic valve and a connecting tube, and forced to jet out of a steam-blowing portion. The electromagnetic valve has a heating steam circulation passage to preliminary heat inside the electromagnetic valve by the steam from the steam-generating portion also in closed state, and the steam-blowing portion has an electric heater to heat a steam passage in the blowing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: NAOMOTO INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Patent number: 6941955
    Abstract: A hair iron device having a hair iron main body, which holds hair with a first iron and a second iron oscillating to open and close, in order to set the hair. Plural small protruding portions having a pyramid shape are disposed on corresponding faces, and mutually come close to each other when the first and second irons are moved toward each other, so as to mutually engage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Naomoto Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Publication number: 20050061352
    Abstract: A hair iron device having a hair iron main body, which holds hair with a first iron and a second iron oscillating to open and close, in order to set the hair. Plural small protruding portions having a pyramid shape are disposed on corresponding faces, and mutually come close to each other when the first and second irons are moved toward each other, so as to mutually engage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: NAOMOTO INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Publication number: 20040045570
    Abstract: A hairstyling device which holds hair between a first iron and a second iron to set. The hairstyling device is constructed as to heat the first iron and the second iron only with steam. And, the hairstyling device is constructed as the second iron sucks steam which is jetted out of the first iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: NAOMOTO INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Publication number: 20030000116
    Abstract: An all steam iron constructed as that a preheat hollow chamber is omitted in an iron main body, and a preheat circulation passage, in which steam flows to heat the iron main body, is formed. And, a branched passage, freely opened and closed by an operation valve, is disposed along a near part of a sole, and steam is jetted out of many steam jets on the sole through the branched passage in a steam jet operation in which the operation valve is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Naomoto Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Patent number: 6032391
    Abstract: An iron having an iron main body and an electromagnetic valve which controls flow and stop of ironing steam. The iron is provided with a first tube for ironing steam, which sends ironing steam to the iron main body in open state of the electromagnetic valve, a second tube for heating steam, which sends heating steam to its end side along the first tube and heats approximately whole length of the first tube, and a third tube, which returns the steam from the end side of the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Naomoto Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao
  • Patent number: 5675919
    Abstract: A flexible drain tube for exhausting drains from an iron main body is inserted into a flexible steam tube for sending steam into the iron main body in order to form one flexible connection tube. The flexible steam tube of the flexible connection tube connects a fixed steam pipe and a steam chest of the iron main body, and the flexible drain tube of the flexible connection tube connects a fixed drain pipe and the steam chest of the iron main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Naomoto Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isoji Yao