Patents by Inventor Mikio Shimoyama

Mikio Shimoyama 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: 5566401
    Abstract: Raw sewage, toilet paper or foreign matter is prevented from being stuck to an inner bowl of a stool by air bubbles. A cleaning mechanism of the stool comprises an outer cover which has an upper opening and can store cleaning liquid therein, an inner bowl accommodated inside the outer cover and a ring-shaped upper cover which contacts the upper end of the outer cover. An upper end peripheral edge of the inner bowl is spaced from the outer cover and upper cover and air is spouted from air discharge bodies provided at the bottom of the outer cover so that the air discharge bodies generate air bubbles which agitate the cleaning liquid so as to generate bubbles which stick to the entire surface of the inner wall of the inner bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Nikken Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kishi, Toyohiko Sunaoka, Mikio Shimoyama