Patents by Inventor Ryoko Ishimaru

Ryoko Ishimaru 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: 20140109307
    Abstract: There is provided a flush toilet device capable of being configured in a compact size and supplying a sufficient flow amount of water to a toilet to reliably flush and discharge waste. According to the flush toilet device WT, a straight pipe portion 243 of a throat 24 which is arranged inside a tank 11 is arranged in a state where a center axis thereof inclines with respect to a front-back direction of the tank 11 when viewed from an upper side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu KITAURA, Ryoko ISHIMARU, Tomohiro IWABATA, Yoshiki OTA, Takashi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 7740191
    Abstract: A shower device includes: a driving unit including a housing and a core allowed to reciprocate by water which is introduced into the housing; a shower part allowed to swing; a water guide channel introducing water which is introduced into the housing to the shower part; and a power transmission part transmitting a motion of the core to the shower part. The shower part sprinkles water while swinging when water is introduced into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ohashi, Ryoko Ishimaru, Kazuki Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20100059604
    Abstract: A shower apparatus includes: a shower unit operable for swinging and sprinkling water while swinging; a driving unit configured to generate driving force which is used for the swing of the shower unit by water; a shower channel configured to guide water to the shower unit via the driving unit; a power transmission unit configured to couple the driving unit with the shower unit and transmit the driving force generated by the driving unit to the shower unit; and a swing stop mechanism operable to stop the swinging of the shower unit. The shower unit sprinkles the water that is used for generating the driving force at the driving unit. The swing stop mechanism is configured to stop the swinging of the shower unit while keeping sprinkling water from the shower unit. The sprinkling flow rate from the shower unit before stopping the swinging is equal to the sprinkling flow rate from the shower unit after stopping the swinging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ohashi, Kazuki Kuroda, Takuya Oshikawa, Ryoko Ishimaru
  • Publication number: 20070252018
    Abstract: A shower device includes: a driving unit including a housing and a core allowed to reciprocate by water which is introduced into the housing; a shower part allowed to swing; a water guide channel introducing water which is introduced into the housing to the shower part; and a power transmission part transmitting a motion of the core to the shower part. The shower part sprinkles water while swinging when water is introduced into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: TOTO LTD
    Inventors: Takahiro OHASHI, Ryoko ISHIMARU, Kazuki KURODA