Patents by Inventor Akira Shinomiya

Akira Shinomiya 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: 11198996
    Abstract: The flush toilet of the present invention includes a bowl which receives waste; and a discharge trap conduit which is connected to a lower portion of the bowl and extends to a discharge opening connected to an inlet of an external discharge pipe and a part of which stores sealing water. The discharge trap conduit includes: an ascending conduit which ascends rearward from the lower portion of the bowl; and a descending conduit that descends from a downstream end of the ascending conduit to the discharge opening. The descending conduit includes a bottom surface on the rear side of the discharge opening and a guiding portion formed on the bottom surface which guides the wastewater flowing horizontally from the bottom surface toward the discharge opening to be directed to either a left or right side of the center of the discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Shinomiya, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Takashi Ogami, Isami Sakaba, Haruka Saito, Takumi Tsuchitani
  • Patent number: 11072920
    Abstract: A flush toilet of the present invention includes a bowl portion for receiving waste and a discharge trap conduit connected to a lower portion of the bowl portion and extending to a discharge opening. The discharge trap conduit includes an ascending conduit ascending rearward from the lower portion of the bowl portion and a descending conduit descending from a downstream end of the ascending conduit to the discharge opening. The descending conduit includes a bottom surface on a rear side of the discharge opening, and a ceiling sloping surface, an upper end of the ceiling sloping surface being formed integrally with a bottom surface of a top portion of the ascending conduit, the ceiling sloping surface being formed on a front side of the discharge trap passage, and the ceiling sloping surface being inclined downward and forward from the upper end to a lower end of the discharge trap passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Shinomiya, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Takashi Ogami, Takumi Tsuchitani, Isami Sakaba, Haruka Saito
  • Publication number: 20200063426
    Abstract: A flush toilet of the present invention includes a bowl portion for receiving waste and a discharge trap conduit connected to a lower portion of the bowl portion and extending to a discharge opening. The discharge trap conduit includes an ascending conduit ascending rearward from the lower portion of the bowl portion and a descending conduit descending from a downstream end of the ascending conduit to the discharge opening. The descending conduit includes a bottom surface on a rear side of the discharge opening, and a ceiling sloping surface, an upper end of the ceiling sloping surface being formed integrally with a bottom surface of a top portion of the ascending conduit, the ceiling sloping surface being formed on a front side of the discharge trap passage, and the ceiling sloping surface being inclined downward and forward from the upper end to a lower end of the discharge trap passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Akira SHINOMIYA, Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, Takashi OGAMI, Takumi TSUCHITANI, Isami SAKABA, Haruka SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200063425
    Abstract: The flush toilet of the present invention includes a bowl which receives waste; and a discharge trap conduit which is connected to a lower portion of the bowl and extends to a discharge opening connected to an inlet of an external discharge pipe and a part of which stores sealing water. The discharge trap conduit includes: an ascending conduit which ascends rearward from the lower portion of the bowl; and a descending conduit that descends from a downstream end of the ascending conduit to the discharge opening. The descending conduit includes a bottom surface on the rear side of the discharge opening and a guiding portion formed on the bottom surface which guides the wastewater flowing horizontally from the bottom surface toward the discharge opening to be directed to either a left or right side of the center of the discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Akira SHINOMIYA, Hiroshi HASHIMOTO, Takashi OGAMI, Isami SAKABA, Haruka SAITO, Takumi TSUCHITANI
  • Patent number: 5165470
    Abstract: A plugging apparatus for fixing a mechanical plug within a heat transfer tube of a heat exchanger includes a main body capable of being coupled to a tool guide robot movable under remote control inside a water chamber of the heat exchanger, a plug fixing mechanism mounted on the main body for conveying a mechanical plug from outside the heat exchanger and fixing the mechanical plug in the heat transfer tube, and a clamping mechanism for clamping the main body to a tube plate of the heat exchanger at a desired position on the tube plate of the heat exchanger. The invention makes it possible to fix a mechanical plug in a heat transfer tube of a steam generator or heat exchanger of a reactor in a remote-controlled and continuous manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Maekawa, Akira Shinomiya, Masaru Tomeoka