Patents by Inventor Emiko Sumimoto

Emiko Sumimoto 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: 10378674
    Abstract: The hot and cold water mixing valve device includes a hot and cold water mixing valve unit; a flow control valve unit; a valve device main body; a hot and cold water mixing valve housing; and a flow control valve housing; and wherein the valve device main body includes: a hot water passageway permitting communication between only the hot water inlet of the valve device main body and the hot water inlet of the hot and cold water mixing valve unit; and a cold water passageway permitting communication between only the cold water inlet of the valve device main body and the cold water inlet of the hot and cold water mixing valve unit are formed on the interior of the valve device main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Hanazono, Takafumi Miyagi, Emiko Sumimoto, Yoshihiro Kiyofuji
  • Publication number: 20170277208
    Abstract: The hot and cold water mixing valve device includes a hot and cold water mixing valve unit; a flow control valve unit; a valve device main body; a hot and cold water mixing valve housing; and a flow control valve housing; and wherein the valve device main body includes: a hot water passageway permitting communication between only the hot water inlet of the valve device main body and the hot water inlet of the hot and cold water mixing valve unit; and a cold water passageway permitting communication between only the cold water inlet of the valve device main body and the cold water inlet of the hot and cold water mixing valve unit are formed on the interior of the valve device main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Masaki HANAZONO, Takafumi MIYAGI, Emiko SUMIMOTO, Yoshihiro KIYOFUJI
  • Patent number: 7793365
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water discharge device (1) provided with a device body (2) and a connector (4) and adapted to be attached to a feedwater pipe (6). The water discharge device comprises fixing means (8) for fixing the device body to the connector at a given installation position. The connector has a feedwater-pipe-joining portion (4a) adapted to be joined to the feedwater pipe, and a connector-side engaging thread portion (4b), and the device body has a body-side engaging thread portion (14) positioned in such a manner as to be engaged with the connector-side engaging thread portion once during an operation of attaching the device body to the connector, and located beyond the connector-side engaging thread portion after the device body is fixed at the installation position. The water discharge device of the present invention can reliably prevent falling-off of the device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Toto Ltd
    Inventors: Shoji Miura, Emiko Sumimoto
  • Publication number: 20070232108
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water discharge device (1) provided with a device body (2) and a connector (4) and adapted to be attached to a feedwater pipe (6). The water discharge device comprises fixing means (8) for fixing the device body to the connector at a given installation position. The connector has a feedwater-pipe-joining portion (4a) adapted to be joined to the feedwater pipe, and a connector-side engaging thread portion (4b), and the device body has a body-side engaging thread portion (14) positioned in such a manner as to be engaged with the connector-side engaging thread portion once during an operation of attaching the device body to the connector, and located beyond the connector-side engaging thread portion after the device body is fixed at the installation position. The water discharge device of the present invention can reliably prevent falling-off of the device body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Miura, Emiko Sumimoto