Patents by Inventor Hideki Furukawa

Hideki Furukawa 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: 20080163412
    Abstract: To provide a coupling member for fixing a toilet seat device with warm-water sprays on a toilet bowl that is able to prevent a bolt from being screwed too tightly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Hideki Furukawa, Todashi Tomita, Hideki Kawai, Toshiaki Takaba, Masato Takeda
  • Patent number: 7305720
    Abstract: A toilet seat device includes a base portion, a toilet seat extending from the base portion in a forward direction, a connecting member fixed at a toilet bowl, at least one hinge member supporting the base portion and the toilet seat, the at least one hinge member lifting up and down the base portion and the toilet seat between the first condition and the second condition, the first condition at which the base portion and the toilet seat are positioned at the toilet bowl substantially in a close contact relation with the toilet bowl, and the second condition at which the base portion and the toilet seat are positioned separately relative to the toilet bowl, and a housing space defined at a bottom surface portion of the base portion and for housing the hinge member therein. The hinge member is housed in the housing space under the first condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, INAX Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Makino, Hideki Furukawa, Sachiyo Nakayama, Masako Tanaka, Naoko Nawatani, Kumi Ito, Noriko Hirasawa
  • Publication number: 20070131140
    Abstract: The invention provides an oil type release agent die casting containing 70 to 98 parts by weight of a solvent having a specified flash point, 1 to 10 parts by weight of mineral oils and/or synthetic oils having a high viscosity, 15 parts by weight or less of a silicone oil, and 1 to 5 parts by weight of additives having a lubricating function, wherein the flash point of the agent is in the range of 70 to 170° C., and dynamic viscosity of the agent is 2 to 30 mm2/s or higher at 40° C., and a method for setting a mixing ratio of the solvent, a casting method, and a spraying unit for the case of using the release agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Hisaharu Aoki, Koji Togawa, Hirobumi Ohira, Masanao Kobayashi, Yuichi Yamazaki, Hiroaki Komatsubara, Toshiaki Shimizu, Ryusuke Izawa, Hideki Furukawa, Masayuki Harada, Mitsuyoshi Yokoi, Masayuki Kito, Keigo Yorioka, Akihiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20060218710
    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus includes a base portion adapted to be fixed on a toilet bowl, a main body portion detachably mounted on the base portion, a toilet seat rotatably supported by the main body portion, a guide groove formed at the base portion and extending in a backward and forward direction of the toilet bowl and having an opening portion at a front side thereof, and a pin provided at the main body portion, the pin being inserted into the guide groove for allowing the main body portion to slide relative to the base portion, rise from the base portion, and to detach from the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, INAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Furukawa, Atsushi Sawaki, Osamu Matsubara, Toshiaki Takaba, Tadashi Ikegawa, Masato Takeda
  • Patent number: 7051381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sanitary cleansing device includes a casing to be attached onto a rear portion of a toilet bowl, a toilet seat rotatably connected to the casing, a toilet lid rotatably connected to the casing for selectively covering the toilet seat, a first human detection sensor placed at a position in the casing such that the first human detection is made free from recognizing the toilet lid which is in its closed state, a second human detection sensor placed at a position in the casing such that the second human detection is made free from recognizing the toilet seat when the toilet seat is in its opened state and the toilet lid is in its opened state, and an automatic open/close mechanism opening/closing at least one of the toilet lid and the toilet seat upon receipt of a signal from either of the first human detection sensor and the second human detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Furukawa, Toshiyuki Torii, Yoshifumi Makino
  • Publication number: 20050204460
    Abstract: A toilet seat device includes a base portion, a toilet seat extending from the base portion in a forward direction, a connecting member fixed at a toilet bowl, at least one hinge member supporting the base portion and the toilet seat, the at least one hinge member lifting up and down the base portion and the toilet seat between the first condition and the second condition, the first condition at which the base portion and the toilet seat are positioned at the toilet bowl substantially in a close contact relation with the toilet bowl, and the second condition at which the base portion and the toilet seat are positioned separately relative to the toilet bowl, and a housing space defined at a bottom surface portion of the base portion and for housing the hinge member therein. The hinge member is housed in the housing space under the first condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Makino, Hideki Furukawa, Sachiyo Nakayama, Masako Tanaka, Naoko Nawatani, Kumi Ito, Noriko Hirasawa
  • Publication number: 20050166309
    Abstract: A sanitary device for washing private parts of a person; wherein, while a toilet seat unit is rotated so as to be in an open position, a predetermined space is formed between a rear surface of a box portion and a toilet bowl rim surface so as to shift a rotational axis, about which the toilet seat unit rotates, in a forward, and an upward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Hideki Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20050166310
    Abstract: A sanitary device for washing private parts of a person; wherein, during a toilet seat unit is rotated so as to be in a closed position, the toilet seat unit is cushioned by means of a damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Hideki Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20030019023
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sanitary cleansing device includes a casing to be attached onto a rear portion of a toilet bowl, a toilet seat rotatably connected to the casing, a toilet lid rotatably connected to the casing for selectively covering the toilet seat, a first human detection sensor placed at a position in the casing such that the first human detection is made free from recognizing the toilet lid which is in its closed state, a second human detection sensor placed at a position in the casing such that the second human detection is made free from recognizing the toilet seat when the toilet seat is in its opened state and the toilet lid is in its opened state, and an automatic open/close mechanism opening/closing at least one of the toilet lid and the toilet seat upon receipt of a signal from either of the first human detection sensor and the second human detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Furukawa, Toshiyuki Torii, Yoshifumi Makino
  • Patent number: 5765238
    Abstract: A human private parts washing apparatus includes a first nozzle device having a first splashing opening for washing the first position, a second nozzle device having a second splashing opening that is opened on a position end thereof for washing the second position, a case having the first nozzle device and the second nozzle device therein, a stand for mounting thereon the first nozzle device and the second nozzle device, and a driving device for driving the stand back and forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Furukawa, Yuji Yamaguchi, Mitsuhiro Ohara, Shinji Kawai
  • Patent number: 5542133
    Abstract: A sanitary device is comprised of a tank storing an amount of water, a water pressure source, a cylinder, a nozzle pipe slidably fitted in the cylinder such that across the nozzle pipe a base side chamber and a distal side chamber are defined in the cylinder, a return spring accommodated in the distal side chamber and urging the nozzle pipe toward the retracted position thereof, and a control device serving for establishing either a first fluid communication between the tank and the base side chamber or a second fluid communication between the tank and the distal side chamber in such a manner that the first fluid communication brings the nozzle pipe into its operating position for ejecting the water while the water pressure is being supplied to the tank and the second fluid communication, together with the return spring, brings the nozzle pipe into its retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Makino, Hideki Furukawa, Osamu Matsubara, Atsushi Sawaki, Shinji Kawai
  • Patent number: 4987617
    Abstract: A nozzle mechanism in a sanitary device has a first cylinder and a second cylinder each of which accommodates a pipe for injecting an amount of water. A single common driving device is positioned between the cylinders so as to selectively move the first cylinder or the second cylinder towards an interior of a toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Furukawa, Yuji Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 4841582
    Abstract: A washer construction for a sanitary device adapted to be associated with a toilet bowl includes a hot water tank having a pair of extendable and retractable nozzles extending through the wall of the tank into the interior of the toilet bowl for washing purposes. A pair of solenoid operated valves control the flow of hot water to the respective nozzles whereby upon energization of the solenoid operated valves, the hot water under pressure will extend the nozzles and be sprayed outwardly through apertures in the ends of the nozzles. Upon de-energization of the respective solenoid operated valve, a spring will retract the plunger and force the remaining hot water in the nozzle through a conduit and eject the water from the conduit on to the surface of the nozzle as it is being retracted for cleaning purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Matsui, Yuji Yamaguchi, Hideki Furukawa