Patents by Inventor Hideyuki NAKATSU

Hideyuki NAKATSU 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: 11124955
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a first rim spout port provided in a rim on one side in a left-right direction of a bowl and a second rim spout port provided in the rim on the other side in the left-right direction of the bowl. The first rim spout port is disposed further in the front than the front end of a well portion. The second rim spout port causes the second rim spout to traverse a swirling direction of a swirling flow of the first rim spout and guide the flush water interfering with the swirling flow of the first rim spout to a rear region of the bowl further on the rear side than the well portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Satoshi Takano, Hideyuki Nakatsu, Yuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 10724222
    Abstract: A water passage in a front region of a bowl of a toilet includes an upstream side water passage and a downstream side water passage formed on the upstream side and on the downstream side, respectively, of a front end of the bowl surface. The curvature radius of the downstream side water passage in a plan view is set to be smaller than the curvature radius of the upstream side water passage in a plan view. The water passage in the front region of the bowl has a flow path vertical cross-section that is taken in the vertical direction and is formed between a shelf surface and an overhanging part. The cross-sectional area of the flow path vertical cross-section taken in the vertical direction is set to be the smallest in a front end of the water passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Satoshi Takano, Hideyuki Nakatsu, Yuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20200095756
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a first rim spout port provided in a rim on one side in a left-right direction of a bowl and a second rim spout port provided in the rim on the other side in the left-right direction of the bowl. The first rim spout port is disposed further in the front than the front end of a well portion. The second rim spout port causes the second rim spout to traverse a swirling direction of a swirling flow of the first rim spout and guide the flush water interfering with the swirling flow of the first rim spout to a rear region of the howl further on the rear side than the well portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Satoshi Takano, Hideyuki Nakatsu, Yuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190301151
    Abstract: A water passage in a front region of a bowl of a toilet includes an upstream side water passage and a downstream side water passage formed on the upstream side and on the downstream side, respectively, of a front end of the bowl surface. The curvature radius of the downstream side water passage in a plan view is set to be smaller than the curvature radius of the upstream side water passage in a plan view. The water passage in the front region of the bowl has a flow path vertical cross-section that is taken in the vertical direction and is formed between a shelf surface and an overhanging part. The cross-sectional area of the flow path vertical cross-section taken in the vertical direction is set to be the smallest in a front end of the water passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji SHIOHARA, Satoshi TAKANO, Hideyuki NAKATSU, Yuki KUBOTA