Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Nakabayashi
Hirotaka Nakabayashi 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).
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Patent number: 10595688Abstract: There is provided a toilet apparatus. The toilet apparatus includes a main part, a toilet seat, and a toilet lid. The main part includes a function part, and a case cover covering the function part. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet lid is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet lid shifts between a closed state covering the toilet seat and an open state exposing the toilet seat. The toilet lid includes a lid main body covering upward the toilet seat in the closed state, and a hanging portion hanging from an outer edge of the lid main body, and covering a side of the toilet seat in the closed state. A lower end portion of an inside surface of the hanging portion changes to spread outside toward downward.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Megumi Takeshita, Mihoko Sato, Tomofumi Onishi, Akihiro Ashihara, Ayaka Shigeta, Minoru Tani, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 10448791Abstract: The toilet apparatus includes a main part and a toilet seat. The main part includes a function part, and a case cover covering the function part. The main part is attached on a toilet bowl. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet seat has a closed state and an open state. The case cover includes an extending portion, a height of the extending portion becoming low toward forward, and a toilet seat pivot support portion provided backward the extending portion, and pivotally supporting the toilet seat. The toilet seat includes a first portion positioned forward the case cover in the closed state, and a second portion rising backward from the first portion in the closed state, overlapping the extending portion, and being pivotally supported to the toilet seat pivot support portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Megumi Takeshita, Mihoko Sato, Tomomi Rokuta, Akihiro Ashihara, Ayaka Shigeta, Minoru Tani, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 10349793Abstract: The toilet apparatus includes a main part and a toilet seat. The main part includes a case cover covering a function part and is attached on a toilet bowl. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover, and shifts between a closed state and an open state. The case cover includes an extending portion. A height becomes low toward forward. The toilet seat includes a toilet seat main body and a heating part. The toilet seat main body includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned in front of the case cover in the closed state. The second portion rises backward from the first portion in the closed state, and overlaps the extending portion. An upper end surface of the extending portion changes to lower a height toward forward and to lower a height toward a side.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Megumi Takeshita, Mihoko Sato, Tomomi Rokuta, Akihiro Ashihara, Ayaka Shigeta, Minoru Tani, Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Tomohiro Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20180049607Abstract: The toilet apparatus includes a main part and a toilet seat. The main part includes a case cover covering a function part and is attached on a toilet bowl. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover, and shifts between a closed state and an open state. The case cover includes an extending portion. A height becomes low toward forward. The toilet seat includes a toilet seat main body and a heating part. The toilet seat main body includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned in front of the case cover in the closed state. The second portion rises backward from the first portion in the closed state, and overlaps the extending portion. An upper end surface of the extending portion changes to lower a height toward forward and to lower a height toward a side.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Megumi Takeshita, Mihoko Sato, Tomomi Rokuta, Akihiro Ashihara, Ayaka Shigeta, Minoru Tani, Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Tomohiro Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20180049608Abstract: The toilet apparatus includes a main part and a toilet seat. The main part includes a function part, and a case cover covering the function part. The main part is attached on a toilet bowl. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet seat has a closed state and an open state. The case cover includes an extending portion, a height of the extending portion becoming low toward forward, and a toilet seat pivot support portion provided backward the extending portion, and pivotally supporting the toilet seat. The toilet seat includes a first portion positioned forward the case cover in the closed state, and a second portion rising backward from the first portion in the closed state, overlapping the extending portion, and being pivotally supported to the toilet seat pivot support portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Megumi Takeshita, Mihoko Sato, Tomomi Rokuta, Akihiro Ashihara, Ayaka Shigeta, Minoru Tani, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Publication number: 20180049605Abstract: There is provided a toilet apparatus. The toilet apparatus includes a main part, a toilet seat, and a toilet lid. The main part includes a function part, and a case cover covering the function part. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet lid is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet lid shifts between a closed state covering the toilet seat and an open state exposing the toilet seat. The toilet lid includes a lid main body covering upward the toilet seat in the closed state, and a hanging portion hanging from an outer edge of the lid main body, and covering a side of the toilet seat in the closed state. A lower end portion of an inside surface of the hanging portion changes to spread outside toward downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Megumi Takeshita, Mihoko Sato, Tomofumi Onishi, Akihiro Ashihara, Ayaka Shigeta, Minoru Tani, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 8922932Abstract: Each of unit blocks (UB1, UB2) is provided with an output circuit (20) including a serial circuit of FETs (21) and (22). A power supply circuit (1b) can operate in a first mode for generating an output voltage (Vo) using only one of the output circuits (20) or in a second mode for generating the output voltage (Vo) using two output circuits (20) by synchronous/parallel driving. When switching from the first mode to the second mode, start of the synchronous/parallel driving from a state where the FET (22) on the low voltage side is turned on is inhibited (start of the synchronous/parallel driving is waited until the FET (21) on the high voltage side is turned on).Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Publication number: 20140313608Abstract: Each of unit blocks (UB1, UB2) is provided with an output circuit (20) including a serial circuit of FETs (21) and (22). A power supply circuit (1b) can operate in a first mode for generating an output voltage (Vo) using only one of the output circuits (20) or in a second mode for generating the output voltage (Vo) using two output circuits (20) by synchronous/parallel driving. When switching from the first mode to the second mode, start of the synchronous/parallel driving from a state where the FET (22) on the low voltage side is turned on is inhibited (start of the synchronous/parallel driving is waited until the FET (21) on the high voltage side is turned on).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventor: Hirotaka NAKABAYASHI
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Patent number: 8686705Abstract: A current mode synchronous rectification direct current (DC)/DC converter according to the present invention includes: a soft start function unit (in FIG. 1, a reference voltage generation unit (104) enabling a reference voltage REF to slowly increase while starting), for inhibiting a target value of an output voltage VO to be lower than that at a normal action while starting; and an output stabilization function unit (in FIG. 1, a frequency variable type oscillator (110A) generating a clock signal CLK and a slope voltage SLOPE through an oscillation frequency corresponding to a reference voltage REF), for performing at least one of waiting for start of a switching action and reduction of a drive frequency while starting.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haruo Yamakoshi, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Patent number: D764643Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Yuji Yoshioka, Minoru Tani
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Patent number: D796017Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Yoshioka, Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani
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Patent number: D810250Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Yoshioka, Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani
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Patent number: D810900Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Kitamura, Shu Kashirajima, Yuki Shimokawa, Yuji Yoshioka, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Patent number: D811564Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Yoshioka, Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani
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Patent number: D831802Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Kitamura, Shu Kashirajima, Yuki Shimokawa, Yuji Yoshioka, Hirotaka Nakabayashi
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Patent number: D844120Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani
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Patent number: D844761Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani
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Patent number: D884854Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani, Tomohiro Miyazaki
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Patent number: D892999Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Tomohiro Miyazaki
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Patent number: D984608Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: TOTO Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Minoru Tani, Tomohiro Miyazaki