Patents by Inventor Kazuma Shin

Kazuma Shin 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: 8701222
    Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes: a water discharge nozzle configured to squirt water from a water discharge port; a first channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the water discharge nozzle; a first channel opening/closing valve provided in the first channel and configured to control passage of water through the first channel; a heat exchange unit provided in the first channel between the first channel opening/closing valve and the water discharge nozzle and configured to heat water passed therethrough; and a draining device configured to drain water in the heat exchange unit toward the water supply source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Shin, Michinori Yananose, Hiroshi Nakamura, Shinji Okano, Osamu Tateishi
  • Publication number: 20100125941
    Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes: a water discharge nozzle configured to squirt water from a water discharge port; a first channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the water discharge nozzle; a first channel opening/closing valve provided in the first channel and configured to control passage of water through the first channel; a heat exchange unit provided in the first channel between the first channel opening/closing valve and the water discharge nozzle and configured to heat water passed therethrough; and a draining device configured to drain water in the heat exchange unit toward the water supply source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma Shin, Michinori Yananose, Hiroshi Nakamura, Shinji Okano, Osamu Tateishi