Patents by Inventor Kentaro Tomori

Kentaro Tomori 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: 20170119510
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush with a rechargeable battery includes a chassis having a rechargeable battery receiving section and a bobbin section, which are integrally formed to each other and are aligned along a common axis in said order. The rechargeable battery receiving section and the bobbin section are connected to each other by a pair of connecting arms extending generally parallel to each other. A rechargeable battery with tongue shaped terminals is accommodated in the rechargeable battery receiving section. In the chassis two openings are formed to have an easy access to the tongue shaped terminals. At a time of disposal of the electric toothbrush, a user can remove the rechargeable battery by cutting the arms to remove the bobbin section, and cutting the tongue shaped terminals to remove the body of the battery. In other embodiments, an inductive charger and method of forming the same is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomori, Tadashi Tone, Hideaki Yoshida