Patents by Inventor Masaki Taneo

Masaki Taneo 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).

  • Ceramics, ceramic blank, manufacturing method thereof, sanitary earthenware and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 6242117
    Abstract: Ceramics with a glaze applied to the surface of ceramic blank, the bending strength of which ceramic blank is 100 Mpa or higher or the firing shrinkage rate is 7% or higher and the porosity is 7.5% or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Koga, Masaki Taneo, Motoshi Yasuda, Shozo Tateyama, Akio Matsumoto, Toshiya Nishikawa, Masato Otsu, Fumio Hongo
  • Method for preparing high strength and high thermal shock-resistant china for ceramic whiteware
    Patent number: 6107223
    Abstract: A method for preparing high strength and high thermal shock-resistant china for ceramic whiteware which comprises the steps of molding a china-forming raw material which mainly comprises a natural ore material capable of forming corundum through firing or a material obtained by calcining the natural ore material to form corundum, a natural ore material capable of forming mullite through firing or a material obtained by calcining the natural ore material to form mullite, a clayey material and a flux such as feldspar, nepheline or dolomite; and then firing the molded china-forming raw material. The method permits the production of cheaper china for ceramic whiteware having high strength and excellent thermal shock resistance as compared with those prepared by the conventional techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Toto Ltd
    Inventors: Naoki Koga, Masaki Taneo, Toshiya Nishikawa, Akio Matsumoto