Patents by Inventor Michio Banno

Michio Banno 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: 6318638
    Abstract: In a hot and cold water mixing device, the slope in a medium-temperature range is gently, and the slopes in a low-temperature range and a high-temperature range are steep. When the target temperature of water mixture is set in the medium-temperature range, a combined biasing force of serially-arranged bias springs acts on a main shaft leftwards, a biasing force of a temperature-sensitive spring acts on the main shaft rightwards, and these biasing forces balance with each other so that the main shaft and valve elements are stopped. When a handle is turned to enter into the high-temperature range exceeding, e.g. 50° C., a slide shaft biases the main shaft leftwards only with the second bias spring. When the handle is turned to enter into the low-temperature range, e.g. below 30° C., the slide shaft biases the main shaft only with the first bias spring leftwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Inax Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Banno, Mamoru Hashimoto, Toshio Kawachi