Patents by Inventor Naoto KOBARI

Naoto KOBARI 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).

  • Flow rate regulation apparatus and hot water apparatus
    Patent number: 10670279
    Abstract: A flow rate regulation apparatus according to one embodiment includes a main body portion including an incoming water flow path, a collar portion arranged in the main body portion and provided with a first through hole along a direction of extension of the incoming water flow path, and a valve shaft made of a resin and inserted in the first through hole, the valve shaft including a first large-diameter portion, a second large-diameter portion, and a first small-diameter portion lying between the first large-diameter portion and the second large-diameter portion and being smaller in outer diameter than the first large-diameter portion and the second large-diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kinoshita, Naoto Kobari, Tadashi Takewaka, Koji Yamauchi
  • FLOW RATE REGULATION APPARATUS AND HOT WATER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180149372
    Abstract: A flow rate regulation apparatus according to one embodiment includes a main body portion including an incoming water flow path, a collar portion arranged in the main body portion and provided with a first through hole along a direction of extension of the incoming water flow path, and a valve shaft made of a resin and inserted in the first through hole, the valve shaft including a first large-diameter portion, a second large-diameter portion, and a first small-diameter portion lying between the first large-diameter portion and the second large-diameter portion and being smaller in outer diameter than the first large-diameter portion and the second large-diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota KINOSHITA, Naoto KOBARI, Tadashi TAKEWAKA, Koji YAMAUCHI