Patents by Inventor Nobuhiko Umeda
Nobuhiko Umeda 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).
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Patent number: 11191399Abstract: According to the embodiment, a toilet seat including: a bottom plate; a top plate including a sidewall part and a seating part; and a bonding member bonding the bottom plate and the sidewall part and having an exposed surface, the sidewall part including a sidewall base, a first hanging part extending downward from a lower end of the sidewall base, and a second hanging part provided to be separated from the first hanging part at the lower end of the sidewall base to provide a recess recessed upward between the first and second hanging parts, the second hanging part being disposed at a position not overlapping the bottom plate in a vertical direction, the bonding member being provided in the recess, the exposed surface being disposed between the second hanging part and the bottom plate, a width of the second hanging part decreasing downward from the sidewall base.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Hayashida, Nobuhiko Umeda, Shuhei Nishiyama, Takeshi Inada, Minoru Sato
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Patent number: 11033159Abstract: A toilet seat includes: a bottom plate including an engaging part; a top plate including a sidewall part provided on the bottom plate and a seating part supported by the sidewall part; and a bonding member having an exposed surface exposed externally. The engaging part is provided at a position opposing the sidewall part and has a recessed shape recessed downward. The sidewall part includes a sidewall base, a first hanging part extending downward from the sidewall base and engaging the engaging part, and a second hanging part provided to be separated from the first hanging part at the sidewall base to provide a recess recessed upward between the first hanging part and the second hanging part, the second hanging part being disposed at a position not overlapping the bottom plate. A side surface of the engaging part faces away and also extends away from the second hanging part.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Hayashida, Nobuhiko Umeda, Shuhei Nishiyama, Takeshi Inada, Minoru Sato
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Publication number: 20210000308Abstract: A toilet seat includes: a bottom plate including an engaging part; a top plate including a sidewall part provided on the bottom plate and a seating part supported by the sidewall part; and a bonding member having an exposed surface exposed externally. The engaging part is provided at a position opposing the sidewall part and has a recessed shape recessed downward. The sidewall part includes a sidewall base, a first hanging part extending downward from the sidewall base and engaging the engaging part, and a second hanging part provided to be separated from the first hanging part at the sidewall base to provide a recess recessed upward between the first hanging part and the second hanging part, the second hanging part being disposed at a position not overlapping the bottom plate. A side surface of the engaging part faces away and also extends away from the second hanging part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Takeshi HAYASHIDA, Nobuhiko UMEDA, Shuhei NISHIYAMA, Takeshi INADA, Minoru SATO
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Patent number: 10874267Abstract: A toilet seat includes a bottom plate including a first main part including a first opening, a pair of first hinge parts provided on both side ends of a first back end portion of the first main part, a top plate provided on the bottom plate, the top plate including a second main part including a second opening opposing the first opening and a pair of second hinge parts provided on both side ends of a second back end portion of the second main part, a first bonding member bonding an outer perimeter side of the bottom plate and the top plate, and a second bonding member bonding an inner perimeter side of the bottom plate and the top plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Inada, Takeshi Hayashida, Nobuhiko Umeda, Shuhei Nishiyama, Minoru Sato
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Publication number: 20200275810Abstract: According to the embodiment, a toilet seat including: a bottom plate; a top plate including a sidewall part and a seating part; and a bonding member bonding the bottom plate and the sidewall part and having an exposed surface, the sidewall part including a sidewall base, a first hanging part extending downward from a lower end of the sidewall base, and a second hanging part provided to be separated from the first hanging part at the lower end of the sidewall base to provide a recess recessed upward between the first and second hanging parts, the second hanging part being disposed at a position not overlapping the bottom plate in a vertical direction, the bonding member being provided in the recess, the exposed surface being disposed between the second hanging part and the bottom plate, a width of the second hanging part decreasing downward from the sidewall base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Takeshi HAYASHIDA, Nobuhiko UMEDA, Shuhei NISHIYAMA, Takeshi INADA, Minoru SATO
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Patent number: 10738451Abstract: According to one embodiment, water storage tank has a space in an interior of the water storage tank. Water is stored in the space. The tank includes a lower enclosure, an upper enclosure, and a bonding member. The upper enclosure is positioned on the lower enclosure. The space is formed by the upper enclosure being bonded to the lower enclosure. The upper enclosure is longer than the lower enclosure in a vertical direction. The bonding member bonds the lower enclosure and the upper enclosure and is positioned between the lower enclosure and the upper enclosure. The lower enclosure has a concave part provided on the space side of the bonding member. The upper enclosure has a convex part provided on the space side of the bonding member. The convex part is engaged with the concave part.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Yutaro Terada, Yoshiharu Mitsuhashi, Nobuhiko Umeda
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Patent number: 10682026Abstract: A toilet seat includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and a bonding member. The top plate includes a sidewall part and a seating part. The sidewall part is provided on the bottom plate along a vertical direction. The seating part is supported by the sidewall part. The bonding member bonds the bottom plate and the sidewall part. The bonding member has an exposed surface exposed externally. The exposed surface is positioned below a central plane of the bottom plate and positioned outward of a central plane of the sidewall part.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Hayashida, Shuhei Nishiyama, Nobuhiko Umeda, Takeshi Inada
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Publication number: 20200100632Abstract: A toilet seat includes a bottom plate including a first main part including a first opening, a pair of first hinge parts provided on both side ends of a first back end portion of the first main part, a top plate provided on the bottom plate, the top plate including a second main part including a second opening opposing the first opening and a pair of second hinge parts provided on both side ends of a second back end portion of the second main part, a first bonding member bonding an outer perimeter side of the bottom plate and the top plate, and a second bonding member bonding an inner perimeter side of the bottom plate and the top plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Takeshi Inada, Takeshi Hayashida, Nobuhiko Umeda, Shuhei Nishiyama, Minoru Sato
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Publication number: 20190292761Abstract: According to one embodiment, water storage tank has a space in an interior of the water storage tank. Water is stored in the space. The tank includes a lower enclosure, an upper enclosure, and a bonding member. The upper enclosure is positioned on the lower enclosure. The space is formed by the upper enclosure being bonded to the lower enclosure. The upper enclosure is longer than the lower enclosure in a vertical direction. The bonding member bonds the lower enclosure and the upper enclosure and is positioned between the lower enclosure and the upper enclosure. The lower enclosure has a concave part provided on the space side of the bonding member. The upper enclosure has a convex part provided on the space side of the bonding member. The convex part is engaged with the concave part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Yutaro Terada, Yoshiharu Mitsuhashi, Nobuhiko Umeda
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Publication number: 20190216275Abstract: A toilet seat includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and a bonding member. The top plate includes a sidewall part and a seating part. The sidewall part is provided on the bottom plate along a vertical direction. The seating part is supported by the sidewall part. The bonding member bonds the bottom plate and the sidewall part. The bonding member has an exposed surface exposed externally. The exposed surface is positioned below a central plane of the bottom plate and positioned outward of a central plane of the sidewall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Takeshi Hayashida, Shuhei Nishiyama, Nobuhiko Umeda, Takeshi Inada
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Patent number: 10136772Abstract: A toilet seat includes a body, a bottom plate, and a joining member. The body includes a seating part and a side wall part. The side wall part extends from each of an inner end and an outer end of the seating part. The bottom plate includes a bottom plate part and a protrusion part. The bottom plate part and the seating part face each other. The protrusion part protrudes laterally from the bottom plate part and is configured to be pressed by an end of the side wall part. The joining member joins the body and the bottom plate. The joining member is formed of a filling material poured to closely contact a side surface of the bottom plate part and a non-pressing surface other than a surface pressing the protrusion part on the end of the side wall part.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Hayashida, Nobuhiko Umeda, Hideaki Toma
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Publication number: 20170071423Abstract: A toilet seat includes a body, a bottom plate, and a joining member. The body includes a seating part and a side wall part. The side wall part extends from each of an inner end and an outer end of the seating part. The bottom plate includes a bottom plate part and a protrusion part. The bottom plate part and the seating part face each other. The protrusion part protrudes laterally from the bottom plate part and is configured to be pressed by an end of the side wall part. The joining member joins the body and the bottom plate. The joining member is formed of a filling material poured to closely contact a side surface of the bottom plate part and a non-pressing surface other than a surface pressing the protrusion part on the end of the side wall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Takeshi Hayashida, Nobuhiko Umeda, Hideaki Toma