Patents by Inventor Sachiko Niwano

Sachiko Niwano 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: 12361234
    Abstract: A toilet device includes a wireless communication part and a controller. The wireless communication part is configured to communicate with a personal digital assistant. The controller is configured to control the wireless communication part. The wireless communication part includes a first identification information that is unique and a second identification information that is modifiable. The controller stores the second identification information when it receives a write signal of the second identification information transmitted from the personal digital assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shimpei Araki, Sachiko Niwano
  • Publication number: 20240330617
    Abstract: A toilet device includes a wireless communication part and a controller. The wireless communication part is configured to communicate with a personal digital assistant. The controller is configured to control the wireless communication part. The wireless communication part includes a first identification information that is unique and a second identification information that is modifiable. The controller stores the second identification information when it receives a write signal of the second identification information transmitted from the personal digital assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Shimpei ARAKI, Sachiko NIWANO
  • Patent number: 10602892
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a toilet apparatus includes a toilet bowl, a base plate, a cover plate, and a toilet seat. The base plate is provided on a rear part of the toilet bowl. A washing function part washing an ano-genital region of a human body is mounted on the base plate. The cover plate is provided on the base plate. The cover plate covers the washing function part from above. The toilet seat is provided on the toilet bowl. The toilet seat is pivotally rotatable to the toilet bowl. In a state where the toilet seat is lowered, the toilet seat is positioned in a projection range where the toilet bowl is projected upward, and covers the cover plate from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Matsushita, Sachiko Niwano, Yuji Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 10465367
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes base and case plates, a case cover, a pivotally supporting unit, and a back cover. The base plate is fixed to a rear part of a toilet bowl. The case plate mounts a washing function part washing a private part of a human body. The case cover covers the washing function part and is fixed onto the case plate. The pivotally supporting unit includes first and second pivotally supporting parts and is fixed to the base plate. The back cover is provided backward the pivotally supporting unit. Front and rear parts of the base plate are fixed to the toilet bowl via first and second position adjusting unit. The case plate is fixed to the base plate via a third position adjusting unit. A fourth position adjusting unit is provided between the pivotally supporting unit and the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Ogawa, Yuta Shinden, Sho Kiyama, Nozomu Okada, Sachiko Niwano
  • Publication number: 20180216332
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes base and case plates, a case cover, a pivotally supporting unit, and a back cover. The base plate is fixed to a rear part of a toilet bowl. The case plate mounts a washing function part washing a private part of a human body. The case cover covers the washing function part and is fixed onto the case plate. The pivotally supporting unit includes first and second pivotally supporting parts and is fixed to the base plate. The back cover is provided backward the pivotally supporting unit. Front and rear parts of the base plate are fixed to the toilet bowl via first and second position adjusting unit. The case plate is fixed to the base plate via a third position adjusting unit. A fourth position adjusting unit is provided between the pivotally supporting unit and the back cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Takuya Ogawa, Yuta Shinden, Sho Kiyama, Nozomu Okada, Sachiko Niwano
  • Publication number: 20180213984
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a toilet apparatus includes a toilet bowl, a base plate, a cover plate, and a toilet seat. The base plate is provided on a rear part of the toilet bowl. A washing function part washing a private part of a human body is mounted on the base plate. The cover plate is provided on the base plate. The cover plate covers the washing function part from upward. The toilet seat is provided on the toilet bowl. The toilet seat is pivotally rotatable to the toilet bowl. In a state of the toilet seat lowered, the toilet seat is positioned in a projection range where the toilet bowl projected upward, and covers the cover plate from upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Matsushita, Sachiko Niwano, Yuji Yoshioka