Patents by Inventor Satoko Morioka

Satoko Morioka 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: 10906003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separation membrane element including: a separation membrane; and a permeate-side channel material disposed on a permeate side of the separation membrane, wherein the permeate-side channel material is a rugged sheet object having a recess and a protrusion on at least one face thereof, the rugged sheet object is composed of a porous region formed of a through-hole in a thickness direction of the rugged sheet and a non-porous region other than the porous region, and a rate of a number of the through-hole in the recess of the rugged sheet object to a total number of the through-hole present in the rugged sheet object is 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroho Hirozawa, Keita Wada, Kiyoshi Minoura, Satoko Morioka, Kentaro Takagi, Hiroyuki Yamada
  • Patent number: 10774514
    Abstract: A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power generated by the generator; the electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a refresh and a display-switching of the electronic paper by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The operation button is marked with information showing a function of the operation button. The controller performs the refresh in the case where the function is not realized when the operation button is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka, Masami Tsujita
  • Patent number: 10697165
    Abstract: A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power. The electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a refresh and a display-switching of the electronic paper by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The controller starts the refresh in a first state by performing a first determination determining whether or not the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part is in the first state. The electrical power stored in the electrical storage part in the first state is larger than electrical power necessary to complete the refresh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka, Masami Tsujita
  • Patent number: 10662633
    Abstract: A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power. The electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a display-switching of the electronic paper and a transmission of a signal to remotely operate the wet-area device. The operation button is for modifying the setting state. The controller performs the display-switching and the transmission of the signal by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The controller performs the display-switching after the transmission of the signal when the operation button is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka, Masami Tsujita
  • Publication number: 20190169828
    Abstract: A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power generated by the generator; the electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a refresh and a display-switching of the electronic paper by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The operation button is marked with information showing a function of the operation button. The controller performs the refresh in the case where the function is not realized when the operation button is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka, Masami Tsujita
  • Publication number: 20190169829
    Abstract: A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power. The electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a display-switching of the electronic paper and a transmission of a signal to remotely operate the wet-area device. The operation button is for modifying the setting state. The controller performs the display-switching and the transmission of the signal by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The controller performs the display-switching after the transmission of the signal when the operation button is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka, Masami Tsujita
  • Publication number: 20190169827
    Abstract: A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power. The electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a refresh and a display-switching of the electronic paper by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The controller starts the refresh in a first state by performing a first determination determining whether or not the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part is in the first state. The electrical power stored in the electrical storage part in the first state is larger than electrical power necessary to complete the refresh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka, Masami Tsujita
  • Publication number: 20190126207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separation membrane element including: a separation membrane; and a permeate-side channel material disposed on a permeate side of the separation membrane, wherein the permeate-side channel material is a rugged sheet object having a recess and a protrusion on at least one face thereof, the rugged sheet object is composed of a porous region formed of a through-hole in a thickness direction of the rugged sheet and a non-porous region other than the porous region, and a rate of a number of the through-hole in the recess of the rugged sheet object to a total number of the through-hole present in the rugged sheet object is 80% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroho HIROZAWA, Keita WADA, Kiyoshi MINOURA, Satoko MORIOKA, Kentaro TAKAGI, Hiroyuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20190046929
    Abstract: The present invention provides a separation membrane element packed with a rugged sheet object, the separation membrane element being effective in attaining both stabilization of steps for producing the separation membrane element and an increase in fresh-water production rate. The present invention relates to a separation membrane element including: a separation membrane; and a permeate-side channel material disposed on a permeate side of the separation membrane, in which the permeate-side channel material is a porous sheet object having a recess and a protrusion on at least one face thereof, the recess being a coarsely porous region and the protrusion being a densely porous region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroho HIROZAWA, Keita WADA, Satoko MORIOKA, Kentaro TAKAGI, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Kiyoshi MINOURA, Hiroshi NAGAI
  • Patent number: 9786451
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a remote control device for a toilet device includes an operation button and a power generator. The operation button is capable of a push operation and is configured to operate an equipment in response to the push operation. The power generator is configured to generate a power by being pressed in response to the push operation. A direction of the pressing is parallel to a wall surface on which the remote control device is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 9411328
    Abstract: A remote control device includes operation buttons, detectors, a power generator, a controller, and an output unit. The operation buttons are movable between an ordinary position and a lowermost position and are configured to move from the ordinary position to the lowermost position in response to a push operation. The detectors are configured to detect the respective push operation of the operation buttons. The power generator is configured to generate a power in response to the push operation. The controller is driven by the power. The controller is configured to determine the pushed operation button based on a detection result of the detectors. The controller remotely controls a toilet device by transmitting a wireless signal toward the toilet device. The wireless signal corresponds to the determined operation button. The output unit is configured to produce an output when the power generator has generated the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 9290921
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing design quality and transmission accuracy of a signal at a high level. A remote control apparatus RC has a main button group MB, including a water spray button WB and a water stop button MB1, and a sub-button group SB, including a stronger button SB1, etc. Each button in the sub-button group SB has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than that of each button in the main button group MB from a front view. When a button in the main button group MB is pressed, mechanical energy is transferred to a power generation unit GU by a first slide member 10 and a second slide member 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Toshio Koguro, Masahiro Kuroishi, Masateru Miyazaki, Yuta Sakai, Masami Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 9279241
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing operability and the ability to reliably stop water spray at a high level. When a cleansing button MB2, being a button other than a stop button MB1, is pressed, a slide member 10 receives force F2? at a branch 13a. When the branch 13a slides in a direction indicated by an arrow A2, a main part 11 also slides in a direction indicated by an arrow A1. A power generation unit GU generates electric power using mechanical energy input by a pressing force of an output part 14 of the slide member 10. When the stop button MB1 is pressed, the slide member 10 receives force F2 at a stop input part 12 and slides in the direction indicated by an arrow A1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Toshio Koguro, Masahiro Kuroishi, Masateru Miyazaki, Yuta Sakai, Masami Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20150364278
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a remote control device for a toilet device includes an operation button and a power generator. The operation button is capable of a push operation and is configured to operate an equipment in response to the push operation. The power generator is configured to generate a power by being pressed in response to the push operation. A direction of the pressing is parallel to a wall surface on which the remote control device is placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20150234371
    Abstract: A remote control device includes operation buttons, detectors, a power generator, a controller, and an output unit. The operation buttons are movable between an ordinary position and a lowermost position and are configured to move from the ordinary position to the lowermost position in response to a push operation. The detectors are configured to detect the respective push operation of the operation buttons. The power generator is configured to generate a power in response to the push operation. The controller is driven by the power. The controller is configured to determine the pushed operation button based on a detection result of the detectors. The controller remotely controls a toilet device by transmitting a wireless signal toward the toilet device. The wireless signal corresponds to the determined operation button. The output unit is configured to produce an output when the power generator has generated the power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: TOTO, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Masami Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20140289951
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing design quality and transmission accuracy of a signal at a high level. A remote control apparatus RC has a main button group MB, including a water spray button WB and a water stop button MB1, and a sub-button group SB, including a stronger button SB1, etc. Each button in the sub-button group SB has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than that of each button in the main button group MB from a front view. When a button in the main button group MB is pressed, mechanical energy is transferred to a power generation unit GU by a first slide member 10 and a second slide member 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko MORIOKA, Toshio KOGURO, Masahiro KUROISHI, Masateru MIYAZAKI, Yuta SAKAI, Masami YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20140289952
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing operability and the ability to reliably stop water spray at a high level. When a cleansing button MB2, being a button other than a stop button MB1, is pressed, a slide member 10 receives force F2? at a branch 13a. When the branch 13a slides in a direction indicated by an arrow A2, a main part 11 also slides in a direction indicated by an arrow A1. A power generation unit GU generates electric power using mechanical energy input by a pressing force of an output part 14 of the slide member 10. When the stop button MB1 is pressed, the slide member 10 receives force F2 at a stop input part 12 and slides in the direction indicated by an arrow A1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Satoko MORIOKA, Toshio KOGURO, Masahiro KUROISHI, Masateru MIYAZAKI, Yuta SAKAI, Masami YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20090009922
    Abstract: A neutralizing device for an electric-insulating sheet comprising at least two neutralizing units provided on the moving route of an electric-insulating sheet at intervals in the moving direction of the sheet, each neutralizing unit having a first electrode unit disposed on the first surface side of the sheet and a second electrode unit disposed on the second surface side of the sheet, the first electrode unit having a first ion generating electrode, the second electrode unit having a second ion generating electrode disposed facing the first ion generating electrode, wherein, in each neutralizing unit, the first ion generating electrode and the second ion generating electrode are so related as to be given a dc inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference, and, when a total number of the neutralizing units is n (n: integer of at least two), the inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference in at least n/4 (fractional portion rounded up) neutralizing units out of n neutralizing units and the inter-
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hirai, Satoko Morioka, Harumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7388736
    Abstract: At least two sets of ion-generating means are provided to face each other through a space having an insulating sheet. The first and second surfaces of the sheet are simultaneously irradiated with monopolar ion clouds substantially opposite to each other in polarity generated from the ion-generating means. The sheet is subsequently irradiated with monopolar ion clouds reverse in polarity to that of the previously applied ion clouds, to eliminate the positive and negative charges of both the surfaces of the insulating sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Daisuke Masuwa, Hiroki Nakajima, Yasuyuki Hirai, Harumi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050030694
    Abstract: At least 2 sets of ion-generating means are provided to face each other through a space having an insulating sheet, and the first and second surfaces of the sheet are simultaneously irradiated with monopolar ion clouds substantially opposite to each other in polarity generated from the ion-generating means and subsequently irradiated with monopolar ion clouds reverse in polarity to that of the previously applied ion clouds, to eliminate the positive and negative charges of both the surfaces of the insulating sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Satoko Morioka, Daisuke Masuwa, Hiroki Nakajima, Yasuyuki Hirai, Harumi Tanaka