Patents by Inventor Shumpei MIO

Shumpei MIO 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: 10626584
    Abstract: Provided is a water discharge device for spraying water having transparency throughout a long distance. The present invention is a water discharge device (2) that sprays the supplied water, and includes a water discharge device body (6), a rectifying chamber (14a) which is provided in the water discharge device body, a plurality of rectifying members (18) that are disposed at intervals in the rectifying chamber and includes a number of fine holes (18a), so that water sequentially passes through the plurality of rectifying members, a water spray member (20) provided with spray nozzles (22b) for discharging the water passing through these rectifying members, and an air bubble discharge flow path (26) that is formed so that air bubbles present among the rectifying members bypass at least one of the rectifying members to reach the water spray member, and has a larger flow path sectional area than the fine holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shunji Yoshino, Ryohei Yaita, Kiyotake Ukigai, Shumpei Mio
  • Publication number: 20180216326
    Abstract: Provided is a water discharge device for spraying water having transparency throughout a long distance. The present invention is a water discharge device (2) that sprays the supplied water, and includes a water discharge device body (6), a rectifying chamber (14a) which is provided in the water discharge device body, a plurality of rectifying members (18) that are disposed at intervals in the rectifying chamber and includes a number of fine holes (18a), so that water sequentially passes through the plurality of rectifying members, a water spray member (20) provided with spray nozzles (22b) for discharging the water passing through these rectifying members, and an air bubble discharge flow path (26) that is formed so that air bubbles present among the rectifying members bypass at least one of the rectifying members to reach the water spray member, and has a larger flow path sectional area than the fine holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Shunji YOSHINO, Ryohei YAITA, Kiyotake UKIGAI, Shumpei MIO