Patents by Inventor Takahide ISOMURA

Takahide ISOMURA 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: 11317770
    Abstract: Provided is a device to prevent filth from collecting on a display of a toilet seat device. A toilet seat device of some embodiments includes a body part having a casing formed so as to be hollow, a toilet seat that is formed so as to be hollow and is supported in the casing; a light emitter that is accommodated in one of the casing and the toilet seat and is provided so as to be capable of emitting light, and a display that is provided at a prescribed location on the one of the casing and the toilet seat, the display indicating an operation state by emitted light from the light emitter. The display is provided with a base part; and a thin-walled part that is formed so as to have a lower thickness than does the base part, the thin-walled part transmitting light and indicating an operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Takahide Isomura, Keishi Horiuchi, Toru Katayama, Masato Takeda, Daisuke Matsumoto, Kenji Takemura
  • Publication number: 20210045594
    Abstract: A toilet device disposed at a toilet bowl has a main body fixed to an upper surface of the toilet bowl, a toilet seat supported by the main body, and a reflection-type optical sensor disposed at the toilet seat, the optical sensor having a light emitter configured to emit light from a surface of the toilet seat, and a light receiver configured to receive reflection light of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Takahide ISOMURA, Keishi HORIUCHI, Toru KATAYAMA, Kenji TAKEMURA, Yu TORIKAI, Nobuyuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200359855
    Abstract: The present disclosure prevents filth from collecting on a display of a toilet seat device. A toilet seat device of some embodiments is provided with a body part having a casing formed so as to be hollow, a toilet seat that is formed so as to be hollow and is supported in the casing; a light emitter that is accommodated in one of the casing and the toilet seat and is provided so as to be capable of emitting light, and a display that is provided at a prescribed location on the one of the casing and the toilet seat, the display indicating an operation state by emitted light from the light emitter. The display is provided with a base part; and a thin-walled part that is formed so as to have a lower thickness than does the base part, the thin-walled part transmitting light and indicating an operation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Takahide ISOMURA, Keishi HORIUCHI, Toru KATAYAMA, Masato TAKEDA, Daisuke MATSUMOTO, Kenji TAKEMURA