Patents by Inventor Takuji Minami

Takuji Minami 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: 7316460
    Abstract: A makeup mirror unit includes a pair of sub mirrors and a pair of rack portions. In order to take goods from the rack portions, the sub mirrors are rotated inwardly around shafts of first hinges. In order to match the sub mirrors together, the sub mirrors are rotated toward the front side together with the frames around shafts of second hinges which are attached opposite with respect to the first hinges. When the left and right sub mirrors are opened, and the side ends of the sub mirrors are adjacent with respect to each other in a state where the left and right sub mirrors are positioned in the front center portion of the makeup mirror unit, by connecting the magnet and the magnet receiver to each other, the sub mirrors can easily be connected in the center to be in the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Hozumi Takeo, Kenichi Kubota, Saburo Minami, Takuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20050223487
    Abstract: The present invention provides a makeup mirror which is easy to use. In order to take goods from the rack portion 7, the sub mirror 10 is rotated inwardly around the shaft 30a of the hinge 30. In order to use as a matched mirror, the sub mirror 10 is rotated toward the front side together with the frame 9 around the shaft 31a of the hinge 31 which is attached to the opposite end to the hinge 30. When the left and right sub mirrors 10, 10 are opened, and the side ends of the sub mirrors 10 are adjacent with respect to each other in a state where the left and right sub mirrors 10, 10 are positioned in the front center portion of the makeup mirror unit, by connecting the magnet 51 and the magnet receiver 52 to each other, the sub mirrors can easily be connected in the center to be in the same plane, and the user-friendliness can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Hozumi Takeo, Kenichi Kubota, Saburo Minami, Takuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20050204632
    Abstract: To provide a door opening on both the left and right sides which is easy to manufacture and operate and can be opened and closed accurately from either the left or right side. The present invention includes an inner door mounted in such a way that the door covers the open surface of the closet body to be opened/closed through hinges, and an outer door disposed on the outside of this inner door and mounted in such a way as to be opened/closed through hinges against the inner door. The door system is constructed in such a way that the inner and outer doors are opened and closed in different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Takuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20040172881
    Abstract: To provide a door opening on both the left and right sides which is easy to manufacture and operate and can be opened and closed accurately from either the left or right side, even in case of occurrence of some manufacturing or execution error, if only that error is kept within the range of tolerance set in advance, the present invention comprised of an inner door mounted in such a way that it covers the open surface of the closet body to be opened/closed through hinges, and an outer door disposed on the outside of this inner door and mounted in such a way as to be opened/closed through hinges against the inner door, and constructed in such a way that the inner and outer doors are opened and closed in different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventor: Takuji Minami