Patents by Inventor Tatsunari HARASHIMA

Tatsunari HARASHIMA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230096817
    Abstract: Provided is a mist device capable of suppressing a decrease in amount of mist generated to be retained in a retaining space. A mist device 1 of the present invention includes a mist generation unit 8 that generates mist from stored water, and a mist supply unit 10 that supplies the mist generated by the mist generation unit to a retaining part that forms a retaining space having an upper part opened, the mist device is configured so that the mist supplied from the mist supply unit is retained in a retaining space 4, and the mist generation unit 8 includes a mist supply flow rate decrease suppression part 40 that suppresses a decrease in amount of mist generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Keita SAITO, Toshiharu OE, Tatsunari HARASHIMA, Genta KAWASE, Yohei IKARI, Aiko MAKI
  • Patent number: 10273672
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet main unit, a reservoir tank, and a connecting pipe member configured to connect the toilet main unit and the reservoir tank in a watertight manner after the connecting pipe member is inserted into the reservoir tank so that the reservoir tank is assembled to a predetermined installation position. The connecting pipe member includes a communicating pipe portion configured to communicate between the conduit of the toilet main unit and an interior of the tank when one end of the connecting member is inserted from the interior of the tank through the outlet of the tank into the inlet of the conduit of the toilet main unit. A horizontal adjustment portion configured to adjust the orientation of the reservoir tank to a horizontal state is provided on the toilet main unit or on the reservoir tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Harashima, Ryoko Ishimaru, Kenichi Nakamura, Shoko Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 10174490
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a reservoir tank assembled from above or behind to a predetermined installation position on the rear side of the conduit of a toilet main unit; a connecting pipe member, one end of which is disposed on the conduit of the toilet main unit, and the other end of which is connected to a reservoir tank; a tank-side connecting portion, disposed on the front side of the reservoir tank and connected to a connecting pipe member; and a seal member, connected in a watertight manner between a connecting pipe member and a tank-side connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Harashima, Ryoko Ishimaru, Kenichi Nakamura, Shoko Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 10174489
    Abstract: A flush toilet apparatus for discharging waste by a jet pump action is disclosed. The flush toilet apparatus has an overflow portion configured to overflow a portion of flush water flowing from a throat pipe into a water conduit into a reservoir tank so that when the flow rate of water flowing inside the throat pipe exceeds a predetermined specified flow rate, the flow rate of water supplied from the water conduit to a bowl portion is reduced to less than a predetermined specified flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoko Ishimaru, Tatsunari Harashima, Hidekazu Kitaura
  • Publication number: 20170350108
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a reservoir tank assembled from above or behind to a predetermined installation position on the rear side of the conduit of a toilet main unit; a connecting pipe member, one end of which is disposed on the conduit of the toilet main unit, and the other end of which is connected to a reservoir tank; a tank-side connecting portion, disposed on the front side of the reservoir tank and connected to a connecting pipe member; and a seal member, connected in a watertight manner between a connecting pipe member and a tank-side connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsunari HARASHIMA, Ryoko ISHIMARU, Kenichi NAKAMURA, Shoko IMAIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20170350110
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet main unit, a reservoir tank, and a connecting pipe member configured to connect the toilet main unit and the reservoir tank in a watertight manner after the connecting pipe member is inserted into the reservoir tank so that the reservoir tank is assembled to a predetermined installation position. The connecting pipe member includes a communicating pipe portion configured to communicate between the conduit of the toilet main unit and an interior of the tank when one end of the connecting member is inserted from the interior of the tank through the outlet of the tank into the inlet of the conduit of the toilet main unit. A horizontal adjustment portion configured to adjust the orientation of the reservoir tank to a horizontal state is provided on the toilet main unit or on the reservoir tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsunari HARASHIMA, Ryoko ISHIMARU, Kenichi NAKAMURA, Shoko IMAIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20170089052
    Abstract: A flush toilet apparatus for discharging waste by a jet pump action is disclosed. The flush toilet apparatus has an overflow portion configured to overflow a portion of flush water flowing from a throat pipe into a water conduit into a reservoir tank so that when the flow rate of water flowing inside the throat pipe exceeds a predetermined specified flow rate, the flow rate of water supplied from the water conduit to a bowl portion is reduced to less than a predetermined specified flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ryoko ISHIMARU, Tatsunari HARASHIMA, Hidekazu KITAURA