Patents by Inventor Tetsuhiro Katamune

Tetsuhiro Katamune 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).

  • Device and method of moving and controlling the position of a slidable body such as used for body cleansing
    Patent number: 4628548
    Abstract: A device for moving a cleansing nozzle connected to a water supply system includes an elongated nozzle, a cylinder in which the nozzle is axially slidable, a motor having an output shaft, a drum body mounted on the output shaft, the drum body having a cylindrical rim surface and a sectoral recess extending from the surface, a sectoral insert disposed in the recess and having a partial cylindrical surface conforming to and forming a continuation of the cylindrical rim surface, and a leaf spring having one end connected to the nozzle and the other end held between the drum body and the sectoral insert such that rotation of the drum body extends and withdraws the nozzle longitudinally as the leaf spring unwraps and wraps around the drum body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurosawa, Shigeru Niki, Shigenari Kadomatsu, Motoki Moroi, Takao Yuasa, Masami Iida, Tetsuhiro Katamune, Akiyoshi Seki, Kazutaka Ide