Patents by Inventor Tomohisa Hirata

Tomohisa Hirata 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: 11020755
    Abstract: A foam dispensing container (100) has a container body (40) that reserves a liquid agent (L); a head part (30) that has an outlet (20), and dispenses the liquid agent (L) delivered from the container body (40) through the outlet (20) into foam; and a pump head part (32) that allows dispensing of a predetermined amount of the foamy liquid agent (foam) through the outlet (20) each time it accepts a user's operation. The outlet (20) is formed with a contiguous geometry narrowed from an intended shape. A foam, dispensed through the outlet (20) as a result of a single or multiple operations of the pump head part (32), is built up into the intended shape in a plan view seen in the dispensing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa Hirata, Hidesato Kizaki
  • Publication number: 20200055061
    Abstract: A foam dispensing container (100) has a container body (40) that reserves a liquid agent (L); a head part (30) that has an outlet (20), and dispenses the liquid agent (L) delivered from the container body (40) through the outlet (20) into foam; and a pump head part (32) that allows dispensing of a predetermined amount of the foamy liquid agent (foam) through the outlet (20) each time it accepts a user's operation. The outlet (20) is formed with a contiguous geometry narrowed from an intended shape. A foam, dispensed through the outlet (20) as a result of a single or multiple operations of the pump head part (32), is built up into the intended shape in a plan view seen in the dispensing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa HIRATA, Hidesato KIZAKI
  • Patent number: 10478834
    Abstract: A foam dispensing container (100) has a container body (40) that reserves a liquid agent (L); a head part (30) that has an outlet (20), and dispenses the liquid agent (L) delivered from the container body (40) through the outlet (20) into foam; and a pump head part (32) that allows dispensing of a predetermined amount of the foamy liquid agent (foam) through the outlet (20) each time it accepts a user's operation. The outlet (20) is formed with a contiguous geometry narrowed from an intended shape. A foam, dispensed through the outlet (20) as a result of a single or multiple operations of the pump head part (32), is built up into the intended shape in a plan view seen in the dispensing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Hirata, Hidesato Kizaki
  • Publication number: 20180297040
    Abstract: A foam dispensing container (100) has a container body (40) that reserves a liquid agent (L); a head part (30) that has an outlet (20), and dispenses the liquid agent (L) delivered from the container body (40) through the outlet (20) into foam; and a pump head part (32) that allows dispensing of a predetermined amount of the foamy liquid agent (foam) through the outlet (20) each time it accepts a user's operation. The outlet (20) is formed with a contiguous geometry narrowed from an intended shape. A foam, dispensed through the outlet (20) as a result of a single or multiple operations of the pump head part (32), is built up into the intended shape in a plan view seen in the dispensing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa HIRATA, Hidesato KIZAKI
  • Patent number: 8793831
    Abstract: A lower face of a base body (15) includes a wave-like corrugated surface portion (19) of which cross-section in a direction perpendicular to a predetermined direction along which cleaning is performed with a cleaning device body (11) in a planar view is wave-shaped as having a ridge portion (17) and a valley portion (18) arranged alternately and continuously. The valley portion (18) of the wave-like corrugated surface portion (19) includes an oblique valley portion (18a) of which end part is opened to a side portion of the base body (15) facing to the predetermined direction as being extended obliquely against the predetermined direction to obliquely guide objects such as dust to be stuck to a cleaning sheet (13) in accordance with wiping of the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Katou, Susumu Fujinami, Kimie Sannomiya, Yukio Noda, Tomohisa Hirata, Yutaka Hamano, Takuaki Harada
  • Publication number: 20130000064
    Abstract: A lower face of a base body (15) includes a wave-like corrugated surface portion (19) of which cross-section in a direction perpendicular to a predetermined direction along which cleaning is performed with a cleaning device body (11) in a planar view is wave-shaped as having a ridge portion (17) and a valley portion (18) arranged alternately and continuously. The valley portion (18) of the wave-like corrugated surface portion (19) includes an oblique valley portion (18a) of which end part is opened to a side portion of the base body (15) facing to the predetermined direction as being extended obliquely against the predetermined direction to obliquely guide objects such as dust to be stuck to a cleaning sheet (13) in accordance with wiping of the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Katou, Susumu Fujinami, Kimie Sannomiya, Yukio Noda, Tomohisa Hirata, Yutaka Hamano, Takuaki Harada
  • Patent number: 8151403
    Abstract: A cleaning implement 1 including a cleaning article 10 having a pocket 15 and a holder 20 adapted to be inserted into the pocket 15 to hold the cleaning article 10. The pocket 15 of the cleaning article 10 has a counter bumping portion 18 in the middle between the inlet opening at one end and the opposing end thereof. The holder 20 includes a handle 21, an insertion portion 22 extending from one end of the handle 21, and a retaining means 24 for retaining the vicinity of the inlet opening of the cleaning article 10. The insertion portion 22 has a bumping portion 23 that allows the insertion portion 22 to be inserted into the pocket 15 with no substantial obstruction until it reaches a bumping position where it bumps against the counter bumping portion 18 and then restricts further insertion beyond the bumping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Wada, Hiroyuki Yanagida, Keima Takabayashi, Hidesato Kizaki, Tomohisa Hirata
  • Publication number: 20090255078
    Abstract: A cleaning implement 1 including a cleaning article 10 having a pocket 15 and a holder 20 adapted to be inserted into the pocket 15 to hold the cleaning article 10. The pocket 15 of the cleaning article 10 has a counter bumping portion 18 in the middle between the inlet opening at one end and the opposing end thereof. The holder 20 includes a handle 21, an insertion portion 22 extending from one end of the handle 21, and a retaining means 24 for retaining the vicinity of the inlet opening of the cleaning article 10. The insertion portion 22 has a bumping portion 23 that allows the insertion portion 22 to be inserted into the pocket 15 with no substantial obstruction until it reaches a bumping position where it bumps against the counter bumping portion 18 and then restricts further insertion beyond the bumping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Wada, Hiroyuki Yanagida, Keima Takabayashi, Hidesato Kizaki, Tomohisa Hirata
  • Patent number: D604468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Hirata, Hirotoshi Tawara
  • Patent number: D644386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Tawara, Susumu Fujinami, Tomohisa Hirata
  • Patent number: D654361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohisa Hirata
  • Patent number: D800554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidesato Kizaki, Tomohisa Hirata
  • Patent number: D915197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Katano, Tomohisa Hirata, Hiroshi Onishi
  • Patent number: D931726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Katano, Tomohisa Hirata, Hiroshi Onishi
  • Patent number: D988866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Machiko Katano, Tomohisa Hirata
  • Patent number: D1027643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Machiko Katano, Tomohisa Hirata