Patents by Inventor Toru Goto

Toru Goto 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: 20070240768
    Abstract: A lifting pipe for a pump-type liquid container includes a draw-up pipe for drawing a liquid within a liquid container main body; a pouring pipe for communicating between the draw-up pipe and an exterior; and a safety valve mechanism for stanching the liquid when the liquid container main body is overturned. The safety valve mechanism comprises a case main body and a valve retainer having a safety valve. The case main body is decomposable and communicates between the draw-up pipe and the pouring pipe. The valve retainer is removably fitted within the case main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicants: Thermos Limited Liability Company, Thermos K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Odaira, Toru Goto
  • Patent number: 6401964
    Abstract: The portable thermos receptacle has a receptacle main body containing an inner shell, an outer shell and a heat-insulating section defined between the inner shell and the outer shell, and a cover removably applied to an opening of the receptacle main body. The thermos receptacle has on the outer shell non-slip means over a zone covering both a center of gravity when the receptacle is full and a center of gravity when the receptacle is empty. The portable. thermos receptacle has a cylindrical shape which reduces toward the top or bottom. The non-slip means is a recess, ridge or corrugated portion which is formed integrally with the outer shell or a synthetic resin non-slip member attached to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Shoji Toida, Yasuhiro Kowa
  • Publication number: 20010010313
    Abstract: The portable thermos receptacle has a receptacle main body containing an inner shell, an outer shell and a heat-insulating section defined between the inner shell and the outer shell, and a cover removably applied to an opening of the receptacle main body. The thermos receptacle has on the outer shell non-slip means over a zone covering both a center of gravity when the receptacle is full and a center of gravity when the receptacle is empty. The portable thermos receptacle has a cylindrical shape which reduces toward the top or bottom. The non-slip means is a recess, ridge or corrugated portion which is formed integrally with the outer shell or a synthetic resin non-slip member attached to the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Shoji Toida, Yasuhiro Kowa
  • Publication number: 20010010314
    Abstract: The portable thermos receptacle has a receptacle main body containing an inner shell, an outer shell and a heat-insulating section defined between the inner shell and the outer shell, and a cover removably applied to an opening of the receptacle main body. The thermos receptacle has on the outer shell non-slip means over a zone covering both a center of gravity when the receptacle is full and a center of gravity when the receptacle is empty. The portable thermos receptacle has a cylindrical shape which reduces toward the top or bottom. The non-slip means is a recess, ridge or corrugated portion which is formed integrally with the outer shell or a synthetic resin non-slip member attached to the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Shoji Toida, Yasuhiro Kowa
  • Patent number: 6216903
    Abstract: A bi-directional closure to dispense liquid through the open mouth of a container having a projecting handle. The closure includes a closing member fitting into the container open mouth to seal the mouth and the closing member has a pair of spaced outlet ports. A lid is rotatably mounted relative to the closing member and has a pair of spaced liquid pouring openings and a pair of spaced air holes and an operating lever is mounted on one of the closing member and lid and projects therefrom for rotating one relative to the other. When the lid is in a home position relative to the closing member with the operating lever aligned with the container handle the pair of outlet ports of the closing member are sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Hirose, Yasuhiro Kowa, Toru Goto
  • Patent number: 6170693
    Abstract: The drinking receptacle has excellent portability and is free from deposition of dusts on and around the drinking spout. An inner cover 3 applied to the top of a receptacle main body 2 which has heat insulation function and an outer cover 4 applied to the inner cover are sealed from each other with a water-sealing structure. The inner cover 3 has, on its cover plate 31 covering the upper opening of the receptacle main body 2, a drinking spout 34 and an air vent 35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Goto
  • Patent number: 6119888
    Abstract: The portable insulating receptacle has a receptacle main body containing an inner shell, an outer shell and a heat-insulating section defined between the inner shell and the outer shell, and a cover removably applied to an opening of the receptacle main body. The insulating receptacle has on the outer shell non-slip means over a zone covering both a center of gravity when the receptacle is full and a center of gravity when the receptacle is empty. The portable insulating receptacle has a cylindrical shape which reduces toward the top or bottom. The non-slip means is a recess, ridge or corrugated portion which is formed integrally with the outer shell or a synthetic resin non-slip member attached to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Shoji Toida, Yasuhiro Kowa
  • Patent number: 6079589
    Abstract: A drinking receptacle cover to be removably applied to an opening of a receptacle main body. This cover has on its top plate a drinking spout which can be shut off and a negative pressure relief valve. The spout contains a drinking spout main body which protrudes from the top plate and has a channel; a drinking spout portion which is fitted on the drinking spout main body to be shiftable in the axial direction so as to open and close the channel; and a drinking spout cap which can be removably applied to the drinking spout portion; and the channel can be opened and closed by the shift of the drinking spout portion which occurs with fitting and removal of the drinking spout cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Matsuyama, Shoji Toida, Yasuhiro Kowa, Toru Goto, Rikiya Kato
  • Patent number: 5761953
    Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to permit the non-destructive examination of the embrittlement of two-phase stainless steel. There remains anxiety about the reliability of methods based on conventional formulae because an actual machine is not examined to confirm its degree of embrittlement, and its Charpy impact absorption energy at room temperature cannot be estimated accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Takeshi Naito, Shintaro Kumano
  • Patent number: 5549039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-insulating (adiabatic) cooking container which is ideal for use in cooking, wherein partially-cooked food or the like is thermally insulated with the finished cuisine being prepared thereafter, and, in particular, in which the opening-closing operation of the lid is easily accomplished. The heat-insulating cooking container of the present invention comprises a connecting portion connecting an outer container and a lid member which is equipped with a hinge axis axially supporting the lid member such that this lid member can be opened and closed with respect to the outer container, and a biasing member for biasing the lid member in an opening direction; and a stopping member for maintaining a state in which the lid member is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Ito, Toru Goto, Kazuhiro Kawamura, Hiroyuki Tomuro
  • Patent number: D363641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Yukari Kawamura
  • Patent number: D363642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Yukari Kawamura
  • Patent number: D363665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Yukari Kawamura
  • Patent number: D363666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Yukari Kawamura
  • Patent number: D371936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Yukari Kawamura
  • Patent number: D375018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Seiichi Ito, Kunio Hatsumoto, Takashi Kato
  • Patent number: D375019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Seiichi Ito, Kunio Hatsumoto, Yasuhiro Murakami
  • Patent number: D376065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Ito, Toru Goto, Yasuhiro Murakami
  • Patent number: D381243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Goto, Takeshi Kuwana, Masashi Yamada, Takashi Kato
  • Patent number: D409451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Rikiya Kato, Shoji Toida, Yasuhiro Kowa, Toru Goto