Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki FURUTANI

Yasuyuki FURUTANI 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: 10358808
    Abstract: A toilet device includes a private part cleaning device, a warm air dying device, and a shutter and, when drying a private part using the warm air drying device, the shutter is configured to rotate such that a rear surface is directed toward an upper side and open an outlet, and the warm air drying device is configured to blow out warm air from the outlet to the rear surface of the shutter directed to the upper side and to cause the warm air guided by the shutter to be blown out to the private part side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Komatsu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Yasuyuki Furutani, Ryosuke Nakamura, Tomoya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10208470
    Abstract: A method for removing odors produced in a toilet main unit of a toilet is made available. Specifically, a deodorizing unit having an air expulsion port and an air suctioning port is provided in a rear portion of the toilet main unit, and air is circulated by expelling air through the expulsion port such as to laterally swirl the air along an inner surface of the toilet's bowl, and by suctioning swirled returning air via the suctioning port. Deodorization is carried out in the course of circulating the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lixil Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Komatsu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Yasuyuki Furutani, Dai Goto, Takuma Uchiyama, Kensaku Hiraoka, Tomoya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10145094
    Abstract: A sanitary apparatus includes: a fan; an air-blowing passage provided on a downstream side from the fan and includes a first air-blowing passage and a second air-blowing passage partitioned from each other; a heater for heating air of the first air-blowing passage; and an ion generating device generating ions to be carried by the air blowing of the second air-blowing passage, in which the ion generating device is installed on a downstream side from the heater so that the generated ions join the air blown from the first air-blowing passage by the air blowing of the second air-blowing passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Lixil Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Komatsu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Yasuyuki Furutani
  • Publication number: 20180245326
    Abstract: This toilet deodorizing method includes forming a lateral swirl flow of air laterally swirling along an inner surface of a toilet main body and a traversal flow of air traversing the inside of the toilet main body, by discharging air into the toilet main body of a toilet through a discharge port and suctioning air in the toilet main body through a suction port; and deodorizing an odor in the toilet main body by using a deodorizing cartridge (deodorizing device) for eliminating an odorous component of air which flows due to the lateral swirl flow and the traversal flow and is suctioned through the suction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Tingjian GONG, Hiroaki WATANABE, Toshihiko KOMATSU, Yasuyuki FURUTANI, Masato WAKABAYASHI, Tomoya SASAKI, Hirokazu SHIMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180238037
    Abstract: A toilet device includes a private part cleaning device, a warm air dying device, and a shutter and, when drying a private part using the warm air drying device, the shutter is configured to rotate such that a rear surface is directed toward an upper side and open an outlet, and the warm air drying device is configured to blow out warm air from the outlet to the rear surface of the shutter directed to the upper side and to cause the warm air guided by the shutter to be blown out to the private part side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko KOMATSU, Hiroaki WATANABE, Yasuyuki FURUTANI, Ryosuke NAKAMURA, Tomoya SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20170314247
    Abstract: A sanitary apparatus includes: a fan; an air-blowing passage provided on a downstream side from the fan and includes a first air-blowing passage and a second air-blowing passage partitioned from each other; a heater for heating air of the first air-blowing passage; and an ion generating device generating ions to be carried by the air blowing of the second air-blowing passage, in which the ion generating device is installed on a downstream side from the heater so that the generated ions join the air blown from the first air-blowing passage by the air blowing of the second air-blowing passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Toshihiko Komatsu, Hiroaki Watanabe, Yasuyuki Furutani
  • Publication number: 20170067240
    Abstract: A method for removing odors produced in a toilet main unit of a toilet is made available. Specifically, a deodorizing unit having an air expulsion port and an air suctioning port is provided in a rear portion of the toilet main unit, and air is circulated by expelling air through the expulsion port such as to laterally swirl the air along an inner surface of the toilet's bowl, and by suctioning swirled returning air via the suctioning port. Deodorization is carried out in the course of circulating the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko KOMATSU, Hiroaki WATANABE, Yasuyuki FURUTANI, Dai GOTO, Takuma UCHIYAMA, Kensaku HIRAOKA, Tomoya SASAKI