Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Shinchi

Yoshikazu Shinchi 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: 7258126
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body having an open front, a washer tub being extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, a lid for closing the open top of the washer tub when the washer tub is fully retracted to be accommodated in the main body, and an extension member extending backward from a top rear portion of the washer tub. When the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body, a rear end of an inner wall of the washer tub is located in front of a front end of the main body and a free end of the extension member is placed under the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Shinchi, Hiroyuki Nakano, Michio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7219678
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body being generally of a box shape with an open front, a washer tub being slidably extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, and a covering member for blocking a gap to be opened between the washer tub and the main body when the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body. Therefore, when the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body, a rear end of an inner wall of the washer tub is located in front of a front end of the main body to open the gap and the opened gap is covered by the covering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Yoshikazu Shinchi, Shigeru Kubota
  • Publication number: 20040085005
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body being generally of a box shape with an open front, a washer tub being slidably extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, and a covering member for blocking a gap to be opened between the washer tub and the main body when the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body. Therefore, when the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body, a rear end of an inner wall of the washer tub is located in front of a front end of the main body to open the gap and the opened gap is covered by the covering member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Yoshikazu Shinchi, Sigeru Kubota
  • Publication number: 20040085006
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a main body having an open front, a washer tub being extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, a lid for closing the open top of the washer tub when the washer tub is fully retracted to be accommodated in the main body, and an extension member extending backward from a top rear portion of the washer tub. When the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body, a rear end of an inner wall of the washer tub is located in front of a front end of the main body and a free end of the extension member is placed under the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Shinchi, Hiroyuki Nakano, Michio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4232536
    Abstract: An agitator-type washing machine comprising an axial-airgap motor and a planetary reduction gear means, wherein a reciprocating motion of the axial-airgap motor is transmitted to an agitator via the reduction gear means in a washing action thereby making use of a high rotational speed, hence large torque and high efficiency of the axial-airgap motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wasuke Koseki, Kunihito Mori, Hideo Obata, Yoshikazu Shinchi