Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Ezoe

Yoshitaka Ezoe 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: 5864895
    Abstract: A handy body washer comprises: a main body; a pump accommodated in the main body, a tank, slidably attached to the main body to house the main body therein, and a retractable nozzle member connected to the main body. The nozzle member has a free end and a plurality of nozzle apertures formed proximate the free end. The tank comprises: (i) a bottomed cylindrical body having an open top end and a bottom end, where the bottom end has a water supply opening; (ii) a water supply cover pivotally supported on the bottom end for opening and closing the water supply opening; and (iii) a gutter formed in an inner surface of the water supply cover for introducing the washing water flowing downward into the water supply opening while the water supply cover is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignees: Toto Ltd, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Ltd
    Inventors: Masuo Ota, Miho Shirakawa, Shigehiko Fujita, Katsumi Nishimura, Yoshitaka Ezoe, Kinya Kawanobe, Hajime Miyazaki