Patents by Inventor Yusuke TONE

Yusuke TONE 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: 20260062905
    Abstract: The flush toilet includes a toilet body including a bowl, a drain trap pipeline, and a skirt surrounding the bowl and the drain trap pipeline from the outside; a tank device disposed in a space that is inside the toilet body and that is located below the bowl, the tank device being configured to store flush water; and a functional device configured to supply flush water to the toilet body. The tank device includes a first tank portion and a second tank portion that are disposed on one side and another side, respectively, with respect to the center of the toilet body in the left-right direction in top view. The length of the second tank portion in the front-rear direction is set to be less than or equal to half the length of the first tank portion in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki YAMASAKI, Hideo IWAKI, Masaaki MOMOE, Yusuke TONE, Kotaro HADA, So OTANI, Daichi HARA
  • Publication number: 20260062908
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes: a main toilet unit having a bowl portion and a discharge trap pipe; a jet spout port; a jet water conduit configured to supply flush water to the jet spout port, a tank configured to temporarily store the flush water; and a pump configured to pump up the flush water stored in the tank. The jet water conduit has a downstream side water conduit extending to the jet spout port and an upstream side water conduit connected to the downstream side water conduit. The downstream side water conduit is made of porcelain. The sucking-up portion and the pump are positioned on one side with respect to the discharge trap pipe in a left-and-right direction. A connecting portion between the upstream side water conduit and the downstream side water conduit is also positioned on the same one side with respect to the discharge trap pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki YAMASAKI, Yusuke TONE, Masaaki MOMOE, Hideo IWAKI, Daichi HARA, Kotaro HADA, So OTANI
  • Publication number: 20260062909
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes: a main toilet unit having a bowl portion and a discharge trap pipe extending from a lower part of the bowl portion; a jet spout port configured to spout out flush water into an inside of the discharge trap pipe in a rearward direction; and a jet water conduit configured to supply the flush water to the jet spout port, wherein the jet water conduit has a downstream side water conduit extending to the jet spout port and an upstream side water conduit connected to the downstream side water conduit, the downstream side water conduit is made of porcelain, and a connecting portion between the upstream side water conduit and the downstream side water conduit is located on a rear side with respect to the jet spout port and lower than a pooled water surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro HADA, Hideo IWAKI, Masaaki MOMOE, Yusuke TONE, Yuki YAMASAKI, So OTANI, Daichi HARA
  • Publication number: 20260062904
    Abstract: A wall mounted flush toilet includes a toilet main body having a bowl, a discharge trap conduit, and a skirt provided to surround the bowl and the discharge trap conduit from outside, a tank device disposed in a space below the bowl within the toilet main body and configured to store flush water to be supplied to the toilet main body, and a fixing member configured to fix the tank device to the toilet main body. The toilet main body includes a hollow portion whose interior is formed by a closed space and a tank fixing portion at which the tank device is fixed by the fixing member, and the tank fixing portion is provided in the hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki YAMASAKI, Hideo IWAKI, Masaaki MOMOE, Yusuke TONE, Kotaro HADA, So OTANI, Daichi HARA
  • Patent number: 12084846
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet body that includes a bowl part that receives waste, a functional part that is provided on a back side of the toilet body, a panel member that covers a side surface of the functional part, a magnet that is provided on one of the panel member and the toilet body, a magnetic body that is provided on another of the panel member and the toilet body, and a holding part that holds one of the magnet and the magnetic body so as to be capable of being moved or deformed toward another of the magnet and the magnetic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Kazuya Esaki, Masaki Mori
  • Patent number: 12084847
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet body that includes a bowl part that receives waste, a functional part that is provided on a back side of the toilet body, a panel member that covers a side surface of the functional part, a magnet that is provided on one of the panel member and the toilet body, and a magnetic body that is provided on another of the panel member and the toilet body, where at least one of the panel member and the toilet body includes an attachment part that includes a recessed part for attaching the magnet or the magnetic body to the attachment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Kazuya Esaki, Masaki Mori
  • Patent number: 12024526
    Abstract: The present invention includes a fused polycyclic aromatic compound represented by general formula (1), where in formula (1), one among R1 and R2 is represented by general formula (2) and represents a substituent having three to five ring structures, and the other among R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, where in formula (2), n represents an integer of 0-2, R3 represents a divalent linking group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from benzene or naphthalene, R4 represents a divalent linking group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from an aromatic ring of an aromatic hydrocarbon, and when n is 2, a plurality of R4's may be the same as or different from each other, R5 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Nozomi Onodera, Hidenori Yakushiji, Kazuki Niimi, Satoshi Iwata, Taku Iino, Shunsuke Hori
  • Patent number: 11952764
    Abstract: A flush toilet according to embodiments includes: a toilet body, a function unit, a panel member, and a holding part. The function unit is arranged in a rear part of the toilet body. The panel member covers a side surface of the function unit. The holding part causes the toilet body and a side surface of the panel member to attract and hold to each other by using magnetic force. In a state where being attached to the toilet body, the panel member is formed to be curved toward the toilet body. The holding part is formed such that an attraction surface of a panel-side magnetic material that is provided to the panel member and an attraction surface of a body-side magnetic material that is provided to the toilet body are formed in plane-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Eiji Shiohara
  • Patent number: 11946239
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes: a toilet body; a function unit arranged in a rear part of the toilet body; a panel member covering a side surface of the function unit and including a protruding part protruding toward the toilet body; and a holding part causing the toilet body and the panel member to hold to each other by magnetic force. The toilet body includes: a reception part arranged under the protruding part and receiving the protruding part in a state where the panel member is attached to the toilet body; and a protrusion part extending upward from the reception part. When the panel member is attached to the toilet body, the protrusion part is in a position where at least a part of the protrusion part is overlapped with the protruding part in a rear view when the toilet body is viewed from behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Eiji Shiohara
  • Patent number: 11781734
    Abstract: A lens component radiates light from a light source. The lens component includes a light guiding radiation portion. The light guiding radiation portion includes a light incidence portion having an incidence surface on which the light from the light source is made incident, and a plurality of radiation mechanisms that respectively radiate to a plurality of radiation angle ranges. The incidence surface includes a close side incidence region and a distant side incidence region. The radiation angle ranges include a close side radiation angle range and a distant side radiation angle range. The light incident on the close side incidence region is radiated to the distant side radiation angle range via a corresponding distant side radiation mechanism. The light incident on the distant side incidence region is radiated to the close side radiation angle range via a corresponding close side radiation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PATLITE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Daisuke Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11739518
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet body that includes a bowl part that receives waste, a functional part that is provided on a back side of the toilet body, a panel member that covers a side surface of the functional part, a first holding part that adsorbs and holds the toilet body and a side surface of the panel member by magnetic force, and a second holding part that adsorbs and holds the functional part and a side surface of the panel member by magnetic force. The panel member is capable of being slid frontward, backward, upward, and downward in a state where the panel member is adsorbed and held by the first holding part and the second holding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Kazuya Esaki, Masaki Mori
  • Patent number: 11718981
    Abstract: Provided is a tank device capable of restraining splashing of flush water during water supply to suppress a water slapping sound. A tank device for supplying flush water stored therein to a flush toilet comprises: a tank main unit for storing flush water in an internal space 24C thereof defined by an inner wall surface which comprises a transverse surface 27B extending in a transverse direction and a standing surface 27A extending in an up-down direction; and a water supply member 26 for supplying flush water from a water supply port 26A to the internal space of the tank main unit, the water supply member 26 being configured to spout flush water toward the inner wall surface defining the internal space 24C, wherein the tank main unit comprises a flow rectifying portion 46 provided in a region of the inner wall surface to which flush water is spouted, the flow rectifying portion 46 having a convex part 46A and a concave part 46B each formed on the inner wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Shu Kashirajima, Yuuki Shinohara, Koji Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20230064176
    Abstract: A flush toilet according to embodiments includes: a toilet body, a function unit, a panel member, and a holding part. The function unit is arranged in a rear part of the toilet body. The panel member covers a side surface of the function unit. The holding part causes the toilet body and a side surface of the panel member to attract and hold to each other by using magnetic force. In a state where being attached to the toilet body, the panel member is formed to be curved toward the toilet body. The holding part is formed such that an attraction surface of a panel-side magnetic material that is provided to the panel member and an attraction surface of a body-side magnetic material that is provided to the toilet body are formed in plane-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Eiji Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20230061790
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes: a toilet body; a function unit arranged in a rear part of the toilet body; a panel member covering a side surface of the function unit and including a protruding part protruding toward the toilet body; and a holding part causing the toilet body and the panel member to hold to each other by magnetic force. The toilet body includes: a reception part arranged under the protruding part and receiving the protruding part in a state where the panel member is attached to the toilet body; and a protrusion part extending upward from the reception part. When the panel member is attached to the toilet body, the protrusion part is in a position where at least a part of the protrusion part is overlapped with the protruding part in a rear view when the toilet body is viewed from behind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Eiji Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20230056339
    Abstract: A fused polycyclic aromatic compound represented by formula (1) is provided. In formula (1), one of R1 and R2 is a substituent group represented by general formula (2). In formula (2), n is from 0 to 2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a divalent linking group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from an aromatic hydrocarbon compound or a divalent linking group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from a 6-membered or more heterocyclic compound containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, with a plurality of R4 groups able to be the same as or different from each other when n is 2, and R5 represents a residue obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from an aromatic hydrocarbon compound or a residue obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a 6-membered or more heterocyclic compound containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Nozomi Onodera, Hidenori Yakushiji, Kazuki Niimi, Satoshi Iwata, Taku Iino, Shunsuke Hori
  • Publication number: 20230047095
    Abstract: The present invention includes a fused polycyclic aromatic compound represented by general formula (1), where in formula (1), one among R1 and R2 is represented by general formula (2) and represents a substituent having three to five ring structures, and the other among R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, where in formula (2), n represents an integer of 0-2R. —R3 represents a divalent linking group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from benzene or naphthalene, R4 represents a divalent linking group obtained by removing two hydrogen atoms from an aromatic ring of an aromatic hydrocarbon, and when n is 2, a plurality of R4's may be the same as or different from each other, R5 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Nozomi Onodera, Hidenori Yakushiji, Kazuki Niimi, Satoshi Iwata, Taku Iino, Shunsuke Hori
  • Publication number: 20230020496
    Abstract: A lens component radiates light from a light source. The lens component includes a light guiding radiation portion. The light guiding radiation portion includes a light incidence portion having an incidence surface on which the light from the light source is made incident, and a plurality of radiation mechanisms that respectively radiate to a plurality of radiation angle ranges. The incidence surface includes a close side incidence region and a distant side incidence region. The radiation angle ranges include a close side radiation angle range and a distant side radiation angle range. The light incident on the close side incidence region is radiated to the distant side radiation angle range via a corresponding distant side radiation mechanism. The light incident on the distant side incidence region is radiated to the close side radiation angle range via a corresponding close side radiation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: PATLITE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke TONE, Daisuke SHIGEMATSU
  • Patent number: 11549252
    Abstract: There are included a toilet body including a bowl part that receives waste; a function unit that is arranged in a rear portion of the toilet body; a panel member that covers a side surface of the function unit; a magnet that is provided to the panel member; and a magnetic material that is provided to an attachment part of the toilet body, wherein the magnetic material is elastically deformable, and is attached to the attachment part to put the attachment part therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Shiohara, Yusuke Tone, Masaaki Momoe, Kazuya Esaki, Masaki Mori
  • Patent number: 11486123
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet main body and a tank device. The tank device includes a storage tank, and a water supply unit configured to supply flush water to the storage tank. The storage tank includes a first upper surface including a water passage port through which the flush water supplied from the water supply unit flows into the storage tank, a second upper surface that is lower than the first upper surface, and a third upper surface that is provided between the first upper surface and the second upper surface and that is lower than the second upper surface. The storage tank further includes an air vent unit that is provided at the second upper surface and that is configured to purge air from the storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Shu Kashirajima
  • Patent number: 11473283
    Abstract: A flush toilet includes a toilet main body and a tank device. The tank device includes a water supply unit a storage tank, a pump, and a suction pipe. The water supply unit is configured to supply the flush water the storage tank while the pump is being driven. The storage tank includes a large tank section that includes a lowest bottom surface of the storage tank and that is a large-capacity side, and a small tank section that is a small-capacity side. The storage tank main body includes a water supply port on an upper surface of the storage tank. The water supply unit is configured to supply the flush water to the storage tank through the water supply port. The water supply port of the storage tank and an upstream-end opening of the suction pipe are both provided on a large tank section side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tone, Shu Kashirajima