This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Toto Ltd.. Active years: 1996.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1996
Title: Katsuichi Irifune and His Toilet Flushing System
Introduction
Katsuichi Irifune is an inventor associated with Fukuoka, Japan, and Toto Ltd. His recorded patent concerns a pressurized water supply system designed to improve how a toilet flushes.
Latest Patents
Irifune’s listed patent, “Siphon-jet flush water supply system for toilet stool,” describes a toilet bowl connected to a trap drainage passage. A pressurizing unit, such as a water pump, draws water from an external supply and sends it at higher pressure through a jet hole toward the passage. The resulting flow helps create a siphon that carries sewage out of the bowl. Irifune is credited with 1 patent in the provided information.
Career Highlights
Irifune’s recorded invention focuses on toilet-flushing technology and the use of a pressurized water jet to initiate siphon flow. He is associated with Toto Ltd., a company known for its work in sanitary products.
Collaborations
The provided information lists Shinji Shibata and Takashi Yoshioka as Irifune’s coworkers. It does not specify whether they collaborated with him on this patent.
Conclusion
Katsuichi Irifune’s recorded patent presents a practical approach to toilet flushing by using a pressurized jet to help generate siphon flow and discharge waste.
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