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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Tomioka, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoshi Horiuchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shingo Kasahara, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsuhiro Kawakami, Fukuoka, JP;
Toru Ueno, Fukuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Takada, Fukuoka, JP;
Yukinari Matsumoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Narumitsu Suda, Fukuoka, JP;
Shigeyuki Yamada, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/706 ; B05D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/706 ; B05D 3/00 ;
Abstract
Sanitary ware which strongly resists adhesion of dirt and which may be easily cleaned with a weak flow of water, over a long period of time, comprises a first coloring glaze layer formed on the surface of a ceramic body, a second transparent glaze layer formed on the first glaze layer, and an engobe layer formed between said body surface and said first glaze layer.