Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Flush closet – Bowl
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2011-12-27
Glessner, Brian (Department: 3633)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Flush closet
Bowl
C004S444000, C004S313000, C004S302000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082607
ABSTRACT:
A sanitary cleansing apparatus includes: a main body incorporating a water discharge nozzle that squirts water from a water discharge port; a toilet seat rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively anterior position of the main body; a toilet lid rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively posterior position of the main body and generally entirely covering an upper face of the toilet seat and the main body in a closed state; a transmissive window provided at a rear of the toilet lid and formed from a material different from that of the toilet lid; and a human body detection sensor provided in the upper face of the main body and being capable of detecting a human body through the transmissive window in the closed state of the toilet lid.
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Fujimura Hiroki
Fukuda Tatsuya
Matsushita Hiroyuki
Nakao Saki
Glessner Brian
Mintz Rodney
Pearne & Gordon LLP
Toto Ltd
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