ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,926, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to TOTO Ltd. (Kitakyushu, Japan).
"Sanitary washing device and toilet device" was invented by Hitomi Tabei (Kitakyushu, Japan) and Toshinari Yaoka (Kitakyushu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanitary washing device is mounted on a flush toilet. The flush toilet includes a bowl. The bowl receives human waste. The sanitary washing device includes a private part washing nozzle, a casing, and a light-irradiating part. The private part washing nozzle is configured to advance and retreat. The private part washing nozzle includes a water discharge port. The water discharge port discharges wash wa...