Patents by Inventor Akinori TOU

Akinori TOU 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).

  • Vehicle operation device
    Patent number: 11772731
    Abstract: A rotary knob that rotates in a pushed state includes an extending portion extending in a rotation direction of the rotary knob, and the extending portion includes a cutout portion cut out so as to prevent a first switch that detects that the rotary knob is pushed in from being pressed in a case where the rotary knob is in an intermediate range in which the rotary knob is in a pushed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., ASAHI DENSO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Tou, Ryohei Kitamura, Masayuki Hashimoto, Sho Sugimoto
  • VEHICLE OPERATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220274659
    Abstract: A rotary knob that rotates in a pushed state includes an extending portion extending in a rotation direction of the rotary knob, and the extending portion includes a cutout portion cut out so as to prevent a first switch that detects that the rotary knob is pushed in from being pressed in a case where the rotary knob is in an intermediate range in which the rotary knob is in a pushed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Akinori Tou, Ryohei Kitamura, Masayuki Hashimoto, Sho Sugimoto
  • Radiation image conversion panel, method for producing radiation image conversion panel, radiation image sensor, and method for producing radiation image sensor
    Patent number: 10261198
    Abstract: A radiation image conversion panel includes: a substrate; a metal oxide layer formed on the substrate, including conductivity, and including a rough surface; a first organic resin layer formed on the surface of the metal oxide layer; and a fluorescent layer formed on the first organic resin layer, including a plurality of columnar crystals, and configured to emit light in accordance with incident radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Shirakawa, Akinori Tou
  • RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL, RADIATION IMAGE SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RADIATION IMAGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180313963
    Abstract: A radiation image conversion panel includes: a substrate; a metal oxide layer formed on the substrate, including conductivity, and including a rough surface; a first organic resin layer formed on the surface of the metal oxide layer; and a fluorescent layer formed on the first organic resin layer, including a plurality of columnar crystals, and configured to emit light in accordance with incident radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SHIRAKAWA, Akinori TOU