Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kikuya

Kazuhiro Kikuya 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).

  • Patent number: 7414206
    Abstract: A control panel for a vehicle air conditioner includes a dial configured to be turned to change a setting of an object selected from among a plurality of objects. A control panel for a vehicle air conditioner includes a switch configured to be pushed to change a setting of an object, a display adjacent to the switch, and an arrow formed on the display and configured to be turned on/off to point the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kikuya
  • Patent number: 7141748
    Abstract: A multifunctional switch with an indicator for selecting and switching a plurality of functions is disclosed. The multifunctional switch is provided with a dial knob capable of being pushed in an axial direction and rotated; a window formed at a center of the dial knob; an indicator configured to indicate a selected function; an indicator support configured to support the indicator and disposed at a rear of the dial knob, the dial knob being rotatably fitted on the indicator support and movable with the indicator support In the axial direction; and means for anti-rotation of the indicator support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumasa Tanaka, Kazuhiro Kikuya
  • Publication number: 20060163045
    Abstract: A control panel for a vehicle air conditioner includes a dial configured to be turned to change a setting of an object selected from among a plurality of objects. A control panel for a vehicle air conditioner includes a switch configured to be pushed to change a setting of an object, a display adjacent to the switch, and an arrow formed on the display and configured to be turned on/off to point the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kikuya
  • Publication number: 20050224322
    Abstract: A multifunctional switch with an indicator for selecting and switching a plurality of functions is disclosed. The multifunctional switch is provided with a dial knob capable of being pushed in an axial direction and rotated; a window formed at a center of the dial knob; an indicator configured to indicate a selected function; an indicator support configured to support the indicator and disposed at a rear of the dial knob, the dial knob being rotatably fitted on the indicator support and movable with the indicator support In the axial direction; and means for anti-rotation of the indicator support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kikuya, Kazumasa Tanaka