Patents by Inventor Kazunobu Onodera

Kazunobu Onodera 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: 9202649
    Abstract: An operation device includes three contact circuits each including fixed terminals and a slider as a movable contact for selectively changing a state between the fixed terminals to an ON/OFF state, a determination unit to which the contact circuits are connected, and an operation signal generation unit that outputs a signal indicating that an operation unit is in a state of ON operation. In response to an ON operation, the slider moves from an initial position where all contact circuits are in an OFF state to an end position where all contact circuits are turned on. Assuming that one of the contact circuits is a reference contact circuit and the others are output contact circuits, the reference contact circuit is provided such that a distance from the initial position to a position where the reference contact circuit is turned on is smaller than that for the output contact circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihito Nikami, Satoru Inomata, Kenji Kawano, Kazunobu Onodera
  • Publication number: 20150144467
    Abstract: An operation device includes three contact circuits each including fixed terminals and a slider as a movable contact for selectively changing a state between the fixed terminals to an ON/OFF state, a determination unit to which the contact circuits are connected, and an operation signal generation unit that outputs a signal indicating that an operation unit is in a state of ON operation. In response to an ON operation, the slider moves from an initial position where all contact circuits are in an OFF state to an end position where all contact circuits are turned on. Assuming that one of the contact circuits is a reference contact circuit and the others are output contact circuits, the reference contact circuit is provided such that a distance from the initial position to a position where the reference contact circuit is turned on is smaller than that for the output contact circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Fumihito NIKAMI, Satoru INOMATA, Kenji KAWANO, Kazunobu ONODERA
  • Publication number: 20060007150
    Abstract: A haptic feedback input device includes an operating section that is operated by a user, a motor that pivots in conjunction with the pivot operation of the operating section, a base that pivotably holds the motor via a pivot holder (motor supporting section), a cam member and driving rods (click feeling imparting unit) which impart a click feeling according to the pivot operation of the operating section. The pivot center of the motor is disposed below the center of gravity of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kazunobu Onodera, Takuya Maeda