Patents by Inventor Mamoru Minamide

Mamoru Minamide 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: 10899297
    Abstract: A submergence detection device includes: a housing in which an opening is formed; and a detection electrode disposed inside the housing and configured to detect a submergence. A through hole is formed in the housing. When seen from the opening, a wall surface that is located in the housing farther than a position of the through hole is watertight. When seen from the opening, the detection electrode is disposed closer to the opening than the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Takayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Fujii, Mamoru Minamide, Hideyo Kakuno
  • Publication number: 20200047695
    Abstract: A submergence detection device includes: a housing in which an opening is formed; and a detection electrode disposed inside the housing and configured to detect a submergence. A through hole is formed in the housing. When seen from the opening, a wall surface that is located in the housing farther than a position of the through hole is watertight. When seen from the opening, the detection electrode is disposed closer to the opening than the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Takayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Fujii, Mamoru Minamide, Hideyo Kakuno
  • Publication number: 20190275953
    Abstract: A mounting structure is provided which includes: a holding member provided on a mounting surface on a side of a vehicle body; and a held member provided on a casing, at least partially configured of an elastic body, and configured to be held by the holding member. The held member is mounted in a state of pressing the elastic member due to elastic force (indicated by a dotted arrow) of the elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Takayuki Suzuki, Yuichi Fujii, Mamoru Minamide, Takuya Eguchi
  • Patent number: 9679715
    Abstract: A vehicle switch device has a selection switch having an operation part that, when operated, selects at least one of a plurality of driving target vehicle components mounted on a vehicle, and an operation switch that is separately operable from the selection switch, and drives the selected driving target vehicle component when operated. The operation switch has a single holding operation knob that swings so as to have a front portion thereof pushed down or pulled up. The single holding operation knob is structured to allow a palm of a hand to be placed on an upper face thereof, and fingers of the hand other than a thumb to be placed on the front portion. The operation part is disposed on a side face of the holding operation knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Mamoru Minamide
  • Publication number: 20160027596
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle switch device capable of preventing an operating error while improving the operability. A power window switch device 10 is provided with a window opening/closing switch 2 which is operated for opening and closing a window of a vehicle and a window selection switch 3 which is operated for selecting an opening/closing target window. The window opening/closing switch 2 includes a single holding operation knob 21 which can be operated to swing to be pushed down or pulled up by putting a palm of a hand (right hand) Hr on an upper face 21u and holding the holding operation knob 21 in a wrapped state with fingers F2 to F5 other than a thumb F1 and the palm of the hand Hr. The window selection switch 3 includes operation parts 34a to 34e which are disposed on the side face of the holding operation knob 21 and operable with the thumb F1 of the hand Hr holding the holding operation knob 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Mamoru Minamide