Patents by Inventor Minoru Kashiwabara

Minoru Kashiwabara 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: 8209878
    Abstract: A drying system for a hair removing device is safe and convenient for drying and sterilizing a cutter head with a sufficient amount of heat. The drying system includes a casing having a dry chamber with a top opening for detachably receiving a cutter head of the hair removing device, and a heater for heating the cutter head, a blower for generating a forced air flow and drying the cutter head. A lid is provided to close the top opening of the dry chamber such that the drying chamber is kept free from the entry of the environmental dust, which enables to heat the cutter head at an elevated temperature for effective sterilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ueda, Shin Hosokawa, Yasuo Ibuki, Minoru Kashiwabara, Kazuya Shigeta
  • Patent number: 8051579
    Abstract: A dryer for hair shaving devices includes a casing having a drying space for removably receiving a blade portion of a hair shaving device, and a heater and a fan for drying the blade portion received in the drying space. Also, a control unit is provided for controlling output power of the heater and the fan to perform operation modes, the operation modes include a drying operation mode in which the heater and the fan are driven simultaneously and a sterilizing operation mode in which the heater alone is driven with the fan kept stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Ueda, Minoru Kashiwabara, Yasuo Ibuki
  • Publication number: 20090243520
    Abstract: A linear vibration motor includes a stator formed of an electromagnet with a winding, a vibrator provided with a permanent magnet and a control unit for controlling a driving current supplied to the winding of the electromagnet. The linear vibration motor is configured to reciprocate the vibrator relative to the stator. A method for controlling operation of the linear vibration motor includes: providing a non-energization period during which no driving current flows through the winding of the electromagnet, the non-energization period being equal to greater than a ΒΌ cycle; detecting an electromotive voltage induced in the winding as the vibrator makes vibrating movement within the non-energization period; detecting the displacement, velocity or acceleration of the vibrator based on the electromotive voltage thus detected; and controlling the driving current supplied to the winding based on the displacement, velocity or acceleration of the vibrator thus detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Kashiwabara, Yasuo Ibuki
  • Publication number: 20080282572
    Abstract: A drying system for a hair removing device is safe and convenient for drying and sterilizing a cutter head with a sufficient amount of heat. The drying system includes a casing having a dry chamber with a top opening for detachably receiving a cutter head of the hair removing device, and a heater for heating the cutter head, a blower for generating a forced air flow and drying the cutter head. A lid is provided to close the top opening of the dry chamber such that the drying chamber is kept free from the entry of the environmental dust, which enables to heat the cutter head at an elevated temperature for effective sterilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Yasunori Ueda, Shin HOSOKAWA, Yasuo IBUKI, Minoru KASHIWABARA, Kazuya SHIGETA
  • Publication number: 20080282576
    Abstract: A dryer for hair shaving devices includes a casing having a drying space for removably receiving a blade portion of a hair shaving device, and a heater and a fan for drying the blade portion received in the drying space. Also, a control unit is provided for controlling output power of the heater and the fan to perform operation modes, the operation modes include a drying operation mode in which the heater and the fan are driven simultaneously and a sterilizing operation mode in which the heater alone is driven with the fan kept stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori UEDA, Minoru KASHIWABARA, Yasuo IBUKI