Patents by Inventor Norio Abe

Norio Abe 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: 8439437
    Abstract: A seat with a heating device is provided which realizes a configuration in which the arm, palms and finger tips of a user can easily be warmed when the user uses the seat with the heating device. When the user is seated in a seat with a heating device and feels cold due to it being winter, the user controls a switch to heat the seat, whereby energization of heating elements 3a, 3b, 3c is started which are connected to a power supply via electric wires. When the energization of the heating elements 3a, 3b, 3c is started, heat generated thereby is conducted to skin materials 2a, 2b, 2c and surfaces of the skin materials are warmed. When the user places his or her arm on an armrest portion 5, the arm is warmed via the skin material 2c, whereby the user can feel the sensation of comfortableness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Naruaki Akai, Norio Abe, Naohito Asami, Kazuaki Hioki, Koji Yoshimoto, Kazumi Nagayama, Yoshimitsu Fujiwara, Satoshi Arima, Hideaki Konishi, Hiroyuki Ogino, Ryuta Kondou
  • Publication number: 20120293123
    Abstract: There are provided a control device, a power-supply cord, and a charging cable to be connected to an automobile, wherein the control device includes an electric-leakage detection portion for detecting an electric leakage in the charging cable or the automobile, a connection detection portion for detecting the charging cable being connected to the automobile, and a power-supply interruption portion for controlling supply of electricity from the power-supply cord to the charging cable, and, further, the control device has a function of activating the electric-leakage detection portion in a predetermined case, in a state where the automobile charging apparatus is supplied with a commercial power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naruaki Akai, Tomoyuki Kawase, Norio Abe
  • Publication number: 20120274104
    Abstract: A seat heater includes first heat-generating elements embedded in a seat so as to correspond to first sites of a seat occupant, second heat-generating elements embedded in the seat so as to correspond to second sites of the seat occupant, and a controller for executing a fluctuation control in which a first set temperature of the first heat-generating elements and a second set temperature of the second heat-generating elements are increased or decreased in each of a plurality of predetermined time periods. The controller sets the first set temperature to be higher than the second set temperature in one of the time periods and sets the second set temperature to be higher than the first set temperature in another of the time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Nishikawa, Norio Abe, Kazuaki Hioki, Hiroyuki Ogino
  • Patent number: 8278602
    Abstract: A heating element includes a base material and a heater disposed on the base material, which can be deformed to accommodate a part of the heater. A steering wheel equipped with the heating element is free from surface protrusions caused by the heater. Employment of a linear heater reduces connections between the heater and power supply lines, and a high connecting reliability is obtained. The steering wheel includes the heating element and the power lines, and connections between the heating element and the power lines are disposed in the boss portion of the steering wheel. The steering wheel is further provided with a temperature detector, a temperature detector heater and a temperature controller, and the detector and the detector heater are disposed in the boss portion. Thus, a steering wheel with a good grip and a good appearance can be provided at a low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yoneyama, Naohito Asami, Akira Shiratake, Norio Abe, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20120228277
    Abstract: A vehicle seat heater 10, which is to be fitted to a vehicle seat 50 and which includes a base seat 12 and a heater wire 14 laid in the base seat 12, has a reinforcing seat 18 attached in a side portion 10b placed in a seat side portion 50c of the vehicle seat 50. Edges of the reinforcing seat 18 have portions 18a extending in back-and-forth directions of the side portion 10b and opposing each other at least on a front side of the side portion 10b, where a laying area for the heater wire 14 is provided between the opposing portions 18a. Thus, disconnections of the heater wire 14 can be suppressed in the side portions 10b of the vehicle seat heater 10 placed in the seat side portions 50c of the vehicle seat 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Abe, Yoshimitsu Fujiwara, Kazuaki Hioki, Masanori Nishikawa, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20120228961
    Abstract: There are: a communication sheet that propagates electromagnetic wave; a wireless communication part arranged close to the communication sheet, and stores predetermined information, and wirelessly transmits the predetermined information to the communication sheet; a shield part that shields a radio signal wirelessly transmitted from the wireless communication part; an operation part that enables or disables wireless communication between the communication sheet and the wireless communication part; and a discrimination part that discriminates contents of operation by the operation part based on the predetermined information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless communication part. According to an operation by said operation part to disable the wireless communication between said communication sheet and the wireless communication part, said shield part shields the radio signal from the wireless communication part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Ito, Hiroya Ando, Norio Abe, Nobuyuki Nakagawa, Yusuke Satoh
  • Publication number: 20120228903
    Abstract: A vehicle seat heater 10, which is to be fitted to a vehicle seat 50, includes a base seat 12 and a heater wire 14 laid in the base seat 12. The heater wire 14 is laid in the base seat 12 so as not to orthogonally intersect its predicted wrinkle lines R. As a result, disconnections of the heater wire 14 caused by repeated deformations of the vehicle seat heater 10 can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Abe, Yoshimitsu Fujiwara, Kazuaki Hioki, Masanori Nishikawa, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20120168420
    Abstract: A seat heating device of the invention includes a cover covering a rear side of a seat back through a bottom side of a seat part and a heater being flexible and disposed behind the cover and between the cover and the seat. With this configuration, radiant heating of lower legs and feet of a back seat passenger is realized with a single heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ogino, Norio Abe, Yukio Abe, Koji Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20120049586
    Abstract: A planar heating device and a seat equipped with the device include: first and second warming heaters (1, 2) connected in parallel with electric power source (4); thermistor (5); thermostat (6) connected in series with second warming heater (2); a heating part, i.e., first warming heater (1), that heats thermistor (5) and thermostat (6); and controller (3) to control temperatures of first and second warming heaters (1, 2) in accordance with temperature information from thermistor (5). For a period until thermostat (6) turns off, quick-heating property is improved by energizing first and second warming heaters (1, 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Yoshimoto, Norio Abe, Kazuaki Hioki, Hiroyuki Ogino
  • Publication number: 20110163576
    Abstract: A seat with a heating device is provided which realizes a configuration in which the arm, palms and finger tips of a user can easily be warmed when the user uses the seat with the heating device. When the user is seated in a seat with a heating device and feels cold due to it being winter, the user controls a switch to heat the seat, whereby energization of heating elements 3a, 3b, 3c is started which are connected to a power supply via electric wires. When the energization of the heating elements 3a, 3b, 3c is started, heat generated thereby is conducted to skin materials 2a, 2b, 2c and surfaces of the skin materials are warmed. When the user places his or her arm on an armrest portion 5, the arm is warmed via the skin material 2c, whereby the user can feel the sensation of comfortableness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naruaki Akai, Norio Abe, Naohito Asami, Kazuaki Hioki, Koji Yoshimoto, Kazumi Nagayama, Yoshimitsu Fujiwara, Satoshi Arima, Hideaki Konishi, Hiroyuki Ogino, Ryuta Kondou
  • Publication number: 20100258645
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system is provided in which infrared rays radiated from a surface of a thermal radiation member at the time of heating are emitted to a bodily portion of an occupant which extends from his or her head to shoulders for implementation of effective heading. In a case of a planar heating element 2 being installed above a side windowpane, the planar heating element 2 is installed so as to confront an upper body of an occupant who is seated in a seat which extends from his or her head to shoulders, and when the planar heating element 2 is energized, an upper body of the front-seat occupant can be warmed by radiation heat. In a case of a planar heating element 3 being installed in a center pillar portion, when the planar heating element 3 is energized, the upper body of the front-seat occupant can be warmed by radiation heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hioki, Koji Yoshimoto, Naohito Asami, Norio Abe, Satoshi Arima, Hideaki Konishi, Hiroyuki Ogino, Ryuta Kondou
  • Publication number: 20100224612
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a highly durable sheet-heating element that has flexibility for making a seat more comfortable, that alleviates load stress for a heater wire while being seated, and that prevents the heater wire from being disconnected. Since a sheet-heating element related to the invention has a configuration in which a base member (11) of a sheet-heating element (10) is made of a flexible non-woven, it is possible to obtain flexibility for making the seat more comfortable. Also, since a surface of the base member (11) is subjected to a calender process so as to harden the surface, it is possible to stably obtain a hardness of for preventing a heater wire (12) from being disconnected when the load stress occurs while being seated. Accordingly, it is possible to make the seat more comfortable and to obtain high durability for preventing the heater wire (12) from being disconnected when the load stress occurs while being seated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naohito Asami, Yoshimitsu Fujiwara, Kazumi Nagayama, Norio Abe
  • Publication number: 20090143039
    Abstract: An RSSI detecting unit measures a receiving power level of a signal receive from a base station, and notifies a mode change control unit of the measurement result. A Ec/Io detecting unit measures a Ec/Io level of the signal received from the base station, and notifies the mode change control unit of the measurement result. The mode change control unit discriminates the change of the operation mode in consideration of not only the receiving power level, but also the Ec/Io level, and does not change the Simultaneous-Mode from the Hybrid-Mode unless at least the Ec/Io level exceeds a threshold line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Jiro Ishikawa, Norio Abe
  • Publication number: 20080210048
    Abstract: A heating element includes a base material and a heater disposed on the base material, which can be deformed to accommodate a part of the heater. A steering wheel equipped with the heating element is free from surface protrusions caused by the heater. Employment of a linear heater reduces connections between the heater and power supply lines, and a high connecting reliability is obtained. The steering wheel includes the heating element and the power lines, and connections between the heating element and the power lines are disposed in the boss portion of the steering wheel. The steering wheel is further provided with a temperature detector, a temperature detector heater and a temperature controller, and the detector and the detector heater are disposed in the boss portion. Thus, a steering wheel with a good grip and a good appearance can be provided at a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru YONEYAMA, Naohito Asami, Akira Shiratake, Norio Abe, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20070246456
    Abstract: A sheet heater structured so that heating wire is fixed to air-passing base material by sewing. This structure can provide a sheet heater that has improved durability of heating wire 2 against the load imposed on the seat during sitting, comfortable feeling of sitting in the seat, and high air-passing capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yoneyama, Naohito Asami, Akira Shiratake, Norio Abe, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Patent number: 7244914
    Abstract: A sheet heater structured so that heating wire is fixed to air-passing base material by sewing. This structure can provide a sheet heater that has improved durability of heating wire 2 against the load imposed on the seat during sitting, comfortable feeling of sitting in the seat, and high air-passing capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yoneyama, Naohito Asami, Akira Shiratake, Norio Abe, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Patent number: 7127229
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a cellular phone to be used for emergency reports that performs GPS positioning by means of remote control from an emergency report center, and transmits positional information to the emergency report center. The emergency report cellular phone according to the present invention is constituted such that when an emergency report switch thereof is depressed, a call request is made to the emergency report center. The emergency report center transmits a response signal with the result that a call link is formed between the emergency report cellular phone and the emergency report center. Following completion of the telephone call, the emergency report center transmits a position recalculation command message, by means of a DTMF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Baba, Teruhide Kunimitsu, Kenji Sekine, Mikio Iwakuni, Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Toshiaki Yuasa, Toshihiro Takahashi, Norio Abe, Shuji Konishi, Tadashi Kogure, Jun Yoshida, Katsuya Kaneda, Isao Ohki, Masaru Akiyama, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6969827
    Abstract: A heating element used for a heated seat assembly of the present invention comprises a base material made of hotmelt material, and a linear heater disposed at a predetermined pattern on the base material. The linear heater is fixed by adhesion or sewing onto the base material. In one example of the present invention, the linear heater is characterized in that a plurality of conductors and threads are braided into the linear heater. In another example, a number of threads comprising the linear heater is at least the same with a number of conductors. According to the heating element of the present invention and the method of manufacturing the heated seat assembly according to the present invention, a heated seat assembly with excellent seating comfort and even seat temperature can be obtained, and the heating element is durable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yoneyama, Naohito Asami, Akira Shiratake, Norio Abe, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20040069762
    Abstract: A heating element used for a heated seat assembly of the present invention comprises a base material made of hotmelt material, and a linear heater disposed at a predetermined pattern on the base material. The linear heater is fixed by adhesion or sewing onto the base material. In one example of the present invention, the linear heater is characterized in that a plurality of conductors and threads are braided into the linear heater. In another example, a number of threads comprising the linear heater is at least the same with a number of conductors. According to the heating element of the present invention and the method of manufacturing the heated seat assembly according to the present invention, a heated seat assembly with excellent seating comfort and even seat temperature can be obtained, and a durability of the heating element improves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Mitsuru Yoneyama, Naohito Asami, Akira Shiratake, Norio Abe, Kazumi Nagayama
  • Patent number: 6666183
    Abstract: To provide a V-type internal combustion engine capable of forming a breather path having a sufficiently large flow path area without enlarging a cylinder block. A 5-cylinder V-type internal combustion engine includes a breather apparatus, a crankshaft having three crankpins and a cylinder block formed with a front bank of three cylinders and a rear bank of two cylinders. Two crankpins disposed at both ends are connected with two connecting rods connected to pistons fitted to cylinder bores formed in the front and the rear banks. A crankpin disposed in the middle is connected only with a connecting rod connected to a piston fitted to a cylinder bore formed at a middle of the front bank and in the rear bank. A breather path of a breather apparatus is formed at a space portion between the two cylinder bores at a position opposed to the cylinder bore in the middle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Abe, Katsunori Takahashi