Patents by Inventor Taihei Oguri

Taihei Oguri 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).

  • Publication number: 20190021142
    Abstract: Provided is an induction heating cooker which can be carried to a desired position on a cooking table to conduct grill cooking using induction heating and radiation heating and includes a grill tray (8) that is placed inside a heating chamber (7) and includes an engaging section that is used for removing the grill tray (8) from the heating chamber (7) and inserting the grill tray (8) into the heating chamber (7). The grill tray (8) is configured as being placeable on a cooking table. Grill cooking is conducted using an upper heating unit which is provided above the heating chamber (7) and heats a food item inside the heating chamber (7) by radiation and a lower heating unit which is provided below the heating chamber and heats the grill tray by induction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: ISAO MIZUTA, TAIHEI OGURI, TAKAYUKI AKASHI, SHINICHI YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20190014623
    Abstract: Provided is an induction heating cooker which can be carried to a desired position on a cooking table to conduct grill cooking using induction heating and radiation heating and is configured such that a cooling fan forms an airflow in a plurality of vent channels inside a main body. The plurality of vent channels include a first vent channel. The first vent channel is configured such that an airflow from the cooling fan is directly guided from the cooling fan to an air outlet. The first vent channel is configured such that the airflow from the cooling fan and an airflow from a heating chamber are mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: TAIHEI OGURI, TAKAYUKI AKASHI, ISAO MIZUTA
  • Patent number: 9144115
    Abstract: An induction cooking device includes a light-pervious top plate on which a container with liquid contained therein is to be placed. A heating coil resides below the top plate to heat the container. An electrode is located at a portion of a lower surface of the top plate outward of a periphery of the heating coil. A capacitance detection device detects changes in capacitance of the electrode caused by liquid boiled over from the container. The top plate includes a light emitting part by which visible light, applied from a light source placed below the top plate, is transmitted to fulfill light emission. The light emitting part is located at a portion of the top plate between the periphery of the heating coil and the electrode, as viewed from above the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenzo Usui, Hidekazu Suzuki, Taihei Oguri, Hiroyuki Katsube, Kohei Kawata
  • Patent number: 8993930
    Abstract: The cooking device includes a top plate on which a container is to be placed, heating devices provided below the top plate, electrodes provided in a lower face of the top plate and including a boiling-over detection parts placed near an outer periphery of a portion of the top plate positioned above the heating devices, contact parts for supplying an AC current to the boiling-over detection parts, and contact parts for connecting the contact parts and one-side ends of the boiling-over detection parts to each other, respectively, an electrode-use capacitance detection device for detecting changes in capacitance of the boiling-over detection parts, and a control device for controlling the heating devices based on changes in capacitance detected by the electrode-use capacitance detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Suzuki, Hiroyuki Katsube, Kenzo Usui, Taihei Oguri, Kohei Kawata
  • Patent number: 8723083
    Abstract: The cooking device includes a top plate on which containers are to be placed, heating devices provided under the top plate, electrodes provided on a lower surface of the top plate, capacitance detection devices for detecting changes in capacitance of the electrodes, and a boil over determination device for determining a liquid boiled over from the containers on the basis of the changes in capacitance detected by the capacitance detection devices in heating operations of the heating devices. The electrodes have a plurality of arc-shaped detection parts provided along periphery of each of the heating devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Kawata, Hidekazu Suzuki, Kenzo Usui, Taihei Oguri, Hiroyuki Katsube
  • Patent number: 8338757
    Abstract: A cooking device includes a control mode switch selecting a control mode for controlling a heating operation; a setting switch for selecting a set value in each control mode; a heating control unit for controlling a heating unit based on the control mode and the set value inputted through the control mode switch and the setting switch; and a selection switch for selecting the operation mode. The operation modes include a first operation mode in which all of the plurality of control modes are set to be selectable and a second operation mode in which only part of the control modes are set to be selectable. The heating control unit disables at least one control mode switch when the second operation mode is selected by the selection switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Isoda, Hideaki Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ishio, Hidekazu Suzuki, Taihei Oguri
  • Publication number: 20120167776
    Abstract: The cooking device includes a top plate on which a container is to be placed, heating devices provided below the top plate, electrodes provided in a lower face of the top plate and including a boiling-over detection parts placed near an outer periphery of a portion of the top plate positioned above the heating devices contact parts for supplying an AC current to the boiling-over detection parts and contact parts for connecting the contact parts and one-side ends of the boiling-over detection parts to each other, respectively, an electrode-use capacitance detection device for detecting changes in capacitance of the boiling-over detection parts and a control device for controlling the heating devices based on changes in capacitance detected by the electrode-use capacitance detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Suzuki, Hiroyuki Katsube, Kenzo Usui, Taihei Oguri, Kohei Kawata
  • Publication number: 20120160820
    Abstract: The cooking device includes a top plate 2 on which containers 30 are to be placed, heating devices 5L, 5R provided under the top plate 2, electrodes 15, 16, 17 provided on a lower surface of the top plate 2, capacitance detection devices 18, 19, 20 for detecting changes in capacitance of the electrodes 15, 16, 17, and a boil over determination device 31 for determining a liquid boiled over from the containers 30 on the basis of the changes in capacitance detected by the capacitance detection devices 18, 19, 20 in heating operations of the heating devices 5L, 5R. The electrodes 15, 16, 17 have a plurality of arc-shaped detection parts 15a, 16a, 17a provided along periphery of each of the heating devices 5L, 5R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Kawata, Hidekazu Suzuki, Kenzo Usui, Taihei Oguri, Hiroyuki Katsube
  • Publication number: 20120160831
    Abstract: The induction cooking device includes a light-pervious top plate 2 on which a container with liquid 5 contained therein is to be placed, a heating coil 3 provided below the top plate 2 to heat the container 1, an electrode 4 provided at a portion of a lower surface of the top plate 2 positioned outer than a periphery of the heating coil 3; and a capacitance detection device 6 for detecting changes in capacitance of the electrode caused by liquid boiled over from the container 1. The top plate 2 includes a light emitting part 7 by which visible light applied from a light source 12 placed below the top plate 2 is transmitted to fulfill light emission, the light emitting part 7 being positioned at a portion of the top plate 2 positioned between the periphery of the heating coil 3 and the electrode 4 as viewed from above the top plate 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenzo Usui, Hidekazu Suzuki, Taihei Oguri, Hiroyuki Katsube, Kohei Kawata
  • Publication number: 20110088680
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a top plate, a front frame for covering a front edge of the top plate, and opposite side frames for covering respective side edges of the top plate. A front end (edge) of each of the side frames is inserted into and covered by a side portion of the front frame. The side frame has a ridge formed on an outer surface thereof at a location a predetermined distance spaced apart from a front edge thereof such that the ridge is positioned along a rear end (edge) of the front frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Suzuki, Hideaki Kobayashi, Taihei Oguri, Kohei Kawata, Masahiro Yokono
  • Publication number: 20100187217
    Abstract: There is provided a cooking device including a plurality of switches that is easy to use for users requiring only part of the functions of the cooking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Keiko Isoda, Hideaki Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ishio, Hidekazu Suzuki, Taihei Oguri