Patents by Inventor Takeya Matsushita

Takeya Matsushita 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).

  • Drum-type washing machine
    Patent number: 10876243
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine includes an outer tub disposed inside a machine housing a drum disposed in the outer tub and capable of rotating about an axis inclined with respect to a horizontal direction as a center; a rotating body disposed in the drum and having a protruding portion on the surface; a driving portion including a driving motor and is configured to transmit a torque of the driving motor to the drum and the rotor so as to rotate the drum and the rotating body at different rotation speeds; and a controlling portion for controlling an operation of the driving portion. The controlling portion is configured to perform a reduction control for reducing a load when a magnitude of the load applied to the rotating body exceeds a predetermined magnitude in a washing process and/or a rinsing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd., Aqua Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Tanikoshi, Shigeharu Nakamoto, Tomohiro Yamauchi, Takayuki Nagai, Takeya Matsushita, Hiroyuki Kitakawa
  • DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180371670
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine includes an outer tub disposed inside a machine housing a drum disposed in the outer tub and capable of rotating about an axis inclined with respect to a horizontal direction as a center; a rotating body disposed in the drum and having a protruding portion on the surface; a driving portion including a driving motor and is configured to transmit a torque of the driving motor to the drum and the rotor so as to rotate the drum and the rotating body at different rotation speeds; and a controlling portion for controlling an operation of the driving portion. The controlling portion is configured to perform a reduction control for reducing a load when a magnitude of the load applied to the rotating body exceeds a predetermined magnitude in a washing process and/or a rinsing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Osamu TANIKOSHI, Shigeharu NAKAMOTO, Tomohiro YAMAUCHI, Takayuki NAGAI, Takeya MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki KITAKAWA
  • Backrest with fingers providing kneading massage
    Patent number: 6224563
    Abstract: A massage machine is provided which is adapted for effective massage by initiating a pair of therapeutic fingers into a lateral movement toward or away from each other approximately simultaneously with the start of an upward or downward movement of the fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Torahiko Nonoue, Yoshiya Furuie, Takahiro Yuchi, Takeya Matsushita, Yasuhiro Jikiba