Patents by Inventor Taro MINOIKE

Taro MINOIKE 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: 11371276
    Abstract: An automatic door system is configured to allow a signal to unfailingly reach a smartphone or the like carried by a customer in various places. The automatic door system includes a BLE module configured such that, in a predetermined direction from a surface of a door, a signal that contains information based on which the BLE module can be identified transmitted from the BLE module reaches an area beyond a person sensing area covered by a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Optex Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Minoike, Kousuke Irie, Masayuki Fujiwara, Akihiro Ikeuchi, Takayasu Ikeda, Yoshikazu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20200217123
    Abstract: An object is to allow a signal to unfailingly reach a smartphone or the like carried by a customer in various places. An automatic door system (10) includes a BLE module (16) configured such that, in a predetermined direction from a surface of a door, a signal (containing information based on which the BLE module (16) can be identified) transmitted from the BLE module (16) reaches an area beyond a person sensing area covered by a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Taro Minoike, Kousuke Irie, Masayuki Fujiwara, Akihiro Ikeuchi, Takayasu Ikeda, Yoshikazu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20160217663
    Abstract: A device for determining an alert condition in a system for a gate which device is usable easily in any building and is suitable for a building whose security is not strict, is provided. The system 1 includes: an access device 4, a gate 2 being opened or opening of the gate 2 being permitted at least after the access device 4 is accessed; a full closing detector 3 detecting full closing of the gate 2; an object detector 5 including at least one sensor 5a or 5b detecting an object in a detection area 50a or 50b which is near the gate 2 and within at least one of two zones B and C; and the device 6. The device 6 is connected to the detectors 3 and 5, and determines the alert condition after a predetermined combination of full-closing detection or non-detection and object detection or non-detection occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokio SHICHIRI, Masanao SHIRAISHI, Takaki IMAI, Taro MINOIKE