Patents by Inventor Akihiro Takaya

Akihiro Takaya 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: 20120157898
    Abstract: Provided is a massager which enables armrests to be used effectively even with a backrest in a reclined state. The massager includes: a backrest having a massaging mechanism for massaging the back of a user; a frame which supports the backrest in such a manner that the backrest can be reclined backwards; a pair of armrests which extend forward respectively from left and right side positions of the backrest; and a linking mechanism which changes an attitude of the pair of armrests in conjunction with a reclining operation of the backrest, in such a manner that a rear part of each armrest falls lower than the front part of each armrest, when the backrest is reclined backward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Watanabe, Koji Terada, Akihiro Takaya, Taichi Hamatsuka, Yoshimi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120157899
    Abstract: A massager in which a backrest and side walls holding massage members have a unified form, is provided. The massager has: a backrest including, in an integrated fashion, a backrest section in which a massage mechanism for massaging a user's back is provided, and a pair of projecting sections which project to the left and right-hand sides from at least the upper part of the backrest section; side walls which respectively project forwards from front surfaces of the pair of projecting sections; and air bags which are provided respectively on inner side faces of the pair of side walls and used for massaging the sides of the user leaning against the backrest section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Terada, Akihiro Takaya, Tomohiko Watanabe, Taichi Hamatsuka, Yoshimi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110316316
    Abstract: A massage chair includes a main frame, a seat, and a backrest. The main frame includes a back frame configured to support the backrest and a base frame configured to support the seat. The base frame is formed by combining a plurality of structural members. The plurality of structural members are arranged on positions corresponding to edges of a hexahedron. Part of the back frame serves as part of the structural members of the base frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nanno, Akihiro Takaya, Nobuyuki Nishitani, Yoshimi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110278890
    Abstract: A massage chair includes a seat, a backrest and a front cover. The front cover is shaped to cover the front face of the backrest and the top face of the seat. The upper and lower ends of the front cover are detachably attached to the upper part of the backrest and the front part of the seat through upper and lower attachments, respectively. The left and right ends of the front cover are detachably attached only to the left and right ends of the seat through left and right attachments, respectively. The attachment positions of the left and right ends of the front cover correspond to positions of the left and right ends of the seat, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshimi Takahashi, Akihiro Takaya, Toshiaki Nanno, Nobuyuki Nishitani