Patents by Inventor Atsuhiro Saitou
Atsuhiro Saitou 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).
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Patent number: 8444580Abstract: A housing is adapted to be placed on a floor and is provided on its top face with a left foot support 2a and a right foot supports 2b respectively bearing left and right feet of a user. A drive unit 3 is provided to displace the left and right foot supports 2a and 2b in a mutually linked manner. The drive unit 3 is configured to reciprocate the left and right foot supports 2a and 2b in a forward/rearward direction respectively along individual travel paths La, Lb, while varying a lateral distance between said left and right foot supports with regard to representative points of the left and right foot supports. The lateral distance between forward ends of the travel paths is made greater than the lateral distance between rearward ends of the travel paths.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Ochi, Youichi Shinomiya, Takahisa Ozawa, Takao Goto, Atsuhiro Saitou, Haruo Sugai
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Patent number: 8192329Abstract: Exercise aiding apparatus includes a step 2 that a user puts a user's foot on, and a step drive means 5 that causes the step to perform movement including turning motion so that exercise is performed with respect to the foot put on the step. The apparatus includes a lock means 6 that fixes the step by engagement with the step except when the step drive means 5 drives the step. When the step is not driven, the step is fixed. The step is prevented from moving inadvertently at getting on and off, thereby ensuring safe getting on and off.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Atsuhiro Saitou, Fumihiro Nishio, Takahisa Ozawa, Takao Gotou
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Publication number: 20110021316Abstract: Exercise aiding apparatus includes a step 2 that a user puts a user's foot on, and a step drive means 5 that causes the step to perform movement including turning motion so that exercise is performed with respect to the foot put on the step. The apparatus includes a lock means 6 that fixes the step by engagement with the step except when the step drive means 5 drives the step. When the step is not driven, the step is fixed. The step is prevented from moving inadvertently at getting on and off, thereby ensuring safe getting on and off.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Atsuhiro Saitou, Fumihiro Nishio, Takahisa Ozawa, Takao Gotou
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Publication number: 20100075813Abstract: A housing 1 is provided with a left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b each of which is provided for bearing the user's foot thereon. A drive unit 3 is configured to vary an upper surface angle of each of the left foot support 2a and the right foot support relative to horizontal plane. Each of the left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b is driven to move within a swing range. When one of the left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b has its front end being located at an upper end of the swing range, the other of the left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b has its front end being located at a lower end of the swing range. Both of a left ankle joint and a right ankle joint are alternately dorsiflexed and plantarflexed. Consequently, it is possible to obtain an exercise assisting device being configured to bend and stretch lower legs to stimulate lower leg muscles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Kazuhiro Ochi, Youichi Shinomiya, Takahisa Ozawa, Takao Goto, Atsuhiro Saitou, Haruo Sugai
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Publication number: 20100022370Abstract: A housing 1 is provided with a left foot support 2a and a right foot support 2b respectively for mounting user's left foot and right foot. The left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b are respectively driven to move along a rail which defines a travel path. The housing 1 is provided with a motor 31 having an output shaft 31a which generates a rotary motion which is distributed into two routes by a worm gear 32a and two worm wheels 32b. Rotary motions of each of the worm wheels 32b are respectively transmitted to the left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b by a crank rod 38, thereby the rotary motions of each of the worm wheels 32b act as driving forces which respectively reciprocate the left foot support 2a and the right foot support 2b. Accordingly, this configuration makes it possible to provide an exercise assisting device being configured to stimulate leg muscles by only one driving force for generation of the driving forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2007Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Kazuhiro Ochi, Youichi Shinomiya, Takahisa Ozawa, Takao Goto, Atsuhiro Saitou, Haruo Sugai
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Publication number: 20100010397Abstract: A housing is adapted to be placed on a floor and is provided on its top face with a left foot support 2a and a right foot supports 2b respectively bearing left and right feet of a user. A drive unit 3 is provided to displace the left and right foot supports 2a and 2b in a mutually linked manner. The drive unit 3 is configured to reciprocate the left and right foot supports 2a and 2b in a forward/rearward direction respectively along individual travel paths La, Lb, while varying a lateral distance between said left and right foot supports with regard to representative points of the left and right foot supports. The lateral distance between forward ends of the travel paths is made greater than the lateral distance between rearward ends of the travel paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Kazuhiro Ochi, Youichi Shinomiya, Takahisa Ozawa, Takao Goto, Atsuhiro Saitou, Haruo Sugai
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Patent number: 7402165Abstract: A hair removing device capable of feeding a lotion in association with a hair removing operation. The device has a treatment head that is mounted on a housing and includes a hair removing unit for hair depilation or hair epilation and an applicator for supplying a lotion on a user's skin. Also included in the device is a tank holding the lotion and a lotion supply mechanism for supplying the lotion from the tank to the applicator. The treatment head is formed with an actuator which acknowledges an even of the treatment head coming into an operative condition with the skin and activates a lotion supply mechanism to supply the lotion from the tank to the applicator when such event is acknowledged.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiro Saitou, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki, Masakatsu Araki, Hideki Tanaka, Masanobu Yamasaki, Hirokazu Katou
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Patent number: 6913606Abstract: A hair removing device capable of feeding a lotion in association with a hair removing operation. The device has a treatment head that is mounted on a housing and includes a hair removing unit for hair depilation or hair epilation and an applicator for supplying a lotion on a user's skin. Also included in the device is a tank holding the lotion and a lotion supply mechanism for supplying the lotion from the tank to the applicator. The treatment head is formed with an actuator which acknowledges an even of the treatment head coming into an operative condition with the skin and activates a lotion supply mechanism to supply the lotion from the tank to the applicator when such event is acknowledged.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiro Saitou, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki, Masakatsu Araki, Hideki Tanaka, Masanobu Yamasaki, Hirokazu Katou
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Publication number: 20050021051Abstract: A hair removing device capable of feeding a lotion in association with a hair removing operation. The device has a treatment head that is mounted on a housing and includes a hair removing unit for hair depilation or hair epilation and an applicator for supplying a lotion on a user's skin. Also included in the device is a tank holding the lotion and a lotion supply mechanism for supplying the lotion from the tank to the applicator. The treatment head is formed with an actuator which acknowledges an even of the treatment head coming into an operative condition with the skin and activates a lotion supply mechanism to supply the lotion from the tank to the applicator when such event is acknowledged.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiro Saitou, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki, Masakatsu Araki, Hideki Tanaka, Masanobu Yamasaki, Hirokazu Katou
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Publication number: 20020161380Abstract: A hair removing device capable of feeding a lotion in association with a hair removing operation. The device has a treatment head that is mounted on a housing and includes a hair removing unit for hair depilation or hair epilation and an applicator for supplying a lotion on a user's skin. Also included in the device is a tank holding the lotion and a lotion supply mechanism for supplying the lotion from the tank to the applicator. The treatment head is formed with an actuator which acknowledges an even of the treatment head coming into an operative condition with the skin and activates a lotion supply mechanism to supply the lotion from the tank to the applicator when such event is acknowledged.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.Inventors: Atsuhiro Saitou, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki, Masakatsu Araki, Hideki Tanaka, Masanobu Yamasaki, Hirokazu Katou