Patents by Inventor Aya TAKIMOTO

Aya TAKIMOTO 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: 8483554
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a housing, a waterproof air-permeable membrane, a door, an air pressure gauge and a watertightness detector. The housing defines an opening and includes an air vent. The waterproof air-permeable membrane blocks off the air vent. The door is shiftably coupled to the housing and movable between a first position that uncovers the opening and a second position that covers the opening. The door and the housing form a watertight structure when the door is in the second position. The air pressure gauge is disposed inside the watertight structure. The watertightness detector is configured to determine whether the housing and the door have maintained a watertight state based on changes in the air pressure inside the watertight structure when the door moves from the first to the second position. The changes in the air pressure are measured by the air pressure gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Takimoto, Hirotsugu Matsuura, Yuji Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20120243854
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a housing, a waterproof air-permeable membrane, a door, an air pressure gauge and a watertightness detector. The housing defines an opening and includes an air vent. The waterproof air-permeable membrane blocks off the air vent. The door is shiftably coupled to the housing and movable between a first position that uncovers the opening and a second position that covers the opening. The door and the housing form a watertight structure when the door is in the second position. The air pressure gauge is disposed inside the watertight structure. The watertightness detector is configured to determine whether the housing and the door have maintained a watertight state based on changes in the air pressure inside the watertight structure when the door moves from the first to the second position. The changes in the air pressure are measured by the air pressure gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Aya TAKIMOTO, Hirotsugu Matsuura, Yuji Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20120188362
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a housing, an air pressure sensor, and controller. The housing is constructed of a water-tight structure and includes an air hole and a waterproof air-permeable membrane that block off the air hole. The air pressure sensor is disposed in the housing and configured to detect an air pressure value inside the housing. The controller is configured to calculate water pressure exerted on the housing and/or water depth of the housing based on the detected air pressure value inside the housing via the air pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Aya TAKIMOTO, Hirotsugu Matsuura, Yuji Tominaga, Tadaaki Ito