Patents by Inventor Eiji YOSHII

Eiji YOSHII 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).

  • Operation switch unit with operation support function, operation unit with operation support function, and operation support system
    Patent number: 11942288
    Abstract: The emergency stop switch 2 performs an operation support of an operation switch, and not only improves operability and safety but also simplifies the structure to enhance reliability. The emergency stop switch (or operation switch unit) 2 with an operation support function includes an emergency stop button (or operation switch) 21 for switching the state of the contact, a reception part (or detection part) 32 for detecting a remote operation of the emergency stop button 21 and an electromagnetic solenoid (or actuating part) 3 that is disposed between the contact and the emergency stop button 21 and that actuates the emergency stop button 21 on the basis of the remote operation received (or detected) by the reception part 32. The emergency stop button 21 is located on one end side of the emergency stop switch 2 and the contact is located on the other end side of the emergency stop switch 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Fukui, Yasuo Onishi, Eiji Yoshii
  • Operation Switch Unit with Operation Support Function, Operation Unit with Operation Support Function, and Operation Support System
    Publication number: 20220130625
    Abstract: The emergency stop switch 2 performs an operation support of an operation switch, and not only improves operability and safety but also simplifies the structure to enhance reliability. The emergency stop switch (or operation switch unit) 2 with an operation support function includes an emergency stop button (or operation switch) 21 for switching the state of the contact, a reception part (or detection part) 32 for detecting a remote operation of the emergency stop button 21 and an electromagnetic solenoid (or actuating part) 3 that is disposed between the contact and the emergency stop button 21 and that actuates the emergency stop button 21 on the basis of the remote operation received (or detected) by the reception part 32. The emergency stop button 21 is located on one end side of the emergency stop switch 2 and the contact is located on the other end side of the emergency stop switch 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Takao FUKUI, Yasuo ONISHI, Eiji YOSHII