Patents by Inventor Haruka Ohno

Haruka Ohno 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).

  • Touch slider unit and microwave oven having touch slider unit
    Patent number: 9655172
    Abstract: A touch slider unit includes: a touch slider having a contact part to be in contact with a user and a light-transmitting part disposed to surround a circumference of the contact part; an electrode disposed on a back surface of the contact part of the touch slider; a controller which detects a change in electrostatic capacity of the electrode to detect a contact of the user with the touch slider based on the detected change in the electrostatic capacity of the electrode; and a light source disposed on the back side of the touch slider to emit a light, thereby having a favorable backlight characteristic and an improved operability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sumi, Haruka Ohno
  • TOUCH SLIDER UNIT AND MICROWAVE OVEN HAVING TOUCH SLIDER UNIT
    Publication number: 20150130752
    Abstract: A touch slider unit includes: a touch slider having a contact part to be in contact with a user and a light-transmitting part disposed to surround a circumference of the contact part; an electrode disposed on a back surface of the contact part of the touch slider; a controller which detects a change in electrostatic capacity of the electrode to detect a contact of the user with the touch slider based on the detected change in the electrostatic capacity of the electrode; and a light source disposed on the back side of the touch slider to emit a light, thereby having a favorable backlight characteristic and an improved operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sumi, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D632920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ohmae, Hitomi Kibi, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D639106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ohmae, Hitomi Kibi, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D657186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ohmae, Muneyuki Nagai, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D657607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ohmae, Muneyuki Nagai, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D665219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ohmae, Muneyuki Nagai, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D665220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ohmae, Muneyuki Nagai, Haruka Ohno
  • Microwave oven
    Patent number: D680370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Haruka Ohno, Ken Ohmae