Patents by Inventor Hayate NATSUSAKA

Hayate NATSUSAKA 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: 20240019888
    Abstract: A push-type input device according to one embodiment includes: an operation knob configured to receive a pushing operation by an operator; a click sensation-imparting mechanism configured to impart a click sensation to the pushing operation; a slider configured to slide in a predetermined sliding direction in response to the pushing operation; a rotating body configured to rotate in response to sliding of the slider; a sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the rotating body; and a determination section configured to perform a switch-on determination based on a detection result of the rotation angle by the sensor. The determination section performs the switch-on determination between the rotation angle of the rotating body corresponding to the maximum load in load characteristics of the pushing operation and the rotation angle of the rotating body corresponding to the minimum load in load characteristics of the pushing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Asuka KOIKE, Shigeru FURUKI, Daisaku SUGAWARA, Masanori FUJITA, Masato FUMIWAKE, Hayate NATSUSAKA, Yu TAKEDA