Patents by Inventor Hideyuki TACHIBANA

Hideyuki TACHIBANA 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).

  • Engaged member, engaging member, detection device, detection method, and detection program
    Patent number: 11781587
    Abstract: To reduce the likelihood of erroneous detection resulting from improper engagement of an engaging part with an engaged part, a fixing member is made to have a recess formed therein and is provided with a plurality of conduction paths that are electrically insulated from each other and have portions that are exposed at a plurality of positions including a first position inside the recess and in the vicinity of the innermost part of the recess and a second position inside the recess and not in the vicinity of the innermost part of the recess and other portions that are exposed outside of the recess, and a prescribed member touching the first position and second position can push the area around the opening of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tachibana, Kunihiko Endoh
  • ENGAGED MEMBER, ENGAGING MEMBER, DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND DETECTION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20210404509
    Abstract: To reduce the likelihood of erroneous detection resulting from improper engagement of an engaging part with an engaged part, a fixing member is made to have a recess formed therein and is provided with a plurality of conduction paths that are electrically insulated from each other and have portions that are exposed at a plurality of positions including a first position inside the recess and in the vicinity of the innermost part of the recess and a second position inside the recess and not in the vicinity of the innermost part of the recess and other portions that are exposed outside of the recess, and a prescribed member touching the first position and second position can push the area around the opening of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki TACHIBANA, Kunihiko ENDOH