Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Nishiono
Hiroaki Nishiono 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).
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Patent number: 11977707Abstract: Each of first electrode sections forming a transmission electrode includes a first main line and a plurality of first auxiliary lines. Each of second electrode sections forming a reception electrode includes a second main line and a plurality of second auxiliary lines. With the transmission and reception electrodes and overlapping each other, the first main line and the second main line intersect with each other at one point, and a cell region is unclosed. The cell region is surrounded by two or more types of thin wires selected from a group consisting of the first main line, the first auxiliary lines, the second main line, and the second auxiliary lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromitsu Niwa, Kota Araki, Akihiro Yamamura, Hiroaki Nishiono
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Patent number: 11892287Abstract: An input device includes: a first electrode including a reference potential electrode and two or more sets each including a transmission electrode and a reception electrode; and a second electrode that approaches and recedes from the two or more sets by rotating while facing the first electrode with a predetermined space being provided therebetween. The reference potential electrode faces at least a portion of the second electrode as a result of the second electrode approaching at least one set out of the two or more sets. A phase when a first set of first transmission and reception electrodes disposed in a first region approaches and recedes from the second electrode is different from a phase when a second set of second transmission and reception electrodes disposed in a second region approaches and recedes from the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kota Araki, Sohui Jeon, Hiroaki Nishiono, Satoshi Yoshihara
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Publication number: 20240012526Abstract: Each of first electrode sections forming a transmission electrode includes a first main line and a plurality of first auxiliary lines. Each of second electrode sections forming a reception electrode includes a second main line and a plurality of second auxiliary lines. With the transmission and reception electrodes and overlapping each other, the first main line and the second main line intersect with each other at one point, and a cell region is unclosed. The cell region is surrounded by two or more types of thin wires selected from a group consisting of the first main line, the first auxiliary lines, the second main line, and the second auxiliary lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Hiromitsu NIWA, Kota ARAKI, Akihiro YAMAMURA, Hiroaki NISHIONO
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Publication number: 20230305648Abstract: An input device includes two fixed electrodes and an operating member. The two fixed electrodes is configured to be placed to overlap with specific line electrodes of a plurality of line electrodes . The operating member is movable with respect to the two fixed electrodes. The operating member is movable within a movable range including a plurality of click points. Electrical states of the two fixed electrodes change among a plurality of states in accordance with a movement of the operating member. A divisor of an integer N does not include 4, where the integer N is a total number of times of change in the electrical states of the at least two fixed electrodes when the operating member moves from one to a next one of adjacent two click points of the plurality of click points.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Kota ARAKI, Hiroaki NISHIONO, Sohui JEON, Takumi NISHIMOTO, Yukio HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11703963Abstract: An input device includes: a first electrode; a support body that supports the first electrode; a fixed body fixed above the support body; a second electrode; a movable body that holds the second electrode in a state where the second electrode faces the first electrode with a predetermined space being provided therebetween, and causes the second electrode to approach and recede from the first electrode in a movement direction by rotating; an operation body that is fixed movably relative to the fixed body in a state where the operation body is engaged with the movable body, and causes, by being operated by a user, the movable body to rotate; and a biasing part that is disposed between the movable body and the fixed body, and applies, to the movable body, a biasing force toward the support body.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Sohui Jeon, Kota Araki, Hiroaki Nishiono, Satoshi Yoshihara
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Publication number: 20230215670Abstract: An input device configured to more accurately detect movement of an operation part is provided. An input device includes a fixed electrode, a reference electrode, an operation part, and a moving electrode. The fixed electrode and the reference electrode are separate from each other on a substrate. The operation part is movable with respect to the substrate. The moving electrode faces the fixed electrode and is configured to move together with the operation part. The moving electrode 15 moves together with the operation part to enter either a connected state of being electrically connected to the reference electrode or a non-connected state of not being electrically connected to the reference electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Satoshi YOSHIHARA, Kota ARAKI, Hiroaki NISHIONO, Kenji SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20230170166Abstract: An input device is provided which is configured such that no matter which position on an operation surface is pushed, the detection sensitivity of the pushing load is suppressed from varying due to different operation positions on the operation surface. An input device includes a first pressing member, a second pressing member, and a substrate. The first pressing member has an operation surface and a first axis and is tiltable around the first axis by the operation surface being pushed. The second pressing member has a second shaft and is tiltable around the second shaft by being pushed by a tilt of the first pressing member. The substrate includes at least one pressure sensor which is to be pushed by the second pressing member. A position of the first axis in the first pressing member is variable in accordance with a pushed position on the operation surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Satoshi YOSHIHARA, Kota ARAKI, Hiroaki NISHIONO, Kenji SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20220317783Abstract: An input device includes: a first electrode; a support body that supports the first electrode; a fixed body fixed above the support body; a second electrode; a movable body that holds the second electrode in a state where the second electrode faces the first electrode with a predetermined space being provided therebetween, and causes the second electrode to approach and recede from the first electrode in a movement direction by rotating; an operation body that is fixed movably relative to the fixed body in a state where the operation body is engaged with the movable body, and causes, by being operated by a user, the movable body to rotate; and a biasing part that is disposed between the movable body and the fixed body, and applies, to the movable body, a biasing force toward the support body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Sohui JEON, Kota ARAKI, Hiroaki NISHIONO, Satoshi YOSHIHARA
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Publication number: 20220253155Abstract: An input device includes a contact board, a rotary click cam, and fixed electrodes. The contact board is placed on a front surface of a touchscreen panel. The rotary click cam is provided rotatably around a rotational axis with respect to the contact board. The fixed electrodes are arranged on a lower surface of the contact board. The fixed electrodes are configured to, as the rotary click cam is operated, be switched from an electrically conductive state into an electrically non-conductive state, or vice versa. The fixed electrode includes a first shifted portion shifted by a first predetermined distance with respect to the fixed electrode. The fixed electrode includes a second shifted portion shifted by a second predetermined distance with respect to the fixed electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Masaki SAWADA, Hiroaki NISHIONO, Satoshi YOSHIHARA, Kota ARAKI
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Publication number: 20220244033Abstract: An input device includes: a first electrode including a reference potential electrode and two or more sets each including a transmission electrode and a reception electrode; and a second electrode that approaches and recedes from the two or more sets by rotating while facing the first electrode with a predetermined space being provided therebetween. The reference potential electrode faces at least a portion of the second electrode as a result of the second electrode approaching at least one set out of the two or more sets. A phase when a first set of first transmission and reception electrodes disposed in a first region approaches and recedes from the second electrode is different from a phase when a second set of second transmission and reception electrodes disposed in a second region approaches and recedes from the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Kota ARAKI, Sohui JEON, Hiroaki NISHIONO, Satoshi YOSHIHARA
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Patent number: 8558542Abstract: A magnetic detector includes a detecting section having a surface facing a magnetic body which moves and emits a magnetic flux. The detecting section includes plural magnetic sensors for detecting the magnetic flux. The magnetic sensors are arranged in a matrix form having three or more rows and three or more columns arranged along the surface of the detecting section. The magnetic detector provides an input device precisely detecting a moving direction and a moving amount of the magnetic body.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tamotsu Yamamoto, Hiroaki Nishiono, Noritaka Hayama, Hiroto Inoue, Kenji Kataoka
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Publication number: 20110241657Abstract: An input device including multiple magnets rotatably disposed, multiple magnetic field detecting elements, and a controller. The magnets have the N pole and the S pole formed at a predetermined angular pitch in a rotating direction. The magnetic field detecting elements are disposed facing the magnets. The controller outputs a driving signal in response to a pulse signal output from the magnetic field detecting elements. The controller changes the driving signal to be output in response to a time difference or the number of pulses of pulse signals output from the magnetic field detecting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: HIROAKI NISHIONO, ERIKA SAWADA, TAMOTSU YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 7969032Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a first input that receives a first rotational speed information of a windmill mechanically generated by a mechanical rotation detection unit; a second input that receives a second rotational speed information of the windmill based on an alternating current output of a generator attached to the windmill; and a controller configured to compare the first and second rotational speed information, to determine whether a difference between the first and second rotational speed information is greater than a predetermined value and to execute a predetermined anomaly processing in response to the difference being greater than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Shinya, Sachiko Shinya, legal representative, Masashi Kutsuna, Takeo Ito, Masami Morita, Hiroki Kataoka, Hiroaki Nishiono
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Publication number: 20110042951Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a first input that receives a first rotational speed information of a windmill mechanically generated by a mechanical rotation detection unit; a second input that receives a second rotational speed information of the windmill based on an alternating current output of a generator attached to the windmill; and a controller configured to compare the first and second rotational speed information, to determine whether a difference between the first and second rotational speed information is greater than a predetermined value and to execute a predetermined anomaly processing in response to the difference being greater than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu SHINYA, Sachiko Shinya, Masashi Kutsuna, Takeo Ito, Masami Morita, Hiroki Kataoka, Hiroaki Nishiono
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Publication number: 20100231212Abstract: A magnetic detector includes a detecting section having a surface facing a magnetic body which moves and emits a magnetic flux. The detecting section includes plural magnetic sensors for detecting the magnetic flux. The magnetic sensors are arranged in a matrix form having three or more rows and three or more columns arranged along the surface of the detecting section. The magnetic detector provides an input device precisely detecting a moving direction and a moving amount of the magnetic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tamotsu Yamamoto, Hiroaki Nishiono, Noritaka Hayama, Hiroto Inoue, Kenji Kataoka
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Patent number: 6653579Abstract: When elastic driver (13) tilts, elastic pressing portion (13B) thereof depresses the upper face of flexible insulated substrate (15), thereby bringing circular-ring-like upper resistor layer (16) on the bottom face of flexible insulated substrate (15) into partial contact with lower conductor layer (17) opposed to the upper resistor layer. In this state, a computing unit (not shown) recognizes the tilt direction and the tilt angle of elastic driver (13) according to information from leads of upper resistor layer (16) and lower conductor layer (17).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2002Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroto Inoue, Tamotsu Yamamoto, Masaki Sawada, Hiroaki Nishiono
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Publication number: 20030057062Abstract: When elastic driver (13) tilts, elastic pressing portion (13B) thereof depresses the upper face of flexible insulated substrate (15), thereby bringing circular-ring-like upper resistor layer (16) on the bottom face of flexible insulated substrate (15) into partial contact with lower conductor layer (17) opposed to the upper resistor layer. In this state, a computing unit (not shown) recognizes the tilt direction and the tilt angle of elastic driver (13) according to information from leads of upper resistor layer (16) and lower conductor layer (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Hiroto Inoue, Tamotsu Yamamoto, Masaki Sawada, Hiroaki Nishiono
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Patent number: 6271832Abstract: A wireless input apparatus includes a transmitting section responsive to turning-on of a switch for transmitting a prescribed signal, and a transmission control section for measuring a time period during which an on state of the switch continues, and inhibiting the transmission by the transmitting section when the measured time period becomes equal to a prescribed time period.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1997Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Kamaeguchi, Hiroaki Nishiono, Takefumi Inoue
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Patent number: D590340Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Sayama, Masami Morita, Hiroki Kataoka, Hiroaki Nishiono, Junichi Kurokawa, Tsuyoshi Muraoka
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Patent number: D641699Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Sayama, Masami Morita, Hiroki Kataoka, Hiroaki Nishiono, Junichi Kurokawa, Tsuyoshi Muraoka