Patents by Inventor Hiromi Hongo

Hiromi Hongo 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).

  • Patent number: 9438069
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted charger which performs wireless charging includes a control unit which controls energization of a primary coil, a position detection unit which detects a positional relationship between the primary coil and a secondary coil of an apparatus to be charged such as a mobile phone, and a notification unit which performs notification to the user. In a state where the energization of the primary coil is not performed, the control unit acquires the positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil which is detected by the position detection unit, and controls the notification unit to notify of the positional relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromi Hongo
  • Publication number: 20140347009
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted charger which performs wireless charging includes a control unit which controls energization of a primary coil, a position detection unit which detects a positional relationship between the primary coil and a secondary coil of an apparatus to be charged such as a mobile phone, and a notification unit which performs notification to the user. In a state where the energization of the primary coil is not performed, the control unit acquires the positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil which is detected by the position detection unit, and controls the notification unit to notify of the positional relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Hiromi Hongo