Patents by Inventor Kazumasa NARITA

Kazumasa NARITA 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: 11951920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Yuma Miyamoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Kodai Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20230311732
    Abstract: Provided is a headrest in which devices can be placed and which is easy to manufacture. A headrest comprises a pillar supported by a seat back on which the headrest is provided; a core supported by the pillar and having one or more receiving recesses recessed inward from an outer surface of the core; one or more devices, each device received in a corresponding receiving recess; and a skin material covering the core and the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Kazuhiro OSHIMA, Nobuyuki TEZUKA, Yasuo INOSE, Atsushi YAMABE, Takashi TAKAHARA, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Akira KODAMA, Takako MIYOSHI, Akira MIYOSHI, Yoshitomo SATO
  • Publication number: 20230291403
    Abstract: Provided is an interior article for a conveyance including a touch switch suppressing an unintended misoperation by an occupant. An interior article for a conveyance of the present invention includes a touch switch operating an electrical component provided in a conveyance and a recess portion formed in an interior side surface of the conveyance. The touch switch has a sensor detecting an occupant’s finger. The recess portion has an opening portion,a bottom portion, a standing wall portion formed around the bottom portion, and a curved surface formed to be curved so as to protrude toward the opening portion side in the bottom portion. The sensor is disposed on the curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Takashi TAKAHARA, Yuji NISHIMAKI
  • Publication number: 20220153214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA, Yuma MIYAMOTO, Akihito KOBAYASHI, Kodai MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11152550
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress the occurrence of a short circuit in a light-emitting device. A light-emitting device 1 includes a conductive member 11, a holding member 20 holding the conductive member 11, at least a part of the conductive member 11 being inserted in the holding member 20, a light-emitting element 30 connected to the conductive member 11, and a cover member 40 covering the holding member 20. The conductive member 11 has exposed portions 16 exposed to the outside from the holding member 20. The cover member 40 covers all the exposed portions 16 and has a lens portion 41 disposed at a position facing the light-emitting element 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita
  • Patent number: 11135971
    Abstract: An illuminating device (14) includes a circuit board (21) that has a wiring pattern on a first face (21a) and a second face (21b) being on a reverse side thereof, a light-emitting element that is mounted on the first face (21a) of the circuit board (21) and has a height (H) projecting from a front face of the circuit board (21), and a holder (22) that supports a reverse face (21b) of the circuit board (21) at a position that is lower than the height (H) of the light-emitting element (24) from a bottom face (27) thereof. Accordingly, the illuminating device that contributes to the versatility of the circuit board can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita
  • Publication number: 20200148104
    Abstract: An illuminating device (14) includes a circuit board (21) that has a wiring pattern on a first face (21a) and a second face (21b) being on a reverse side thereof, a light-emitting element that is mounted on the first face (21a) of the circuit board (21) and has a height (H) projecting from a front face of the circuit board (21), and a holder (22) that supports a reverse face (21b) of the circuit board (21) at a position that is lower than the height (H) of the light-emitting element (24) from a bottom face (27) thereof. Accordingly, the illuminating device that contributes to the versatility of the circuit board can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Takayoshi ITO, Kazumasa NARITA