Patents by Inventor Kazunori NOSAKA

Kazunori NOSAKA 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: 11406871
    Abstract: An ergometer according to this invention comprises pedals rotated by an exerciser, a motor connected to the pedals, and a control device connected to the motor in order to control an operation of the motor, wherein a control mode of the control device for controlling the motor can be switched between a concentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor is caused to function as a load while the pedals are rotated by the exerciser, and an eccentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor rotates the pedals so that the exerciser is forced to resist the rotation of the pedals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Kimura, Isao Mizukura, Kazunori Nosaka
  • Publication number: 20210128983
    Abstract: An ergometer according to this invention comprises pedals rotated by an exerciser, a motor connected to the pedals, and a control device connected to the motor in order to control an operation of the motor, wherein a control mode of the control device for controlling the motor can be switched between a concentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor is caused to function as a load while the pedals are rotated by the exerciser, and an eccentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor rotates the pedals so that the exerciser is forced to resist the rotation of the pedals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi KIMURA, Isao MIZUKURA, Kazunori NOSAKA