Patents by Inventor Kazuo MISHINA

Kazuo MISHINA 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: 9747764
    Abstract: To provide a guidance system that can quickly guide a person along a guidance route without anxiety. Provided are: a plurality of unit control apparatuses; and a plurality of unit light emitting apparatuses controlled by the unit control apparatuses, wherein at normal times, light emitting elements of a plurality of light emitting apparatuses of the plurality of unit light emitting apparatuses are continuously lit at an illuminance of 100%, and at guidance, the illuminance of the light emitting elements of the plurality of light emitting apparatuses of the plurality of unit display apparatuses is attenuated to 30%, and then the illuminance of the light emitting elements of the plurality of light emitting apparatuses of the plurality of unit display apparatuses is sequentially controlled to 100% based on count values stored in an emergency exit number count value storage unit to generate an optical flow toward a guidance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TNK CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tanaka, Kazuo Mishina
  • Publication number: 20160275761
    Abstract: To provide a guidance system that can quickly guide a person along a guidance route without anxiety. Provided are: a plurality of unit control apparatuses; and a plurality of unit light emitting apparatuses controlled by the unit control apparatuses, wherein at normal times, light emitting elements of a plurality of light emitting apparatuses of the plurality of unit light emitting apparatuses are continuously lit at an illuminance of 100%, and at guidance, the illuminance of the light emitting elements of the plurality of light emitting apparatuses of the plurality of unit display apparatuses is attenuated to 30%, and then the illuminance of the light emitting elements of the plurality of light emitting apparatuses of the plurality of unit display apparatuses is sequentially controlled to 100% based on count values stored in an emergency exit number count value storage unit to generate an optical flow toward a guidance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: TNK CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TANAKA, Kazuo MISHINA
  • Patent number: 8402575
    Abstract: A between-bed-and-wheelchair move assist apparatus arranged to facilitate a caregiver to help a care receiver to move between a bed and a wheelchair, said between-bed-and-wheelchair move assist apparatus comprising a support member mounted in a side rail mount hole of the bed; and a slide board mounted on the support member so as to bridge between a surface of a mat on the bed and the seat surface of a wheelchair by sliding on the mat on the bed and stretching toward the wheelchair from a position on the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: TKC Corporation Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tanaka, Kenichi Tanaka, Kazuo Mishina
  • Publication number: 20130036548
    Abstract: A between-bed-and-wheelchair move assist apparatus arranged to facilitate a caregiver to help a care receiver to move between a bed and a wheelchair, said between-bed-and-wheelchair move assist apparatus comprising a support member mounted in a side rail mount hole of the bed; and a slide board mounted on the support member so as to bridge between a surface of a mat on the bed and the seat surface of a wheelchair by sliding on the mat on the bed and stretching toward the wheelchair from a position on the bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: TNK CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TANAKA, Kenichi TANAKA, Kazuo MISHINA