Patents by Inventor Masao Koseki

Masao Koseki 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: 7132955
    Abstract: A domestic appliance is provided having a control panel in which a remote control signal passing part is formed on a manipulating member, and the manipulating member is integrated with a display window. The control panel includes a switch to be selectively turned on and off by relative movement of a moving part and a fixed part. The manipulating member is configured to be operated in conjunction with the moving part to selectively turn on and off the switch and is provided with the remote control signal passing part to allow a signal from a remote controller to pass. A signal-receiving unit is placed behind the manipulating member to receive the remote control signal through the manipulating member. The domestic appliance of the present invention is effective in reducing costs and time required for separately forming of a signal-receiving window, and miniaturizing products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Sanyo Air-Conditioners Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Ho Choi, Masao Koseki
  • Publication number: 20050134476
    Abstract: A domestic appliance is provided having a control panel in which a remote control signal passing part is formed on a manipulating member, and the manipulating member is integrated with a display window. The control panel includes a switch to be selectively turned on and off by relative movement of a moving part and a fixed part. The manipulating member is configured to be operated in conjunction with the moving part to selectively turn on and off the switch and is provided with the remote control signal passing part to allow a signal from a remote controller to pass. A signal-receiving unit is placed behind the manipulating member to receive the remote control signal through the manipulating member. The domestic appliance of the present invention is effective in reducing costs and time required for separately forming of a signal-receiving window, and miniaturizing products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Kang Choi, Masao Koseki
  • Patent number: 5379609
    Abstract: In an air conditioner having an air filter comprising a frame body and a mesh which are integrally formed, a specific portion 140 of the frame body 132 is wider than the other portions of the frame body, and a support post 130 which is engageable with a latch slot 131 on the main body is disposed at the widened portion, so that even when the joint between the frame body and the mesh is formed away from the support post, the mechanical strength of the post can be maintained. In addition, the width of the joint at the widened portion is substantially equal to that of the other portions of the joint, so that the mesh is uniformly fixed to the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Matsumoto, Yasutomo Akutu, Masao Koseki, Michio Kurakami, Yoshiyuki Kitamura, Kiyoshi Koyama