Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Asano
Mitsuhiro Asano 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).
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Patent number: 11927979Abstract: A multi-directional input device includes an operating member that protrudes from a case and can be tilted, a compression coil spring that returns the operating member to an initial state before a tilting operation, a magnet holding member that is relatively movable with respect to the operating member only in a direction along a protruding direction and is interlocked only in a tilting direction, a magnet arranged in the magnet holding portion, and magnetic sensors that are each disposed at a position facing the magnet and detect a movement of the magnet. The magnetic sensors are each disposed on a side of the magnet and can detect magnetic components in three axial directions orthogonal to one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuhiro Asano, Masato Shimizu
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Patent number: 11755169Abstract: A multi-directional input device includes an operating member that can be tilted and pushed in, a metal dome that functions as a push-in operation detector that detects a push-in operation of the operating member, a magnet holding member that is relatively movable with respect to the operating member only in a direction along a push-in direction and is interlocked only in a tilting direction, a magnet held by the magnet holding member, and a magnetic sensor that is disposed at a position facing the magnet and detects a movement of the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuhiro Asano, Masato Shimizu
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Publication number: 20230032914Abstract: A multi-directional input device includes an operating member that can be tilted and pushed in, a metal dome that functions as a push-in operation detector that detects a push-in operation of the operating member, a magnet holding member that is relatively movable with respect to the operating member only in a direction along a push-in direction and is interlocked only in a tilting direction, a magnet held by the magnet holding member, and a magnetic sensor that is disposed at a position facing the magnet and detects a movement of the magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Mitsuhiro Asano, Masato Shimizu
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Publication number: 20230034823Abstract: A multi-directional input device includes an operating member that protrudes from a case and can be tilted, a compression coil spring that returns the operating member to an initial state before a tilting operation, a magnet holding member that is relatively movable with respect to the operating member only in a direction along a protruding direction and is interlocked only in a tilting direction, a magnet arranged in the magnet holding portion, and magnetic sensors that are each disposed at a position facing the magnet and detect a movement of the magnet. The magnetic sensors are each disposed on a side of the magnet and can detect magnetic components in three axial directions orthogonal to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Mitsuhiro Asano, Masato Shimizu
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Patent number: 11231737Abstract: A linking structure including an interlocking member pivotable in a second direction, and a lever tiltably linked to the interlocking member. The interlocking member includes a blind elongated hole extending in a first direction; first to fourth edges of the elongated hole; a bottom closing the elongated hole and being contiguous with the edges; and first and second shaft holes in the first and second edges to extend communicatingly from the elongated hole to opposite sides in the second direction. The lever includes a base in the elongated hole; first and second juts extending from the base, being swingably received in the elongated hole, and being in abutment with, or opposed with a narrow clearance to, the first and second edges; and first and second rotation shafts extending from the base and being supported in the first and second shaft holes such as to be rotatable in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Hosiden CorporationInventor: Mitsuhiro Asano
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Publication number: 20210247795Abstract: A linking structure including an interlocking member pivotable in a second direction, and a lever tiltably linked to the interlocking member. The interlocking member includes a blind elongated hole extending in a first direction; first to fourth edges of the elongated hole; a bottom closing the elongated hole and being contiguous with the edges; and first and second shaft holes in the first and second edges to extend communicatingly from the elongated hole to opposite sides in the second direction. The lever includes a base in the elongated hole; first and second juts extending from the base, being swingably received in the elongated hole, and being in abutment with, or opposed with a narrow clearance to, the first and second edges; and first and second rotation shafts extending from the base and being supported in the first and second shaft holes such as to be rotatable in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuhiro Asano
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Patent number: 10768658Abstract: In a multi-directional input device, an upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion is provided at a lower end of an operation shaft projecting downward of a lower arm, a receiving portion for the upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion is provided in a case, the receiving portion has a receiving surface configured with a spherical surface having a radius of curvature identical to a radius of curvature of a spherical zone of the upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion, the receiving surface against which the spherical zone of the upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion is pressed downward by a compression coil spring, and the operation shaft is supported to be rotatable around the center of curvature of the receiving surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuhiro Asano
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Publication number: 20200097037Abstract: In a multi-directional input device, an upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion is provided at a lower end of an operation shaft projecting downward of a lower arm, a receiving portion for the upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion is provided in a case, the receiving portion has a receiving surface configured with a spherical surface having a radius of curvature identical to a radius of curvature of a spherical zone of the upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion, the receiving surface against which the spherical zone of the upward convex spherical trapezoidal portion is pressed downward by a compression coil spring, and the operation shaft is supported to be rotatable around the center of curvature of the receiving surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Mitsuhiro Asano
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Patent number: 9864397Abstract: An operating member 3 has a shaft portion 31 and a fulcrum portion 32. A first swinging member 4 has a concave fitting portion 42. Inside the fitting portion, engaging surfaces and guide surfaces 45, 46 are included. The engaging surfaces are formed to be engageable with the fulcrum portion. The guide surfaces allow the fulcrum portion to swing with respect to the first swinging member. The second swinging member 5 includes an engaging portion 63 which includes a long hole, and which covers the fulcrum portion while passing the shaft portion through the long hole in a manner that the shaft portion is movable in the longitudinal direction of the long hole, in such a manner that the engaging portion and the fitting portion cooperate to sandwich the fulcrum portion. The engaging portion is coupled with the second swing shaft, and configured to be engageable with the shaft portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Okamura, Junji Takamoto, Mitsuhiro Asano
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Patent number: 9494966Abstract: A multidirectional input device includes a mount, an operation lever, first and second interlocking members, and first and second detectors. The mount includes a support face of generally spherical convex shape. The operation lever is slidably supported on the support face. The first interlocking member receives the operation lever therethrough and is movable in a first direction in an arc-like manner in accordance with movement in the first direction of the operation lever. The second interlocking member crosses the first interlocking member, receives the operation lever therethrough, and is movable in a second direction in an arc-like manner in accordance with movement in the second direction of the operation lever, the second direction crossing the first direction. The first detector can detect a direction and an amount of movement of the first interlocking member. The second detector can detect a direction and an amount of movement of the second interlocking member.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuhiro Asano
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Publication number: 20160313759Abstract: An operating member 3 has a shaft portion 31 and a fulcrum portion 32. A first swinging member 4 has a concave fitting portion 42. Inside the fitting portion, engaging surfaces and guide surfaces 45, 46 are included. The engaging surfaces are formed to be engageable with the fulcrum portion. The guide surfaces allow the fulcrum portion to swing with respect to the first swinging member. The second swinging member 5 includes an engaging portion 63 which includes a long hole, and which covers the fulcrum portion while passing the shaft portion through the long hole in a manner that the shaft portion is movable in the longitudinal direction of the long hole, in such a manner that the engaging portion and the fitting portion cooperate to sandwich the fulcrum portion. The engaging portion is coupled with the second swing shaft, and configured to be engageable with the shaft portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicants: NINTENDO CO., LTD., HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori OKAMURA, Junji TAKAMOTO, Mitsuhiro ASANO
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Publication number: 20150198964Abstract: A multidirectional input device includes a mount, an operation lever, first and second interlocking members, and first and second detectors. The mount includes a support face of generally spherical convex shape. The operation lever is slidably supported on the support face. The first interlocking member receives the operation lever therethrough and is movable in a first direction in an arc-like manner in accordance with movement in the first direction of the operation lever. The second interlocking member crosses the first interlocking member, receives the operation lever therethrough, and is movable in a second direction in an arc-like manner in accordance with movement in the second direction of the operation lever the second direction crossing the first direction. The first detector can detect a direction and an amount of movement of the first interlocking member. The second detector can detect a direction and an amount of movement of the second interlocking member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuhiro ASANO
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Patent number: 7540459Abstract: A holder for a mobile electronic device includes first and second clamping jaws, at least the first clamping jaw being displaceable toward the second clamping jaw to clamp the mobile electronic device. The holder also includes a stop element and an entraining element connected to the first clamping jaw, the entraining element being shaped so that it is displaceable with respect to the stop element, namely jointly with the clamping jaw connected to it, in which case at least one extreme position corresponding to the maximum opening of the clamping jaw is defined in the displacement path by the impact of the stop element against the entraining element. The holder includes a damper element, which is mounted on the stop element and damps the stopping of the stop element against the entraining element.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiro Asano, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Michael Göllnitz
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Publication number: 20070045495Abstract: A holder for a mobile electronic device includes first and second clamping jaws, at least the first clamping jaw being displaceable toward the second clamping jaw to clamp the mobile electronic device. The holder also includes a stop element and an entraining element connected to the first clamping jaw, the entraining element being shaped so that it is displaceable with respect to the stop element, namely jointly with the damping jaw connected to it, in which case at least one extreme position corresponding to the maximum opening of the clamping jaw is defined in the displacement path by the impact of the stop element against the entraining element. The holder includes a damper element, which is mounted on the stop element and damps the stopping of the stop element against the entraining element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuhiro Asano, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Michael Gollnitz
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Patent number: 6589694Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode active material and an electrolyte that are used alone or in combination to improve charge and discharge cycle characteristic, low temperature characteristic and safety of a non-aqueous electrolyic secondary battery, particularly a lithium ion secondary battery. Specifically, a particulate Li-transition metal composite oxide having an average particle size of not less than 10 &mgr;m, wherein [20/(specific surface area×average particle size)]=7-9, is used as a positive electrode active material.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2000Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Itaru Gosho, Ken Moriuchi, Kenichi Kizu, Toshihiro Zushi, Masahiro Kamauchi, Mitsuhiro Asano, Kazuyuki Tateishi
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Patent number: D535617Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Hosiden CorporationInventors: Kazuo Yoneyama, Hitoshi Nakai, Mitsuhiro Asano
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Patent number: D760228Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuhiro Asano