Patents by Inventor Naoyuki Wakabayashi
Naoyuki Wakabayashi 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: 11841246Abstract: The disclosure provides a device holding member and a device holding member set. The device holding member is engaged with a bottom member formed with a hole or a frame supporting the bottom member and holds a device arranged on the bottom member. The device holding member includes a belt and a locking member. The belt includes an end part provided with an engaging member engageable with an edge part of the bottom member or the frame and holds the device. The locking member is provided between the engaging member and the device and locks a part of the belt to the hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Murayama, Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Shingo Hamada
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Patent number: 11766133Abstract: A mattress 100 includes a movable part 1 and a mattress body 2 including a first mattress part 21 disposed above the movable part 1, and a second mattress part 22 provided separately from the first mattress part 21 and disposed to surround the first mattress part in a plan view. The first mattress part 21 is configured to rotate upward about the predetermined rotation axis by the movable part 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignees: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Fuminori Tanaka, Jun Sugimoto, Masayuki Hirata, Yuka Omura, Kanae Kusakabe
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Publication number: 20230149234Abstract: A transfer device comprises a support frame, a seat member, a support member, at least one caster, and a handle member. A care-receiver is configured to be seated on the seat member. The seat member is attached to the support frame and is foldable or extendable. The support member is attached to the support frame. The support member is configured to support an upper body of the care-receiver from front. The at least one caster is provided below the support frame. The handle member is attached to the support member. The handle member is movable in a front-back direction of the support frame and is configured to be grasped by a caregiver during a transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Manabu MURAYAMA, Naoyuki WAKABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230141987Abstract: An air supply device comprises a pump and a flow path switching unit. The pump is configured to supply air. The flow path switching unit includes a pedestal part forming a flow path from the pump to at least one object, a rotating part rotatably provided with respect to the pedestal part to switch the flow path, and a sheet member disposed between the pedestal part and the rotating part. The sheet member has a first layer and a second layer that are stacked in a direction directing from the rotating part to the pedestal part. The first layer has a smaller elastic modulus than the second layer. The second layer has a smaller friction coefficient than the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Naoyuki WAKABAYASHI, Manabu MURAYAMA, Teruaki SOGAWA, Shingo HAMADA, Hideki YODA
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Publication number: 20230145956Abstract: An air supply device comprises an enclosure, a pump and a flow path switching unit. The flow path switching unit includes a pedestal part, a rotating part having an enclosure interior space communication portion and a groove portion, and a drive unit. The enclosure includes an air supply port, an air discharge port, and at least one object connection port. The pedestal part includes at least one first hole that is communicated to the at least one object connection port, and a second hole that is communicated to the air discharge port. The enclosure interior space communication portion is communicated to the air supply port through an interior space of the enclosure. The groove portion is separated from the enclosure interior space communication portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Naoyuki WAKABAYASHI, Manabu MURAYAMA, Teruaki SOGAWA, Shingo HAMADA, Hideki YODA
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Patent number: 11629810Abstract: A tilting device includes: an upper movable plate arranged on a side on which an object T to be tilted is arranged; an intermediate movable plate connected to the upper movable plate in a rotatable manner via an upper rotation shaft; a first actuator; a first lower movable plate connected to the intermediate movable plate in a rotatable manner via a first lower rotation shaft; a second actuator; and a first connecting member that is connected to the upper movable plate in a rotatable manner via a first connecting rotation shaft at an end portion on a side of a first direction, and that is connected to the first lower movable plate in a rotatable manner via a second connecting rotation shaft at an end portion on a side of a second direction opposite to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Murayama, Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Shingo Hamada
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Patent number: 11618657Abstract: The lifting/lowering device (100) includes: a first plate member (51); a second plate member (52) to which the first plate member (51) is rotatably connected; a first expansion and contraction bag (31) which is disposed between the first plate member (51) and the second plate member (52) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust; a third plate member (53) to which the second plate member (52) is rotatably connected; a second expansion and contraction bag which is disposed between the second plate member (52) and the third plate member (53) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust. The first plate member (51), the first expansion and contraction bag (31), the second plate member (52), the second expansion and contraction bag (32) and the third plate member (53) are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Fuminori Tanaka, Jun Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20220219956Abstract: The lifting/lowering device (100) includes: a first plate member (51); a second plate member (52) to which the first plate member (51) is rotatably connected; a first expansion and contraction bag (31) which is disposed between the first plate member (51) and the second plate member (52) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust; a third plate member (53) to which the second plate member (52) is rotatably connected; a second expansion and contraction bag which is disposed between the second plate member (52) and the third plate member (53) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust. The first plate member (51), the first expansion and contraction bag (31), the second plate member (52), the second expansion and contraction bag (32) and the third plate member (53) are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Fuminori Tanaka, Jun Sugimoto
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Patent number: 11332349Abstract: The lifting/lowering device (100) includes: a first plate member (51); a second plate member (52) to which the first plate member (51) is rotatably connected; a first expansion and contraction bag (31) which is disposed between the first plate member (51) and the second plate member (52) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust; a third plate member (53) to which the second plate member (52) is rotatably connected; a second expansion and contraction bag which is disposed between the second plate member (52) and the third plate member (53) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust. The first plate member (51), the first expansion and contraction bag (31), the second plate member (52), the second expansion and contraction bag (32) and the third plate member (53) are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Fuminori Tanaka, Jun Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20220082414Abstract: The disclosure provides a device holding member and a device holding member set. The device holding member is engaged with a bottom member formed with a hole or a frame supporting the bottom member and holds a device arranged on the bottom member. The device holding member includes a belt and a locking member. The belt includes an end part provided with an engaging member engageable with an edge part of the bottom member or the frame and holds the device. The locking member is provided between the engaging member and the device and locks a part of the belt to the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu MURAYAMA, Naoyuki WAKABAYASHI, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Shingo HAMADA
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Publication number: 20220082202Abstract: A tilting device includes: an upper movable plate arranged on a side on which an object T to be tilted is arranged; an intermediate movable plate connected to the upper movable plate in a rotatable manner via an upper rotation shaft; a first actuator; a first lower movable plate connected to the intermediate movable plate in a rotatable manner via a first lower rotation shaft; a second actuator; and a first connecting member that is connected to the upper movable plate in a rotatable manner via a first connecting rotation shaft at an end portion on a side of a first direction, and that is connected to the first lower movable plate in a rotatable manner via a second connecting rotation shaft at an end portion on a side of a second direction opposite to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: MANABU MURAYAMA, NAOYUKI WAKABAYASHI, SHINGO HAMADA
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Publication number: 20210106143Abstract: A mattress 100 includes a movable part 1 and a mattress body 2 including a first mattress part 21 disposed above the movable part 1, and a second mattress part 22 provided separately from the first mattress part 21 and disposed to surround the first mattress part in a plan view. The first mattress part 21 is configured to rotate upward about the predetermined rotation axis by the movable part 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicants: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: NAOYUKI WAKABAYASHI, FUMINORI TANAKA, JUN SUGIMOTO, MASAYUKI HIRATA, YUKA OMURA, KANAE KUSAKABE
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Publication number: 20200325008Abstract: The lifting/lowering device (100) includes: a first plate member (51); a second plate member (52) to which the first plate member (51) is rotatably connected; a first expansion and contraction bag (31) which is disposed between the first plate member (51) and the second plate member (52) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust; a third plate member (53) to which the second plate member (52) is rotatably connected; a second expansion and contraction bag which is disposed between the second plate member (52) and the third plate member (53) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust. The first plate member (51), the first expansion and contraction bag (31), the second plate member (52), the second expansion and contraction bag (32) and the third plate member (53) are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: NAOYUKI WAKABAYASHI, FUMINORI TANAKA, JUN SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 10367375Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that supplies power from a power source to a power receiving apparatus, a power acquisition unit that acquires a power value of power from the power source upon detecting another power receiving apparatus, and a controller that determines whether to supply the power from the power source to the another power receiving apparatus based on the power value.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Funai Electric Co., LTD.Inventors: Takafumi Nishikawa, Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Yuzuru Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10312814Abstract: A power source apparatus for supplying power to a load includes a switch and a controller. The controller detects voltage applied to the switch. The controller further switches a state of the switch from OFF to ON when the detected voltage is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Funai Electric Co., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Takafumi Nishikawa, Koji Ohira
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Patent number: 10270290Abstract: A power supply device includes a power supply portion, a power supply coil portion having a first end connected to the power supply portion and a second end connected to ground, and a counter wound coil portion that faces the power supply coil portion, the winding direction of which is opposite to that of the power supply coil portion, and the counter wound coil portion has an opened first end and a second end connected to ground.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takafumi Nishikawa, Naoyuki Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 10256667Abstract: The invention provides a power supplying device, which includes a first coil; and a second coil, which is wound to be substantially line symmetrical to the first coil with respect to a center line, wherein the center line is an axis passing through a winding center of the first coil. A ground point of the first coil and the second coil is disposed further inside than an outermost winding of the first coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Hideki Tanabe
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Patent number: 10205347Abstract: A power supply device that is capable of suppressing complexity of the circuit structure and increasing in the substrate area for the impedance adjustment configuration is provided. The power supply device includes a power supply antenna, supplying a power to a power receiving device, a reactance adjustment part, adjusting a reactance of the power supply antenna; a power source, supplying a voltage to the power supply antenna; and a controller, controlling the reactance adjustment part and the voltage of the power source.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takafumi Nishikawa, Naoyuki Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 10135297Abstract: A wireless power feeder includes a plurality of coils and a controller that determines a first coil from the plurality of coils based on power transmitted from each of the plurality of coils to an external apparatus. The first coil receives power from a power source.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoyuki Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 9985698Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna, at least one magnetic field sensor, a communication component, and a controller. The antenna generates a magnetic field and communicates with an external device that generates a magnetic field during communication. The at least one magnetic field sensor includes a pair of sensor elements. The at least one magnetic field sensor detects magnetic field strength by receiving the magnetic field of the antenna and the magnetic field of the external device. The communication component communicates with the external device via the antenna. The controller processes output signal indicative of the magnetic field strength detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor. A component of the magnetic field of the antenna in the output signal is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Wakabayashi, Norito Tsujimoto