Patents by Inventor Nobuyasu Hirobe

Nobuyasu Hirobe 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: 11656699
    Abstract: The present invention provides a product with an operation display panel incorporated therein, which naturally harmonizes with the environment to not create visual noise for a user and allow the user to operate the operation display panel intuitively while feeling a natural material. A thin layer, made of a natural wood, natural fiber, natural leather, or natural stone, or a resin, synthetic fiber, synthetic leather or artificial stone created by imitating the appearance and touch of a natural material, is provided on the peripheral surface of a housing so that the thin layer covers at least the entire front surface of a display panel. A touch sensor incorporated comes in contact with the front surface of the panel. The thickness of the thin layer and the luminance of the panel are designed to allow the user to view the content displayed on the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MUI LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Kazunori Oki, Nobuyasu Hirobe, Fumiaki Shibayama, Shinji Horii, Takanori Yamamoto, Makoto Nomura
  • Publication number: 20230152914
    Abstract: The present invention provides a product with an operation display panel incorporated therein, which naturally harmonizes with the environment to not create visual noise for a user and allow the user to operate the operation display panel intuitively while feeling a natural material. A thin layer, made of a natural wood, natural fiber, natural leather, or natural stone, or a resin, synthetic fiber, synthetic leather or artificial stone created by imitating the appearance and touch of a natural material, is provided on the peripheral surface of a housing so that the thin layer covers at least the entire front surface of a display panel. A touch sensor incorporated comes in contact with the front surface of the panel. The thickness of the thin layer and the luminance of the panel are designed to allow the user to view the content displayed on the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kazunori OKI, Nobuyasu HIROBE, Fumiaki SHIBAYAMA, Shinji HORII, Takanori YAMAMOTO, Makoto NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20200241675
    Abstract: The present invention provides a product with an operation display panel incorporated therein, which naturally harmonizes with the environment to not create visual noise for a user and allow the user to operate the operation display panel intuitively while feeling a natural material. A thin layer, made of a natural wood, natural fiber, natural leather, or natural stone, or a resin, synthetic fiber, synthetic leather or artificial stone created by imitating the appearance and touch of a natural material, is provided on the peripheral surface of a housing so that the thin layer covers at least the entire front surface of a display panel. A touch sensor incorporated comes in contact with the front surface of the panel. The thickness of the thin layer and the luminance of the panel are designed to allow the user to view the content displayed on the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kazunori OKI, Nobuyasu HIROBE, Fumiaki SHIBAYAMA, Shinji HORII, Takanori YAMAMOTO, Makoto NOMURA
  • Patent number: 8703279
    Abstract: Decorated molded article creating a three-dimensional appearance is provided. A decorated molded article 1 has a transparent layer 51 arranged on the front side thereof. A projection layer 11 is arranged partly on the front side of the transparent resin layer 51. A screen layer 31 is formed on the back side of the transparent layer 51. An image projected from the projection layer 11 is produced on the screen layer 31. When the decorated molded article 1 is observed from obliquely above, the projection layer 11 and an image 17 are visually recognized simultaneously. Therefore, the projection layer 11 is recognized as if it were three-dimensional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Fukada, Kumiko Yoshikawa, Nobuyasu Hirobe, Shigeru Hinoshita
  • Publication number: 20090304993
    Abstract: A first membrane that reflects all visible light is formed on a back surface among outer surfaces of a transparent member, a second membrane that reflects part of visible light and transmits part of visible light is formed on at least a position facing the first membrane on a front surface facing the back surface, a subject to be reflected is provided in an area at least either on an inner portion or the outer surface of the transparent member, a multiple reflection image formed by the subject to be reflected being projected on the first membrane and the second membrane is reflected a plurality of times between the first membrane and the second membrane, and becomes visible from the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kumiko Yoshikawa, Nobuyasu Hirobe
  • Publication number: 20080191386
    Abstract: Decorated molded article creating a three-dimensional appearance is provided. A decorated molded article 1 has a transparent layer 51 arranged on the front side thereof. A projection layer 11 is arranged partly on the front side of the transparent resin layer 51. A screen layer 31 is formed on the back side of the transparent layer 51. An image projected from the projection layer 11 is produced on the screen layer 31. When the decorated molded article 1 is observed from obliquely above, the projection layer 11 and an image 17 are visually recognized simultaneously. Therefore, the projection layer 11 is recognized as if it were three-dimensional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Fukada, Kumiko Yoshikawa, Nobuyasu Hirobe, Shigeru Hinoshita