Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Nishitani

Nobuyuki Nishitani 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).

  • Publication number: 20110316316
    Abstract: A massage chair includes a main frame, a seat, and a backrest. The main frame includes a back frame configured to support the backrest and a base frame configured to support the seat. The base frame is formed by combining a plurality of structural members. The plurality of structural members are arranged on positions corresponding to edges of a hexahedron. Part of the back frame serves as part of the structural members of the base frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nanno, Akihiro Takaya, Nobuyuki Nishitani, Yoshimi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110278890
    Abstract: A massage chair includes a seat, a backrest and a front cover. The front cover is shaped to cover the front face of the backrest and the top face of the seat. The upper and lower ends of the front cover are detachably attached to the upper part of the backrest and the front part of the seat through upper and lower attachments, respectively. The left and right ends of the front cover are detachably attached only to the left and right ends of the seat through left and right attachments, respectively. The attachment positions of the left and right ends of the front cover correspond to positions of the left and right ends of the seat, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshimi Takahashi, Akihiro Takaya, Toshiaki Nanno, Nobuyuki Nishitani
  • Patent number: 7789466
    Abstract: A chair-type massage machine includes a seat on which a user sits; a leg rest whose one end portion is pivotally connected with a front portion of the seat for pivotal movement up and down, the leg rest supporting calves of the user; a driving unit for pivotally moving the leg rest with respect to the seat; a footrest pivotally connected with the other end portion of the leg rest for pivotal movement up and down, the footrest supporting feet of the user; and a massage means provided to at least one of the leg rest and the footrest. Also, a stopper unit is provided for restricting a pivotal movement range of the footrest with respect to the leg rest, and a biasing unit is disposed for applying a biasing force to the footrest in either an upward or downward a direction of the pivotal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Yoda, Koji Terada, Shinji Tsutsui, Nobuyuki Nishitani, Yoshimi Takahashi, Taichi Hamatsuka
  • Publication number: 20080122283
    Abstract: A chair-type massage machine includes a seat on which a user sits; a leg rest whose one end portion is pivotally connected with a front portion of the seat for pivotal movement up and down, the leg rest supporting calves of the user; a driving unit for pivotally moving the leg rest with respect to the seat; a footrest pivotally connected with the other end portion of the leg rest for pivotal movement up and down, the footrest supporting feet of the user; and a massage means provided to at least one of the leg rest and the footrest. Also, a stopper unit is provided for restricting a pivotal movement range of the footrest with respect to the leg rest, and a biasing unit is disposed for applying a biasing force to the footrest in either an upward or downward a direction of the pivotal movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Yoda, Koji Terada, Shinji Tsutsui, Nobuyuki Nishitani, Yoshimi Takahashi, Taichi Hamatsuka