Patents by Inventor Sachie OSAKATANI

Sachie OSAKATANI 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).

  • Rotary electronic component
    Patent number: 10707035
    Abstract: A rotary electronic component includes a base member, a shaft attached to the base member so as to be rotatable around an axis, and a regulating member that regulates a rotation angle of the shaft. The shaft includes a flange section including a projecting sections and recessed sections alternately disposed in a circumferential direction. The regulating member includes a contact member in contact with the projecting sections and the recessed sections of the flange section of the shaft, and a biasing member that biases the contact member radially inwardly toward the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Tokoi, Sachie Osakatani, Toshiki Nishiwaki, Osamu Nakao, Takeshi Takeda, Yoshiaki Nomura, Hiroyuki Kishishita
  • ROTARY ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20190035576
    Abstract: A rotary electronic component includes a base member, a shaft attached to the base member so as to be rotatable around an axis, and a regulating member that regulates a rotation angle of the shaft. The shaft includes a flange section including a projecting sections and recessed sections alternately disposed in a circumferential direction. The regulating member includes a contact member in contact with the projecting sections and the recessed sections of the flange section of the shaft, and a biasing member that biases the contact member radially inwardly toward the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Shogo TOKOI, Sachie OSAKATANI, Toshiki NISHIWAKI, Osamu NAKAO, Takeshi TAKEDA, Yoshiaki NOMURA, Hiroyuki KISHISHITA