Patents by Inventor Satoru Asano

Satoru 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).

  • Sewing machine capable of being equipped with one of a plurality of operating panels
    Patent number: 4870916
    Abstract: A sewing machine including a control device and a plurality of driving devices adapted to be controlled by the control device, in which one of a plurality of operating panels is selectably connectable to the control device. When one of the operating panels is connected to the control device, the control device controls the driving devices according to a selected additional control program. When none of the operating panels is connected to the control device, the control device controls the driving devices according to a basic control program. The operating panels are adapted to output discrimination signals peculiar to each of the operating panels so that the control device discriminates the operating panel selected and connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Kozawa, Satoru Asano
  • Needle centering device and cutter for a zig-zag sewing machine
    Patent number: 4592297
    Abstract: A mechanism for trimming the thread on a sewing machine with a laterally oscillating needle has devices for shifting the amplitude of needle oscillation to a center or zero position and for cutting both needle and bobbin threads. Thread connected to a workpiece is easily cut by actuation of the shift device to move the needle to the center position at which time the thread cutting device is actuated to cut the sewing machine needle and bobbin threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Asano, Shigeru Abe