Patents by Inventor Seiji HIRAKI

Seiji HIRAKI 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: 20240088895
    Abstract: A key switch device includes: a key that is configured to output a signal corresponding to a pressing amount; a pressing amount detector that is configured to detect the pressing amount of the key; an A/D converter that is configured to convert the pressing amount of the key into digital data; and a RAM that is configured to store multiple operating points for switching between ON and OFF states of the key according to the digital data. In addition, the key switch device includes an output signal control unit that is configured to output an ON signal when the pressing amount exceeds any one of the operating points in a direction in which the pressing amount of the key increases, and to output an OFF signal when the pressing amount falls below any one of the operating points in a direction in which the pressing amount of the key decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOPRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiji HIRAKI
  • Publication number: 20210054876
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a shaft bearing capable of reducing rotational resistance of a drive shaft by use of a ball bearing instead of a bush (slide bearing). [Constitution] A shaft bearing includes a bearing, a cylindrical holder, and an elastic ring. The holder is formed by combining two members divided parallel to an axial direction, and is assembled in a state where an outer peripheral part of the bearing is stored in an inner groove formed on an inner peripheral surface of the holder in a peripheral direction, and the elastic ring is stored in an outer groove formed on an outer peripheral surface of the holder in the peripheral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Seiji HIRAKI