Patents by Inventor Shiro BANDO

Shiro BANDO 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).

  • Heater control device
    Patent number: 11654749
    Abstract: A heater control device controls an electric heater which includes a plurality of heat generating portions. The heater control device determines whether a total energization current value, which is a current value to be supplied to the electric heater when all of the plurality of heat generating portions are energizable, exceeds a predetermined current limit value. The heater control device is configured to, when it is determined that the total energization current value exceeds the current limit value, energize the electric heater while switching, among any or all of the plurality of heat generating portions, those to be turned to a non-energizable off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimitake Ishikawa, Hideaki Kako, Hiroyasu Oide, Shiro Bando, Hidenori Arai
  • Radiant heater device
    Patent number: 10906378
    Abstract: A radiant heater device according to the present disclosure includes a radiant heater that radiates radiant heat to a passenger of a vehicle and a controller that controls an output of the radiant heater. The controller acquires information related to a thermal sensation of the passenger and controls the output of the radiant heater based on the information related the thermal sensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shiro Bando
  • HEATER CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190126723
    Abstract: A heater control device controls an electric heater which includes a plurality of heat generating portions. The heater control device determines whether a total energization current value, which is a current value to be supplied to the electric heater when all of the plurality of heat generating portions are energizable, exceeds a predetermined current limit value. The heater control device is configured to, when it is determined that the total energization current value exceeds the current limit value, energize the electric heater while switching, among any or all of the plurality of heat generating portions, those to be turned to a non-energizable off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Kimitake ISHIKAWA, Hideaki KAKO, Hiroyasu OIDE, Shiro BANDO, Hidenori ARAI
  • RADIANT HEATER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190070930
    Abstract: A radiant heater device according to the present disclosure includes a radiant heater that radiates radiant heat to a passenger of a vehicle and a controller that controls an output of the radiant heater. The controller acquires information related to a thermal sensation of the passenger and controls the output of the radiant heater based on the information related the thermal sensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Shiro BANDO