Patents by Inventor Shoya Shinohara

Shoya Shinohara 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).

  • Multi-direction switch
    Patent number: 10276329
    Abstract: A switch includes a base on which a bearing body having a bearing part at an upper end is provided in a protruding manner, an operating lever having an operating shaft with a lower end surface rotatably supported by the bearing part, and at least one operating leg extending from the operating shaft toward the base; and at least one contact mechanism having a fixed contact and a movable contact movable by the operating leg during rotation of the operating shaft, the contact mechanism being disposed on an upper surface of the base, with the movable contact opened and closed by the operating leg with respect to the fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shoya Shinohara, Kenji Shinohara
  • SWITCH
    Publication number: 20180082809
    Abstract: A switch includes a base on which a bearing body having a bearing part at an upper end is provided in a protruding manner, an operating lever having an operating shaft with a lower end surface rotatably supported by the bearing part, and at least one operating leg extending from the operating shaft toward the base; and at least one contact mechanism having a fixed contact and a movable contact movable by the operating leg during rotation of the operating shaft, the contact mechanism being disposed on an upper surface of the base, with the movable contact opened and closed by the operating leg with respect to the fixed contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shoya Shinohara, Kenji Shinohara