Patents by Inventor Sohtaro Okano

Sohtaro Okano 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).

  • OPERATION KNOB AND DISPLAY DEVICE IN WHICH SAME IS USED
    Publication number: 20190250740
    Abstract: An operation knob attachable onto a touch functional display panel includes an operation unit and a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit transmits, to the touch functional display panel, an operation performed to the operation unit at a position distant from a surface of the touch functional display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoya OKUZUMI, Tomohito KAWADA, Tomoaki YAMAMOTO, Sohtaro OKANO
  • Operation knob and display device in which same is used
    Patent number: 10318078
    Abstract: An operation knob attachable onto a touch functional display panel includes an operation unit and a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit transmits, to the touch functional display panel, an operation performed to the operation unit at a position distant from a surface of the touch functional display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Okuzumi, Tomohito Kawada, Tomoaki Yamamoto, Sohtaro Okano
  • OPERATION KNOB AND DISPLAY DEVICE IN WHICH SAME IS USED
    Publication number: 20170052617
    Abstract: An operation knob attachable onto a touch functional display panel includes an operation unit and a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit transmits, to the touch functional display panel, an operation performed to the operation unit at a position distant from a surface of the touch functional display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: TOMOYA OKUZUMI, TOMOHITO KAWADA, TOMOAKI YAMAMOTO, SOHTARO OKANO
  • In-vehicle charging device, automobile and charging system
    Patent number: 9508246
    Abstract: During charging of a mobile device by a charging coil, a charge controller acquires information of the seating position of the owner of the mobile device, through a short-range wireless communicating section, and therefore issues an alarm when a person who causes the mobile device to be charged performs an operation of leaving from the seating position. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the mobile device from being left in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sohtaro Okano, Izumi Iwanaga
  • Vehicle-mounting charging apparatus and vehicle mounted therewith
    Patent number: 9167732
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounting charging apparatus includes a body case adapted to be mounted to a ceiling part of a vehicle, and a charging coil for contactless charging that is provided in the body case. A shielding part for shielding electromagnetic waves is provided on a lower side of the charging coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Izumi Iwanaga, Taro Katayama, Sohtaro Okano, Kenichi Koike
  • IN-VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE, AUTOMOBILE AND CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150248830
    Abstract: During charging of a mobile device by a charging coil, a charge controller acquires information of the seating position of the owner of the mobile device, through a short-range wireless communicating section, and therefore issues an alarm when a person who causes the mobile device to be charged performs an operation of leaving from the seating position. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the mobile device from being left in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Sohtaro Okano, Izumi Iwanaga
  • VEHICLE-MOUNTING CHARGING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE MOUNTED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20130249482
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounting charging apparatus includes a body case adapted to be mounted to a ceiling part of a vehicle, and a charging coil for contactless charging that is provided in the body case. A shielding part for shielding electromagnetic waves is provided on a lower side of the charging coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Izumi Iwanaga, Taro Katayama, Sohtaro Okano, Kenichi Koike