Patents by Inventor Tatsushi KATSUYAMA
Tatsushi KATSUYAMA 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).
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Patent number: 11416206Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch input part that is installed on a vehicle and includes a tabular panel to be touch-operated and an actuator causing a vibration of the panel; and a control unit that performs at least one of a first control and a second control, the first control driving the actuator such that the panel vibrates in response to touch operations, and the second control driving the actuator such that the panel vibrates at an audible band. The touch input device is positioned such that a directivity of a sound emitted from the panel is increased toward an ear of an occupant of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Tatsushi Katsuyama, Takashi Nagao, Tetsuya Egawa, Takeyoshi Mori
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Patent number: 11051104Abstract: An acoustic device to be mounted in a vehicle, the acoustic device including at least two speakers arranged before a front face of an occupant sitting in a seat to sandwich a center line of the seat and a control unit that controls characteristics of sound output from each of the speakers such that a stereophonic sound image produced by sounds output from the at least two speakers is maintained. The at least two speakers are installed on a steering wheel of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masanori Kosugi, Takashi Nagao, Tatsushi Katsuyama, Takeyoshi Mori
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Publication number: 20200409648Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch input part that is installed on a vehicle and includes a tabular panel to be touch-operated and an actuator causing a vibration of the panel; and a control unit that performs at least one of a first control and a second control, the first control driving the actuator such that the panel vibrates in response to touch operations, and the second control driving the actuator such that the panel vibrates at an audible band. The touch input device is positioned such that a directivity of a sound emitted from the panel is increased toward an ear of an occupant of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Tatsushi KATSUYAMA, Takashi NAGAO, Tetsuya EGAWA, Takeyoshi MORI
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Publication number: 20200398884Abstract: A switch device includes a switch part that is installed on a steering wheel of a vehicle and that includes an operation knob and an electromagnetic element for detecting an operation on the operation knob and causing a vibration of the operation knob, and a control unit that makes the operation knob vibrate. The control unit controls the electromagnetic element to vibrate under a predetermined condition so that vibration is transmitted to a hand of an occupant holding the steering wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Tatsushi KATSUYAMA, Takashi NAGAO, Tetsuya EGAWA, Takeyoshi MORI
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Publication number: 20200304915Abstract: An acoustic device to be mounted in a vehicle, the acoustic device including at least two speakers arranged before a front face of an occupant sitting in a seat to sandwich a center line of the seat and a control unit that controls characteristics of sound output from each of the speakers such that a stereophonic sound image produced by sounds output from the at least two speakers is maintained. The at least two speakers are installed on a steering wheel of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Masanori KOSUGI, Takashi NAGAO, Tatsushi KATSUYAMA, Takeyoshi MORI
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Publication number: 20200189641Abstract: A switch device that is installed on a steering wheel of a vehicle. The switch device includes a switch part that is installed on the vehicle and includes an operation knob and an electromagnetic element for detecting an operation on the operation knob and causing a vibration of the operation knob, and a control unit that performs at least one of a first control and a second control, the first control controlling the electromagnetic element such that the operation knob vibrates in response to the operation, and the second control controlling the electromagnetic element such that the operation knob vibrates at an audible band. The switch device is positioned such that a directivity of a sound emitted from the operation knob is increased toward an ear of an occupant of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Tatsushi KATSUYAMA, Takashi NAGAO, Tetsuya EGAWA, Takeyoshi MORI
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Publication number: 20180238095Abstract: An opening/closing body control device that, when the capacitance of a sensor electrode increases while window glass is ascending, lowers the window glass to prevent pinching. The opening/closing body control device has a disconnection threshold value and a disconnection determination unit. The disconnection determination unit determines whether the sensor electrode is disconnected by comparing the disconnection threshold value and the capacitance of the sensor electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takashi NAGAO, Tatsushi KATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20180230731Abstract: A pinch sensor that is provided with: a capacitive sensor electrode (18) that is provided to window glass; a shield electrode that covers a selected portion of the sensor electrode in a non-contact manner and that sets a limited detection directivity for the pinch sensor; and a dummy electrode that is arranged between the sensor electrode and the shield electrode and that is set to the same voltage as the sensor electrode or to a voltage that is in the vicinity thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takashi NAGAO, Tatsushi KATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20180202215Abstract: An entrapment detection device, which detects entrapment caused by an opening/closing movement of an opening/closing body, includes a conductive member arranged on an edge of the opening/closing body. The entrapment detection device also includes a sensor electrode arranged inside the opening/closing body. The sensor electrode is opposed to the conductive member. The entrapment detection device further includes a detection unit that detects entrapment between the opening/closing body and an external member based on a change in capacitance of the sensor electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventor: Tatsushi KATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20180202214Abstract: An entrapment detection device, which detects entrapment caused by an opening/closing movement of an opening/closing body, includes a looped sensor electrode arranged on the opening/closing body. The entrapment detection device further includes a detection unit that detects entrapment between the opening/closing body and an external member based on a change in capacitance of the looped sensor electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventor: Tatsushi KATSUYAMA