Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Hashiguchi
Tetsuro Hashiguchi 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: 10881577Abstract: A beauty apparatus includes a main body having a gripper and a head attached to one end of the main body. A circular opening from which foam is discharged is provided in the head, and spherical rollers are provided on at least one shaft extending in a circumferential direction of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Natsumi Hashimoto, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Seiko Yabuuchi
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Publication number: 20180193219Abstract: A beauty apparatus includes a main body having a gripper and a head attached to one end of the main body. A circular opening from which foam is discharged is provided in the head, and spherical rollers are provided on at least one shaft extending in a circumferential direction of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Natsumi HASHIMOTO, Tetsuro HASHIGUCHI, Seiko YABUUCHI
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Patent number: 9931003Abstract: A first head of a beauty device includes a stirring mechanism stirring bubbles, and a head case provided with an opening for allowing the bubbles stirred by the stirring mechanism to pass through. When the first head is used while being mounted to the body of the beauty device, bubbles are supplied to the stirring mechanism from the body of the beauty device. In a state where bubbles supplied to the stirring mechanism are present between the stirring mechanism and the skin, the bubbles are stirred and moved between the stirring mechanism and the skin by the stirring mechanism, and thus impurities of the skin are removed by the bubbles.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Sueyoshi, Kazuyasu Ikadai, Kenichi Muraki, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Natsumi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9421146Abstract: A cosmetic device includes a bubble generator configured to generate bubbles, a cosmetic unit configured to exert a cosmetic effect on a skin, and a motor configured to drive at least the cosmetic unit. The bubble generator includes an agitating and mixing mechanism configured to agitate a liquid foaming agent and mix the agitated liquid foaming agent with air.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Muraki, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Kazuyasu Ikadai
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Publication number: 20160183743Abstract: A first head of a beauty device includes a stirring mechanism stirring bubbles, and a head case provided with an opening for allowing the bubbles stirred by the stirring mechanism to pass through. When the first head is used while being mounted to the body of the beauty device, bubbles are supplied to the stirring mechanism from the body of the beauty device. In a state where bubbles supplied to the stirring mechanism are present between the stirring mechanism and the skin, the bubbles are stirred and moved between the stirring mechanism and the skin by the stirring mechanism, and thus impurities of the skin are removed by the bubbles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Hidekazu Sueyoshi, Kazuyasu Ikadai, Kenichi Muraki, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Natsumi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9132560Abstract: A hair remover includes a main unit having a gripper, a head unit having a blade, and a drive unit for driving the blade. One end of the main unit has an extension portion extending in an extension direction. The direction in the head unit along the hair removing direction of the blade is defined as a first direction. A second direction in the head unit is perpendicular to the first direction. The hair remover also includes a rotating mechanical section having a rotation center, the axis of which is perpendicular to the extension direction, enabling the head unit to rotate around the rotation center with respect to the main unit, and thereby switching between a state where the second direction of the head unit is parallel to the extension direction and a state where the second direction of the head unit is perpendicular to the extension direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Tetsuro Hashiguchi
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Patent number: 9102069Abstract: A hair remover including: a main unit having a gripper, a head unit having a blade for removing body hair, and a drive unit for driving the blade. The main unit is provided, in one end thereof, with an extension portion that supports the head unit. The extension portion extends in one direction, referred to as an extending direction, from the one end on the main unit. The hair remover is configured to switch between a first state where a longitudinal direction of the head unit is parallel to the extension direction and a second state where the longitudinal direction of the head unit is perpendicular to the extension direction. The hair remover is configured so that an outer periphery of the head unit is located so as to be flush with or is located within an outer periphery of said the main unit when viewed from the extension direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Tetsuro Hashiguchi
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Publication number: 20150132041Abstract: A cosmetic device includes a bubble generator configured to generate bubbles, a cosmetic unit configured to exert a cosmetic effect on a skin, and a motor configured to drive at least the cosmetic unit. The bubble generator includes an agitating and mixing mechanism configured to agitate a liquid foaming agent and mix the agitated liquid foaming agent with air.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Kenichi MURAKI, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Kazuyasu Ikadai
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Publication number: 20130081277Abstract: Hair remover comprises main unit having gripper, head unit having blade for removing hair, and drive unit for driving blade. Direction of extension portion extended from one end is defined as extension direction. Direction in head unit along hair removing direction of blade is defined as first direction. Direction in head unit perpendicular to first direction is defined as second direction. Hair remover comprises rotating mechanical section having rotation center of which axis is perpendicular to extension direction, enabling head unit to rotate around rotation center with respect to main unit, and thereby switching between a state where second direction of head unit is parallel to extension direction and a state where second direction of head unit is perpendicular to extension direction. Drive unit comprises driving source and drive transmission unit transferring a driving force of driving source to head unit in said states.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Tetsuro Hashiguchi
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Publication number: 20130081278Abstract: A hair remover comprises a main unit having a gripper, a head unit having a blade for removing hair, and a drive unit for driving said blade. The hair remover further comprises a rotating mechanical section and a rotating mechanical section. Said rotating mechanical section has a turn plate which is configured to rotate with respect to said main unit. Said main unit supports rotatably said head unit through said turn plate. Said swinging mechanical section is configured to swing said head unit with respect to said turn plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Tetsuro Hashiguchi
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Patent number: 7717925Abstract: An epilating apparatus has a cylindrical rotating cylinder, a plate and driving portions. The cylindrical rotating cylinder has a plurality of claw portions for epilation. The plate has a plurality of openings, in which the plurality of claw portions are exposed, and covers the outside exposed surface of the rotating cylinder. The driving portions open-close drives the plurality of claw portions while rotationally drives the rotating cylinder so that hairs held by the claw portions are pulled out. The claw tip shape of each claw portion is formed in the shape of a circular arc having a center at the rotational center vicinity of the rotating cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Hidekazu Sueyoshi
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Publication number: 20100076456Abstract: A depilatory device in this invention comprising a housing, a plucking means, a pinching mechanism, and a plucking mechanism. The plucking means includes a plucking cylinder which is supported to the housing. The plucking cylinder carries a plurality of pinching units at a circumference surface of the plucking cylinder. The pinching unit is composed of a first blade and a second blade. At least one of the first blade and the second blade is movable toward and away from the other of the first blade and the second blade to have an opened position and a pinch position. Each of the pinching units has a hair introducing direction perpendicular to the gap between the first blade and the second blade in the opened position. The pinching mechanism is configured to provide the opened position and the pinch position to the first blade and the second blade. The plucking mechanism is configured to rotate the plucking cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Tomoyuki Inoue, Tetsuro Hashiguchi
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Publication number: 20100076457Abstract: A depilatory device in this invention comprises a housing, a plucking cylinder, a pinching mechanism, and a plucking mechanism. The housing is formed at its upper end with a head. The plucking cylinder is supported to the head. The plucking cylinder is driven to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the plucking cylinder. The plucking cylinder carries a plurality of pinching units. Each pinching unit is composed of a first blade and a second blade which are arranged in an opposed relation with each other. Each pinching unit has a pinching length extending circumferentially of the plucking cylinder. At least one of the first blade and the second blade is movable toward and away from the other of the first blade and the second blade to move between an opened position for making a gap and a pinch position for pinching the hair. A pinching mechanism is configured to drive the at least one of the first blade and the second blade. A plucking mechanism is configured to rotate the plucking cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Tomoyuki Inoue, Tetsuro Hashiguchi
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Publication number: 20080294176Abstract: A hair removal apparatus includes three plucking rollers configured to rotate on respective roller shafts which extend generally parallel to a skin surface during epilation, each plucking roller having tweezing mechanisms for grasping hairs, and a driver for turning each plucking roller on a rotary axis which is kept generally perpendicular to the skin surface. The tweezing mechanisms pull the grasped hairs out of the skin as the plucking rollers are slid therealong. The three plucking rollers can protrude and retract in a direction generally perpendicular to the skin surface independently of one another and swing in directions along the skin surface independently of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuro HASHIGUCHI, Kenichi MURAKI
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Publication number: 20080208190Abstract: A hair removal apparatus includes a plurality of plucking rollers configured to rotate on respective roller shafts which extend generally parallel to a skin surface during epilation, each plucking roller having tweezing mechanisms for grasping hairs, and a driving device for turning each plucking roller on a rotary axis which is kept generally perpendicular to the skin surface. The driving device turns each of the plucking rollers in such a way that the rotary axis thereof assess approximately a central point of the relevant plucking roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuro HASHIGUCHI, Kenichi MURAKI
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Publication number: 20080115365Abstract: A hair removing apparatus for removing hairs by using soap includes a water-resistant body case having a driving source therein; and a hair removing head attached to the water-resistant body case, the hair removing head having a hair removing unit driven by the driving source to pull out the hairs. The hair removing head has a bubble retention member that encloses the hair removing unit to retain soap bubbles therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Matsusaka, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Kenichi Muraki
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Publication number: 20070233159Abstract: In a depilating device for making depilation using a soap in which a depilation head including a depilating portion for removing hair is attached to a main body casing including a manually grippable grip and having a waterproof structure, a wiper for wiping off bubbles adhering to a skin surface after depilating is provided on a head frame that surrounds the depilating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Sueyoshi, Wei Wang, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Shinji Nishimura
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Publication number: 20060135965Abstract: An epilating apparatus has a cylindrical rotating cylinder, a plate and driving portions. The cylindrical rotating cylinder has a plurality of claw portions for epilation. The plate has a plurality of openings, in which the plurality of claw portions are exposed, and covers the outside exposed surface of the rotating cylinder. The driving portions open-close drives the plurality of claw portions while rotationally drives the rotating cylinder so that hairs held by the claw portions are pulled out. The claw tip shape of each claw portion is formed in the shape of a circular arc having a center at the rotational center vicinity of the rotating cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Hidekazu Sueyoshi
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Patent number: 6045559Abstract: An improved epilating device is capable of effectively removing the hairs at different skin portions of the human body. The epilating device includes a single housing which is shaped to be grasped by the hand of a user and which includes a drive source. The housing carries a first epilation module provided at its top with a first plucking head which is driven by the drive source to effect the plucking of the body hairs. The first plucking head has a length defining therealong a first epilation zone. Also carried on the housing is a second epilation module provided at its top with a second plucking head which is driven commonly by the drive source to effect plucking of the body hairs. The second plucking head has a length defining therealong a second epilation zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1999Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Hidekazu Sueyoshi, Jyuzaemon Iwasaki, Toshihiro Takeuchi, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Hitoshi Ogawa
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Patent number: 6036790Abstract: The medium carbon, microalloyed forging steel for machine structural use has a small deformation upon fracture in a hot-rolled, hot-forged, or any other hot-worked state, has an inexpensive ferrite-pearlitic microstructure and consists of C: 0.3 to 0.6 wt %, Si: 0.1 to 2.0 wt %, Mn: 0.1 wt % or more and less than 0.4 wt %, P: 0.01 to 0.1 wt %, S: 0.01 to 0.2 wt %, V: more than 0.15 wt % and up to 0.4 wt %, and the balance: Fe and unavoidable impurities, in which the unavoidable impurities include less than 0.005 wt % N. The microalloyed forging steel for machine structural use may further contain Al: 0.005 to 0.05 wt %, one or both of Ti: 0.005 to 0.05 wt % and Nb: 0.05 to 0.2 wt %, and/or one or both of Cr: 0.1 to 0.5 wt % and Mo: 0.1 to 0.5 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 1999Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Nippon Steel CorporationInventors: Hiromasa Takada, Tetsuro Hashiguchi, Hideo Kanisawa