Patents by Inventor Tetsuya SAGO

Tetsuya SAGO 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).

  • Patent number: 11577692
    Abstract: An engine starting device includes a board on which a pin header serving as an on-board component is mounted, a case member that has a tubular shape and that is disposed so as to surround the board, and an antenna coil that is disposed in the case member and that is electrically connected to an antenna terminal partly embedded in the pin header serving as an on-board component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sago, Yusuke Hosono
  • Publication number: 20210129796
    Abstract: An engine starting device includes a board on which a pin header serving as an on-board component is mounted, a case member that has a tubular shape and that is disposed so as to surround the board, and an antenna coil that is disposed in the case member and that is electrically connected to an antenna terminal partly embedded in the pin header serving as an on-board component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sago, Yusuke Hosono
  • Patent number: 9562507
    Abstract: An engine start switch includes, a case member which includes a tubular support portion having an opening portion formed on the front side, a slide member which is slidably supported in a front-rear direction in the inner portion of the tubular support portion, an operation member which is connected to the front side of the slide member, and is movably supported in the front-rear direction in front of the tubular support portion, an annular coil antenna configured to radiate a radio wave signal forward, a wiring substrate which is electrically connected to the coil antenna, and detection means for detecting a rearward movement of the operation member. The coil antenna is attached to the front side of the wiring substrate to configure an antenna substrate assembly, and the antenna substrate assembly is attached to the case member to be positioned between the slide member and the operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sago, Kazuma Sato
  • Patent number: 9437920
    Abstract: A push-button switch includes a wiring board having a first surface on which electronic components are mounted. The push-button switch is used for an immobilizer system and supplies power to a portable device from the first surface side of the wiring board. The push-button switch includes a coil antenna and a conductor pattern. The coil antenna includes a magnetic core and a coil conductor wound around the magnetic core. The coil antenna is attached to a second surface of the wiring board. The conductor pattern is formed in at least one wiring layer so as to surround the coil conductor in plan view. The wiring board has an inner layer including the at least one wiring layer. A direction of current flowing through the coil conductor is the same as a direction of current flowing through the conductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Sano, Tetsuya Sago
  • Patent number: 9214296
    Abstract: An engine start switch includes a substrate on which electronic components are mounted, a case which is formed in a cylindrical shape by a peripheral wall portion surrounding the substrate and of which at least one end portion is opened, and a support member that supports the substrate in the case and extends toward the open end of the case from one end portion thereof supporting the substrate. The support member includes an outer surface that faces an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion with a gap interposed therebetween, and a gap at the one end portion of the support member is wider than a gap at other portions excluding at least the one end of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Sago
  • Publication number: 20150337788
    Abstract: An engine start switch includes, a case member which includes a tubular support portion having an opening portion formed on the front side, a slide member which is slidably supported in a front-rear direction in the inner portion of the tubular support portion, an operation member which is connected to the front side of the slide member, and is movably supported in the front-rear direction in front of the tubular support portion, an annular coil antenna configured to radiate a radio wave signal forward, a wiring substrate which is electrically connected to the coil antenna, and detection means for detecting a rearward movement of the operation member. The coil antenna is attached to the front side of the wiring substrate to configure an antenna substrate assembly, and the antenna substrate assembly is attached to the case member to be positioned between the slide member and the operation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuya SAGO, Kazuma SATO
  • Publication number: 20150214606
    Abstract: A push-button switch includes a wiring board having a first surface on which electronic components are mounted. The push-button switch is used for an immobilizer system and supplies power to a portable device from the first surface side of the wiring board. The push-button switch includes a coil antenna and a conductor pattern. The coil antenna includes a magnetic core and a coil conductor wound around the magnetic core. The coil antenna is attached to a second surface of the wiring board. The conductor pattern is formed in at least one wiring layer so as to surround the coil conductor in plan view. The wiring board has an inner layer including the at least one wiring layer. A direction of current flowing through the coil conductor is the same as a direction of current flowing through the conductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi SANO, Tetsuya SAGO
  • Publication number: 20140291131
    Abstract: An engine start switch includes a substrate on which electronic components are mounted, a case which is formed in a cylindrical shape by a peripheral wall portion surrounding the substrate and of which at least one end portion is opened, and a support member that supports the substrate in the case and extends toward the open end of the case from one end portion thereof supporting the substrate. The support member includes an outer surface that faces an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion with a gap interposed therebetween, and a gap at the one end portion of the support member is wider than a gap at other portions excluding at least the one end of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Sago
  • Publication number: 20130056994
    Abstract: A unlatching device includes: a pair of human approach sensors disposed at both side ends of, for example, a rear glass; a retractable handle retractably received at a door body, such as a rear door; a cam member pivotally supported by the door body; a manual unlatching lever for manually unlatching a latch mechanism; and a solenoid capable of driving a stopper member of the latch mechanism, in which, when a predetermined signal is output from the human approach sensor, the stopper member is pressed by the solenoid and is moved away from an engaging/disengaging member, and the engaging/disengaging member is made to pivot by urging force and is released from a stopper, whereby the door body is unlatched and the retractable handle projects rearward from the door body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya SAGO