Patents by Inventor Tomofumi Kurashige

Tomofumi Kurashige 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: 11901135
    Abstract: A wireless switch includes a switch body, a push button connected to the switch body in a state of being movable along an approaching/separating direction between a non-operating position and an operating position, a signal output device accommodated in the switch body and configured to output a switch signal in response to a movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operating position, and a restriction member that restricts the movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operation position when the push button is located at the non-operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Kouhei Yoshida, Masao Nagase, Yukio Yoshibashi, Masahiro Ono, Masato Matoba, Tomofumi Kurashige
  • Publication number: 20220157539
    Abstract: A wireless switch includes a switch body, a push button connected to the switch body in a state of being movable along an approaching/separating direction between a non-operating position and an operating position, a signal output device accommodated in the switch body and configured to output a switch signal in response to a movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operating position, and a restriction member that restricts the movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operation position when the push button is located at the non-operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu TAKAHASHI, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Kouhei YOSHIDA, Masao NAGASE, Yukio YOSHIBASHI, Masahiro ONO, Masato MATOBA, Tomofumi KURASHIGE
  • Patent number: 5015996
    Abstract: A novel electro-mechanical switch device is disclosed which is suitable for use in a factory production line to detect and control the flow of workpieces or articles of manufacture along the line. The switch device includes a pair of switches (101, 102) operative in response to the workpieces passing thereby along the production line, a switch circuit (13) electrically connected to the switches (101, 102), and a moisture detector (15). The pair of switches are so designed that the operation of one switch is delayed with respect to the other. The switch circuit (13) functions in response to the operation of the switches and the moisture detector (15) to provide a warning signal when one of the switches fails to operate within a predetermined delay time with respect to the other switch, as well as when the moisture detector senses a presence of moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics Co.
    Inventors: Keisuke Konishi, Kenji Shinohara, Norio Iwakiri, Tomofumi Kurashige