Patents by Inventor Tsutomu NANASE

Tsutomu NANASE 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).

  • Bicycle operating device
    Patent number: 10562585
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a switch structure, an operating structure, and a controller. The switch structure comprises a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch. The first electrical switch has a first operated state. The second electrical switch has a second operated state. The operating structure includes an operating member. The controller is configured to respectively generate a first control signal and a second control signal based on a first signal pattern and a second signal pattern. The first signal pattern includes a first combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second signal pattern including a second combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second combination is different from the first combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takaya Masuda, Tsutomu Nanase, Kentaro Kosaka
  • BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180346069
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a switch structure, an operating structure, and a controller. The switch structure comprises a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch. The first electrical switch has a first operated state. The second electrical switch has a second operated state. The operating structure includes an operating member. The controller is configured to respectively generate a first control signal and a second control signal based on a first signal pattern and a second signal pattern. The first signal pattern includes a first combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second signal pattern including a second combination of the first operated state and the second operated state. The second combination is different from the first combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takaya MASUDA, Tsutomu NANASE, Kentaro KOSAKA
  • Bicycle operating device
    Patent number: 10093383
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a user interface member, an electrical switch, and a transmitting structure. The user interface member is movably mounted to the base member to move relative to the base member in a first direction. The electrical switch is mounted to the base member. The transmitting structure is provided between the user interface member and the electrical switch to transmit a first movement of the user interface member in the first direction to the electrical switch in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Noriko Masuta, Tsutomu Nanase
  • BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180273134
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a user interface member, an electrical switch, and a transmitting structure. The user interface member is movably mounted to the base member to move relative to the base member in a first direction. The electrical switch is mounted to the base member. The transmitting structure is provided between the user interface member and the electrical switch to transmit a first movement of the user interface member in the first direction to the electrical switch in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Noriko MASUTA, Tsutomu NANASE