Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Nishio
Tsuyoshi Nishio 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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Publication number: 20240001736Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a vehicle body, an armrest, a sensor, and an air blower port. The armrest is disposed along a side portion of a seat in the vehicle body. The armrest is disposed in the traveling direction. The armrest includes an upper surface on which an arm of a passenger sitting on the seat is allowed to rest. The sensor is provided on a side surface of the armrest. The sensor detects a hand of the passenger. The air blower port is provided on the side surface of the armrest and provided between the sensor and the upper surface of the armrest. The air blower sends out air from the armrest. The air sent out from the air blower port is changed on the basis of at least a detection result of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20230339295Abstract: A vehicle interior purification device includes: first and second outlets disposed in a housing; first and second blower fans corresponding to the first and second outlets and disposed inside the housing; and a predetermined generation device for an airflow delivered from the first outlet and the second outlet, the predetermined generation device being disposed inside the housing. The predetermined generation device includes at least one of an electrostatic atomization device that generates a mist containing charged water particles and an ozone/ion generation device that generates ozone and negative ions by corona discharge. The first outlet and the second outlet are set to be disposed along a direction of travel of the vehicle. The first rotational speed of the first blower fan and a second rotational speed of the second blower fan are settable to different rotational speeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Hwayoung KANG, Nao YANAI, Yuki NISHIDA, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20230290197Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first wheel, a second wheel, a body coupled to the first and second wheels and movable by the first and second wheels, a first imaging circuit configured to capture an image of exterior of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor is configured to: set a monitoring target based on a captured image; start, when a monitoring start condition is met, a monitoring process of determining whether the monitoring target belongs to a monitoring range based on a captured image by the first imaging circuit; and terminate, when a monitoring end condition is met, the monitoring process, the monitoring start condition or the monitoring end condition including a condition related to an operation of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Makoto HINATA, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Hajime HOMMA, Naoki USUI, Yuki NISHIDA, Takuma MASUDA
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Publication number: 20230114316Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a cabin, a first seat and a second seat arranged in the cabin, a planar transparent member placed on a side surface of the cabin, and that separates an interior of the cabin and a vehicle exterior from each other, and a display device placed on the side surface of the cabin and arranged along the planar transparent member, the display device having a plurality of pixels. At least a part of the display device is placed on the side surface and between the first seat and the second seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Naoki USUI, Takuma MASUDA
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Patent number: 11505040Abstract: A vehicle includes: a vehicle body including a vehicle cabin; at least one wheel disposed along one direction in the vehicle body; a seat disposed inside the vehicle cabin; a first planar member that is fixed to the vehicle body, separates the vehicle cabin from an outside of the vehicle, is disposed further toward the outside of the vehicle than the seat in the one direction, and has a first transmittance for visible light; a second planar member that is allowed to be disposed between the first planar member and the seat, and has a second transmittance for visible light that is smaller than the first transmittance; and an input device. The second planar member is disposed between the first planar member and the seat in a case where a predetermined input is performed on the input device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Takuma Masuda, Motohiro Aoki, Yuhei Yamamoto, Naoki Usui, Satoshi Tanigawa, Takayuki Moriwaki, Takeshi Kiritoshi, Kazuhiko Kaneuchi
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Publication number: 20220307846Abstract: A vehicle dispatch management method includes: acquiring, from a requester terminal of a requester who requests vehicle dispatch, vehicle dispatch request information including requester identification information of the requester; and causing the requester terminal to display dispatched vehicle information onto a display screen of the requester terminal by outputting the dispatched vehicle information to the requester terminal. The dispatched vehicle information is information about a driver of driving characteristic information similar to passenger characteristic information. The passenger characteristic information represents driving characteristics preferred by the requester identified by the requester identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Hwayoung KANG, Naoki USUI
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Publication number: 20220266709Abstract: A moving body includes: a first body including at least one wheel, an electric motor and a first secondary battery; and a second body attachable to and detachable from the first body and including an electric power load and a second secondary battery. When the second body is mounted on the first body, at least one of the second secondary battery and the first secondary battery is allowed to be charged in a charging mode including at least one of a first charging mode and a second charging mode. In the first charging mode, the second secondary battery is charged using electric power output from the first secondary battery. In the second charging mode, the first secondary battery is charged using electric power output from the second secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto HINATA, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Takanao YANO, Tsuyoshi NISHIO
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Publication number: 20210347415Abstract: A moving body is configured to perform autonomous operation. The moving body includes: a first body including at least one wheel and configured to travel by the at least one wheel; a second body attachable to and detachable from the first body; and a display circuit arranged to face an outer side of the first body. The display circuit is configured to display at least a first schematic pattern of a first eye and a second schematic pattern of a second eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Takanao YANO, Makoto HINATA, Kanji MUTO, Naoki USUI
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Patent number: 10895656Abstract: Capacitive sensor includes sensor electrode, sensor circuit that is electrically connected to sensor electrode measures capacitance of sensor electrode, first impedance element, noise detection circuit that is electrically connected to sensor electrode through first impedance element and measures noise, and control circuit that switches between on and off of each of sensor circuit and noise detection circuit. Control circuit causes sensor circuit to measure the capacitance of sensor electrode by turning on sensor circuit and by turning off noise detection circuit and control circuit causes noise detection circuit to measure the noise by turning off sensor circuit and by turning on noise detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Okazaki, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio
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Patent number: 10866725Abstract: An input device includes a manipulation surface, a light emitting circuit disposed along the manipulation surface, and a detection circuit configured to detect an action of a finger on the manipulation surface. The light emitting circuit has first and second segment groups. The second segment group is disposed along the first segment group. The first segment group emits light at a first intensity if the detection circuit is restricted to receive a prescribed input. The first segment group emits light at a second intensity if the detection circuit is allowed to receive the prescribed input. A part of the second segment group emits light if the detection circuit detects an action of the finger alongside the first segment group while the first segment group is emitting light at the second intensity.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Naoki Usui
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Publication number: 20200331327Abstract: A vehicle includes: a vehicle body including a vehicle cabin; at least one wheel disposed along one direction in the vehicle body; a seat disposed inside the vehicle cabin; a first planar member that is fixed to the vehicle body, separates the vehicle cabin from an outside of the vehicle, is disposed further toward the outside of the vehicle than the seat in the one direction, and has a first transmittance for visible light; a second planar member that is allowed to be disposed between the first planar member and the seat, and has a second transmittance for visible light that is smaller than the first transmittance; and an input device. The second planar member is disposed between the first planar member and the seat in a case where a predetermined input is performed on the input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Takuma MASUDA, Motohiro AOKI, Yuhei YAMAMOTO, Naoki USUI, Satoshi TANIGAWA, Takayuki MORIWAKI, Takeshi KIRITOSHI, Kazuhiko KANEUCHI
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Patent number: 10766373Abstract: To minimize excessively high output or increases in magnetic-flux leakage by controlling power feeding on the power-feeding side if an unforeseen situation occurs. This power-feeding device (100) feeds power to an external power-receiving device (150) in a contactless manner. A power-feeding coil (103) uses electromagnetic power to feed electrical power to a power-receiving coil (154) in the power-receiving device (150). While power is being fed from said power-feeding coil (103), a power-feeding-side control unit (107) determines the amount of displacement of the power-feeding coil (103) and, on the basis of the determined displacement amount, controls the amount of electrical power being fed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Osamu Ohashi, Noriaki Asaoka, Masayoshi Koizumi
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Patent number: 10689022Abstract: A steering wheel grip detection device includes a positive electrode terminal electrically connected to a positive electrode of a power source and a negative electrode terminal electrically connected to a negative electrode of the power source. The steering wheel grip detection device further includes a thermostat, a heater, and an inductance element that are electrically connected with one another in this order in series wiring from the positive electrode terminal to the negative electrode terminal, as well as a capacitor through which a wiring path from the thermostat to the heater is electrically connected with the negative electrode terminal. The steering wheel grip detection device has an electrostatic sensor circuit that is electrically connected with a wiring path from the inductance element to the heater and that detects a grip on a steering wheel by a capacitance value of the heater.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Okazaki, Shinji Fujikawa, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio
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Patent number: 10677950Abstract: Rim of steering wheel has a rim body and mounting component mounted to the rim body so as to be exposed from a portion of the rim body. Occupant information detection sensor for a steering wheel disposed in rim includes: sensor wire disposed in the rim body; and conductive member located on at least a surface side of mounting component and electrically connected or capacitively coupled with a portion of sensor wire.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Hidenori Kitamura
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Publication number: 20200167053Abstract: An input device includes a manipulation surface, a light emitting circuit disposed along the manipulation surface, and a detection circuit configured to detect an action of a finger on the manipulation surface. The light emitting circuit has first and second segment groups. The second segment group is disposed along the first segment group. The first segment group emits light at a first intensity if the detection circuit is restricted to receive a prescribed input. The first segment group emits light at a second intensity if the detection circuit is allowed to receive the prescribed input. A part of the second segment group emits light if the detection circuit detects an action of the finger alongside the first segment group while the first segment group is emitting light at the second intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Naoki USUI
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Patent number: 10640138Abstract: A steering wheel grip detection device includes a series circuit including an inductance element, a thermostat incorporated into a steering wheel, and a heater incorporated into the steering wheel; an electrostatic sensor circuit that detects a grip of the steering wheel by means of an electric or electromagnetic field; and a voltage detecting circuit that detects an open/closed state of the thermostat.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Fujikawa, Yuta Okazaki, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio, Nobuharu Katsuki
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Patent number: 10576842Abstract: An electricity supply apparatus supplies electricity in a contactless manner to an electricity reception section provided in a vehicle, the apparatus including: an electricity supply coil configured to supply electricity to an electricity reception coil of the electricity reception section, the electricity supply coil having a ring shape, an in-edge, an out-edge, and a mid-point, the inn-edge being adjacent to a hollow portion of the ring shape in a radial direction of the electricity supply coil, the out-edge being outer than the inn-edge in the radial direction, and the mid-point being between the inn-edge and the out-edge in the radial direction; and a casing which houses the electricity supply coil, the casing having a first surface configured to face the electricity reception section and a second surface on which the electricity supply coil is located.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Koizumi, Osamu Ohashi, Tsuyoshi Nishio, Noriaki Asaoka
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Publication number: 20200041680Abstract: Capacitive sensor includes sensor electrode, sensor circuit that is electrically connected to sensor electrode measures capacitance of sensor electrode, first impedance element, noise detection circuit that is electrically connected to sensor electrode through first impedance element and measures noise, and control circuit that switches between on and off of each of sensor circuit and noise detection circuit. Control circuit causes sensor circuit to measure the capacitance of sensor electrode by turning on sensor circuit and by turning off noise detection circuit and control circuit causes noise detection circuit to measure the noise by turning off sensor circuit and by turning on noise detection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: YUTA OKAZAKI, HIROSHI NAITOU, TSUYOSHI NISHIO
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Patent number: D888613Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kanji Muto, Naoki Usui, Tsuyoshi Nishio
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Patent number: D894044Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kanji Muto, Naoki Usui, Tsuyoshi Nishio