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).

  • Publication number: 20240001736
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
  • Publication number: 20230339295
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Hwayoung KANG, Nao YANAI, Yuki NISHIDA, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
  • Publication number: 20230290197
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Makoto HINATA, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Hajime HOMMA, Naoki USUI, Yuki NISHIDA, Takuma MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20230114316
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Naoki USUI, Takuma MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11505040
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20220307846
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Hwayoung KANG, Naoki USUI
  • Publication number: 20220266709
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto HINATA, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Takanao YANO, Tsuyoshi NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20210347415
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Takanao YANO, Makoto HINATA, Kanji MUTO, Naoki USUI
  • Patent number: 10895656
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Okazaki, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio
  • Patent number: 10866725
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Naoki Usui
  • Publication number: 20200331327
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 10766373
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Osamu Ohashi, Noriaki Asaoka, Masayoshi Koizumi
  • Patent number: 10689022
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Okazaki, Shinji Fujikawa, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio
  • Patent number: 10677950
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Hidenori Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20200167053
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Naoki USUI
  • Patent number: 10640138
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Fujikawa, Yuta Okazaki, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio, Nobuharu Katsuki
  • Patent number: 10576842
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Koizumi, Osamu Ohashi, Tsuyoshi Nishio, Noriaki Asaoka
  • Publication number: 20200041680
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: YUTA OKAZAKI, HIROSHI NAITOU, TSUYOSHI NISHIO
  • Patent number: D888613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanji Muto, Naoki Usui, Tsuyoshi Nishio
  • Patent number: D894044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanji Muto, Naoki Usui, Tsuyoshi Nishio