Patents by Inventor Yasuyo Sugimoto

Yasuyo Sugimoto 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: 8695231
    Abstract: A control method for drying clothes is disclosed. The method finds a difference in surface temperature between clothes catching air blow and the same clothes catching no air blow, and then determines a degree of dryness in the clothes based on the difference. Based on the degree of dryness, the method determines at what time heating should start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyo Sugimoto, Tsutomu Katou, Tetsuya Ueda, Takuya Kotanagi, Ippei Oda, Kazuhiro Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20110047812
    Abstract: A control method for drying clothes is disclosed. The method finds a difference in surface temperature between clothes catching air and the same clothes catching no air, and then determines a degree of dryness in the clothes based on the difference. Based on the degree of dryness, the method determines at what time heating should start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuyo Sugimoto, Tsutomu Katou, Tetsuya Ueda, Takuya Kotanagi, Ippei Oda, Kazuhiro Taniguchi