Patents by Inventor Yusuke NOGATA

Yusuke NOGATA 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: 20230035738
    Abstract: An operation device according to the present invention includes a touch-sensitive operation surface placed in a vehicle and a detecting unit configured to detect touch operation by an operator on the touch-sensitive operation surface. On the touch-sensitive operation surface, a guide part having a convex shape or a concave shape and a planar operation part to be an operation location having a planar shape located around the guide part are formed. The detecting unit is configured to detect slide operation on the guide part from the planar operation part, and accept later operation on a predetermined operation location as an operation instruction set in accordance with a status of the slide operation on the guide part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYO DENSO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi OMORI, Yusuke NOGATA