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Hitokazu Shitanaka
Also filed as: SHITANAKA HITOKAZU
11 granted patents·1 pending application·283 citations·filing 1997–2015
91Inventor score
Files withMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD6PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD3TANAKA TSUYOSHI2PANASONIC CORP1
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12 records- 0195US7310084B2Multi-way operation switch, input device and input unitMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·74 cites·15 claims
- 0293US8586882B2Multi-directional switchTANAKA TSUYOSHI·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 19, 2013·16 cites·8 claims
- 0389US6359243B1Multi-directional operating switch and electronic device using the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 19, 2002·43 cites·4 claims
- 0488US5949149AMultifunctional switching apparatus and a vehicle operating system using the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·97 cites·15 claims
- 0582US7321101B2Switch device and input device using the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 22, 2008·14 cites·30 claims
- 0680US10020137B2Input apparatusPANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 10, 2018·3 cites·4 claims
- 0780US7501722B2Illuminated switch devicePANASONIC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 10, 2009·6 cites·17 claims
- 0877US8531407B2Input apparatusTANAKA TSUYOSHI·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 10, 2013·9 cites·6 claims
- 0973US6580039B2Multidirectional switch and operation unit using the sameMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 17, 2003·19 cites·28 claims
- 1063US9734967B2Operating panel devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·8 claims
- 1152US9988068B2Steering wheel input devicePANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 5, 2018·0 cites·6 claims
- 1251US2008231615A1Input deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
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