Patents by Inventor Junya Ohmoto

Junya Ohmoto 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: 6534730
    Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus includes a disc member that is supported such that a portion thereof protrudes outside the body case, and that is rotated to output a signal corresponding to its rotation direction and rotation angle; first switch operated by pressing the disc member toward the body case; second and third switches separately operated by pivoting the disc member about a pivot axis parallel to the rotation plane and orthogonal to the pressing direction; a storage device storing a plurality of items; a display device displaying a cursor and a plurality of items read from the storage device; and a control device for moving the cursor displayed in the display device and for selecting and executing the displayed items or other items required for communications in accordance with the operations of the disc member and the first, second, and third switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junya Ohmoto, Satoshi Mitsuma, Yuji Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 6411710
    Abstract: In a voice receiving mechanism and a handset, an ear pad and a speaker are secured to a ball of a ball joint, and a grip portion supports a ball holder of the ball joint. Therefore, the ear pad, and so on are swingable in any direction relative to the grip portion, and the ear pad, can be brought into close contact with the ear. Further, a leaf spring applies a braking force to the ball. So that, even after the ear pad is separated from the ear, the orientation (direction and angle) of the ear pad, can be kept so that the ear pad can come into close contact with the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Sato, Junya Ohmoto
  • Publication number: 20020011402
    Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus includes a disc member supported such that a portion thereof protrudes outside the body case, and rotated to output a signal in accordance with its rotation direction and rotation angle, a first switch operated by pushing-in the disc member toward the body case, a second and a third switches separately operated by pivoting the disc member about a pivot axis parallel to the rotation plane and orthogonal to the pushing-in direction, a storage device storing a plurality of items, a display device displaying a cursor and a plurality of the items read from the storage device, and a control device moving the cursor displayed in the display device, selecting and executing the displayed items or other items required for communications in accordance with the operations of the disc member and the first to the third switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Junya Ohmoto, Satoshi Mitsuma, Yuji Haraguchi