Patents by Inventor Masahiko Nishiwaki
Masahiko Nishiwaki 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).
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Patent number: 10009447Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. An electronic apparatus comprises a panel, a piezoelectric vibrator, a component, and a cushioning material. The panel is located on a surface of the electronic apparatus. The piezoelectric vibrator is located on an inner surface of the panel. The component faces the piezoelectric vibrator. The cushioning material is located between the piezoelectric vibrator and the component such that a gap is formed between the piezoelectric vibrator and the cushioning material.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiko Nishiwaki, Yasuo Nambu, Shohei Iwamoto
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Publication number: 20170134546Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. An electronic apparatus comprises a panel, a piezoelectric vibrator, a component, and a cushioning material. The panel is located on a surface of the electronic apparatus. The piezoelectric vibrator is located on an inner surface of the panel. The component faces the piezoelectric vibrator. The cushioning material is located between the piezoelectric vibrator and the component such that a gap is formed between the piezoelectric vibrator and the cushioning material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Masahiko NISHIWAKI, Yasuo Nambu, Shohei Iwamoto
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Patent number: 9451346Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus incorporating, in its main body, a sound device that converts an electrical signal into sound or sound into an electrical signal. The electronic apparatus includes a chassis included in the main body, and a metal plate fixed to a front surface of the chassis so as to close an opening that penetrates the chassis from a back surface to the front surface. The metal plate has a through hole at a center thereof to allow sound to pass therethrough. The sound device is provided in the opening of the chassis with a front surface thereof directed towards the through hole of the metal plate, and an outer peripheral portion of the front surface of the sound device is fixed to a back surface of the metal plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Masahiko Nishiwaki
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Publication number: 20150326961Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus incorporating, in its main body, a sound device that converts an electrical signal into sound or sound into an electrical signal. The electronic apparatus includes a chassis included in the main body, and a metal plate fixed to a front surface of the chassis so as to close an opening that penetrates the chassis from a back surface to the front surface. The metal plate has a through hole at a center thereof to allow sound to pass therethrough. The sound device is provided in the opening of the chassis with a front surface thereof directed towards the through hole of the metal plate, and an outer peripheral portion of the front surface of the sound device is fixed to a back surface of the metal plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventor: Masahiko NISHIWAKI
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Patent number: 8885331Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes coupled first and second casings with respective image display surfaces, and including a full-closed state where both casings are overlaid on each other, a tilt state where the second casing has been moved from the full-closed state so that the image display surfaces in both casings are exposed and, also, the image display surface in the second casing is inclined with respect to the image display surface in the first casing at an angle of opening which is equal to or more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees, and a full-open state where the image display surfaces in both casings are flushed with each other in the same plane, and the portable electronic apparatus being capable of holding the second casing, in attitude, with respect to the first casing in the full-closed state, in the tilt state and in the full-open state.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Keisuke Nonaka, Atsushi Okamoto, Akito Iwai, Kazuhito Fukumasu, Masahiko Nishiwaki
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Patent number: 8531844Abstract: Provided is a sliding portable electronic device having a waterproof structure which does not restrict a circuit design. Provided is a sliding portable electronic device having a waterproof structure which does not restrict a circuit design. The sliding portable electronic device according to the present invention comprises a pair of housings engaging slidably with each other. An electric component built in one housing is connected to an electric component built in the other housing through a flexible lead. The other housing is provided with an opening, through which the flexible lead passes, and the opening is blocked by a waterproof sheet. The flexible lead, which is drawn out from the electric component of the one casing, passes between the abutment surfaces of the waterproof sheet and the other casing and is connected to the electric component of the other housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Masahiko Nishiwaki
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Publication number: 20120188726Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes coupled first and second casings with respective image display surfaces, and including a full-closed state where both casings are overlaid on each other, a tilt state where the second casing has been moved from the full-closed state so that the image display surfaces in both casings are exposed and, also, the image display surface in the second casing is inclined with respect to the image display surface in the first casing at an angle of opening which is equal to or more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees, and a full-open state where the image display surfaces in both casings are flushed with each other in the same plane, and the portable electronic apparatus being capable of holding the second casing, in attitude, with respect to the first casing in the full-closed state, in the tilt state and in the full-open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke Nonaka, Atsushi Okamoto, Akito Iwai, Kazuhito Fukumasu, Masahiko Nishiwaki
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Publication number: 20100195296Abstract: Provided is a sliding portable electronic device having a waterproof structure which does not restrict a circuit design. The sliding portable electronic device according to the present invention comprises a pair of housings engaging slidably with each other. An electric component built in one housing is connected to an electric component built in the other housing through a flexible lead. The other housing is provided with an opening, through which the flexible lead passes, and the opening is blocked by a waterproof sheet. The flexible lead, which is drawn out from the electric component of the one casing, passes between the abutment surfaces of the waterproof sheet and the other casing and is connected to the electric component of the other housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Masahiko Nishiwaki