Patents by Inventor Michihiro Kuriyama

Michihiro Kuriyama 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).

  • Multi-direction switch
    Patent number: 6586689
    Abstract: In a multi-direction switch which is provided with a central switch and peripheral switches arranged about it and in which a keytop (40) is pressed to actuate a desired one of the switches, arms (52) of a pusher (50) are fixed to the underside of the keytop (40) with a central plate portion (71) of a frame (70) held between the the underside of the keytop (40) and the base (51) of the pusher (50) to provide therebetween a gap (4G) in which the keytop (40) is pivotable relative to the frame (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventor: Michihiro Kuriyama
  • Multi-direction switch
    Publication number: 20010023816
    Abstract: In a multi-direction switch which is provided with a central switch and peripheral switches arranged about it and in which a keytop (40) is pressed to actuate a desired one of the switches, arms (52) of a pusher (50) are fixed to the underside of the keytop (40) with a central plate portion (71) of a frame (70) held between the the underside of the keytop (40) and the base (51) of the pusher (50) to provide therebetween a gap (4G) in which the keytop (40) is pivotable relative to the frame (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventor: Michihiro Kuriyama