Patents by Inventor Norimitsu Asano

Norimitsu Asano 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).

  • Box for functional expansion of a portable electronic equipment
    Patent number: 5737541
    Abstract: A docking station box for functional expansion of portable electronic equipment that has a table with a vertically upstanding back wall to which is mounted a part of a connector corresponding to a connector part of the electronic equipment. The box includes at least one hook that is moved from a position below the table to one above the table to engage the electronic equipment to mount it securely thereon. The docking station box also includes a mechanism for thrusting the electronic equipment away from the position in which the connector parts of the box and the electronic equipment are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Shimizu, Shoichi Sunagawa, Hidemi Dohi, Yoshiaki Matsuoka, Yoshio Tanioka, Norimitsu Asano