Patents by Inventor Tadashi Ooga

Tadashi Ooga 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).

  • Portable wireless apparatus
    Patent number: 8046038
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a portable wireless apparatus capable of maintaining high quality of a communication in various using configurations obtained by a two-axis hinge mechanism. A portable wireless apparatus (100) having a two-axis hinge portion includes a first antenna (102) which is suitable for a talking state and a second antenna (104) which is suitable for a waiting state. The first antenna (102) or the second antenna (104) is selected based on a result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle ? of a first axis (106) and the result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle ? of a second axis (107). Consequently, it is possible to select either of the antennas which is not influenced by hands or fingers of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenya Nagano, Tadashi Ooga, Yasunari Tanaka, Yutaka Saitou, Tomoaki Nishikido
  • Portable Wireless Apparatus
    Publication number: 20080167093
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a portable wireless apparatus capable of maintaining high quality of a communication in various using configurations obtained by a two-axis hinge mechanism. A portable wireless apparatus (100) having a two-axis hinge portion includes a first antenna (102) which is suitable for a talking state and a second antenna (104) which is suitable for a waiting state. The first antenna (102) or the second antenna (104) is selected based on a result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle ? of a first axis (106) and the result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle ? of a second axis (107). Consequently, it is possible to select either of the antennas which is not influenced by hands or fingers of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya Nagano, Tadashi Ooga, Yasunari Tanaka, Yutaka Saitou, Tomoaki Nishikido