Patents by Inventor Toshiyasu Kitamura
Toshiyasu Kitamura 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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Publication number: 20230137433Abstract: An electrical storage module includes: a plurality of electrical storage devices; and a bus bar that connects electrode terminals of the electrical storage devices to each other, in which the electrical storage device includes an outer covering can in which an opening is formed, and a plate-shaped sealing body that is provided with the electrode terminal and is inserted into the opening of the outer covering can, the electrode terminal has a container that includes a through-hole or a recess that is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction in which the sealing body is inserted into the outer covering can, and the bus bar includes a press-fitting portion that is press-fitted into the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: KIYOMI KOZUKI, TOSHIYASU KITAMURA, GORO FUJITA, KASUMI SATO
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Publication number: 20220190411Abstract: A battery includes an electrode group, and a rectangular exterior casing that houses the electrode group and includes a tubular side wall, a bottom connected to a lower end of the side wall in a Z direction, and an opening provided at an upper end. An inner surface of the bottom of the exterior casing has a slope inclined with respect to a plane orthogonal to the Z direction. The electrode group is in thermal contact with the slope. The bottom may have a protrusion protruding inward in the Z direction of the exterior casing, and the slope may be formed on the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: TOSHIYA GOTOU, TOSHIYASU KITAMURA, MITSUTOSHI TAJIMA
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Patent number: 7746323Abstract: A 5-direction key operating device is provided in which the structure of diaphragm contacts disposed on a printed circuit board is improved to allow five diaphragms to be disposed in a minimum space, and a single button key is enabled to operate the five diaphragms. Moreover, a 5-direction key operating device is provided in which an operation space can be reduced, and desired one of information displayed on a display section can be selected and determined by a smooth key operation without causing an erroneous operation. In each of diaphragm contacts on which diaphragms (4) that are arranged in the shape of a cross in correspondence with 5-direction keys are to be placed, a circular contact (1) which is a first contact, and strip-like contact portions (3a to 3d) which are elongated in a fan-like shape with respect to the center of the first contact (1) are disposed in a second contact (2) and in the side opposite to the side of the first contact (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Susumu Otsuki, Mamoru Yoshida, Teruo Nanmoku, Toshiyasu Kitamura, Akinori Ohira, Koichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7376447Abstract: In a portable telephone, a display device, a telephone receiver, a ten-numeral entry key, a telephone transmitter, and the like are mounted on surface sides of a first housing (1) and a second housing (2), which are located on inner sides thereof when the first housing and the second housing are closed, both the first housing and the second housing being hinged to each other via a hinge portion in a freely openable/closable manner; and a speaker for producing at least a telephone call-receiving sound is provided on the surface side of any one of the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge portion. Also, a sound projection portion (12) for projecting the telephone call-receiving sound produced from the speaker is formed in a side of the portion where the speaker is provided even under such a condition that the first housing and the second housing are closed.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mamoru Yoshida, Tsutomu Abe, Tetsuya Kubo, Toru Yanashima, Toshiyasu Kitamura
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Patent number: 6944429Abstract: A gutter-like antenna tube storage part having a half cylindrical shape, is recessed downward from a flat part of a battery storage part, integrally with a rear case of a housing of a portable terminal device. Therefore, the section modulus of the rear case in terms of the strength of materials can be large, and thus deterioration of the rigidity can be prevented even in the case the device main body is made thinner.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Nobutoshi Hamada, Katsuhisa Furukawa
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Patent number: 6868259Abstract: A keybutton structure that is composed of the casing 18, the shielding case 10 that is provided with metal-type surface treatment, the keybutton 7 and the printed circuit board 8 that is mounted with a light emitting element, in that the light emitting element 22, such as the LED, is surrounded entirely by the rib 21 that is disposed upright on the shielding case 10. This configuration enables solving of the space problem as well as improvement in the luminous efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Kazuhiro Konishi, Taichi Tabata, Kouichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6831843Abstract: An earphone jack is fixed on a printed circuit board by soldering as well as a first holding rib and a second holding rib for holding in the horizontal direction and a third holding rib for holding in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board are provided on a shield case. The shield case is held in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board by a fourth holding rib provided on the case.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Teruo Nanmoku, Taichi Tabata, Hideo Ono
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Publication number: 20040248625Abstract: In a portable telephone, a display device, a telephone receiver, a ten-numeral entry key, a telephone transmitter, and the like are mounted on surface sides of a first housing (1) and a second housing (2), which are located on inner sides thereof when the first housing and the second housing are closed, both the first housing and the second housing being hinged to each other via a hinge portion in a freely openable/closable manner; and a speaker for producing at least a telephone call-receiving sound is provided on the surface side of any one of the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge portion. Also, a sound projection portion (12) for projecting the telephone call-receiving sound produced from the speaker is formed in a side of the portion where the speaker is provided even under such a condition that the first housing and the second housing are closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Mamoru Yoshida, Tsutomu Abe, Tetsuya Kubo, Toru Yanashima, Toshiyasu Kitamura
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Patent number: 6628351Abstract: In liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a liquid crystal display device and a flexible board with a pattern formed on one surface, the flexible board is bent approximately at the center in two via a bending section and the inner surfaces are hermetically fixed thus configuring a first pattern surface, associated parts, and a second pattern surface, contacts with the printed circuit board, at the rear of the first pattern surface. Via this configuration, the liquid crystal display apparatus can be configured using a flexible board having a single-sided pattern and assembly of the liquid crystal display device and the printed circuit board can be facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Hiroyuki Chihara, Shinichi Terao, Takefumi Ishida
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Patent number: 6628785Abstract: A water sinking confirmation device enabling judgment on whether or not a portable terminal device or the like has been sunk in water. The water sinking confirmation device includes a lower case provided with a hole, a double side coated adhesive member for bonding both sides, surrounding the hole, a transparent sheet for blocking entrance of water from the hole and allowing the state change of a water sinking confirmation seal seen through from the surface thereof, and the water sinking confirmation seal including a double side coated adhesive member disposed at both ends of the transparent sheet and a white plain paper, and the white plain paper applied with red color printing with a water-color ink at the center. The hole is formed at a position not to be covered by another part mounted on the lower case, for example, above a holding member.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1999Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Koichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6567650Abstract: A printed board placed on a lower case of a portable terminal device comprises a circuit pattern for realizing electric connection based on the key button operation via a key pad, an LED for irradiating characters or numbers on the key buttons with a light, a black printing printed/coated with a low reflector for eliminating the light irregularity, and white printings printed/coated with a high reflector for eliminating the light irregularity.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Makoto Tamaru, Mamoru Yoshida
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Publication number: 20030039109Abstract: An earphone jack is fixed on a printed circuit board by soldering as well as a first holding rib and a second holding rib for holding in the horizontal direction and a third holding rib for holding in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board are provided on a shield case. The shield case is held in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board by a fourth holding rib provided on the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Teruo Nanmoku, Taichi Tabata, Hideo Ono
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Patent number: 6512827Abstract: A water-proof structure of a key sheet periphery portion of a portable terminal device. The device includes an upper cover having a rib with a substantially convex cross-section provided around an operating portion, a printed board for receiving an operation input from the operating portion, and a key sheet provided between the upper cover and the printed board, having a rib with a substantially convex cross-section provided contacting with the printed board with a center shared with the rib with the substantially convex cross-section provided in the upper cover. The key sheet is provided with input buttons (key top) constituting the operating portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1999Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshiyasu Kitamura
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Patent number: 6504727Abstract: An earphone jack is fixed on a printed circuit board by soldering as well as a first holding rib and a second holding rib for holding in the horizontal direction and a third holding rib for holding in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board are provided on a shield case. The shield case is held in the perpendicular direction with respect to the printed circuit board by a fourth holding rib provided on the case.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Teruo Nanmoku, Taichi Tabata, Hideo Ono
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Patent number: 6477356Abstract: A sounding-body holding device comprises: a cover 1 having turn stoppers of a sounding body 3 and a fitting portion for receiving pawls of a holding member in a fitting manner; a cushion 2 having a net attached to the side thereof which is brought into close contact with the cover, the cushion resiliently the sounding body; the sounding body 3 having conductive springs and protrusions used for stopping the turn of the sounding body 3 per se; and a holding member 4 having the pawls for fastening the sounding body 3 onto the cover 1.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Shinichi Terao, Takashi Osato
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Patent number: 6396923Abstract: The present invention is for providing a portable terminal device with improved mechanical strength and rigidity of a case so as to prevent damage of functional parts with respect to bend or twist deriving from a small size and a thin shape of the portable terminal device main body, which comprises a printed board with mounting parts mounted thereon, a lower case with receiving ribs provided corresponding to the arrangement position of the mounting parts for receiving the mounting parts, and a battery case provided below the lower case for supporting deformation of the lower case.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LtdInventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Kazuhiro Konishi
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Patent number: 6375283Abstract: There is provided a radio device housing, without the risk of causing deterioration of the mechanical strength and the rigidity of the housing with respect to bend or twist deriving from a small size and a thin shape of the radio device main body. First ribs are provided in either an upper case or a lower case on the entire periphery along the joint surface of the upper case and the lower case. A plurality of fitting nails are provided in either the upper case or the lower case for holding and fixing with each other. Second ribs are provided in the rifts in the case not having the first ribs. Third ribs are provided on the fitting nails and the second ribs for contacting the upper case and the lower case when they are fitted with each other so that they are not displaced in the thrust direction with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1999Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Akinori Ohira
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Patent number: 6358065Abstract: A display unit installing and connecting device comprising a liquid crystal display unit 11, a holding member 10 for holding the liquid crystal display unit 11 and a flexible printed circuit board 12 connected to the liquid crystal display unit 11, a printed circuit board 20 to which the holding member 10 is fitted, spring bodies 21 mounted on the print board 20 and having a plurality of conductive springs 25 molded with resin. The flexible printed circuit board 12 is folded at the outside of the holding member 10. The device further includes means for electrically connecting the print board 20 and the flexible printed circuit board 12 by means of spring force of the spring bodies 21, whereby the print board 20 and the flexible printed circuit board 12 are electrically connected by means of spring force by the spring bodies 21.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1999Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Terao, Noriyoshi Satoh, Toshiyasu Kitamura
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Patent number: 6342932Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has: a liquid crystal display unit 11; a flexible circuit board 12 which is connected to the liquid crystal display unit 11, contact portions being formed in a tip end portion of the flexible circuit board, the flexible circuit board being bent back outside a holding member 10; the holding member 10 which holds the liquid crystal display unit 11; a printed circuit board 20 to which the holding member 10 is attached, and on which contact portions are exposed; conductor-embedded elastic members 30 through which the contact portions on the printed circuit board 20 are connected to the contact portions of the flexible circuit board 12, respectively; and a corrugated elastic member 40 which is interposed between the holding member 10 and the flexible circuit board 12 to press the flexible circuit board 12.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1999Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Matshushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Terao, Toshiyasu Kitamura, Yutaka Masutani, Katsuhisa Furukawa
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Patent number: 6326571Abstract: A button switch wherein switching operation of contact patterns 14 printed and wired on a printed circuit board 13 is performed by pushing a contact member 12 provided on a lower face of a pushing member of the button switch is constructed in such a manner that the above mentioned contact member 12 comprises a rubber piece, electrically conductive films formed on upper and lower faces of the rubber piece, and metal wires embedded in the rubber piece so as to interconnect the electrically conductive films, the obtained contact member 12 being bonded to the pushing member.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2000Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyasu Kitamura, Teruo Nanmoku, Kazuhiro Konishi, Kouichi Yamamoto