Patents by Inventor Arisa Akashi

Arisa Akashi 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).

  • Connecting device, and small electronic apparatus and folding portable terminal apparatus having the same
    Publication number: 20090104949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connecting device which has a connecting portion capable of rotatably connecting two housing portions without protruding from the two housing portions and can stably keep the housing portions arranged so as to face each other. The connecting device includes; first and third connecting members 31 and 33 which have flexibility and foldably connects an upper housing portion 1 and a lower housing portion 2 with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween; and a second connecting member 32 which has enough restoring force and rigidity to restore a bent state to an unbent state and is curved in an arc shape in sectional view such that a concave portion of the arc is oriented in a direction where the upper and lower housing portions are folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Sato, Arisa Akashi, Keiji Okamoto, Mao Nonomura