Patents by Inventor BEPPU HIROKUNI

BEPPU HIROKUNI 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).

  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170280574
    Abstract: A button member for disposing within a housing includes: at least one pressed part that is exposed through an opening formed through the inner and outer surfaces of the housing, where the at least one pressed part is for being pressed by a user in a first direction; at least one elastic arm part extending from the at least one pressed part such that a reaction force is generated when the at least one pressed part is pressed in the first direction, and such that the at least one elastic arm part biases the at least one pressed part in a direction opposite to the first direction to a position of rest; a base part located at an end part of the at least one elastic arm part, at least a portion of the base part extending in the first direction, and where the at least one pressed part, the at least one elastic arm part, and the base part are monolithically molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: FURUBO TAKAYUKI, SHINICHI TAKEYAMA, BEPPU HIROKUNI, NOBUYUKI SUGAWARA
  • Electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9713274
    Abstract: Electronic apparatus includes a housing configured to have an inner layer portion forming an inner surface and an outer layer portion forming an outer surface. The inner layer portion and the outer layer portion are formed by two-color molding. The electronic apparatus includes one of a region in which the inner layer portion is not formed and a region in which the inner layer portion is thin. The one region is set in the inner surface of the housing. The electronic apparatus further includes a component configured to be housed in the housing and is disposed in the one region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Furubo Takayuki, Shinichi Takeyama, Beppu Hirokuni, Nobuyuki Sugawara
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150077958
    Abstract: Electronic apparatus includes a housing configured to have an inner layer portion forming an inner surface and an outer layer portion forming an outer surface. The inner layer portion and the outer layer portion are formed by two-color molding. The electronic apparatus includes one of a region in which the inner layer portion is not formed and a region in which the inner layer portion is thin. The one region is set in the inner surface of the housing. The electronic apparatus further includes a component configured to be housed in the housing and is disposed in the one region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: FURUBO TAKAYUKI, SHINICHI TAKEYAMA, BEPPU HIROKUNI, NOBUYUKI SUGAWARA