Patents by Inventor Daisuke Ohtani

Daisuke Ohtani 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).

  • Patent number: 5384207
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided with a movable holder in a battery mounting portion of the apparatus. The holder has electrode terminals on one side thereof, and a cavity is formed in the opposite side of the holder. Parts of the terminal protrude into the cavity. When a rechargeable battery is used, the battery is mounted in the battery mounting portion with one end of the battery received in the cavity of the holder. An electrode of the battery contacts with the terminal parts which protrude into the cavity. When dry batteries shorter than the rechargeable battery are used, the holder is attached to the battery mounting portion with its orientation reversed. The terminals abut against electrodes of the dry batteries, and the holder fills in a vacancy formed by attachment of the dry batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Ohtani
  • Patent number: 5068917
    Abstract: A portable radio transceiver comprising a chassis having end sides, a manipulating section and an electronic circuit carried by the chassis, an attaching plate pivotally attached on one of the end sides of the chassis, a speaker attached on the attaching plate, and a housing having side walls and an aperture formed in one of the side walls, whereby the attaching plate is swung toward the aperture means when the chassis is bottomed in the housing so as to hold the speaker in contact with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shouji Sugiyama, Daisuke Ohtani, Tadao Tajima