Patents by Inventor Famihisa Ito

Famihisa Ito 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).

  • Flat display apparatus with speaker function
    Publication number: 20070132911
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a flat display panel, and a housing which surrounds the display panel. The housing includes a backboard portion facing the display panel and a sound emitting portion. A vibrating plate is arranged in a region corresponding to the sound emitting portion between the display panel and the backboard portion of the housing. A first spacer is attached to a rim portion of one surface of the vibrating plate, the first spacer being interposed between the vibrating plate and one of the backboard portion of the housing and the display panel. A second spacer is attached to a rim portion of the other surface of the vibrating plate, the second spacer being interposed between vibrating plate and the other of the backboard portion of the housing and the display panel. The first and second spacers are made of materials having different degree of hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicants: Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi fujiwara, Yukihiro Matsui, Hisayoshi Matsui, Famihisa Ito