Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Takemasa

Hirofumi Takemasa 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: 8405981
    Abstract: A notebook computer body is formed of a front casing and a rear casing having a keyboard. The computer body is provided on its rear surface with a protrusion having a substantially spherical surface and with a hand strap. The hand strap covers the protrusion and has an through hole, thereby allowing the user to securely hold the computer body in one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takemasa, Masato Murakata
  • Patent number: 8120896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a strap device capable of, when used in a state of being attached to an electronic apparatus body including a display portion and a key input portion as an object, improving the visibility of the display portion and the operability of the key input portion and the touch panel without tilting the electronic apparatus body with the wrist. A strap device includes a substantially plate-shaped belt base to be attached to the object; and a strap belt formed in an annular shape and supported by a substantially center portion of the belt base rotatably within a plane substantially parallel to the belt base. The belt base includes a back part provided with a pivot fitting as a bearing member for supporting the strap belt rotatably and a front part facing the back part. The strap belt extends across the belt base from the front part to the back part of the belt base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Publication number: 20100296235
    Abstract: A notebook computer body is formed of a front casing and a rear casing having a keyboard. The computer body is provided on its rear surface with a protrusion having a substantially spherical surface and with a hand strap. The hand strap covers the protrusion and has an through hole, thereby allowing the user to securely hold the computer body in one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takemasa, Masato Murakata
  • Publication number: 20090219677
    Abstract: The present invention provides a strap device capable of, when used in a state of being attached to an electronic apparatus body including a display portion and a key input portion as an object, improving the visibility of the display portion and the operability of the key input portion and the touch panel without tilting the electronic apparatus body with the wrist. A strap device includes a substantially plate-shaped belt base to be attached to the object; and a strap belt formed in an annular shape and supported by a substantially center portion of the belt base rotatably within a plane substantially parallel to the belt base. The belt base includes a back part provided with a pivot fitting as a bearing member for supporting the strap belt rotatably and a front part facing the back part. The strap belt extends across the belt base from the front part to the back part of the belt base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi MORI, Hirofumi TAKEMASA
  • Patent number: 7440693
    Abstract: In order to grasp an image capturing range, an image monitor is used for recognizing the range. A camera device of the present invention has a configuration that, depending on the shape and position of a shield unit that limits a range where a display lamp is visible, the range where the display lamp is visible is limited, and by making the range where the display lamp is visible and the angle of view of the camera coincident with each other, a subject can recognize to be within the image capturing angle of view during an image capturing process when the subject is in a range where the display lamp is visible and, also, can recognize to be out of the image capturing angle of view when the subject is located at a position where the display lamp is invisible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamitsu Kouchi, Kazumi Teratani, Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Publication number: 20060098974
    Abstract: In order to grasp an image capturing range, an image monitor is used for recognizing the range. A camera device of the present invention has a configuration that, depending on the shape and position of a shield unit that limits a range where a display lamp is visible, the range where the display lamp is visible is limited, and by making the range where the display lamp is visible and the angle of view of the camera coincident with each other, a subject can recognize to be within the image capturing angle of view during an image capturing process when the subject is in a range where the display lamp is visible and, also, can recognize to be out of the image capturing angle of view when the subject is located at a position where the display lamp is invisible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamitsu Kouchi, Kazumi Teratani, Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: 6867380
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, which performs properly with reliability even in an operation through blind-touch, is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first switch section made up of at least one push switch, a second switch section made up of at least one push switch, and a long and protruding section placed rigidly between the first and the second switch sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuji Miki, Hirofumi Takemasa, Yoshihiro Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20030196880
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, which performs properly with reliability even in an operation through blind-touch, is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first switch section made up of at least one push switch, a second switch section made up of at least one push switch, and a long and protruding section placed rigidly between the first and the second switch sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Ryuji Miki, Hirofumi Takemasa, Yoshihiro Fujimoto
  • Patent number: D528144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D531980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D464348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takemasa, Hiroshi Yonekura
  • Patent number: D465220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takemasa, Hiroshi Yonekura
  • Patent number: D558754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takemasa, Miki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D589509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D594004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D595290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D595291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D598919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Takemasa, Masato Murakata
  • Patent number: D617322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: D434738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takemasa