Patents by Inventor Katsuzo Tanaka

Katsuzo Tanaka 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: 7522937
    Abstract: Letter input rate of a conventional cell phone is low because only the thumb is used for inputting a letter. The inventive cell phone with one joystick, two shift keys and twenty six keys on the opposite side faces, is grasped by both hands and ten fingers are used. Any one of twenty six alphabetical letters can be inputted by a single push operation without switching the shift key and letters can be inputted at super-high rate by touch typing. The cell phone significantly enhances the convenience of letter input for users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Inventor: Katsuzo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060030375
    Abstract: Letter input rate of a conventional cell phone is low because only thumb is used for inputting a letter. When the inventive cell phone provided with one joystick, two shift keys and twenty six keys on the opposite side faces is grasped by both hands and ten fingers are used, any one of twenty six alphabetical letters can be inputted by single push operation without switching the shift key and letters can be inputted at super-high rate by touch typing. A novel and epoch-making field as the communication means of a cell phone is developed and convenience of user can be enhanced significantly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventor: Katsuzo Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050250530
    Abstract: Letter input rate of a conventional cell phone is low because only thumb is used for inputting a letter. When the inventive cell phone provided with one joystick, two shift keys and twenty six keys on the opposite side faces is grasped by both hands and ten fingers are used, any one of twenty six alphabetical letters can be inputted by single push operation without switching the shift key and letters can be inputted at super-high rate by touch typing. A novel and epoch-making field as the communication means of a cell phone is developed and convenience of user can be enhanced significantly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Katsuzo Tanaka