Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi R. Otani

Kazuyoshi R. Otani 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).

  • Tool-less snap-in modular replaceable keypad for wireless communication device and method of assembling same
    Patent number: 7751788
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a wireless communication device housing member, and a modular keypad removably attachable to the wireless communication device housing member without use of a separate tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi R. Otani, Scott H. Plunkett
  • Hinge device and method for wireless communication device
    Patent number: 7639795
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and a S hinge pivotally connecting the first housing member to the second housing member. In certain embodiments, the S hinge comprises a left tail connected at one end to a single location along a first edge of the first housing member, and a right tail connected at one end to a second end of the left tail. The right tail is further connected at a second end to a single location along a first edge of the second housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi R. Otani, Eugene Chekal
  • TOOL-LESS SNAP-IN MODULAR REPLACEABLE KEYPAD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20080182631
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a wireless communication device housing member, and a modular keypad removably attachable to the wireless communication device housing member without use of a separate tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi R. OTANI, Scott H. Plunkett
  • HINGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080146273
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and a S hinge pivotally connecting the first housing member to the second housing member. In certain embodiments, the S hinge comprises a left tail connected at one end to a single location along a first edge of the first housing member, and a right tail connected at one end to a second end of the left tail. The right tail is further connected at a second end to a single location along a first edge of the second housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi R. OTANI, Eugene CHEKAL
  • PC card adapter
    Patent number: D607885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi R. Otani, Donald Shaffer, Kotaro Matsuo, Peter On, Joseph Zueck