Patents by Inventor Kenichi Ozasa
Kenichi Ozasa 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).
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Publication number: 20200067218Abstract: A terminal assembly is connected to a mating connector at a receptacle formed in a housing of an electronic apparatus. The terminal assembly includes at least one terminal extending in a longitudinal direction, an insulating member, and a reinforcing member. The insulating member includes a holder holding at least one terminal, and a housing mounting portion extending from the holder in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and fixed to the housing inside the housing. The reinforcing member includes a mounting reinforcing portion reinforcing the housing mounting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Talchi KIM, Kenichi OZASA
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Publication number: 20190245302Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising an improved receptacle connector and an improved receptacle connector. The electronic device comprises a terminal component configured to include a contact electrically connect to a plug connector and a guide configured to guide the plug connector inserted from outside to the terminal component. The guide and the terminal component constitute a receptacle connector having no metal shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Talchi Kim
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Patent number: 10231059Abstract: A sound generator includes a housing and a vibrator. The vibrator includes at least one piezoelectric element and has at least of a part thereof inside the housing. A contact portion on the at least one piezoelectric element is configured to transmit generated vibration to an object outside of the sound generator. The at least one piezoelectric element generates vibration in response to a signal from outside the vibrator, and causes the object to vibrate and generate a sound to emit from the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Kosuke Teruyama, Masahiro Shinya, Talchi Kim, Seiji Horii
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Patent number: 9949036Abstract: An electronic device in which a vibration generator is attached to a panel allows further improvement in sound pressure characteristics. An electronic device (1) includes a housing (60), a panel (10) held by the housing (60), a vibration generator (30) attached to the panel (10), and a sheet member (80) between the housing (60) and the panel (10). The panel (10) deforms due to deformation of the vibration generator (30) to transmit human body vibration sound to an object that contacts the panel (10). A first portion of the sheet member (80) is joined to the panel (10), and a second portion of the sheet member (80) differing from the first portion is joined to the housing (60). Between the first portion and the second portion, the sheet member (80) includes an area to which neither the panel (10) nor the housing (60) is attached.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Takaaki Watanabe, Hiroto Yahagi, Hayato Mizuno
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Publication number: 20180084348Abstract: A sound generator includes a housing and a vibrator. The vibrator includes at least one piezoelectric element and has at least of a part thereof inside the housing. A contact portion on the at least one piezoelectric element is configured to transmit generated vibration to an object outside of the sound generator. The at least one piezoelectric element generates vibration in response to a signal from outside the vibrator, and causes the object to vibrate and generate a sound to emit from the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kenichi OZASA, Kosuke TERUYAMA, Masahiro SHINYA, Talchi KIM, Seiji HORII
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Patent number: 9843865Abstract: A sound generator includes a housing (20), a stand (90) supporting the housing (20), a piezoelectric vibrator (60) including a piezoelectric element (61), and an anchor applying a load to the piezoelectric vibrator (60). While the load from the anchor is being applied to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), the piezoelectric vibrator (60) deforms in response to a sound signal, and deformation of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) vibrates a mounting surface (150) on which the sound generator is mounted, causing sound to be emitted from the mounting surface (150).Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Kosuke Teruyama, Masahiro Shinya, Talchi Kim, Seiji Horii
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Patent number: 9619028Abstract: Frequency characteristics of an air conduction sound and a human body vibration sound are adjusted. An electronic apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a panel 10, a piezoelectric element 30, a housing 60 for mounting the panel 10, and a member 80 attached to the piezoelectric element 30, wherein the member 80 and the panel 10 deform due to deformation of the piezoelectric element 30 and thus deliver the air conduction sound and the human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10 that is deforming, and the member 80 adjusts the frequency characteristics of the air conduction sound and the human body vibration sound.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Seiji Horii, Kenichi Ozasa, Keiichi Nagoshi
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Patent number: 9571615Abstract: Excessive deformation of a piezoelectric element is reduced. An electronic apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a panel 10, a piezoelectric element 30, a housing 60 for mounting the panel 10, and an intermediate member 80 attached to the piezoelectric element 30, wherein the intermediate member 80 and the panel 10 deform due to deformation of the piezoelectric element 30, thereby delivering an air conduction sound and a human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10 that is deforming.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Seiji Horii, Kenichi Ozasa, Hayato Mizuno, Hiroto Yahagi, Ryosuke Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9571932Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a housing; a vibration body disposed in the housing; and a microphone disposed in the housing. By vibrating the vibration body, the electronic device transmits air conduction sound and vibration sound that is generated by the vibration. During the generation of the sounds, howling reduction processing is performed, so that usability of the electronic device is improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Miyano, Tomohiro Inagaki, Kenichi Ozasa, Satoshi Mizuta, Kiyokazu Sato
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Publication number: 20160337757Abstract: An electronic device in which a vibration generator is attached to a panel allows further improvement in sound pressure characteristics. An electronic device (1) includes a housing (60), a panel (10) held by the housing (60), a vibration generator (30) attached to the panel (10), and a sheet member (80) between the housing (60) and the panel (10). The panel (10) deforms due to deformation of the vibration generator (30) to transmit human body vibration sound to an object that contacts the panel (10). A first portion of the sheet member (80) is joined to the panel (10), and a second portion of the sheet member (80) differing from the first portion is joined to the housing (60). Between the first portion and the second portion, the sheet member (80) includes an area to which neither the panel (10) nor the housing (60) is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Kenichi OZASA, Takaaki WATANABE, Hiroto YAHAGI, Hayato MIZUNO
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Patent number: 9363591Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a housing, a piezoelectric element, and a panel, which is attached to the housing and has a contact area contacting a part of human body, configured to vibrate by the piezoelectric element to generate a vibration sound to be transmitted by vibrating the part of human body, such that pressure from inside of the housing at the contact area of the panel is smaller than pressure from inside of the housing at different area from the contact area. Thereby the sound pressure property is improved, and thus the electronic device preferably transmits air conduction sound and vibration sound.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Hayato Mizuno, Hiroto Yahagi, Keiichi Nagoshi, Tsutomu Zaima, Koutatsu Kanayama, Tomoaki Nakamura, Hideo Tomioka, Takuji Masunaga, Tomohiro Inagaki
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Publication number: 20150117683Abstract: A sound generator includes a housing (20), a stand (90) supporting the housing (20), a piezoelectric vibrator (60) including a piezoelectric element (61), and an anchor applying a load to the piezoelectric vibrator (60). While the load from the anchor is being applied to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), the piezoelectric vibrator (60) deforms in response to a sound signal, and deformation of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) vibrates a mounting surface (150) on which the sound generator is mounted, causing sound to be emitted from the mounting surface (150).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi OZASA, Kosuke TERUYAMA, Masahiro SHINYA, Talchi KIM, Seiji HORII
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Publication number: 20150110318Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a housing; a vibration body disposed in the housing; and a microphone disposed in the housing. By vibrating the vibration body, the electronic device transmits air conduction sound and vibration sound that is generated by the vibration. During the generation of the sounds, howling reduction processing is performed, so that usability of the electronic device is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki Miyano, Tomohiro Inagaki, Kenichi Ozasa, Satoshi Mizuta, Kiyokazu Sato
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Publication number: 20150086047Abstract: Excessive deformation of a piezoelectric element is reduced. An electronic apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a panel 10, a piezoelectric element 30, a housing 60 for mounting the panel 10, and an intermediate member 80 attached to the piezoelectric element 30, wherein the intermediate member 80 and the panel 10 deform due to deformation of the piezoelectric element 30, thereby delivering an air conduction sound and a human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10 that is deforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Horii, Kenichi Ozasa, Hayato Mizuno, Hiroto Yahagi, Ryosuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20150054779Abstract: Frequency characteristics of an air conduction sound and a human body vibration sound are adjusted. An electronic apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a panel 10, a piezoelectric element 30, a housing 60 for mounting the panel 10, and a member 80 attached to the piezoelectric element 30, wherein the member 80 and the panel 10 deform due to deformation of the piezoelectric element 30 and thus deliver the air conduction sound and the human body vibration sound to an object in contact with the panel 10 that is deforming, and the member 80 adjusts the frequency characteristics of the air conduction sound and the human body vibration sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Horii, Kenichi Ozasa, Keiichi Nagoshi
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Publication number: 20150036864Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a housing, a piezoelectric element, and a panel, which is attached to the housing and has a contact area contacting a part of human body, configured to vibrate by the piezoelectric element to generate a vibration sound to be transmitted by vibrating the part of human body, such that pressure from inside of the housing at the contact area of the panel is smaller than pressure from inside of the housing at different area from the contact area. Thereby the sound pressure property is improved, and thus the electronic device preferably transmits air conduction sound and vibration sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Ozasa, Hayato Mizuno, Hiroto Yahagi, Keiichi Nagoshi, Tsutomu Zaima, Koutatsu Kanayama, Tomoaki Nakamura, Hideo Tomioka, Takuji Masunaga, Tomohiro Inagaki
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Patent number: 8774876Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes: a housing that includes an opening part; a display part that includes a display area and that is disposed inside the housing, wherein the display area is visible from the outer section of the housing through the opening part; a touch panel that is stacked and disposed on the outer side of the housing facing the display area of the display part, and that is exposed to the outer section of the housing; and a vibration part that is disposed in the touch panel in the area that is on the outer circumferential side of the display part in the planar direction of the touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kenichi Ozasa
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Patent number: 8608359Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a first base having a first light transmission part, the first light transmission part is configured to transmit light from an inside to an outside of the first base. A light source is arranged inside the first base and in a location capable of emitting the light to the outside of the first base via the first light transmission part. A light reflector is arranged outside the first base and in a location corresponding to the first light transmission part, and the first light reflector has a greater strength than that of the first base.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Eiji Kataoka, Kenichi Ozasa
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Patent number: 8483785Abstract: An impact resistant mobile electronic device is disclosed. A case comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board, and is elongated in a first direction. The second circuit board is smaller than the first circuit board and is elongated in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The second circuit board comprises one or more electrical components elongated in a fourth direction. The first circuit board may be elongated in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Hiroto Yahagi, Kenichi Ozasa
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Publication number: 20120028679Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes: a housing that includes an opening part; a display part that includes a display area and that is disposed inside the housing, wherein the display area is visible from the outer section of the housing through the opening part; a touch panel that is stacked and disposed on the outer side of the housing facing the display area of the display part, and that is exposed to the outer section of the housing; and a vibration part that is disposed in the touch panel in the area that is on the outer circumferential side of the display part in the planar direction of the touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventor: Kenichi OZASA