Patents by Inventor Kenji Nakasono

Kenji Nakasono 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).

  • Publication number: 20110215987
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna, a case accommodating the antenna therein, a sealing cap partially inserted into the case, and a connection terminal extending from the antenna in a predetermined direction. The sealing cap includes an insert portion inserted into the case, and a connector portion exposed from the case. The minimum width of the case in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction is smaller than the minimum width of the connector portion in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. This antenna device is flexibly adaptable to a change of a vehicle connector which is inserted into the device, while maintaining a compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: MASAHIRO OHARA, TORU ARAKAWA, HIROTAKA ISHIHARA, KENJI NAKASONO
  • Patent number: 7764936
    Abstract: An electronic device having a configuration which has an operation body formed in substantially a flat shape and in which a side wall of a lower case is brought into elastic contact with an upper case, and a switch provided on a circuit board is sealed in space formed by the circuit board, the side wall and the operation body. A flange that increases the size of the outer shape of the operation body is not required to be formed, it is possible to obtain an electronic device having dustproof and waterproof performances and having a small size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Nakasono, Masami Segawa
  • Publication number: 20060256510
    Abstract: An electronic device having a configuration which has an operation body formed in substantially a flat shape and in which a side wall of a lower case is brought into elastic contact with an upper case, and a switch provided on a circuit board is sealed in space formed by the circuit board, the side wall and the operation body. A flange that increases the size of the outer shape of the operation body is not required to be formed, it is possible to obtain an electronic device having dustproof and waterproof performances and having a small size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Kenji Nakasono, Masami Segawa
  • Patent number: 6688787
    Abstract: A roller device includes a motor and a speed reducer inside a cylindrical roller or arranged coaxially, and an electronic apparatus includes a printer using the roller device. This roller device comprises a motor (5) disposed on a cylindrical roller (2), a sun gear (7), planet gears (8), a first inner tooth gear (10) provided inside of the cylindrical roller (2), and a second inner tooth gear (11) provided inside of a bearing element (12). The rotation of the bearing element (12) is suppressed by a predetermined force. Thus the rotation of the motor (5) is decelerated, and the cylindrical roller is rotated at a reduced speed. By rotating the bearing element with a force greater than a predetermined force, the cylindrical roller can be rotated manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toru Arakawa, Masaaki Matsui, Kenji Nakasono, Toshio Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020158409
    Abstract: A roller device eliminating unnecessary space and capable of feeding paper manually realized by disposing a motor and a speed reducer inside a cylindrical roller or coaxially, and an electronic apparatus including a printer using the same are disclosed. This roller device comprises a motor (5) disposed on a cylindrical roller (2), a sun gear (7), planet gears (8), a first inner tooth gear (10) provided inside of the cylindrical roller (2), and a second inner tooth gear (11) provided inside of a bearing element (12). The rotation of the bearing element (12) is suppressed by a predetermined force. Thus the rotation of the motor (5) is decelerated, and the cylindrical roller is rotated at a reduced speed. Besides, by rotating the bearing element with a force more than a predetermined force, the cylindrical roller can be rotated manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Toru Arakawa, Masaaki Matsui, Kenji Nakasono, Toshio Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5096314
    Abstract: A thermal line printer usable as a small output terminal. A printer body has a platen roller rotatably supported by a casing having side plates on either side thereof. A line-printing type thermal head is swingably supported by the printer body while being resiliently urged toward the platen roller. This arrangement allows the thermal head to be easily mounted on and dismounted from the printer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Komori, Toshio Tanaka, Satoshi Yamaura, Kenji Nakasono