Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Andoh

Kimihiro Andoh 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: 5353261
    Abstract: A hollow member having a continuous sound-waveguide therein is formed by a plate shaped rigid base member microwave welded to an overriding member of flexible and semi-rigid plastic made, e.g., by vacuum forming. A speaker and an amplifier are confined in the hollow member which is filled with gas. The shape, material and thickness of the hollow member is selected to have a strength capable of retaining the shape of a sound-waveguide without an airpressure within the hollow member against reasonable external forces imposed, such as when under the usual condition of use on the back or seat of a chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Vank Corporation, ECS-88 Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Kimihiro Andoh, Shingo Tamura, Ryuzou Ishigaki