Patents by Inventor Kimitane Kimura

Kimitane Kimura 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).

  • Key top plate
    Patent number: 7101603
    Abstract: A first film plate 20 and a second film plate 40, each made of flexible resin film, are attached to a top surface and a bottom surface of a key top 30 made of mold-resin, respectively, so as to cover the key top 30. The first film plate 20 is pressed upward to form a recessed portion 23, the key top 30 is molded within this recessed portion 23. The second film plate 40 is arranged on the bottom surface of the key top 30. All of the first film plate 20, the key top 30, and the second film plate 40 are transparent. Decorative layers 21 and 41 are formed on the first film plate 20 and the second film plate 40, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Teikoku Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Okamura, Kimitane Kimura, Yasuo Kojima, Atsushi Hari, Shinji Mizuno
  • Key top plate and a method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 6958183
    Abstract: A first film plate 20 and a second film plate 40, each made of flexible resin film, are attached to a top surface and a bottom surface of a key top 30 made of mold-resin, respectively, so as to cover the key top 30. The first film plate 20 is pressed upward to form a recessed portion 23, the key top 30 is molded within this recessed portion 23. The second film plate 40 is arranged on the bottom surface of the key top 30. All of the first film plate 20, the key top 30, and the second film plate 40 are transparent. Decorative layers 21 and 41 are formed on the first film plate 20 and the second film plate 40, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Teikoku Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Okamura, Kimitane Kimura, Yasuo Kojima, Atsushi Hari, Shinji Mizuno
  • Key top plate
    Publication number: 20050145471
    Abstract: A first film plate 20 and a second film plate 40, each made of flexible resin film, are attached to a top surface and a bottom surface of a key top 30 made of mold-resin, respectively, so as to cover the key top 30. The first film plate 20 is pressed upward to form a recessed portion 23, the key top 30 is molded within this recessed portion 23. The second film plate 40 is arranged on the bottom surface of the key top 30. All of the first film plate 20, the key top 30, and the second film plate 40 are transparent. Decorative layers 21 and 41 are formed on the first film plate 20 and the second film plate 40, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Okamura, Kimitane Kimura, Yasuo Kojima, Atsushi Hari, Shinji Mizuno
  • Key top plate and a method for manufacturing the same
    Publication number: 20020114930
    Abstract: A first film plate 20 and a second film plate 40, each made of flexible resin film, are attached on a top surface and an under surface of a key top 30 made of mold-resin respectively so as to cover the key top 30. The first film plate 20 is pressed upward to form a recessed portion 23, the key top 30 is molded within this recessed portion 23 and further, the second film plate 40 is arranged on the under surface side of said key top 30. All of the first film plate 20, the key top 30 and the second film plate 40 are transparent. Decorative layers 21 and 41 are formed on the first film plate 20 and the second film plate 40 respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Tatsuya Okamura, Kimitane Kimura, Yasuo Kojima, Atsushi Hari, Shinji Mizuno