Patents by Inventor Manabu Hongo

Manabu Hongo 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: 7925316
    Abstract: The mobile terminal apparatus of the present invention includes a housing having an opening section in which an accommodated object is fitted; a lid covering the opening section, the lid having a protrusion which surrounds the opening section and shields the accommodated object from water, on a surface facing the accommodated object; and a cover covering the lid, the cover being attached to the housing to press the lid onto the housing. When the cover is attached to the housing, the protrusion of the lid surrounds the opening section and is pressed onto the housing by the cover, so that the accommodated object can be reliably shielded from water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Manabu Hongo, Hidehiko Hizuka, Tatsuhito Araki, Hidekatsu Kobayashi, Hiroaki Matsuda, Satoshi Sudo, Wataru Murata, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110075022
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit, and a panel facing the imaging unit. The panel includes a panel body that has an anti-reflection-coated surface treated with anti-reflection coating and has a portion thereof overlapping an angle of view of the imaging unit, a sheet that is provided on a portion of the anti-reflection-coated surface outside of the angle of view, and a resin layer that has a pattern and is provided on a side of the sheet near the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeshi Komuro, Manabu Hongo, Wataru Murata
  • Publication number: 20100113108
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an outer case having a sound hole, an acoustic unit included in the outer case in a position corresponding to a position of the sound hole, a sheet member provided between the acoustic unit and the outer case in a position corresponding to the position of the sound hole, and placed over the acoustic unit to cover an outside of an outer edge of the acoustic unit, a mounting portion circumferentially provided on an outer peripheral portion of the sheet member and mounted to the outer case, and an extension portion that extends the mounting portion toward an inner periphery thereof on a side of the sheet member facing the acoustic unit and to which the acoustic unit is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Wataru Murata, Takeshi Komuro, Manabu Hongo, Hidekatsu Kobayashi, Takashi Suzuki, Ryo Hattori, Kouki Murakami
  • Patent number: 7557856
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a shooting device, a housing and a switch ring rotatably engaged with and fixed onto said housing, wherein when said switch ring is rotated, a focal point for photography of said shooting device is manually switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazunori Murayama, Takashi Suzuki, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Manabu Hongo, Haruyoshi Yada, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7534120
    Abstract: A foldable information processing apparatus includes a hinge part that foldably couples two housings with each other, a crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board that passes through the hinge part and electrically connects the two housings to each other, and a protector that protects an end surface of the flexible printed circuit board from a contact with the hinge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Yada, Takashi Suzuki, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Manabu Hongo, Kazunori Murayama, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7432822
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device which is not limited in the degree of freedom in terms of case design and which allows easy visual recognition of light emission for indicating a specific state even when it is carried in a chest pocket. The terminal device comprising: a stationary case (11); a movable case (13) provided on the stationary case (11) through the intermediation of a hinge (12) to allow opening and closing; and light emitting device (14) for indicating a specific state through light emission, in which the light emitting device (14) is provided at the hinge (12) side end of the stationary case (11) or the movable case (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Manabu Hongo, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Kazunori Murayama, Haruyoshi Yada, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7416048
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus with a telephone function such as a portable telephone, for efficiently emitting a voice from a speaker from both a front face and a backside of a housing. The portable terminal has: a first cover that includes a first sound outlet for emitting a sound from the speaker through the front of the portable terminal apparatus; a second cover that includes a second sound outlet for emitting a sound from the speaker through the back of the portable terminal apparatus; and a gasket accommodated at a position sandwiched between the first cover and the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Manabu Hongo, Yoshiaki Kato, Nariyasu Hayakawa, Toshikazu Ishioka, Hiroaki Sakashita, Yoshifumi Kajiwara, Hidehiko Hizuka
  • Patent number: 7387255
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus with a telephone function and a camera module. The apparatus includes a chassis, a camera module including a lens and an image pickup device, a circuit board placed and fixed on the chassis and a camera holder supporting the camera module and fixed on the circuit board to be on the chassis together with the circuit board. The camera holder has an opening for the camera module to look in and a wall section surrounding the opening and surrounding a side face of the camera module to support the camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kajiwara, Yoshiaki Kato, Nariyasu Hayakawa, Toshikazu Ishioka, Hiroaki Sakashita, Manabu Hongo, Hidehiko Hizuka
  • Publication number: 20080125076
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes a light source that emits light and a housing. The housing has: a box section with an opening section and the light source fitted in the opening; and a panel that is fitted to the box section and that covers a front of the light source. The panel also has a light diffusion transmission layer for diffusing and transmitting light, which is disposed on a surface of the panel facing the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Tatsuhito ARAKI, Hidekatsu KOBAYASHI, Hiroaki MATSUDA, Manabu HONGO, Wataru MURATA
  • Publication number: 20080124626
    Abstract: A terminal is formed by plating a terminal substrate in which a first material capable of being plated and a second material incapable of being plated are two-color molded. For example, by two-color molding an ABD resin and a PC resin to form a terminal substrate and plating the terminal substrate, a terminal having a conductive part corresponding to the ABS resin and a nonconductive part corresponding to the PC resin is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Wataru Murata, Manabu Hongo, Hidekatsu Kobayashi, Hiroaki Matsuda, Takashi Suzuki, Satoshi Sudo, Tatsuhito Araki
  • Publication number: 20080125197
    Abstract: The mobile terminal apparatus of the present invention includes a housing having an opening section in which an accommodated object is fitted; a lid covering the opening section, the lid having a protrusion which surrounds the opening section and shields the accommodated object from water, on a surface facing the accommodated object; and a cover covering the lid, the cover being attached to the housing to press the lid onto the housing. When the cover is attached to the housing, the protrusion of the lid surrounds the opening section and is pressed onto the housing by the cover, so that the accommodated object can be reliably shielded from water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Hongo, Hidehiko Hizuka, Tatsuhito Araki, Hidekatsu Kobayashi, Hiroaki Matsuda, Satoshi Sudo, Wataru Murata, Takashi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070123078
    Abstract: A foldable information processing apparatus includes a hinge part that foldably couples two housings with each other, a crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board that passes through the hinge part and electrically connects the two housings to each other, and a protector that protects an end surface of the flexible printed circuit board from a contact with the hinge part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Yada, Takashi Suzuki, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Manabu Hongo, Kazunori Murayama, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20070121000
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a shooting device, a housing and a switch ring rotatably engaged with and fixed onto said housing, wherein when said switch ring is rotated, a focal point for photography of said shooting device is manually switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazunori Murayama, Takashi Suzuki, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Manabu Hongo, Haruyoshi Yada, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20070120703
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device which is not limited in the degree of freedom in terms of case design and which allows easy visual recognition of light emission for indicating a specific state even when it is carried in a chest pocket. The terminal device comprising: a stationary case (11); a movable case (13) provided on the stationary case (11) through the intermediation of a hinge (12) to allow opening and closing; and light emitting device (14) for indicating a specific state through light emission, in which the light emitting device (14) is provided at the hinge (12) side end of the stationary case (11) or the movable case (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Manabu Hongo, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Kazunori Murayama, Haruyoshi Yada, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20060037807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable terminal apparatus with a telephone function such as a portable telephone, which has a structure capable of efficiently emitting a voice from a speaker from both a front face and a backside of a housing. The portable terminal has: a first cover that includes a first sound outlet for emitting a sound from the speaker through the front of the portable terminal apparatus; a second cover that includes a second sound outlet for emitting a sound from the speaker through the back of the portable terminal apparatus; and a gasket accommodated at a position sandwiched between the first cover and the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Manabu Hongo, Yoshiaki Kato, Nariyasu Hayakawa, Toshikazu Ishioka, Hiroaki Sakashita, Yoshifumi Kajiwara, Hidehiko Hizuka
  • Publication number: 20060038019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable terminal apparatus with a telephone function such as a portable telephone, and devises mounting of a camera module so as to combine multifunctionality and miniaturization in a high level. It includes a chassis, a camera module including a lens and an image pickup device, a circuit board placed and fixed on the chassis and a camera holder supporting the camera module and fixed on the circuit board to be on the chassis together with the circuit board, where the camera holder has an opening for the camera module to look in and a wall section surrounding the opening and surrounding a side face of the camera module to support the camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kajiwara, Yoshiaki Kato, Nariyasu Hayakawa, Toshikazu Ishioka, Hiroaki Sakashita, Manabu Hongo, Hidehiko Hizuka