Patents by Inventor Masanori Takebe

Masanori Takebe 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: 20040227271
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of double color-molding a key top, which is superior in design. In order to achieve this object, according to the method of double color-molding a key top provided in the present invention, at a first shot, an outer part that forms an outer line of a closed loop in a letter, figure, mark, etc., and an inner part that forms an inner line of the closed loop, are injection-molded with light-shielding resin using light-shielding resin. At a second shot, a light-permeable resin layer is injection-molded in such a manner that it covers a gate trace formed on both the outer part and the inner part. When light-permeable resin is used for the light-permeable resin layer, the gate trace is hardly invisible when the back light is off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Takebe, Takashi Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20040227270
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of double color-molding a key top that is superior in design. In order to achieve this object, according to the method of double color-molding a key top provided in the present invention, at a first shot, a light-permeable resin layer is injection-molded, and simultaneously, a convex portion that corresponds to a planar shape of a closed loop in a letter, figure, sign, etc., is formed on a back surface of the light-permeable layer. In a second shot, a light-shielding resin layer is injection-molded on both an outer region and an inner region which are defined by a convex pattern of the convex portion on the back surface of the light-permeable resin layer. Since a gate trace, which remains after performing the gate-cut on the light-shielding resin layer, resides inside the key top, it is invisible from the outside of the key top. In this way, the design of a key top can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Takebe, Takashi Odagiri
  • Patent number: 5912968
    Abstract: For use with communications equipment, a handset unit that does not require a mold solely for the preparation of a window member, does not incur increased manufacturing costs, can be manufactured without requiring a special step for mounting the window member only to a handset unit cover, and has a reinforced recess for engagement with a hook. The handset unit includes a window member (22B) and a body (22A) that are integrated to form a speaker holder (22). A recess (60) for engagement with a hook is provided at the lower end of the member (22). The window member is fixed to the handset cover near the recess (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Uniden Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Takebe, Takahiro Kudo