Patents by Inventor Masaya Katori

Masaya Katori 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: 7737375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a key sheet helping to solve problems caused by a rubber-like elastic material filling dividing grooves. A key sheet is provided with protrusions swelling from the back surface of an operation plate toward dividing grooves. The protrusions, which are formed by a film sheet formed of a thermoplastic resin, can prevent the problems when the rubber-like elastic material filling the dividing grooves are exposed, that is, separation or severance of the rubber-like elastic material. Further, nails or fingertips are not easily allowed to enter the dividing grooves of the operation plate. The protrusions in the grooves formed by the film sheet are not easily worn out through repeated depressing operation, thus realizing a thin and safe key sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Katori, Toshikazu Yoshioka, Tedi Kunthady
  • Publication number: 20070246342
    Abstract: Disclosed is a key sheet helping to solve problems caused by a rubber-like elastic material filling dividing grooves. A key sheet is provided with protrusions swelling from the back surface of an operation plate toward dividing grooves. The protrusions, which are formed by a film sheet formed of a thermoplastic resin, can prevent the problems when the rubber-like elastic material filling the dividing grooves are exposed, that is, separation or severance of the rubber-like elastic material. Further, nails or fingertips are not easily allowed to enter the dividing grooves of the operation plate. The protrusions in the grooves formed by the film sheet are not easily worn out through repeated depressing operation, thus realizing a thin and safe key sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Katori, Tedi Kunthady, Toshikazu Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 7262379
    Abstract: A key sheet includes a base sheet and a plurality of key tops arranged on the base sheet and exposed from an operation opening formed in a case of a device. The operation opening has no partition bridge. The base sheet includes a plurality of bases for fixing the key tops and a reinforcing member for supporting the bases while allowing displacement upon pushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Kengo Nishi, Masaya Katori
  • Publication number: 20060278510
    Abstract: A key sheet includes a base sheet and a plurality of key tops arranged on the base sheet and exposed from an operation opening formed in a case of a device. The operation opening has no partition bridge. The base sheet includes a plurality of bases for fixing the key tops and a reinforcing member for supporting the bases while allowing displacement upon pushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Kengo Nishi, Masaya Katori
  • Publication number: 20040200712
    Abstract: A key sheet includes a base sheet and a plurality of key tops arranged on the base sheet and exposed from an operation opening formed in a case of a device. The operation opening has no partition bridge. The base sheet includes a plurality of bases for fixing the key tops and a reinforcing member for supporting the bases while allowing displacement upon pushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Kengo Nishi, Masaya Katori
  • Patent number: 6607812
    Abstract: The present invention is a key sheet comprising a resin film wherein a mirror-like evaporation deposit layer is provided on a part or all of the back, and further a colored layer is provided at the back of the evaporation deposit layer, said resin film is integrated with the top face side of a button made of resin, allowing to realize a key sheet having all color metallic tones at a low cost, by making the optical concentration of the laminated portion of resin film and evaporation deposit layer 0.35 to 0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Katori, Masayuki Kashino
  • Patent number: 6382855
    Abstract: A key sheet having a layer and a display section with the sense of the mirror surface is realized at a low cost, in addition, the key sheet which also embodies a illuminating effects is provided. In the key sheet integrated with a film 2 on a surface and a side of a key top body 1 made of a thermoplastic resin, an inorganic substance layer 3 which is 20 to 100 nm in thickness and is 1 to 20% in a transmittance of visible light is formed on the back face of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaya Katori
  • Publication number: 20010051254
    Abstract: The present invention is a key sheet comprising a resin film wherein a mirror-like evaporation deposit layer is provided on a part or all of the back, and further a colored layer is provided at the back of the evaporation deposit layer, said resin film is integrated with the top face side of a button made of resin, allowing to realize a key sheet having all color metallic tones at a low cost, by making the optical concentration of the laminated portion of resin film and evaporation deposit layer 0.35 to 0.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Masaya katori, Masayuki Kashino
  • Patent number: 6180048
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a keypad for a contact character illumination rubber switch composed of a surface enriched in color design variations is provided. The method includes forming a black or gray intermediate layer (3) on a surface portion of a color keypad member (1) for a contact character illumination switch of the mobile communication system, electric equipment components for cars or the like. A colored surface layer (4) is formed thereon with any color. A laser beam is applied from the upper side thereof for burning up and removing the intermediate layer and the colored surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Polymatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaya Katori