Patents by Inventor Masayasu Tokuoka

Masayasu Tokuoka 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).

  • Electronic apparatus with two connectors with a common fixing member
    Patent number: 7090524
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing provided with first and second connectors, a first fixing member receiving element positioned on the side of the first connector opposite to the second connector side, a second fixing member receiving element positioned on the side of the second connector opposite to the first connector side, and a third fixing member receiving element positioned between the first connector and the second connector. First and second plugs are removably connected to the first and second connectors. The first fixing member receiving element fixes one fixing member of the first plug. The second fixing member receiving element fixes one fixing member of the second plug. The third fixing member receiving element fixes either the other fixing member of the first plug or the other fixing member of the second plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto, Kohei Wada, Toshikatsu Nakamura, Masayasu Tokuoka
  • Electronic apparatus with connectors
    Publication number: 20040259424
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing provided with first and second connectors, a first fixing member receiving element positioned on the side of the first connector opposite to the second connector side, a second fixing member receiving element positioned on the side of the second connector opposite to the first connector side, and a third fixing member receiving element positioned between the first connector and the second connector. First and second plugs are removably connected to the first and second connectors. The first fixing member receiving element fixes one fixing member of the first plug. The second fixing member receiving element fixes one fixing member of the second plug. The third fixing member receiving element fixes either the other fixing member of the first plug or the other fixing member of the second plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto, Kohei Wada, Toshikatsu Nakamura, Masayasu Tokuoka