Patents by Inventor Michiaki Hiraoka
Michiaki Hiraoka 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).
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Publication number: 20230266560Abstract: A lens unit includes multiple lenses, a lens barrel, and a lens holder. The multiple lenses are aligned with respect to an optical axis. The lens barrel contains metal and includes an inside surface. The lens holder is on the inside surface and in contact with the multiple lenses. The lens holder contains resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Michiaki HIRAOKA
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Publication number: 20220390704Abstract: A lens unit includes a plurality of lenses arranged in an optical axis direction, a lens barrel, and a retainer. The lens barrel has an opening larger than outer diameters of the plurality of lenses and contains the plurality of lenses. The retainer holds the plurality of lenses by contacting, from a side adjacent to the opening in the lens barrel, one of the plurality of lenses that is closest to the opening. Each of the plurality of lenses has an object-side surface and an image-side surface which each include a flat portion that extends radially inward from an outer edge of the lens and that is perpendicular to the optical axis direction of the lens. Each of the plurality of lenses is held in planar contact with a holder at the flat portion. The retainer holds the plurality of lenses by biasing the plurality of lenses in the optical axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Naoto OHARA, Michiaki HIRAOKA, Akihiko HIRAISHI, Hiroto YAHAGI, Keiichi NAGOSHI
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Publication number: 20220377214Abstract: An imaging device includes a lens barrel in which a plurality of lenses are held and that has a thread groove in a cylindrical outer periphery thereof; an imaging element that captures a subject image incident on the imaging element through the lenses; a housing that holds the imaging element and that includes a threaded portion configured to engage with the thread groove in the outer periphery of the lens barrel; and an adhesive member positioned between the thread groove in the outer periphery of the lens barrel and the threaded portion of the housing. The thread groove is provided in a range including a position at which a principal plane of an optical system including the plurality of lenses crosses the outer periphery of the lens barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Naoto OHARA, Michiaki HIRAOKA, Hiroto YAHAGI, Keiichi NAGOSHI, Akihiko HIRAISHI
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Patent number: 9740288Abstract: The electronic device 1 is provided with a touch panel 3, vibration units 15 and 16 that vibrate the touch panel 3, and a display unit 18 disposed adjacent to the backside of the touch panel 3. The display unit 18 is held suspended from the touch panel 3 via a flexible member 24 disposed along the entire periphery of the display unit 18, improves dust resistance and water resistance, as an electronic device that includes and vibrates a panel forming the external appearance of the electronic device, while making it difficult to inhibit vibration of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8676278Abstract: A mobile terminal device comprise a first housing 11a provided with a displaying unit 13; a second housing 11b on which the first housing 11a is laid; a hinge portion 12 pivotably connecting respective one end portions of the first housing 11a and second housing 11b with each other such that the first housing 11a moves toward/away from the second housing 11b; and a self-stand maintaining unit for maintaining a self-standing state where the displaying unit 13 is inclined by pivoting the first housing 11a relative to the second housing 11b with the hinge portion 12 as a pivoting center, as well as moving the first housing 11a along an axial direction of the hinge 12 to bring a side of the first housing 11a and a contact portion A on a side surface of the second housing 11b into contact with a placement surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8602299Abstract: A mobile terminal device having a structure suitable for insertion and removal of a card from the device with a battery held in a battery holding part. A mobile phone 1 has a housing body 21 having a battery holding part 19 holding a battery 17 and has a cover member 23 covering the battery holding part 19. In the battery holding part 19, a second card insertion part 27 is provided in a region not concealed by the battery 17 when the battery 17 is held in the battery holding part 19 and covered by the cover member 23. The second card insertion part 27 in which a second card C2 inserted is covered together with the battery 17 by the cover member 23.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Takaaki Watanabe, Tatsuya Yano, Yasuhito Kanemaki, Michiaki Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20130321321Abstract: The electronic device 1 is provided with a touch panel 3, vibration units 15 and 16 that vibrate the touch panel 3, and a display unit 18 disposed adjacent to the backside of the touch panel 3. The display unit 18 is held suspended from the touch panel 3 via a flexible member 24 disposed along the entire periphery of the display unit 18, improves dust resistance and water resistance, as an electronic device that includes and vibrates a panel forming the external appearance of the electronic device, while making it difficult to inhibit vibration of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8583184Abstract: A portable communication terminal comprises wireless communication units 1, 2 for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to a communication line by wireless, broadcasting receiving units 3-9 for receiving digital broadcasting including a program image and data broadcasting, a communication service area determining unit 17 for determining whether or not to be in communication service area, a display unit 12 which has an image display region 23, a data broadcasting display region 24, and a soft key display region 25, a display control unit 11 for controlling display of the data broadcasting display region 24 and/or the soft key display region 25 based on at least the determination result by the communication service area determining unit 17, an access request detecting unit 15, and a wireless communication control unit 18 for controlling the wireless communication units 1,2 based on detection result by the access request detecting unit 15.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Michiaki Hiraoka, Kugo Morita
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Patent number: 8463339Abstract: A portable terminal, which is small sized, excellent in portability, and having high operability for various functions other than a call function, is provided. Two housings are connected such that they can be extended in directions different from each other. The housings have a retraction state, a first extension state, a second extension state, and a third extension state that is a state achieved by further sliding the housings from the second extension into another state. Broadcast receiving conditions are improved by changing the length of an antenna for receiving digital broadcast reception in the second extension state and the third extension state.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Michiaki Hiraoka, Hiroshi Tsukiji
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Patent number: 8443397Abstract: There is provided a broadcast receiving apparatus 10, comprising a reception unit 13 receiving a broadcast signal from a plurality of channels; a display unit 20 displaying video which corresponds to the broadcast signal; a touch panel 23 accepting handwritten input by a user; a character recognition unit 24 recognizing handwritten input onto the touch panel 23 as a character or a character string; a memory unit 21 storing for each channel a character or a character string specifying the channel; and a control unit 11 switching a reception channel, when a character or a character string recognized by the character recognition unit 24 corresponds to any one of characters or character strings stored in the memory unit 21 while video corresponding to a broadcast signal received at the reception unit 13 is displayed on the display unit 20, to a channel corresponding to the character or the character string.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8284569Abstract: A shield casing, which is configured to surround an electronic component mounted on a circuit board, includes a frame body including an engagement recess and a lid body including a hook unit configured to engage with the engagement recess. The lid body is fitted to the frame body to cover the frame body. The hook unit is elastically deformable in a second direction that is opposite to a first direction in which the lid body is fitted to the frame body as the lid body is fitted to the frame body, and then snaps into mating engagement in the engagement recess.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Masato Yamazaki, Michiaki Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20120252542Abstract: A portable terminal, which is small sized, excellent in portability, and having high operability for various functions other than a call function, is provided. Two housings are connected such that they can be extended in directions different from each other. The housings have a retraction state, a first extension state, a second extension state, and a third extension state that is a state achieved by further sliding the housings from the second extension into another state. Broadcast receiving conditions are improved by changing the length of an antenna for receiving digital broadcast reception in the second extension state and the third extension state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Michiaki HIRAOKA, Hiroshi TSUKIJI
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Patent number: 8281342Abstract: A tuner part 101 for receiving broadcast waves of a channel specified, a key operation part 111 including plural channel selection buttons B corresponding to channels, and a control part 116 for performing control so as to be able to visually distinguish a channel selection button B corresponding to a channel capable of being received by the tuner part 101 from other channel selection buttons B among the plurality of channel selection buttons B are provided, so that notification of a receivable channel can be provided surely.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Patent number: 8219161Abstract: A portable terminal, which is small sized, excellent in portability, and having high operability for various functions other than a call function, is provided. Two housings are connected such that they can be extended in directions different from each other. The housings have a retraction state, a first extension state, a second extension state, and a third extension state that is a state achieved by further sliding the housings from the second extension into another state. Broadcast receiving conditions are improved by changing the length of an antenna for receiving digital broadcast reception in the second extension state and the third extension state.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Michiaki Hiraoka, Hiroshi Tsukiji
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Publication number: 20110072459Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver is provided with a tuner part (101) for receiving broadcast waves of specified channels, a key operation part (111) including a plurality of channel selection buttons (B) corresponding to the channels, and a control part (116) for controlling the channel selection buttons (B) which correspond to the channels that can be received by the tuner part (101) among the plurality of channel selection buttons (B) to be visually discriminated from other channel selection buttons (B). Therefore, the receivable channels can be surely notified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20100319024Abstract: There is provided a broadcast receiving apparatus 10, comprising a reception unit 13 receiving a broadcast signal from a plurality of channels; a display unit 20 displaying video which corresponds to the broadcast signal; a touch panel 23 accepting handwritten input by a user; a character recognition unit 24 recognizing handwritten input onto the touch panel 23 as a character or a character string; a memory unit 21 storing for each channel a character or a character string specifying the channel; and a control unit 11 switching a reception channel, when a character or a character string recognized by the character recognition unit 24 corresponds to any one of characters or character strings stored in the memory unit 21 while video corresponding to a broadcast signal received at the reception unit 13 is displayed on the display unit 20, to a channel corresponding to the character or the character string.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2007Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20100258626Abstract: A mobile terminal device having a structure suitable for insertion and removal of a card from the device with a battery held in a battery holding part. A mobile phone 1 has a housing body 21 having a battery holding part 19 holding a battery 17 and has a cover member 23 covering the battery holding part 19. In the battery holding part 19, a second card insertion part 27 is provided in a region not concealed by the battery 17 when the battery 17 is held in the battery holding part 19 and covered by the cover member 23. The second card insertion part 27 in which a second card C2 inserted is covered together with the battery 17 by the cover member 23.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki Watanabe, Tatsuya Yano, Yasuhito Kanemaki, Michiaki Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20100016040Abstract: A portable terminal, which is small sized, excellent in portability, and having high operability for various functions other than a call function, is provided. Two housings are connected such that they can be extended in directions different from each other. The housings have a retraction state, a first extension state, a second extension state, and a third extension state that is a state achieved by further sliding the housings from the second extension into another state. Broadcast receiving conditions are improved by changing the length of an antenna for receiving digital broadcast reception in the second extension state and the third extension state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Michiaki Hiraoka, Hiroshi Tsukiji
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Publication number: 20100003916Abstract: A portable communication terminal comprises wireless communication units 1, 2 for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to a communication line by wireless, broadcasting receiving units 3-9 for receiving digital broadcasting including a program image and data broadcasting, a communication service area determining unit 17 for determining whether or not to be in communication service area, a display unit 12 which has an image display region 23, a data broadcasting display region 24, and a soft key display region 25, a display control unit 11 for controlling display of the data broadcasting display region 24 and/or the soft key display region 25 based on at least the determination result by the communication service area determining unit 17, an access request detecting unit 15, and a wireless communication control unit 18 for controlling the wireless communication units 1,2 based on detection result by the access request detecting unit 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Michiaki Hiraoka, Kugo Morita
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Publication number: 20090318195Abstract: A mobile terminal device comprise a first housing 11a provided with a displaying unit 13; a second housing 11b on which the first housing 11a is laid; a hinge portion 12 pivotably connecting respective one end portions of the first housing 11a and second housing 11b with each other such that the first housing 11a moves toward/away from the second housing 11b; and a self-stand maintaining unit for maintaining a self-standing state where the displaying unit 13 is inclined by pivoting the first housing 11a relative to the second housing 11b with the hinge portion 12 as a pivoting center, as well as moving the first housing 11a along an axial direction of the hinge 12 to bring a side of the first housing 11a and a contact portion A on a side surface of the second housing 11b into contact with a placement surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Michiaki Hiraoka