Patents by Inventor Mitsunobu Yatabe

Mitsunobu Yatabe 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: 20070097795
    Abstract: A timepiece with a calendar function. The timepiece includes a main plate (19) has a plurality of holes (76) arranged along the outer periphery of a ring-like day indicator (26) when the same is disposed concentrically on the main plate. When positioned, the day indicator (26) is disposed substantially concentrically with the main plate (19). When a plurality of guide pins (77) are inserted into the plurality of holes (76), respectively, in the main plate 19, the guide pins (77) cooperate to come into contact with the outer periphery of the day indicator to adjust the position of the day indicator (26) in radial directions, thereby positioning the day indicator exactly concentrically with and on the main plate (19) (FIG. 18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hosobuchi, Takashi Suizu, Mitsunobu Yatabe
  • Patent number: 7016264
    Abstract: A light emission and display device (for example, timepiece module) comprising an ultraviolet ray emitting element that emits ultraviolet rays, light emission areas that react to the ultraviolet rays to thereby emit the corresponding colored lights, and a pair of legs that connect in a stabilized manner the ultraviolet ray emitting element and a connection terminal of a circuit board in the light emission and display device. Each leg has a bend for adjusting the length and a bend angle of the leg between the ultraviolet ray emitting element and the connection terminal (FIG. 19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Ueno, Tadao Hirano, Shyuichi Machida, Mitsunobu Yatabe
  • Publication number: 20060013074
    Abstract: A light emission and display device (for example, timepiece module) comprising an ultraviolet ray emitting element that emits ultraviolet rays, light emission areas that react to the ultraviolet rays to thereby emit the corresponding colored lights, and a pair of legs that connect in a stabilized manner the ultraviolet ray emitting element and a connection terminal of a circuit board in the light emission and display device. Each leg has a bend for adjusting the length and a bend angle of the leg between the ultraviolet ray emitting element and the connection terminal (FIG. 19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Ueno, Tadao Hirano, Shyuichi Machida, Mitsunobu Yatabe
  • Publication number: 20030099160
    Abstract: A light emission and display device (for example, timepiece module) comprising an ultraviolet ray emitting element that emits ultraviolet rays, light emission areas that react to the ultraviolet rays to thereby emit the corresponding colored lights, and a pair of legs that connect in a stabilized manner the ultraviolet ray emitting element and a connection terminal of a circuit board in the light emission and display device. Each leg has a bend for adjusting the length and a bend angle of the leg between the ultraviolet ray emitting element and the connection terminal (FIG. 19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Ueno, Tadao Hirano, Shyuichi Machida, Mitsunobu Yatabe
  • Patent number: 4853909
    Abstract: In a time-setting mechanism for an analog time-piece, when an operation member is moved in its axial direction, a pinion provided on the operation member is brought into mesh with a gear which is normally rotated in an interlocked relation to hands. When the operation member is turned in this state, the torque thereof is transmitted via the pinion and gear to the hands for time-setting. The pinion and gear are made of synthetic resins, and the pinion is made of a resin material having higher flexibility than the resin material of the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Shoji, Mitsunobu Yatabe
  • Patent number: 4785434
    Abstract: Synthetic resin shaft and gear portions are molded to be capable of slipping each other. During a normal timepiece operation, the shaft and gear portions are integrally rotated. During a hand setting operation, the shaft portion is rotated with slip on the gear portion. In this slip structure of a timepiece, at least one of the shaft and gear portions is formed of an oil-containing resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Shoji, Wataru Yamada, Masayoshi Tanazawa, Mitsunobu Yatabe, Kenichi Nakamura, Satoshi Fujio, Masaki Yokohama, Takashi Watanabe, Kanenori Ochiai