Patents by Inventor Narutoshi Minami

Narutoshi Minami 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: 7167134
    Abstract: In one antenna unit, a non-electrically conductive resin layer is provided on a core portion of electrically conductive material and a winding portion is configured by a coil wound on the layer. The antenna unit is housed in a band attaching portion of a watch case of a watch, and a watch module is housed in the watch case. In another antenna unit, a core portion and a winding portion wound on the core portion are arranged in a cover case. Openings are formed in side walls of the cover case oppositely positioned to each other, and parts of the outer circumferential surface of the winding portion are arranged in the openings. The winding portion together with the core portion is supported to the inner surface of the cover case by adhesive portions interposed between the cover case and the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Narutoshi Minami, Takashi Sano, Soh Kimura, Tadashi Kotani
  • Patent number: 7079453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a timepiece and an electronic apparatus, which comprise a casing, a digital face and a time counting module, both being provided in the casing. A bulb-shaped solar battery element is mounted on the digital face. The bulb-shaped solar battery element is allowed to receive the external light sufficiently to generate the electric power efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunji Minami, Narutoshi Minami, Makoto Sawada
  • Patent number: 7061439
    Abstract: An antenna includes an elongate laminated core, a core case having an electrical insulating property and housing the core, and a coil wound around the core between both end portions of the core through the case. The core has a first and second groups, each including thin plates of amorphous soft magnetic alloy laminated with each other, and is configured by stacking the first and second groups one another. Each of the thin plates of the core includes flanges provided at both end portions thereof, and a coil wound portion between the both end portions, and the case includes projections, which push the both end portions of the thin plates of the second group to separate from the both end portions of the thin plates of the first group in the laminating direction of the thin plates of the core while the core is housed in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignees: Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Hitachi Ferrite Electronics, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Narutoshi Minami, Takashi Sano, Soh Kimura, Hirokazu Araki, Masahiro Mita, Tadashi Kotani, Takayuki Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20060114162
    Abstract: An antenna includes an elongate laminated core, a core case having an electrical insulating property and housing the core, and a coil wound around the core between both end portions of the core through the case. The core has a first and second groups, each including thin plates of amorphous soft magnetic alloy laminated with each other, and is configured by stacking the first and second groups one another. Each of the thin plates of the core includes flanges provided at both end portions thereof, and a coil wound portion between the both end portions, and the case includes projections, which push the both end portions of the thin plates of the second group to separate from the both end portions of the thin plates of the first group in the laminating direction of the thin plates of the core while the core is housed in the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicants: Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Hitachi Ferrite Electronics, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Narutoshi Minami, Takashi Sano, Soh Kimura, Hirokazu Araki, Masahiro Mita, Tadashi Kotani, Takayuki Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20050116872
    Abstract: In one antenna unit, a non-electrically conductive resin layer is provided on a core portion of electrically conductive material and a winding portion is configured by a coil wound on the layer. The antenna unit is housed in a band attaching portion of a watch case of a watch, and a watch module is housed in the watch case. In another antenna unit, a core portion and a winding portion wound on the core portion are arranged in a cover case. Openings are formed in side walls of the cover case oppositely positioned to each other, and parts of the outer circumferential surface of the winding portion are arranged in the openings. The winding portion together with the core portion is supported to the inner surface of the cover case by adhesive portions interposed between the cover case and the winding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Narutoshi Minami, Takashi Sano, Soh Kimura, Tadashi Kotani
  • Publication number: 20040008588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a timepiece and an electronic apparatus, which comprise a casing, a digital face and a time counting module, both being provided in the casing. A bulb-shaped solar battery element is mounted on the digital face. The bulb-shaped solar battery element is allowed to receive the external light sufficiently to generate the electric power efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co. , Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunji Minami, Narutoshi Minami, Makoto Sawada
  • Patent number: 5316008
    Abstract: A device is used for precisely measuring an electrocardiographic wave and sphygmus. The device displays a number of sphygmus or the highest and lowest blood pressure on the basis of measured data. In the device, it is judged if an electrocardiographic wave signal generated from an electrocardiographic wave detecting circuit and the sphygmus signal generated from a sphygmus detecting circuit have been output in a corresponding manner to each other. If not, or if one of the above signals has not been detected, either the gain of the electrocardiographic wave detecting circuit or the gain of the sphygmus detecting circuit is increased so as to allow a precise detection of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fusao Suga, Narutoshi Minami
  • Patent number: 4786900
    Abstract: An electronic key apparatus wherein an encrypted code for unlocking an electronic lock is stored in an encrypted code storage register. A password is stored in a password storage register. The same password as that stored in the password storage register, is input via a switch. The password input by the switch is compared with the password stored in the password storage register, by a coincidence detection circuit. When a coincidence is detected, the encrypted code stored in the encrypted code storage register is transmitted to the electronic lock, by a transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co. LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Karasawa, Hideyuki Shoji, Tomoo Kasuo, Kazunori Kita, Syunichi Matsumoto, Keisuke Tonomura, Narutoshi Minami