Patents by Inventor Noriyoshi Satoh

Noriyoshi Satoh 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: 6358065
    Abstract: A display unit installing and connecting device comprising a liquid crystal display unit 11, a holding member 10 for holding the liquid crystal display unit 11 and a flexible printed circuit board 12 connected to the liquid crystal display unit 11, a printed circuit board 20 to which the holding member 10 is fitted, spring bodies 21 mounted on the print board 20 and having a plurality of conductive springs 25 molded with resin. The flexible printed circuit board 12 is folded at the outside of the holding member 10. The device further includes means for electrically connecting the print board 20 and the flexible printed circuit board 12 by means of spring force of the spring bodies 21, whereby the print board 20 and the flexible printed circuit board 12 are electrically connected by means of spring force by the spring bodies 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Terao, Noriyoshi Satoh, Toshiyasu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6315440
    Abstract: An illuminator comprises: a printed board 9; light-emitting element bodies 23 mounted on this printed board 9 and each including a plurality of light-emitting elements which are different in wave length and which are formed integrally; a light guide 20 having a light guiding means for guiding light from these light-emitting element bodies 23 as light sources onto a predetermined surface; and a substantially rectangular liquid crystal display 19 held by this light guide 20 and for displaying characters, symbols, figures, etc. while being illuminated by the light guide means, wherein the plurality of light-emitting element bodies 23 are disposed at intervals along one side of this liquid crystal display 19 so as to face in one and the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriyoshi Satoh
  • Publication number: 20010035687
    Abstract: A vibration motor 18 constituted by a motor provided with a weight 57 is covered with a cover 44 having a flat portion for making the cover 44 be sucked easily and a marking for positioning, and this vibration motor is mounted on a main-body printed board 9. In this main-body printed board, line lands and main-body lands also having a function for identification are provided outside the outline of the mounted vibration motor, so that a displacement of the mounting position can be easily detected even visually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Satoh, Koutarou Hirai
  • Patent number: 6274955
    Abstract: A vibration motor 18 constituted by a motor provided with a weight 57 is covered with a cover 44 having a flat portion for making the cover 44 be sucked easily and a marking for positioning, and this vibration motor is mounted on a main-body printed board 9. In this main-body printed board, line lands and main-body lands also having a function for identification are provided outside the outline of the mounted vibration motor, so that a displacement of the mounting position can be easily detected even visually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Satoh, Koutarou Hirai
  • Patent number: 6188363
    Abstract: The antenna hold device comprises a transmitting and receiving antenna which can be stored within the main body portion of the antenna hold device, and a cylindrical-shaped antenna guide for guiding the main body portion storage side of the transmitting and receiving antenna. And, the present antenna hold device is characterized by clearance eliminating means which, when the transmitting and receiving antenna is guided to and stored in the main body portion storage side of the antenna hold device, eliminates a clearance between the above-mentioned antenna guide and the leading end of the main body portion of the transmitting and receiving antenna. Thanks to this structure, there can be obtained an effect that, even when there arrives a receiving call through vibrations, no vibration can be produced in the leading end of the antenna main body portion and thus no strange sound (irregular sound) can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Noriyoshi Satoh