Patents by Inventor Shiro Tani

Shiro Tani 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: 8326005
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus has a placement portion having an opening portion, a finger guide, a wrist guide, and a photographing device provided in the opening portion. When a user's left or right hand is placed on the placement portion, the second joints of a plurality of fingers are placed on the planar surface of the placement section, and the middle finger is positioned by the finger guide. The wrist guide, which is provided on the opposite side of the finger guide on the upper surface of the image pickup apparatus with respect to the opening portion, has a pair of inclined surfaces and, when the palm is placed on the placement portion, the both end sides of the wrist contact the inclined surfaces to be positioned. Further, the wrist guide moves downward so as to keep the palm parallel to the opening plane of the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Shiro Tani
  • Publication number: 20090123041
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus has a placement portion having an opening portion, a finger guide, a wrist guide, and a photographing device provided in the opening portion. When a user's left or right hand is placed on the placement portion, the second joints of a plurality of fingers are placed on the planar surface of the placement section, and the middle finger is positioned by the finger guide. The wrist guide, which is provided on the opposite side of the finger guide on the upper surface of the image pickup apparatus with respect to the opening portion, has a pair of inclined surfaces and, when the palm is placed on the placement portion, the both end sides of the wrist contact the inclined surfaces to be positioned. Further, the wrist guide moves downward so as to keep the palm parallel to the opening plane of the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Shiro TANI
  • Patent number: 6768651
    Abstract: A communication device includes a sub-rack unit and a plurality of plug-in units. The sub-rack unit includes a back wiring board having first connectors arranged in lines thereon, and a frame plate including vertical ribs and placed on said back wiring board so that the vertical ribs separate the lines of the first connectors. Each of the plug-in units includes: a printed board including top and bottom sides and parallel first and second sides, the printed board having second connectors provided on the first side thereof; a metal case including top and bottom faces, and parallel first and second side faces so as to cover the printed board; and first and second spring members. Each of said plug-in units is mounted in the sub-rack unit with the first and second connectors being connected so that the first and second side faces of the metal case are pressed outward against the vertical ribs of the frame plate by resilient forces of the first and second spring members, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Denso Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Katsuya Fujii, Hisao Hayashi, Shiro Tani, Kazunori Oomori, Koichi Namimatsu, Hideki Zenitani, Masato Konishi
  • Patent number: 6552915
    Abstract: A telecommunications apparatus 10 includes a sub-rack unit 15 and a plurality of plug-in units inserted from a front side of the sub-rack unit 15 in a Y1 direction and mounted in the sub-rack unit 15. The plug-in unit 16 includes a plug-in unit main body and an aluminum case 41 that covers so as to envelope the plug-in unit main body. An intermediate guide rail member 22 is inserted from the front of the sub-rack unit 15 and mounted by tightening a lock bolt member similarly inserted from the front of the sub-rack unit 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Denso Limited
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Hisao Hayashi, Mitsuo Kaetsu, Shiro Tani, Hideki Zenitani, Kouichi Namimatsu, Masato Konishi
  • Publication number: 20020012238
    Abstract: A communication device includes a sub-rack unit and a plurality of plug-in units. The sub-rack unit includes a back wiring board having first connectors arranged in lines thereon, and a frame plate including vertical ribs and placed on said back wiring board so that the vertical ribs separate the lines of the first connectors. Each of the plug-in units includes: a printed board including top and bottom sides and parallel first and second sides, the printed board having second connectors provided on the first side thereof; a metal case including top and bottom faces, and parallel first and second side faces so as to cover the printed board; and first and second spring members. Each of said plug-in units is mounted in the sub-rack unit with the first and second connectors being connected so that the first and second side faces of the metal case are pressed outward against the vertical ribs of the frame plate by resilient forces of the first and second spring members, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Katsuya Fujii, Hisao Hayashi, Shiro Tani, Kazunori Oomori, Koichi Namimatsu, Hideki Zenitani, Masato Konishi
  • Publication number: 20020006026
    Abstract: A telecommunications apparatus 10 includes a sub-rack unit 15 and a plurality of plug-in units inserted from a front side of the sub-rack unit 15 in a Y1 direction and mounted in the sub-rack unit 15. The plug-in unit 16 includes a plug-in unit main body and an aluminum case 41 that covers so as to envelope the plug-in unit main body. An intermediate guide rail member 22 is inserted from the front of the sub-rack unit 15 and mounted by tightening a lock bolt member similarly inserted from the front of the sub-rack unit 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Hisao Hayashi, Mitsuo Kaetsu, Shiro Tani, Hideki Zenitani, Kouichi Namimatsu, Masato Konishi