Patents by Inventor Shunji Fujihara

Shunji Fujihara 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: 7599720
    Abstract: A portable device includes: a first housing having a base, a protrusion protruded from the base, and a speaker hole provided at the protrusion; a hinge section provided to the protrusion so as to be freely moved about a rotation axis; and a second housing provided to the hinge section so as to be freely rotated about a rotation axis substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis. The hinge section has a U shape and the central part is connected to the second housing. Both-ends are branched from the central part and connected to a pair of side surfaces of the protrusion, respectively. The second housing has a first display section on at least one surface being substantially square to a connecting surface where the hinge section is connected. The portable device is capable of providing sounds associated with displays on the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Fujihara, Kazuyuki Nishimoto, Masao Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20050215296
    Abstract: A portable device of the present invention includes: a first housing having a base, a protrusion protruded from the base, and a speaker hole provided at the protrusion; a hinge section provided to the protrusion so as to be freely moved about a rotation axis; and a second housing provided to the hinge section so as to be freely rotated about a rotation axis being substantially orthogonal to the rotation axis. The hinge section includes a central part and both-ends, having a U shape. The central part is connected to the second housing. The both-ends are branched from the central part and connected to a pair of side surfaces of the protrusion, respectively. Further, the second housing has a first display section on at least one surface being substantially square to a connecting surface where the hinge section is connected. Thus, the portable device capable of preferably receiving sounds associated with displays on the display section can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Shunji Fujihara, Kazuyuki Nishimoto, Masao Fujimoto