Patents by Inventor Sojiro Terayama

Sojiro Terayama 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: 8526190
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes upper and lower cases; a sliding-rotation-mechanism performing an opening-direction-sliding-movement through a sliding-supporting plate at opening manipulation, allowing the upper case to stand up at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower case after the opening-direction-sliding-movement, performing closing-direction-rotation-movement, standing up at the predetermined angle through the sliding-supporting plate at closing manipulation, and performing closing-direction-sliding-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the closing-direction-rotation-movement; and a flexible board disposed so that electrical parts of the upper and lower cases are electrically connected to each other and a portion corresponding to a predetermined length just after the portion exposed from the upper case is adhered to the sliding-supporting plate through an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sano, Sojiro Terayama, Masao Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8428663
    Abstract: A slide rotation device includes a rail portion that is provided along a sliding direction of an upper case, a slide mechanism that has a slide assistance plate sliding the upper case along the rail portion of the upper case, and a rotation mechanism that is provided to be fixed in the vicinity of one end portion of a lower case and rotatably supports the slide assistance plate using a rotation shaft positioned in an extending direction of the slide assistance plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sano, Sojiro Terayama, Masao Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110164389
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal apparatus including: upper and lower cases; a sliding-rotation-mechanism fixed to the upper case, performing an opening-direction-sliding-movement on the upper case through a sliding-supporting plate at opening manipulation, allowing the upper case to stand up at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower case by performing an opening-direction-rotation-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the opening-direction-sliding-movement, performing closing-direction-rotation-movement opposite to the opening-direction-rotation-movement, standing up at the predetermined angle through the sliding-supporting plate at closing manipulation, and performing closing-direction-sliding-movement opposite to the opening-direction-sliding-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the closing-direction-rotation-movement; and a flexible board which is disposed between the upper and lower cases so that electrical parts of the upper and lower cases are electrically connected t
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sano, Sojiro Terayama, Masao Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110162470
    Abstract: A slide rotation device includes a rail portion that is provided along a sliding direction of an upper case, a slide mechanism that has a slide assistance plate sliding the upper case along the rail portion of the upper case, and a rotation mechanism that is provided to be fixed in the vicinity of one end portion of a lower case and rotatably supports the slide assistance plate using a rotation shaft positioned in an extending direction of the slide assistance plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Tatsuya SANO, Sojiro Terayama, Masao Matsumoto