Patents by Inventor Tadao Sano

Tadao Sano 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).

  • Scheduler apparatus with color code appointment times shown on display
    Patent number: 5895451
    Abstract: The invention provides a information processing apparatus which offers easy understanding of not only schedules, but also starting times of the schedules. Contents of the schedules are displayed in colors which indicate morning, afternoon, and evening in descending order from top to bottom, respectively. Bar graphs are also shown in colors corresponding to the schedules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kinya Yamade, Tadao Sano
  • Portable electric flashlight
    Patent number: 4388674
    Abstract: An improved portable electric flashlight capable of changing over state of light projections continuously between a forward projection and a diffused peripheral projection, which is simple in construction and stable in functioning, and is also applicable to a variety of end uses, for example, as a normal flashlight to be carried about with hands, a lantern to be placed on desks or floors or hung from ceilings, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: Kyushu Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Sano