Patents by Inventor Takashi Ashitomi

Takashi Ashitomi 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: 5216411
    Abstract: A cover for an indicator panel of an electronic apparatus which is mounted on a recess formed on the indicator panel and pivotably movable so as to cover the indicator panel in a closed state, including a frame means which has first and second openings, a pair of hinges extending outwardly from both sides thereof and a tapered portion extending outwardly from the hinge-forming side of a lower side wall thereof, a pair of touch-sensitive panels made of a transparent material which are fitted into the first and second openings, a pair of display panels made of a transparent material mounted on the first and second openings which have touch patterns printed thereon with a transparent medium, an outer panel made of translucent acrylic resin which is disposed spaced at a given distance from the display panels, and a plurality of light sources provided in the frame means, wherein the touch patterns are reflected or projected on the touch-sensitive panels by light emitted from the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ashitomi, Keiji Aramaki
  • Patent number: D425866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Nagasawa, Takashi Ashitomi