Patents by Inventor Takashi Kurohara

Takashi Kurohara 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).

  • Publication number: 20030171137
    Abstract: An electronic equipment comprises a device body 1 having a first input unit 3, and a second key input unit 4 slidably attached to the device body 1 and capable of covering and exposing the first input unit 3 by sliding movement. The second key input unit 4 is connected by a FPC to a circuit in a circuit board disposed on the device body 1. Key input can be carried out by both the first input unit 3 and the second key input unit 4. As for the second key input unit 4, it enables key input at any slide position which ranges from the first position for covering the first input unit 3 and the second position for entirely exposing the first input unit 3. The exterior of the second key input unit 4 is constituted by a cabinet 51 and key tops 52a both of which have inclined top surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hirano, Takashi Kurohara, Tatsuya Hirano