Patents by Inventor Takayoshi IYADOMI

Takayoshi IYADOMI 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: 10636590
    Abstract: A waterproof switch device includes: a switch member including a body portion and a movable portion; an operated portion that is a shaft member having a distal end exposed from an opening provided in an exterior member of an electronic apparatus and a proximal end connected to the movable portion, the operated portion including a flange portion extending in a radial direction; a waterproof cover made of elastomer material; and a retaining member including an opening portion through which a part of the operated portion closer to the distal end than the flange portion can pass but the flange portion cannot pass, the retaining member being disposed farther inward from the exterior member than the waterproof cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Takayoshi Iyadomi
  • Publication number: 20190198266
    Abstract: A waterproof switch device includes: a switch member including a body portion and a movable portion; an operated portion that is a shaft member having a distal end exposed from an opening provided in an exterior member of an electronic apparatus and a proximal end connected to the movable portion, the operated portion including a flange portion extending in a radial direction; a waterproof cover made of elastomer material; and a retaining member including an opening portion through which a part of the operated portion closer to the distal end than the flange portion can pass but the flange portion cannot pass, the retaining member being disposed farther inward from the exterior member than the waterproof cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Takayoshi IYADOMI