Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Harata

Tomohiro Harata 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: 20160081204
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a main body, a flexible display mounted to be movable in a first direction on the main body, and a support unit disposed on the main body that faces a surface of the flexible display and moves in the direction on the main body. A portion of the flexible display is selectively disposed within the main body together with the support unit while moving on the main body. The electronic device as described above may be implemented according to various embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Il PARK, Nam-Kyu KIM, Tomohiro HARATA
  • Patent number: 8923934
    Abstract: A dual display folder type terminal having a hinge includes a manipulation unit formed in the hinge, wherein the inventive implementation of the hinge provides various function commands without the need of an additional space in the terminal. As a result, the size of the terminal doesn't suffer when implementing the manipulation unit. Further, the dual display folder type terminal can operate different modes based on the opening angle of a folder relative to the other folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyok Su Chol, Tomohiro Harata, Sung Hoon Hong, Dong Hun Kim, Pil Won Kim, Dong Kyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8630408
    Abstract: A cover for covering a folder type terminal including a first frame, a second frame, and a hinge for rotatably connecting the first frame and the second frame, the folder type terminal cover device includes: a first outer cover for covering the first frame; a second outer cover for covering the second frame; and a hinge cover for covering the hinge and in which a separation distance from the hinge increases when the folder type terminal is unfolded from a folded state. Thereby, an appearance and grip impression of the folder type terminal can be improved, and when the folder type terminal is put on a table in an unfolded state, the folder type terminal can maintain a predetermined angle from a table plane without a separate device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Sung Hoon Hong, Dong Hun Kim, Hyok Su Choi, Pil Won Kim, Dong Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120137024
    Abstract: A device including an attachable multi-functional peripheral device and a method of managing functions according to a connection between the device and the multi-functional peripheral device includes the steps of: checking a connected/disconnected state of the multi-functional peripheral device and an open/closed state of the folding device when a preset interrupt is generated; and controlling a functional operation related the preset interrupt according to the connected or disconnected state of the multi-functional peripheral device and the open or closed state of the folding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hun KIM, Dong Kyun KIM, Tomohiro HARATA, Sung Hoon HONG, Hyok Su CHOI, Pil Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20120129581
    Abstract: A dual display folder type terminal having a hinge includes a manipulation unit formed in the hinge, wherein the inventive implementation of the hinge provides various function commands without the need of an additional space in the terminal. As a result, the size of the terminal doesn't suffer when implementing the manipulation unit. Further, the dual display folder type terminal can operate different modes based on the opening angle of a folder relative to the other folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyok Su CHOI, Tomohiro HARATA, Sung Hoon HONG, Dong Hun KIM, Pil Won KIM, Dong Kyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20120111755
    Abstract: A cover for covering a folder type terminal including a first frame, a second frame, and a hinge for rotatably connecting the first frame and the second frame, the folder type terminal cover device includes: a first outer cover for covering the first frame; a second outer cover for covering the second frame; and a hinge cover for covering the hinge and in which a separation distance from the hinge increases when the folder type terminal is unfolded from a folded state. Thereby, an appearance and grip impression of the folder type terminal can be improved, and when the folder type terminal is put on a table in an unfolded state, the folder type terminal can maintain a predetermined angle from a table plane without a separate device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro HARATA, Sung Hoon HONG, Dong Hun KIM, Hyok Su CHOI, Pil Won KIM, Dong Kyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20070145203
    Abstract: A display apparatus in which a supporting structure excellent in operability and appearance is realized is provided. A slide bracket (300) is provided to move up and down freely on a post (210) of a stand section (200), and a display panel section (100) and the slide bracket (300) are coupled together with a hinge section (310). The post (210) is provided with rack members (230A, 230B), which are meshed with gears (340A, 340B) provided on the slide bracket (300). Frictional rings (390) are provided to impart a frictional force to the rotating operation of the gears (340A, 340B) so that the slide bracket (300) stays at an arbitrary height of the post (210). Between the gears (340A, 340B) and the slide bracket (300), a spiral spring (370) is incorporated, and the spiral spring (370) is accommodated within a drum (360). The spiral spring (370) acts as a biasing force for causing the slide bracket (300) to move up through its biasing the gears (340A, 340B) to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takada, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: 7202901
    Abstract: A video camera has a video camera body having a storage region in a side surface thereof, an imaging unit housed in the video camera body for imaging an object and generating a video signal, and an electronic viewfinder for monitoring the video signal generated by the imaging unit. An angularly movable support supports a side edge of the electronic viewfinder for angular movement about a first axis to move an opposite side edge of the electronic viewfinder away from the storage region. An auxiliary angularly moving mechanism angularly moves the electronic viewfinder about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, so that one of face and back sides of the electronic viewfinder can be selected for storage into the storage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hattori, Tomohiro Harata, Koji Yaginuma
  • Patent number: D520462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Maeyama, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: D524253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Maeyama, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: D580469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Moo Chung, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: D580470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Moo Chung, Goang-Tae Kim, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: D632325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Sang Jang, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: D637222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Sang Jang, Tomohiro Harata
  • Patent number: D718273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Hyun-Keun Son
  • Patent number: D741287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Hyun-Keun Son
  • Patent number: D765630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Iksang Kim, Jiwoong Hwang
  • Patent number: D765631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Iksang Kim, Jiwoong Hwang
  • Patent number: D768616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Iksang Kim, Jiwoong Hwang
  • Patent number: D785564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-O Lee, Tomohiro Harata, Jei-Sung Park