Patents by Inventor Tomoko Tsukamoto

Tomoko Tsukamoto 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).

  • Sensor module and electronic device
    Patent number: 11966550
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a sensor that includes a first sensor layer of a capacitance type including a plurality of first detection units arranged two-dimensionally and a second sensor layer of a capacitance type including a plurality of second detection units arranged two-dimensionally, the first sensor layer being provided on the second sensor layer, and a control unit that scans the plurality of first detection units and the plurality of second detection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Goto, Ken Kobayashi, Kei Tsukamoto, Tomoko Katsuhara
  • Telephone having receive call indicating function and mute/light key
    Patent number: 4982424
    Abstract: The housing of a hand held portable telephone has only a limited amount of surface area for providing a number of functions such as providing for a microphone, a receiver, a ringer, a keypad, an information display panel, a panel light, and a control key. By a reoperation of a control key, some equipment on the surface area is reused to perform a second function without requiring additional surface space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Saito, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Masahiro Ishigami