Patents by Inventor Tomoo Hori

Tomoo Hori 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).

  • Display system
    Patent number: 7036936
    Abstract: In a display system, a projector is mounted inside a vehicle, and emits a light beam, which is generated based on an image signal, toward an opening formed at a portion near a rear end of the vehicle. An exterior screen is extendable toward the opening and is made of a material having low stiffness. While being extended toward the opening, the exterior screen displays an image by allowing the light beam emitted by the projector to pass therethrough. A screen housing unit is mounted on or near one of a rear hatch and a back door of the vehicle for accommodating the exterior screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Hattori, Takashi Kuwabara, Susumu Ibaraki, Toshiyuki Itabashi, Morio Iwasaki, Satoru Kotani, Toshiaki Mori, Tomoo Hori
  • Display system
    Publication number: 20040189947
    Abstract: In a display system, a projector 1 is mounted inside a vehicle A, and emits a light beam generated based on an image signal toward an opening G formed at a portion near a rear end of the vehicle A. An exterior screen 32 is extendable toward the opening G and is made of a material having low stiffness. While being extended toward the opening G, the exterior screen 32 displays an image by allowing the light L beam emitted by the projector 1 to pass therethrough. A screen housing unit 31 is mounted on or near one of a rear hatch B and a back door B of the vehicle A for accommodating the exterior screen 32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Toshikazu Hattori, Takashi Kuwabara, Susumu Ibaraki, Toshiyuki Itabashi, Morio Iwasaki, Satoru Kotani, Toshiaki Mori, Naoyuki Shimizu, Tomoo Hori
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for vehicle
    Patent number: D446510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for vehicle
    Patent number: D446781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for vehicle
    Patent number: D448014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Television receiver for vehicle
    Patent number: D454122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Television receiver for an automobile
    Patent number: D457504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Morio Iwasaki
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for an automobile
    Patent number: D526306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoo Hori
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for an automobile
    Patent number: D526307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoo Hori
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for an automobile
    Patent number: D526991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoo Hori
  • Antenna
    Patent number: D531625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoo Hori
  • Rocker switch
    Patent number: D532755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Kanji Muto
  • Digital audio disc player for an automobile
    Patent number: D477298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Display panel for a digital audio disc player
    Patent number: D477595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Television receiver for an automobile
    Patent number: D482669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Car navigation system
    Patent number: D568773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoo Hori
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for a vehicle
    Patent number: D486134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Hiroyuki Mizokawa
  • Combined digital audio disc player and radio tuner for a vehicle
    Patent number: D486135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Hiroyuki Mizokawa
  • Combined cassette tape player and radio tuner for a vehicle
    Patent number: D487073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Hiroyuki Mizokawa
  • Digital audio disc player for an automobile
    Patent number: D495315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizokawa, Tomoo Hori