Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Muro

Toshihiko Muro 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: 5389737
    Abstract: A panel for free access to a signal cable and a power cable is installed on the floor of an office room and forms a network of signal cables in an office. The posts of this panel are mounted on the floor. A floor plate is secured to the upper ends of the posts. A rack plate is arranged between the floor plate and the floor, and the rack plate is secured to the posts. The height of the floor plate and the rack plate is adjusted by adjusting the engaging position by rotating a leg to be engaged with the threaded holes of the posts. The floor plates are composed of a plate made of glass, reinforced cement mixed with foamable styrol or an aluminum honeycomb structure. The rack plate is composed of a transparent polypropylene plate. Further, the surface of the floor plate is covered with a surface material such as a carpet. The signal cables are arranged in the space between the floor plates and the rack plates. The power cables are arranged in the space between the rack plates and the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tsuguhiro Hirose, Hideaki Haruyama, Jiro Kano, Katsunari Kodachi, Yoshio Kojima, Humio Takeda, Toshihiko Muro
  • Patent number: 5049700
    Abstract: A panel for free access to a signal cable and a power cable is installed on the floor of an office room and forms a network of signal cables in an office. The posts of this panel are mounted on the floor. A floor plate is secured to the upper ends of the posts. A rack plate is arranged between the floor plate and the floor, and the rack plate is secured to the posts. The height of the floor plate and the rack plate is adjusted by adjusting the engaging position by rotating a leg to be engaged with the threaded holes of the posts. The floor plates are composed of a plate made of glass, reinforced cement mixed with foamable styrol or an aluminum honeycomb structure. The rack plate is composed of a transparent polypropylene plate. Further, the surface of the floor plate is covered with a surface material such as a carpet. The signal cables are arranged in the space between the floor plates and the rack plates. The power cables are arranged in the space between the rack plates and the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tsuguhiro Hirose, Hideaki Haruyama, Jiro Kano, Katsunari Kodachi, Yoshio Kojima, Humio Takeda, Toshihiko Muro
  • Patent number: 4593499
    Abstract: An interior panel according to the present invention comprises a plurality of support units fixedly arranged on a floor slab, a panel member supported by the support units so as to be located over the slab surface at a predetermined distance therefrom, and a cable separator supported by the support units and dividing the space between the panel member and the slab surface into upper and lower space sections. The cable separator is in the form of a plate with a stepped surface portion at the peripheral edge portion thereof, and can be supported on the support units either in a first position in which the stepped portion faces upward or in a second position in which the stepped portion faces downward. Cables and electric devices in a signal transmission system are arranged in the upper space section defined by the cable separator, and power supply-system cables and devices in the lower space section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Taisei Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toshio Yasunaga, Toshihiko Muro, Fumio Takeda, Yutaka Tsuruta