Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Sugio

Toshihiko Sugio 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).

  • Input device with extendible body
    Patent number: 7312789
    Abstract: An input device having an extendible body or housing suitable for a hand-held operation. The input device includes a housing assembly including a palm-rest section and a base section opposite to the palm-rest section, a switch mechanism accommodated in the housing assembly and including an operating section arranged adjacent to the palm-rest section, and a motion detecting mechanism accommodated in the housing assembly and including a detecting section arranged adjacent to the base section. The housing assembly includes a plurality of cover members configured by dividing the palm-rest section and the base section into plural parts while keeping a condition where the palm-rest section and the base section are integrally associated with each other. The housing assembly also includes an inner casing at least partially enclosed within the plurality of cover members, and a link arrangement for linking the plurality of cover members with the inner casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Tamotsu Koike, Shuji Nakamura, Toshihiko Sugio
  • Input device with extendible body
    Publication number: 20030103040
    Abstract: An input device having an extendible body or housing suitable for a hand-held operation. The input device includes a housing assembly including a palm-rest section and a base section opposite to the palm-rest section, a switch mechanism accommodated in the housing assembly and including an operating section arranged adjacent to the palm-rest section, and a motion detecting mechanism accommodated in the housing assembly and including a detecting section arranged adjacent to the base section. The housing assembly includes a plurality of cover members configured by dividing the palm-rest section and the base section into plural parts while keeping a condition where the palm-rest section and the base section are integrally associated with each other. The housing assembly also includes an inner casing at least partially enclosed within the plurality of cover members, and a link arrangement for linking the plurality of cover members with the inner casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tamotsu Koike, Shuji Nakamura, Toshihiko Sugio