Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Yanokura

Toshiyuki Yanokura 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).

  • Touch screen-type input device
    Publication number: 20070152975
    Abstract: A multi-functional remote controller (1) has a multi-functional button (20) consisting of an LCD panel (21), a touch panel (22), a transparent button sheet (23), and mechanical switches (22). The transparent button sheet (23) has a shape with concavities and convexities, and the shape enables a user to recognize the position of each button in the pattern using their sense of touch. When the user presses down the touch panel (22), a mechanical switch (24) is pressed down to give a click sensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Takuya Ogihara, Toshiyuki Yanokura, Masayuki Ono