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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116833 | Grounding apparatus of portable electronic devices A grounding apparatus (200) for a portable electronic device (100) includes a conductive member (20), at least one connecting member (30) and a grounded sliding mechanism (40). The connecting member is electronically connected to t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108015 | Electronic apparatus and enclosure therefor An enclosure for an electronic apparatus includes an enclosure body defining an opening. The enclosure allows a panel member to cover over the opening from the outside of the enclosure body. One is allowed to design the panel member regardless of the shape of the op... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103320 | Portable terminal for providing visual and acoustic convenience and rotary type hinge apparatus therefor A rotary-type hinge apparatus for a folder-type portable terminal is provided. For a portable terminal including a main body, a folder, a connection member for coupling the main body with the folder, and a hinge apparatus for rotatably coupling the connection member... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099143 | Cellular phone capable of being biaxial pivotal An information processing apparatus includes an opening/closing mechanism in which a first casing and a second casing are hinge-connected via a hinge unit and the first casing and the second casing perform opening and closing operations via the hinge unit and a rota... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095191 | Detection and function of seven self-supported orientations in a portable device An improved mobile electronic device 100 with a unique thin and cost-effective form and design can have a large display 170 in the outward surface of a flip 102, a large full qwerty keypad 138 in the outward surface of a base 108, ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090419 | Folding portable wireless apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a folding-type portable wireless equipment which can obtain good antenna characteristics in each of opened and closed states with a simple configuration without spoiling miniaturization. A folding-type portable wireles... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8073506 | Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes: a first body including an operation part; a second body including a display; and a connector which rotatably connects the first body and the second body. The connector is connected to the first body, and rotates with respect to the first ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073505 | Portable electronic apparatus with dual hinges A portable electronic apparatus includes a first module, a second module, and a first hinge assembly. The first hinge assembly is connected to the first module and the second module. The first hinge assembly includes a first hinge, a second hinge and a first swing m... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073504 | Portable terminal A portable terminal, comprising a main body having a plurality of keys, a folder having a protrusion on the outer surface thereof, a first hinge part which connects the main body and the folder having a first hinge axis, and a second hinge part which connects to the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073507 | Communication device A communication device includes a base body, a display located on the base body, and a host removably secured to the base body. A microphone and a speaker are located on the host. The host is movable between a first state, where the host is electronically connected ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068887 | Mobile terminal device A mobile terminal device includes a fixed side housing including a fixed side front case and a fixed side rear case, the fixed side rear case having a circuit board and a frame chassis disposed adjacent to the circuit board, a movable side housing including a displa... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060159 | Slidably and rotationally attaching unit and electronic device A slidable and rotationally attaching unit configured to slidably and rotatably attach a movable housing on a supporting base so that a part of the movable housing is overlapped with the supporting base, the slidable and rotational attaching unit includes a base pla... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060158 | Hinge apparatus for portable terminal A hinge apparatus for a portable terminal including a first housing, and a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing, includes a first connection terminal mounted on the first housing; a second connection terminal mounted on the second housing; and a c... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041406 | Portable information terminal equipment Portable information terminal equipment having a function to perform the informing process at the time of reception in cooperation with a connecting section driving mechanism as well as a function to enable the open/close movement of the upper and lower units throug... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036725 | Mobile device A mobile device includes a trigger having a molded component defining the outer shape of the mobile device, and a rod-like body fixed to the molded component at one end. A housing has a hole into which the rod-like body is inserted. Guide walls guide movement of the... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036724 | Portable data terminal and function selecting and starting method used therein A selection operation of function of a fold-type housing for each shape is stored as a function history of each shape in a function history storage section 16. Each shape is judged based on the result of each of detections by a first sensor (12), a sec... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8023256 | Portable folding electronic device A portable folding electronic device has a base with a longer length dimension and a shorter width dimension and a user interface on one surface. The user interface may be oriented for use when the base has a portrait orientation. The device also has a screen unit w... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018714 | Portable electronic device and operation method therefor A portable electronic device and an operation method therefor are provided. The portable electronic device comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, a sliding module and a rotating module. After the second body portion is slid along the surface of the f... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019396 | Pull-out shelf for use in a confined space formed in a structure A shelf assembly for a confined space formed within a structure is provided. The shelf assembly includes a fixed portion having a structure attachment interface to fixedly attach the shelf assembly to the structure and a slideable portion that is operable to slide o... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019395 | Foldable mobile electronic device A foldable mobile electronic device includes a body, a top cover and a hinge. The body includes a first sliding mechanism. The top cover includes a second sliding mechanism moving between a first position and a second position relative to the body. The hinge include... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019394 | Component packaging for handheld communication devices A handheld communication device may comprise a first housing and a second housing. The first housing may include a first keypad and a battery. The second housing may include a second keypad, at least one display, and a printed circuit board. The second housing may b... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014839 | Mobile telephone A mobile telephone includes a first body, a connecting portion, and a second body. A keyboard is formed the first body. The connecting portion is secured on the first body and rotatable relative to the first body about a first axis. The second body is secured on the... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014838 | Electronic apparatus formed by no less than two sections An electronic apparatus includes a first section and a second section which are foldable together in: a first mode in which respective front faces of the first and second sections face each other, and a second mode in which the front face of the first section faces ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005521 | Portable terminal A portable terminal comprising first and second bodies, and a hinge unit configured to fold or unfold the first and second bodies in a rotational manner. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005522 | Handheld electronic device A handheld electronic device includes a first frame, a second frame and at least a pivot mechanism. A first connecting rod of the pivot mechanism has a first pivot part, a third pivot part and a second pivot part between them. The first pivot part is slidably dispos... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000758 | Portable terminal device A portable terminal device having a folding structure includes a body unit 20 having operation keys 21, a display unit 10 movably connected to the body unit 20 and having a display 11 on an opposite surface to the operation keys | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996051 | Wireless communications device with hinge A wireless communications device, such as a cellular telephone, includes first and second bodies having respective perimeters. A display is associated with one of the bodies and user input is associated with the other. A hinge mechanism moveably couples the bodies t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991441 | Swing hinge device of a portable terminal and dual hinge device having the same A swing hinge device of a portable terminal that can move in a straight line or a curved direction when a folder rotates is provided. The portable terminal includes a body housing, a display unit, a folder rotating about first and second hinge axes on the body housi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7974666 | Opening/closing device and mobile device using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing hinge device which can be produced simple in construction and inexpensive in production by reducing the number of the parts forming part of the mobile device and to provide a mobile device small ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974665 | Dual-axis rotation folder-type mobile communication terminal and hinge device thereof Provided is a dual-axis rotation folder-type mobile communication terminal including a main body, a folder rotatable about a first hinge axis having two positions respectively in a latitudinal direction and a longitudinal direction of the main body to open and close... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957778 | Folding portable communications device A folding mobile phone (folding portable communications device) includes a first housing including a liquid crystal display part (display part) provided at a surface thereof, a second housing including an operating part provided at a surface thereof, and a hinge con... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949379 | Foldable electronic device A foldable electronic device (100) includes a cover (10) having a side barrel (132) and a main body (20) rotatably connected to the cover. The main body includes a body shell (21) accommodating a plurality of electronic components ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945298 | Wireless terminal A wireless terminal able to suppress deterioration of antenna characteristics due to opening/closing of the terminal, that is, a wireless terminal comprising a first housing and a second housing having inside them circuit boards on which ground conductive layers are... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941191 | Magnetic hinge mechanism for wireless communication devices A hinge mechanism movably connects two housings of a wireless communication device such that the housing move relative to each other between open and closed positions. The hinge mechanism include a magnetic detent that initially resists the housing moving between th... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933638 | Portable terminal To provide a portable terminal which can detect the using modes of the portable terminal, can reduce the number of members necessary for detecting the using modes and further can reduce leakage magnetic force badly influencing on other devices. A portable ter... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929297 | Accessory strap fixing structure and portable electronic device having the same An accessory strap fixing structure is disposed on a portable electronic device to assemble a accessory strap. The accessory strap fixing structure includes an assembling slot and a rotor. The assembling slot is recessed on the portable electronic device. The rotor ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929285 | Electronic device having movable display and hinge thereof A hinge for mounting a rotating member to a main body, includes a shaft, a first interfering member fitting about the shaft and fixed to the rotating member, a container fitting about the shaft and fixed to the main body, and a second interfering member retained aro... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929284 | Electronic device having movable display An electronic device includes a display, a main body, a rotating member, and a hinge. The display is slidably mounted to the rotating member. The hinge is mounted between the rotating member and the main body to pivotably mount the rotating member to the main body. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924551 | Electronic device An electronic device includes a first body; a second body; a hinge pivotally connecting the second body to the first body and defining two fixing holes along the axial direction thereof; two conductive post received in the two fixing holes correspondingly, two first... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924554 | Electronic device having movable display An electronic device includes a display, a rotating member, a main body, a hinge, and a positioning member. The main body defining a holding groove in a top thereof. The rotating member defines a holding hole. The display is slidably mounted to the rotating member. ... | 04/12/2011 |
