Patents by Inventor Fumitoshi Kiyooka

Fumitoshi Kiyooka 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: 7529085
    Abstract: A fansink arrangement for a laptop computer wherein two distinct patterns of air intake can be employed. Particularly, dual air intakes of the laptop can be managed and controlled depending upon an operating mode of the computer. Thus, when the computer is in a “stand alone” mode, only one air intake is employed while in a “docking” mode of the computer two air intakes are employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Albert V. Makley, Thomas M. Cipolla, Thomas R. Hildner, Vinod Kamath, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Lawrence S. Mok, Fusanobu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080002357
    Abstract: A fansink arrangement for a laptop computer wherein two distinct patterns of air intake can be employed. Particularly, dual air intakes of the laptop can be managed and controlled depending upon an operating mode of the computer. Thus, when the computer is in a “stand alone” mode, only one air intake is employed while in a “docking” mode of the computer two air intakes are employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Albert V. Makley, Thomas M. Cipolla, Thomas R. Hildner, Vinod Kamath, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Lawrence S. Mok, Fusanobu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7261142
    Abstract: A heat pipe wherein a condensable liquid phase working fluid is encapsulated in a container sealed in air-tight condition; wherein the wick composed of the porous body for refluxing the liquid phase working fluid by a capillary pressure is provided in the container; wherein a part of the container functions as an evaporating part for evaporating the working fluid by means of inputting the heat from outside; and wherein another part of the container functions as a condensing part for condensing a vapor of the working fluid by means of radiating the heat to the outside; comprises a direct reflux flow passage for flowing the liquid phase working fluid to the evaporating part, which has a flow cross-sectional area greater than that of a cavity formed in the porous body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignees: Fujikura, Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Youji Kawahara, Masataka Mochizuki, Koichi Mashiko, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Hiroaki Agata
  • Patent number: 7137442
    Abstract: A vapor chamber, in which a condensable fluid, which evaporates and condenses depending on a state of input and radiation of a heat, is encapsulated in a hollow and flat sealed receptacle as a liquid phase working fluid; and in which the wick for creating the capillary pressure by moistening by the working fluid is arranged in said sealed receptacle, comprising: a wick for creating a great capillary pressure by being moistened by said working fluid, which is arranged on the evaporating part side where the heat is input from outside; and a wick having a small flow resistance against the moistening working fluid, which is arranged on the condensing part side where the heat is radiated to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Youji Kawahara, Noriyuki Takada, Masataka Mochizuki, Koichi Mashiko, Yuji Saito, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Akihiro Takamiya, Tadashi Sano, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Hiroaki Agata
  • Publication number: 20050155745
    Abstract: A vapor chamber, in which a condensable fluid, which evaporates and condenses depending on a state of input and radiation of a heat, is encapsulated in a hollow and flat sealed receptacle as a liquid phase working fluid; and in which the wick for creating the capillary pressure by moistening by the working fluid is arranged in said sealed receptacle, comprising: a wick for creating a great capillary pressure by being moistened by said working fluid, which is arranged on the evaporating part side where the heat is input from outside; and a wick having a small flow resistance against the moistening working fluid, which is arranged on the condensing part side where the heat is radiated to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Yuji Kawahara, Noriyuki Takada, Masataka Mochizuki, Koichi Mashiko, Yuji Saito, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Akihiro Takamiya, Tadashi Sano, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Hiroaki Agata
  • Publication number: 20040177946
    Abstract: A heat pipe wherein a condensable liquid phase working fluid is encapsulated in a container sealed in air-tight condition; wherein the wick composed of the porous body for refluxing the liquid phase working fluid by a capillary pressure is provided in the container; wherein a part of the container functions as an evaporating part for evaporating the working fluid by means of inputting the heat from outside; and wherein another part of the container functions as a condensing part for condensing a vapor of the working fluid by means of radiating the heat to the outside; comprises a direct reflux flow passage for flowing the liquid phase working fluid to the evaporating part, which has a flow cross-sectional area greater than that of a cavity formed in the porous body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
    Inventors: Youji Kawahara, Masataka Mochizuki, Koichi Mashiko, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Hiroaki Agata
  • Patent number: 6624868
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display structure, includes a glass substrate and at least one or more chips mounted on the glass substrate including flexible printed circuit connect pins. A common wiring for connecting the at least one or more chips to a flexible printed circuit is formed on the glass substrate. The common wiring is connected to the flexible printed circuit connect pins of the at least one or more chips and to the flexible printed circuit at at least one position on the common wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Asao Terukina, Katsurou Hayashi, Yoshiharu Fujii, Mitsuru Ikezaki, Mikio Kurihara, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Hideo Iiyori
  • Patent number: 6607281
    Abstract: A sidelight type light source device increases the quantity of light in a corner portion of a light guide plate at low cost while meeting a demand for picture frame narrowing. An incident surface receives light from a stick-shaped light source. The incident surface includes a first incident surface its center a pair or second incident surfaces at the ends of the first incident surface. The second incident surfaces are formed on a corner portion in a width direction of the light guide plate. The second incident surfaces are set back from the first incident surface taken as a reference. Accordingly, a light introducing route is defined between the second incident surface and rubber blocks at the ends of a fluorescent light source. Light from the fluorescent lamp passes along the light introducing route where it is directly incident on the second incident surfaces of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, International Manufacturing and Engineering Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Ono, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Yoshihiro Katsu, Mikio Suzuki, Takaharu Tsugane
  • Patent number: 6501529
    Abstract: The present invention provides a newly constituted liquid crystal display element incorporating a touch sensor unit. In a liquid crystal display element where a liquid crystal layer is inserted between a first substrate and a second substrate, a display electrode for displaying an image and a touch electrode for detecting a touch position are provided on the surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate opposing with each other. The display electrode may be used as the touch electrode. A pillar-shaped spacer may be formed to support the first substrate and the second substrate. Additionally, the touch electrode may be provided on a convex-shaped part formed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Kurihara, Eisuke Kanzaki, Fumitoshi Kiyooka
  • Publication number: 20020044438
    Abstract: A sidelight type light source device increases the quantity of light in a corner portion of a light guide plate at low cost while meeting a demand for picture frame narrowing. An incident surface receives light from a stick-shaped light source. The incident surface includes a first incident surface its center a pair or second incident surfaces at the ends of the first incident surface. The second incident surfaces are formed on a corner portion in a width direction of the light guide plate. The second incident surfaces are set back from the first incident surface taken as a reference. Accordingly, a light introducing route is defined between the second incident surface and rubber blocks at the ends of a fluorescent light source. Light from the fluorescent lamp passes along the light introducing route where it is directly incident on the second incident surfaces of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Masaki Ono, Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Yoshihiro Katsu, Mikio Suzuki, Takaharu Tsugane