Patents by Inventor Kazuo Nakada

Kazuo Nakada 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).

  • Publication number: 20240151190
    Abstract: A control device for controlling an engine includes main-chamber injecting means (1,3) that supplies a main chamber (8) with fuel; sub-chamber injecting means (2) that supplies a sub chamber (5) with fuel after the main chamber injecting means (1,3) supplies the fuel; estimating means (21) that estimates a degree of knocking serving as indices of an intensity of the knocking and an occurrence frequency of the knocking; and fuel controlling means (22) that carries out, when the degree (N) of the knocking is a first predetermined value (N1) or more, fuel control that reduces a sub-chamber fuel amount representing an amount of fuel supplied by the sub-chamber injecting means (2). By reducing the sub-chamber fuel amount in this manner, the occurrence of knocking can be suppressed, so that the combustion state of a divided-combustion-chamber engine can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiya INOUE, Ryota ASAKURA, Ryota NAKADA, Takayuki SHIROTA, Sho IIZUKA, Kazuo KURATA
  • Patent number: 11457303
    Abstract: A device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a housing assembly that includes a display and a tray recess; and an ear bud tray disposed in the tray recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Jackson Patterson, Cuong Huy Truong, Kazuo Nakada, Hisashi Shima
  • Publication number: 20220167074
    Abstract: A device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a housing assembly that includes a display and a tray recess; and an ear bud tray disposed in the tray recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Jackson Patterson, Cuong Huy Truong, Kazuo Nakada, Hisashi Shima
  • Patent number: 10928865
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chassis, a second chassis and a third chassis which is configured to have a first coupling section which is rotatably coupled with a rear edge of the first chassis and a second coupling section which is rotatably coupled with a rear edge of the second chassis and thereby to couple together the first chassis and the second chassis to be rotationally movable relatively. The third chassis is installed to project more rearward than the rear edges of the first chassis and the second chassis by having the first coupling section and the second coupling section on a front edge thereof and houses therein an electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Shinya Sekimoto, Brian Hargrove Leonard
  • Publication number: 20180239399
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable information terminal chassis cover, the chassis having one face on which a display part is disposed and the other face opposed to the one face, the cover having a function as a stand and capable of realizing the integrity at the entire other face. The cover includes: a movable part including a plate-like member on the other face, and partially covering the other face when the movable part is in contact with the chassis and being rotatable relative to the chassis; a sheet-like fixed part on the other face; a hinge part connecting the fixed part and the movable part, to support the movable part to the fixed part; and a surface member disposed closer to a surface than the movable part, the fixed part, and the hinge part are, and having a smooth surface without a gap over the entire other face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Tabito Miyamoto, Seita Horikoshi, Joseph David Plunkett
  • Patent number: 9898043
    Abstract: An electronic device having a portable information equipment and an expansion unit is disclosed. The portable information equipment can be a tablet PC and the expansion unit is configured to expand a function of the tablet PC. The expansion unit includes an attachment part having a hook configured to be movable in an engagement direction from a non-engagement position to an engagement position, in the non-engagement position. The hook can be inserted into an engagement hole disposed at an attached part of the tablet PC in the engagement position. The hook can be further movable in a pulling direction of pulling the tablet PC towards the expansion unit 14, with the pulling direction being orthogonal to the engagement direction. A lever is utilized to move the hook in the engagement direction and in the pulling direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Hiroaki Agata, Kazuo Nakada, Eiji Shinohara, Hideaki Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20170177030
    Abstract: An electronic device having a portable information equipment and an expansion unit is disclosed. The portable information equipment can be a tablet PC and the expansion unit is configured to expand a function of the tablet PC. The expansion unit includes an attachment part having a hook configured to be movable in an engagement direction from a non-engagement position to an engagement position, in the non-engagement position. The hook can be inserted into an engagement hole disposed at an attached part of the tablet PC in the engagement position. The hook can be further movable in a pulling direction of pulling the tablet PC towards the expansion unit 14, with the pulling direction being orthogonal to the engagement direction. A lever is utilized to move the hook in the engagement direction and in the pulling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: HIROAKI AGATA, KAZUO NAKADA, EIJI SHINOHARA, HIDEAKI HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9424732
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising: associating, using a processor, an accessory with an information handling device; detecting, using a processor, a trigger event associated with the information handling device; determining, using a processor, the accessory is no longer within a predetermined proximity to the information handling device; and providing, using a processor, a notification to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Feng, Ethan Joshua Fricklas, Christopher Miles Osborne, Kazuo Nakada, Shinnosuke Takahashi, David Wayne Hill
  • Publication number: 20160125718
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising: associating, using a processor, an accessory with an information handling device; detecting, using a processor, a trigger event associated with the information handling device; determining, using a processor, the accessory is no longer within a predetermined proximity to the information handling device; and providing, using a processor, a notification to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Xin Feng, Ethan Joshua Fricklas, Christopher Miles Osborne, Kazuo Nakada, Shinnosuke Takahashi, David Wayne Hill
  • Patent number: 9292050
    Abstract: An embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a detachable display portion; a base body; the base body including an attachment portion to which the detachable display portion attaches; the attachment portion being located a depth from a rear edge of the base body; and a cover extending from a point of the base body behind the attachment portion and proximate to the rear edge of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Noguchi, Eiji Shinohara, Kazuo Nakada, Tomoyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8971025
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for aligning a display with a keyboard. In one exemplary embodiment, a device is provided that includes a lid and a based hingedly connected together to allow the computing device to be opened and closed. When the device is opened, the lid can be configured to automatically move relative to the base. In this way, a display included in the lid can be moved relative to a keyboard included in the base to align to display and the keyboard in an optimal orientation relative to one another, e.g., with the display centered relative to a center of an alphanumeric portion of the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Takeo Hyodoh
  • Patent number: 8931969
    Abstract: The invention provides large, vertically elongated keyboard keys strategically chosen and positioned above the alphanumeric section of a standard keyboard (e.g. a laptop PC keyboard) to provide a more ergonomic keyboard arrangement. The invention provides for keys that appropriately address the needs of touch typists when striking frequently used keys located above the alphanumeric section of the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Stewart, Hiroki Hirano, David W. Hill, Mitsuo Horiuchi, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kazuo Nakada, Go Osaki
  • Patent number: 8922994
    Abstract: An assembly can include a first component; a second component; and an interconnection mechanism for pivotable interconnection of the first component and the second component about a pivot axis where the interconnection mechanism includes a latch mechanism to latch the second component to the interconnection mechanism, an actuator to unlatch the latch mechanism, an obstruction to obstruct actuation of the actuator, and a sliding bar slidable in a first direction to move the obstruction to an obstructing position that obstructs actuation of the actuator and slidable in a second direction to move the obstruction to an unobstructing position that permits actuation of the actuator. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Ltd. Pte.
    Inventors: Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Vincent James DeCaro, Jason Pratt Parrish, Kishiko Itoh, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Eiji Shinohara, Kazuo Nakada
  • Patent number: 8820695
    Abstract: A support for an object is provided. The support may comprise a bottom part, a sidewall, and a plurality of fasteners. The plurality of sidewalls may be connected to the bottom part. The bottom part and the plurality of sidewalls may be made of essentially one piece of flat member. The bottom part and the plurality of sidewalls form an easel to accept the object. The plurality of fastener may be disposed on the plurality of sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Hiroki Hirano, Shinya Oguchi
  • Publication number: 20140133079
    Abstract: An embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a detachable display portion; a base body; the base body including an attachment portion to which the detachable display portion attaches; the attachment portion being located a depth from a rear edge of the base body; and a cover extending from a point of the base body behind the attachment portion and proximate to the rear edge of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Noguchi, Eiji Shinohara, Kazuo Nakada, Tomoyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8687360
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a lower housing, a folding linkage, an upper housing, and a gasket. The lower housing may contain a keyboard. The folding linkage assembly may be adapted to connect to the lower housing at the second end and to the upper housing at the first end. The upper housing may contain a screen. The upper housing may be operably mounted to and pivotable with respect to the folding linkage. The gasket may be used to effect a seal between the lower housing and the upper housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Nakada
  • Publication number: 20140085794
    Abstract: An assembly can include a first component; a second component; and an interconnection mechanism for pivotable interconnection of the first component and the second component about a pivot axis where the interconnection mechanism includes a latch mechanism to latch the second component to the interconnection mechanism, an actuator to unlatch the latch mechanism, an obstruction to obstruct actuation of the actuator, and a sliding bar slidable in a first direction to move the obstruction to an obstructing position that obstructs actuation of the actuator and slidable in a second direction to move the obstruction to an unobstructing position that permits actuation of the actuator. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Vincent James DeCaro, Jason Pratt Parrish, Kishiko Itoh, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Eiji Shinohara, Kazuo Nakada
  • Publication number: 20130322003
    Abstract: A support for an object is provided. The support may comprise a bottom part, a sidewall, and a plurality of fasteners. The plurality of sidewalls may be connected to the bottom part. The bottom part and the plurality of sidewalls may be made of essentially one piece of flat member. The bottom part and the plurality of sidewalls form an easel to accept the object. The plurality of fastener may be disposed on the plurality of sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: KAZUO NAKADA, HIROKI HIRANO, SHINYA OGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20130215565
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for aligning a display with a keyboard. In one exemplary embodiment, a device is provided that includes a lid and a based hingedly connected together to allow the computing device to be opened and closed. When the device is opened, the lid can be configured to automatically move relative to the base. In this way, a display included in the lid can be moved relative to a keyboard included in the base to align to display and the keyboard in an optimal orientation relative to one another, e.g., with the display centered relative to a center of an alphanumeric portion of the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Takeo Hyodoh
  • Patent number: D995426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Morioka, Kazuo Nakada, Yoshihito Nakagaki