Patents by Inventor Masaaki Neguchi

Masaaki Neguchi 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).

  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 10732486
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device without the necessity of a separate member shielding a camera. The electronic device comprises a lens cover unit of a Laptop PC at least partially accommodated in a cover. The lens cover unit is movable between a first position, where a light transmitting cover which is a light transmitting portion faces a camera, and a second position, where a thick portion which is a camera shielding portion shields the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Hiroki Hirano, Masaaki Neguchi
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190033686
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device without the necessity of a separate member shielding a camera. The electronic device comprises a lens cover unit of a Laptop PC at least partially accommodated in a cover. The lens cover unit is movable between a first position, where a light transmitting cover which is a light transmitting portion faces a camera, and a second position, where a thick portion which is a camera shielding portion shields the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: HIROAKI KINOSHITA, TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI, SHIGEHIRO HORIUCHI, HIROKI HIRANO, MASAAKI NEGUCHI
  • Recessed keys for non-mechanical keys
    Patent number: 9098119
    Abstract: An embodiment provides an apparatus, including: an input device having one or more keys; and a controller receiving input from the one or more keys; one or more of the one or more keys having a recessed surface relative to a bezel surface of the input device; the recessed surface responding to user input in the absence of mechanical displacement. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Christopher Miles Osborne, Hiroki Hirano, Masaaki Neguchi
  • RECESSED KEYS FOR NON-MECHANICAL KEYS
    Publication number: 20140285440
    Abstract: An embodiment provides an apparatus, including: an input device having one or more keys; and a controller receiving input from the one or more keys; one or more of the one or more keys having a recessed surface relative to a bezel surface of the input device; the recessed surface responding to user input in the absence of mechanical displacement. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Christopher Miles Osborne, Hiroki Hirano, Masaaki Neguchi