Patents by Inventor Masaru Harashima

Masaru Harashima 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: 8687377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a housing, a circuit board, and a module. The circuit board is located in the housing, and includes a first surface and a second surface located opposite the first surface. The module is provided on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the circuit board. The circuit board is provided with a first notch and a connection portion to be connected to the housing at the periphery. The first notch is provided with a second notch extending toward an area between the connection portion and a module fixation area where the module is fixed on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaru Harashima, Norihiro Ishii
  • Publication number: 20120250279
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a housing, a circuit board, and a module. The circuit board is located in the housing, and includes a first surface and a second surface located opposite the first surface. The module is provided on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the circuit board. The circuit board is provided with a first notch and a connection portion to be connected to the housing at the periphery. The first notch is provided with a second notch extending toward an area between the connection portion and a module fixation area where the module is fixed on the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Masaru Harashima, Norihiro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8139375
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a printed wiring board accommodated in the housing, and a circuit component electrically connected to the printed wiring board, the circuit component including an outer peripheral surface. The printed wiring board includes an outer peripheral edge, at least a pair of edge portions extending in mutually crossing directions, the pair of edge portions being opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the circuit component and being located inside the outer peripheral edge, and a projection portion located between the pair of edge portions and projecting toward the circuit component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Minoru Takizawa, Kiyokazu Ishizaki, Takahiro Sugai, Syuji Hiramoto, Koji Tada, Ichioh Murakami, Satoru Yasui, Masaru Harashima
  • Publication number: 20110026230
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a printed wiring board accommodated in the housing, and a circuit component electrically connected to the printed wiring board, the circuit component including an outer peripheral surface. The printed wiring board includes an outer peripheral edge, at least a pair of edge portions extending in mutually crossing directions, the pair of edge portions being opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the circuit component and being located inside the outer peripheral edge, and a projection portion located between the pair of edge portions and projecting toward the circuit component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Minoru Takizawa, Kiyokazu Ishizaki, Takahiro Sugai, Syuji Hiramoto, Koji Tada, Ichioh Murakami, Satoru Yasui, Masaru Harashima
  • Patent number: 6064179
    Abstract: A battery charge circuit using a constant voltage/constant current to power charge a plurality of battery packs, a current detection circuit to detect a charge current according to a predetermined value, and control mechanisms to maintain a constant voltage charge mode when the charge current value drops below a set value within the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hironori Ito, Shigeru Sekine, Masahiko Kasashima, Hisao Tsukazawa, Yuichiro Hino, Shizuo Morioka, Nobuyuki Hosoya, Yoshiaki Ukiya, Katsuo Ozawa, Hirohito Motomiya, Masaru Harashima, Masahiko Hagiwara, Masanori Morita, Akihiko Uchida, Naoki Tashiro, Masayasu Tanaka, Keiichi Mitsui, Naoki Isooka
  • Patent number: 6060864
    Abstract: In a battery-driven portable computer, a battery pack is constituted by m battery sets connected in series each including n lithium-ion secondary battery cells connected in parallel. A voltage monitor for monitoring the voltage of the terminal electrode of each battery set and a charger for independently appropriately charging each battery set in accordance with a monitor result are arranged, thereby realizing battery driving by a lithium-ion secondary battery pack having a large capacity. A computer system monitors the voltages of the battery cells which are part of a secondary battery by comparing the battery voltages with a predetermined voltage value in order to detect overdischarge (undervoltage) or overcharge (overvoltage), outputs this information outside of the battery pack, and terminates processing prior to a circuit disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hironori Ito, Shigeru Sekine, Masahiko Kasashima, Hisao Tsukazawa, Yuichiro Hino, Shizuo Morioka, Nobuyuki Hosoya, Yoshiaki Ukiya, Katsuo Ozawa, Hirohito Motomiya, Masaru Harashima, Masahiko Hagiwara, Masanori Morita, Akihiko Uchida, Naoki Tashiro, Masayasu Tanaka, Keiichi Mitsui, Naoki Isooka
  • Patent number: 5903131
    Abstract: In a battery-driven portable computer, a battery pack is constituted by m battery sets connected in series each including n lithium-ion secondary battery cells connected in parallel. A voltage monitor for monitoring the voltage of the terminal electrode of each battery set and a charger for independently appropriately charging each battery set in accordance with a monitor result are arranged, thereby realizing battery driving by a lithium-ion secondary battery pack having a large capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeru Sekine, Masahiko Kasashima, Hisao Tsukazawa, Shizuo Morioka, Nobuyuki Hosoya, Yoshiaki Ukiya, Hirohito Motomiya, Masaru Harashima, Masanori Morita, Akihiko Uchida, Masayasu Tanaka, Keiichi Mitsui