Patents by Inventor Noriyasu Kawamura

Noriyasu Kawamura 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: 8009411
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing and a circuit board contained in the housing. The housing includes a main wall, a side wall, a vertical wall, a first rib, and a second rib. The side wall is integrally formed with the main wall. The vertical wall is integrally formed with the main wall and faces to the side wall. The first rib is integrally formed with the side wall and the main wall. The first rib extends from the side wall toward the vertical wall. The first rib has a first end portion separated from the vertical wall. The second rib is integrally formed with the vertical wall and the main wall. The second rib extends from the vertical wall toward the side wall. The second rib has a second end portion separated from the side wall. The second rib faces to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshio Ooe, Yuji Nakajima, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20100182758
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing and a circuit board contained in the housing. The housing includes a main wall, a side wall, a vertical wall, a first rib, and a second rib. The side wall is integrally formed with the main wall. The vertical wall is integrally formed with the main wall and faces to the side wall. The first rib is integrally formed with the side wall and the main wall. The first rib extends from the side wall toward the vertical wall. The first rib has a first end portion separated from the vertical wall. The second rib is integrally formed with the vertical wall and the main wall. The second rib extends from the vertical wall toward the side wall. The second rib has a second end portion separated from the side wall. The second rib faces to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Toshio Ooe, Yuji Nakajima, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7692921
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing and a circuit board contained in the housing. The housing includes a main wall, a side wall, a vertical wall, a first rib, and a second rib. The side wall is integrally formed with the main wall. The vertical wall is integrally formed with the main wall and faces to the side wall. The first rib is integrally formed with the side wall and the main wall. The first rib extends from the side wall toward the vertical wall. The first rib has a first end portion separated from the vertical wall. The second rib is integrally formed with the vertical wall and the main wall. The second rib extends from the vertical wall toward the side wall. The second rib has a second end portion separated from the side wall. The second rib faces to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshio Ooe, Yuji Nakajima, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7652729
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a cover, a rib, an elastic member, and a mask. A non-display surface of a display device is covered with the cover. The cover has a bottom wall and an side wall. The rib is disposed between a side portion of the display device and the side wall of the cover so as to be located in a position separate from the side wall. The rib rise out of the bottom wall of the cover. The elastic members is attached to at least one of an inner surface of the bottom wall and an inner surface of the rib facing the side portion of the display device. The elastic members retain the display device. The mask is fixed to the cover while exposing a display surface of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Hamada, Hidemi Itakura, Noriyasu Kawamura, Toshio Ooe, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7651345
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a conductive layer provided on an outer surface of a housing, a conductive member provided inside the housing, and a connecting component attached to the housing. The housing is provided with a through hole which causes the inside of the housing to communicate with the outside. The connecting component has conductivity, and is provided with a major diameter section and a minor diameter section. The major diameter section is formed larger than the through hole, is opposed to the conductive layer from outside the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive layer. The minor diameter section is formed smaller than the through hole, is inserted in the through hole to reach the inside of the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Tomomi Murayama, Noriyasu Kawamura, Toshiyuki Hirota, Hironori Motoe
  • Publication number: 20080318447
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a conductive layer provided on an outer surface of a housing, a conductive member provided inside the housing, and a connecting component attached to the housing. The housing is provided with a through hole which causes the inside of the housing to communicate with the outside. The connecting component has conductivity, and is provided with a major diameter section and a minor diameter section. The major diameter section is formed larger than the through hole, is opposed to the conductive layer from outside the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive layer. The minor diameter section is formed smaller than the through hole, is inserted in the through hole to reach the inside of the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Tomomi Murayama, Noriyasu Kawamura, Toshiyuki Hirota, Hironori Motoe
  • Publication number: 20080316120
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, an inner conductor member provided inside the housing, a conductor part with which the housing is provided, and which restrains undesired electromagnetic radiation from leaking from inside the housing to the outside, and an antenna including an antenna element that is provided on an outer surface of the housing, the antenna using the conductor part as an antenna ground. The housing includes a non-conductor part that is out of the conductor part at least at a part of a region in which the antenna element is provided. When the antenna is viewed from a direction in which the antenna element and the housing overlap each other, a size of a part of the antenna element overlapping the non-conductor part is larger than a part of the antenna element overlapping the conductor part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirota, Hironori Motoe, Noriyasu Kawamura, Tomomi Murayama, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 7457124
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body housing having a corner portion in its rear, a display section, and a hinge device which rotatively movably connects the display section to the main body housing. The corner portion projects outward more than a side wall of the display section placed in a closed position with respect to the main body housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masataka Tokoro, Hiroaki Itakura, Tetsuya Kugimiya, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20060245151
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing and a circuit board contained in the housing. The housing includes a main wall, a side wall, a vertical wall, a first rib, and a second rib. The side wall is integrally formed with the main wall. The vertical wall is integrally formed with the main wall and faces to the side wall. The first rib is integrally formed with the side wall and the main wall. The first rib extends from the side wall toward the vertical wall. The first rib has a first end portion separated from the vertical wall. The second rib is integrally formed with the vertical wall and the main wall. The second rib extends from the vertical wall toward the side wall. The second rib has a second end portion separated from the side wall. The second rib faces to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Toshio Ooe, Yuji Nakajima, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7106580
    Abstract: A mobile electronic appliance comprises a substantially box-shaped first casing having a display section housed therein and a substantially box-shaped second casing having an electronic unit housed therein. The first casing is folded such that the folded first casing is disposed to cover the upper surface of the second casing. The electronic appliance is carried under the state that the display section is closed. Swollen portions each having a void space included therein are formed in the four corner portions of the second casing. The swollen portions expanded outward are formed contiguous to side portions with sloped portions interposed therebetween. The distance between the swollen portion and the side portion is determined not to be smaller than the braking distance that is determined from a prescribed dropping height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kugimiya, Noriyasu Kawamura, Minoru Mukai
  • Publication number: 20060133026
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body housing having a corner portion in its rear, a display section, and a hinge device which rotatively movably connects the display section to the main body housing. The corner portion projects outward more than a side wall of the display section placed in a closed position with respect to the main body housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Masataka Tokoro, Hiroaki Itakura, Tetsuya Kugimiya, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20060066772
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display unit configured to display an image; a shock absorbing elastic body configured to contact the display unit; a press member configured to press against the elastic body; and a catch member configured to secure the press member; wherein the elastic body absorbs shock transferred from the catch member to the press member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Noriyasu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20060066769
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a cover, a rib, an elastic member, and a mask. A non-display surface of a display device is covered with the cover. The cover has a bottom wall and an side wall. The rib is disposed between a side portion of the display device and the side wall of the cover so as to be located in a position separate from the side wall. The rib rise out of the bottom wall of the cover. The elastic members is attached to at least one of an inner surface of the bottom wall and an inner surface of the rib facing the side portion of the display device. The elastic members retain the display device. The mask is fixed to the cover while exposing a display surface of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Hamada, Hidemi Itakura, Noriyasu Kawamura, Toshio Ooe, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20050130470
    Abstract: A mobile electronic appliance comprises a substantially box-shaped first casing having a display section housed therein and a substantially box-shaped second casing having an electronic unit housed therein. The first casing is folded such that the folded first casing is disposed to cover the upper surface of the second casing. The electronic appliance is carried under the state that the display section is closed. Swollen portions each having a void space included therein are formed in the four corner portions of the second casing. The swollen portions expanded outward are formed contiguous to side portions with sloped portions interposed therebetween. The distance between the swollen portion and the side portion is determined not to be smaller than the braking distance that is determined from a prescribed dropping height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kugimiya, Noriyasu Kawamura, Minoru Mukai
  • Publication number: 20040130866
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a housing. The housing contains a module and a holder to support the module. The holder is interposed between the housing and the module. The holder has a plurality of shock absorbing parts contacting the inside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Itakura, Noriyasu Kawamura, Naohiro Yokoyama