Patents by Inventor Seita Horikoshi
Seita Horikoshi 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).
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Patent number: 9977463Abstract: An electronic device having a member for chassis is disclosed. The member for chassis includes a surface layer, a rear layer disposed inside of the surface layer in a thickness direction, and an intermediate layer disposed between the surface layer and the rear layer. Each of the surface layer and the rear layer includes a fiber-reinforced resin plate. The intermediate layer is made of a material that is compressible in the thickness direction. The member for chassis further includes a fastening hole that penetrates through the surface layer, the intermediate layer and the rear layer, through which a fastener passes to fix the member for chassis to a member for attachment. The surface layer includes a cut line having a larger diameter than the fastening hole in order to surround the fastening hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTD LTEInventors: Masayuki Amano, Seita Horikoshi, Ryota Nohara, Takehito Yamauchi
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Patent number: 9851757Abstract: A stand assembly for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The stand assembly enables the portable electronic device to stand horizontally and vertically, as well as standing at an angle. The stand assembly includes a first arm swingably provided by a first hinge on a rear surface side of a chassis, a second arm swingably provided by a second hinge on the rear surface side of the chassis. The stand assembly also includes a connecting section that connects the first arm to the second arm 12, with the second arm being longer than the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTD LTEInventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Seita Horikoshi, Takehito Yamauchi, Masayuki Amano, Ryota Nohara
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Publication number: 20170262123Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are disclosed. The apparatus includes a touch display that displays information in pages, a first detection section to detect an external force to the touch display, and a control section that performs page turning of the information. The method includes detecting an external force applied to a touch display of a device that displays information in pages, and performing page turning of the information. The computer program product includes code to detect an external force applied to a touch display of a device that displays information in pages, and to perform a page turning operation on the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Ryo Oshige
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Publication number: 20170254127Abstract: A hinge mechanism adapted to openably and closably connect two chassis is disclosed. The hinge mechanism includes a first link member and a second link member, which are provided between a first chassis and a second chassis; a first shaft that pivotably connects the first link member to the first chassis; a second shaft that pivotably connects the first link member to the second chassis; a third shaft that pivotably connects the second link member to the first chassis; and a fourth shaft that pivotably connects the second link member to the second chassis. The first shaft, the second shaft, the third shaft and the fourth shaft are not coaxial.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Yasushi Honda, Seita Horikoshi, Takehito Yamauchi
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Patent number: 9625952Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a first housing that includes a front side and a back side and a thickness therebetween; a second housing that includes a front side and a back side and a thickness therebetween; a first gear operatively coupled to the first housing; and a second gear operatively coupled to the second housing where the first and second gears mesh to orient the first and second housings in a front side to front side orientation and in a back side to back side orientation.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Tin-Lup Wong, Seita Horikoshi, Yoshiharu Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20170060187Abstract: An electronic device having a member for chassis is disclosed. The member for chassis includes a surface layer, a rear layer disposed inside of the surface layer in a thickness direction, and an intermediate layer disposed between the surface layer and the rear layer. Each of the surface layer and the rear layer includes a fiber-reinforced resin plate. The intermediate layer is made of a material that is compressible in the thickness direction. The member for chassis further includes a fastening hole that penetrates through the surface layer, the intermediate layer and the rear layer, through which a fastener passes to fix the member for chassis to a member for attachment. The surface layer includes a cut line having a larger diameter than the fastening hole in order to surround the fastening hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: MASAYUKI AMANO, SEITA HORIKOSHI, RYOTA NOHARA, TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20170010629Abstract: A stand assembly for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The stand assembly enables the portable electronic device to stand horizontally and vertically, as well as standing at an angle. The stand assembly includes a first arm swingably provided by a first hinge on a rear surface side of a chassis, a second arm swingably provided by a second hinge on the rear surface side of the chassis. The stand assembly also includes a connecting section that connects the first arm to the second arm 12, with the second arm being longer than the first arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: MORIYUKI TSUCHIHASHI, SEITA HORIKOSHI, TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI, MASAYUKI AMANO, RYOTA NOHARA
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Patent number: 9417663Abstract: An electronic device capable of maintaining a high level of operability and which prevents damage to the keyboard and other input systems when converted from a laptop PC to a tablet PC. The electronic device includes a main body part having a keyboard and a display part having a display. The main body part and the display part may rotate from a 0-degree position where the display and the keyboard face each other up to a 360-degree position where the back faces of the display and the keyboard face each other through a 180-degree position where the display and the keyboard are parallel with each other while facing the same direction. The electronic device includes an upper leg portion that can advance and retreat from an upper face of the main body part in response to rotational movement of the display part from the 180-degree position to the 360-degree position.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Eiji Shinohara, Seita Horikoshi
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Publication number: 20160070310Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a first housing that includes a front side and a back side and a thickness therebetween; a second housing that includes a front side and a back side and a thickness therebetween; a first gear operatively coupled to the first housing; and a second gear operatively coupled to the second housing where the first and second gears mesh to orient the first and second housings in a front side to front side orientation and in a back side to back side orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Tin-Lup Wong, Seita Horikoshi, Yoshiharu Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20140362507Abstract: An electronic device capable of maintaining a high level of operability and which prevents damage to the keyboard and other input systems when converted from a laptop PC to a tablet PC. The electronic device includes a main body part having a keyboard and a display part having a display. The main body part and the display part may rotate from a 0-degree position where the display and the keyboard face each other up to a 360-degree position where the back faces of the display and the keyboard face each other through a 180-degree position where the display and the keyboard are parallel with each other while facing the same direction. The electronic device includes an upper leg portion that can advance and retreat from an upper face of the main body part in response to rotational movement of the display part from the 180-degree position to the 360-degree position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Eiji Shinohara, Seita Horikoshi, JR.
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Patent number: 8413302Abstract: The invention broadly contemplates an apparatus that makes it possible to easily lift up and open a notebook type computer cover irrespective of a weight of the cover and stop the cover at a predetermined opened/closed position. A portable electronic apparatus includes: a main body provided with an input operating portion, a cover provided with a display unit, a hinge mechanism including a rotary shaft fixed to the cover and a support member fixed to the main body. The apparatus includes an electromagnetic mechanism having a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, in which the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are disposed with respect to the rotary shaft so that when the current is applied or not applied to the electromagnet, a repulsive or attractive force is generated which allows the rotary shaft to be in a rotatable state, and thereby allow an opening/closing torque to act on the cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Lenova (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Kitagawa, Shigeru Yuzawa, Seita Horikoshi
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Patent number: 8097356Abstract: Provision of an extension-type battery pack which is improved in safety thereof against dropping and impact application. Although a battery pack is susceptible to damage caused by an impact since partial battery cells are located outside the outline of a notebook PC when it is mounted on the notebook PC, the battery pack is provided with a partition wall structure including an air space and a fireproof wall formed of a material which does not melt at a temperature of combustible gas discharged from a gas discharge valve of the respective battery cells. The material of the fireproof wall is preferably mica or the like. The partition wall structure can be provided between an inside battery compartment and an outside battery compartment of the battery pack or can be provided among other battery cells. This prevents fire spreading to other battery cells even if high-temperature combustible gas is discharged from a battery cell damaged by an impact or the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kenshin Yonemochi
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Patent number: 8004244Abstract: In the context of a notebook computer, multiple battery safety measures in the computer, battery pack, and individual battery cells. These battery packs include industry standard safety mechanisms as well as additional safeguards designed to increase safety. The additional safeguards can be categorized in the following ways. The first safeguard deals with multiple, independent levels of battery monitoring. The second safeguard employs abnormal condition detection methods. The third safeguard deals with improvements to mechanical and thermal design.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Lenvo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Daryl Cromer, Anthony F. Corkell, Seita Horikoshi, Takeshi Matsumoto, Shigefumi Odaohhara, Tin-Lup Wong
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Publication number: 20110091751Abstract: Provision of an extension-type battery pack which is improved in safety thereof against dropping and impact application. Although a battery pack is susceptible to damage caused by an impact since partial battery cells are located outside the outline of a notebook PC when it is mounted on the notebook PC, the battery pack is provided with a partition wall structure including an air space and a fireproof wall formed of a material which does not melt at a temperature of combustible gas discharged from a gas discharge valve of the respective battery cells. The material of the fireproof wall is preferably mica or the like. The partition wall structure can be provided between an inside battery compartment and an outside battery compartment of the battery pack or can be provided among other battery cells. This prevents fire spreading to other battery cells even if high-temperature combustible gas is discharged from a battery cell damaged by an impact or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kenshin Yonemochi
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Patent number: 7887941Abstract: Provision of an extension-type battery pack which is improved in safety thereof against dropping and impact application. Although a battery pack is susceptible to damage caused by an impact since partial battery cells are located outside the outline of a notebook PC when it is mounted on the notebook PC, the battery pack is provided with a partition wall structure including an air space and a fireproof wall formed of a material which does not melt at a temperature of combustible gas discharged from a gas discharge valve of the respective battery cells. The material of the fireproof wall is preferably mica or the like. The partition wall structure can be provided between an inside battery compartment and an outside battery compartment of the battery pack or can be provided among other battery cells. This prevents fire spreading to other battery cells even if high-temperature combustible gas is discharged from a battery cell damaged by an impact or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kenshin Yonemochi
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Patent number: 7851079Abstract: The present invention includes a plurality of battery cells, each provided with a gas discharge valve. A housing accommodates the battery cells and has a gas opening. The housing does not melt at an inside temperature of the battery pack increased by gas discharged from the gas discharge valve. A blocking member blocks the gas opening and melts at the inside temperature of the battery pack increased by the gas discharged from the gas discharge valve, breaching the gas opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kenshin Yonemochi, Seita Horikoshi
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Publication number: 20090144934Abstract: The invention broadly contemplates an apparatus that makes it possible to easily lift up and open a notebook type computer cover irrespective of a weight of the cover and stop the cover at a predetermined opened/closed position. A portable electronic apparatus includes: a main body provided with an input operating portion, a cover provided with a display unit, a hinge mechanism including a rotary shaft fixed to the cover and a support member fixed to the main body. The apparatus includes an electromagnetic mechanism having a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, in which the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are disposed with respect to the rotary shaft so that when the current is applied or not applied to the electromagnet, a repulsive or attractive force is generated which allows the rotary shaft to be in a rotatable state, and thereby allow an opening/closing torque to act on the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Wataru Kitagawa, Shigeru Yuzawa, Seita Horikoshi
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Publication number: 20080220321Abstract: The present invention includes a plurality of battery cells, each provided with a gas discharge valve. A housing accommodates the battery cells and has a gas opening. The housing does not melt at an inside temperature of the battery pack increased by gas discharged from the gas discharge valve. A blocking member blocks the gas opening and melts at the inside temperature of the battery pack increased by the gas discharged from the gas discharge valve, breaching the gas opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventors: Kenshin Yonemochi, Seita Horikoshi
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Publication number: 20080220320Abstract: Provision of an extension-type battery pack which is improved in safety thereof against dropping and impact application. Although a battery pack is susceptible to damage caused by an impact since partial battery cells are located outside the outline of a notebook PC when it is mounted on the notebook PC, the battery pack is provided with a partition wall structure including an air space and a fireproof wall formed of a material which does not melt at a temperature of combustible gas discharged from a gas discharge valve of the respective battery cells. The material of the fireproof wall is preferably mica or the like. The partition wall structure can be provided between an inside battery compartment and an outside battery compartment of the battery pack or can be provided among other battery cells. This prevents fire spreading to other battery cells even if high-temperature combustible gas is discharged from a battery cell damaged by an impact or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kenshin Yonemochi
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Patent number: 7417852Abstract: A unitary magnesium frame for a notebook computer includes a planar card support that isolates the planar card from external stresses applied to a base cover assembly that is engaged with the frame. A keyboard bezel assembly can cover the frame opposite to the base cover assembly. Various component-supporting structures of the frame are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Tin-Lup Wong, Seita Horikoshi, Tetsuya Ohtani, Hiroaki Agata, Noboru Kodama