Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Akieda
Shinichiro Akieda 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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Publication number: 20240040728Abstract: A housing for housing an electronic device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an upper case and a lower case which are formed so as to mate with each other, a gasket arranged between the upper case and the lower case, an elastically deformable cantilever which is formed on one of the upper case and the lower case and which has a hook, and an engagement portion formed on the other of the upper case and the lower case, wherein when an operation to mate the upper case and the lower case is performed, before the cantilever is completely engaged with the engagement portion, a gap between the upper case and the lower case is sealed by the gasket.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Takuro Tanabe, Tamotsu Koike
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Publication number: 20240040712Abstract: An electronic product includes a housing having an upper case and a lower case, and an electronic device to be arranged in an interior space of the housing, wherein the electronic device includes a printed circuit board, and a terminal member for electrically connecting a battery and the printed circuit board, the battery is arranged in the interior space in a position shifted in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, in which the upper case is mated with the lower case, so as to not overlap with the printed circuit board in the first direction, and in a state in which the upper case and the lower case are mated with each other, the battery is held in the interior space in a state of being pressed, by the upper case, against the terminal member arranged on an inner bottom surface of the lower case.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Takuro Tanabe, Tamotsu Koike
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Patent number: 11812573Abstract: A touch panel device includes a first conductive film having first and second regions, at least a part of the first conductive film between the first and the second regions being removed, a second conductive film laminated on the first conductive film across a gap, first and second terminals that output signals, a first electrode electrically connected to the first terminal, a second electrode facing the first electrode across the first region, a first resistor provided on the first conductive film in the second region and having a pair of electrodes, the pair of electrodes facing each other across a first resistance region in the first conductive film, one of the electrodes being electrically connected to the second electrode, the other of the electrodes being electrically connected to the second terminal, and a first switch electrically connecting the first conductive film to the second conductive film, in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Tatsushi Shibuya, Tamotsu Koike
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Publication number: 20220295654Abstract: A touch panel device includes a first conductive film having first and second regions, at least a part of the first conductive film between the first and the second regions being removed, a second conductive film laminated on the first conductive film across a gap, first and second terminals that output signals, a first electrode electrically connected to the first terminal, a second electrode facing the first electrode across the first region, a first resistor provided on the first conductive film in the second region and having a pair of electrodes, the pair of electrodes facing each other across a first resistance region in the first conductive film, one of the electrodes being electrically connected to the second electrode, the other of the electrodes being electrically connected to the second terminal, and a first switch electrically connecting the first conductive film to the second conductive film, in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shinichiro AKIEDA, Tatsushi SHIBUYA, Tamotsu KOIKE
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Publication number: 20200081194Abstract: A lens ferrule for connection to a second ferrule includes a plurality of lenses disposed in a recess formed in a contact face that comes in contact with the second ferrule, a slit formed in an insertion face opposite the contact face and configured to receive an optical waveguide, a through hole cut into the contact face and configured to receive a guide pin for positional alignment with the second ferrule, a lens-position reference plane configured to serve as a reference for measuring positions of the lenses, and a slit-position reference plane configured to serve as a reference for measuring a position of the slit, wherein the lens-position reference plane and the slit-position reference plane are disposed at different depths from the contact face in an area including the through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Hongfei Zhang, Shinichiro Akieda
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Publication number: 20200041729Abstract: An optical module includes a board having a first surface and a second surface, an electronic device mounted on the first surface, a first cover that covers the first surface of the board, a second cover that covers the second surface of the board, a first heat dissipation member disposed between the board and the second cover, and a second heat dissipation member disposed between the first cover and the second cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Satoshi Moriyama, Osamu Daikuhara, Shinichiro Akieda
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Patent number: 10451824Abstract: An optical connector for detachable coupling to a cage includes a case having a guide portion and a pull-tab movably attached to the case, wherein the pull-tab includes an arm made of an elastic material and configured to slide on the guide portion of the case to be elastically deformed upon the pull-tab being moved in a removal direction in which the optical connector is uncoupled from the cage, and wherein moving the pull-tab in the removal direction relative to the case against an elastic force applied by the arm causes the pull-tab to disable a lock that secures the case to the cage.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Hongfei Zhang, Satoshi Moriyama, Shinichiro Akieda
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Publication number: 20190310435Abstract: A communication module includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a heating element on the circuit board, and a heat dissipating member sandwiched between the inside surface of the housing and the heating element. The inside surface includes protrusions protruding toward the heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara
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Publication number: 20190097735Abstract: An optical module includes a housing having an upper cover and a lower cover; a substrate having a circuit device mounted on its first surface; a heat dissipation member configured to be in contact with the circuit device mounted on the substrate; and at least one inner case having stiffness, wherein the upper cover is disposed facing the first surface of the substrate, and the lower cover is disposed facing a second surface of the substrate, and the inner case is disposed so as to press the substrate from the second surface of the substrate toward the upper cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara, Hongfei Zhang
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Patent number: 10234638Abstract: A ferrule includes a ferrule body having a first opening formed in a side face thereof, and having a second opening formed in a top face thereof, wherein the first opening is configured to receive an optical waveguide inserted into the ferrule body at the side face, and wherein the second opening is formed over and in communication with the first opening, such that the second opening connects an inner space of the first opening to an outside of the ferrule body.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Hongfei Zhang, Osamu Daikuhara, Shinichiro Akieda
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Patent number: 10209458Abstract: An optical module for connecting a ferrule for connecting an optical fiber and a photoelectric transducer mounted on a substrate includes first lenses, second lenses, and a dummy lens. The first lenses are provided on a first side of the optical module to which the ferrule is to be connected. The second lenses and the dummy lens are provided on a second side of the optical module facing a surface of the substrate. The second lenses and the dummy lens are aligned on the same line. An image of the dummy lens is reflected from a mirror to be projected onto a plane on the first side of the optical module.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Hongfei Zhang, Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara
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Publication number: 20190041593Abstract: An optical connector for detachable coupling to a cage includes a case having a guide portion and a pull-tab movably attached to the case, wherein the pull-tab includes an arm made of an elastic material and configured to slide on the guide portion of the case to be elastically deformed upon the pull-tab being moved in a removal direction in which the optical connector is uncoupled from the cage, and wherein moving the pull-tab in the removal direction relative to the case against an elastic force applied by the arm causes the pull-tab to disable a lock that secures the case to the cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Hongfei Zhang, Satoshi Moriyama, Shinichiro Akieda
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Patent number: 10162132Abstract: A pull part for coupling to a connector includes a latch configured to be coupled to a housing of the connector and a tab configured to be coupled to the latch, wherein the latch has two support parts, a beam, and connecting portions, the beam connecting the two support parts, the connecting portions being situated between the support parts and the beam, and the two support parts configured to be attached to the housing, wherein the tab includes a body and a handle, the body having connection grooves formed at one side thereof and having the handle at an opposite side thereof, and wherein the connecting portions situated between the support parts and the beam are inserted into the connection grooves so as to couple the latch and the tab to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Hongfei Zhang, Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara
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Patent number: 10133016Abstract: An optical module for connecting a photoelectric conversion device on a substrate to a ferrule connected to an optical fiber includes a body configured to be mounted on the substrate, a first lens disposed on the body at a side thereof connectable to the ferrule, a second lens disposed on the body at a side thereof facing the substrate, and a core disposed in the body between the first lens and the second lens, wherein a refractive index of the core is higher than a refractive index of the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Hongfei Zhang, Shigemi Kurashima, Satoshi Moriyama, Shinichiro Akieda, Rie Gappa, Mitsuki Kanda
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Patent number: 10094983Abstract: An optical connector includes an optical waveguide, a ferrule base including an attaching part to which the optical waveguide is bonded with an adhesive, and a ferrule cover attached to the ferrule base to cover the attaching part. The ferrule base further includes a preventing part that is formed on the attaching part and prevents leakage of the adhesive from the ferrule base.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Moriyama, Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara
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Publication number: 20180284363Abstract: A pull part for coupling to a connector includes a latch configured to be coupled to a housing of the connector and a tab configured to be coupled to the latch, wherein the latch has two support parts, a beam, and connecting portions, the beam connecting the two support parts, the connecting portions being situated between the support parts and the beam, and the two support parts configured to be attached to the housing, wherein the tab includes a body and a handle, the body having connection grooves formed at one side thereof and having the handle at an opposite side thereof, and wherein the connecting portions situated between the support parts and the beam are inserted into the connection grooves so as to couple the latch and the tab to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Hongfei Zhang, Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara
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Publication number: 20180284359Abstract: A connection support part includes a support body, a cable connecting part provided at one end of the support body in a longitudinal direction thereof and configured to be mounted to an optical cable, and a ferrule connecting part provided at another end of the support body in the longitudinal direction thereof and configured to be mounted to a ferrule, wherein the cable connecting part clamps a sleeve covering the optical cable so as to be mounted to the optical cable, and the ferrule connecting part has a contact portion placed in contact with the ferrule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Shinichiro Akieda, Osamu Daikuhara, Hongfei Zhang
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Publication number: 20180269630Abstract: A removal unit includes a latch and a tab separably connectable to the latch. The latch includes latch arms each including a connection hole and an opening extending from the connection hole and being smaller than the connection hole. The tab includes a body, tab arms extending from the body, and protrusions provided on the tab arms to protrude toward each other. The protrusions each include a connecting part and an engaging part extending from the connecting part and being larger than the connection hole. The connecting part is provided on the tab arm, and configured to be placed into the connection hole. The connecting part has a width in a first direction smaller than the width of the opening and a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction smaller than the diameter of the connection hole and greater than the width of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Hongfei Zhang, Shinichiro Akieda
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Patent number: 10079452Abstract: A removal unit includes a latch and a tab separably connectable to the latch. The latch includes latch arms each including a connection hole and an opening extending from the connection hole and being smaller than the connection hole. The tab includes a body, tab arms extending from the body, and protrusions provided on the tab arms to protrude toward each other. The protrusions each include a connecting part and an engaging part extending from the connecting part and being larger than the connection hole. The connecting part is provided on the tab arm, and configured to be placed into the connection hole. The connecting part has a width in a first direction smaller than the width of the opening and a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction smaller than the diameter of the connection hole and greater than the width of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Hongfei Zhang, Shinichiro Akieda
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Patent number: 10078189Abstract: An optical module includes a lens sheet having one or more lenses, a substrate having a photoelectric conversion device mounted on a first face thereof and having a first penetrating hole formed therethrough between the photoelectric conversion device and the one or more lenses, and an adhesive layer configured to bond a face of the lens sheet to a second face of the substrate, wherein the adhesive layer has a second penetrating hole formed therethrough between the one or more lenses and the photoelectric conversion device, and a pathway is provided to connect a space constituted by the first penetrating hole and the second penetrating hole to an outside of the space.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignees: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED, FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Takuya Uchiyama, Shinichiro Akieda, Mariko Kase