Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Usui

Hideyuki Usui 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).

  • Publication number: 20060029891
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide, comprising the steps of: continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer onto a continuous substrate and curing the layer to thereby form a lower cladding layer; continuously applying a photosensitive fluorene derivative layer onto the lower cladding layer; continuously exposing the applied photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to a light through a photomask having a predetermined pattern; continuously subjecting the exposed photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to post-exposure heating; continuously developing the heated photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to remove the unexposed areas therein, thereby forming into the predetermined pattern; curing the developed photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to thereby form a core layer having the predetermined pattern on the lower cladding layer; and continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer over the lower cladding layer so as to cover the core layer and curing the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Kazunori Mune, Amane Mochizuki, Yusuke Shimizu, Ryuusuke Naitou, Hideyuki Usui
  • Publication number: 20060001580
    Abstract: Electronic device with antenna, antenna structure, and a method for adjusting antenna of electronic device is disclosed. To achieve the above objects, the present invention is an electronic device such as a notebook PC or cellular phone, comprising: a device body, a radiation element for performing reception and/or radiation of electromagnetic wave as an antenna to be equipped with the device body; and a dielectric member placed close to or in contact with the radiation element within the device body, the dielectric member being movable from the outside of the device body to shift the resonance frequency of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Hiroaki Agata
  • Publication number: 20050285804
    Abstract: A portable information terminal with communication capabilities according to the present invention comprises a conductive housing, a display, and a planar antenna. The display is attached to the inside of the housing. The planar antenna is attached to the outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Hiroaki Agata
  • Patent number: 6962957
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation comprising (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a phenolic resin, and (C) butadiene rubber particles having an average particle size of secondary particles of 100 ?m or smaller and having such a size distribution that the proportion of secondary particles having a particle size of 250 ?m or smaller is 97% by weight or more, and the proportion of secondary particles having a particle size of 150 ?m or smaller is 80% by weight or more. Component (C) is uniformly dispersed in the composition without forming coarse agglomerates to secure low stress properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Satoshi Okuda, Minoru Nakao
  • Patent number: 6942149
    Abstract: There are included a housing 8, an antenna structure, a slot 10 of the housing into which a PC card is inserted, a high frequency cable 5 one end of which is connected to the antenna structure electrically and part of which is pulled outside the housing, a connector plug 6 that is connected to the other end of the high frequency cable 5 electrically and is outside the housing, and an elastic body such as rubber 13 which is configured so that the high frequency cable is pulled inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujii, Masaki Oie, Hideyuki Usui
  • Patent number: 6934151
    Abstract: As a user depresses an eject button from the standard position to its sunken position and an instruction is transmitted to an installed notebook PC to request the disconnection of a driver for a device being operated in a docking station. When a notification is received from the PC indicating that the disconnection has been completed, for example and not to limit the a solenoid type electromagnetic apparatus switches a plunger to its non-projected position. The eject button is then placed into its projected position owing to the urging force of a spring. When the user depresses the eject button placed in its projected position, a motion direction converting lever is pivoted to activate an ejecting member and a locking hook. Consequently, the PC is ejected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Lenovo PTE LTD
    Inventors: Masayoshi Nakano, Hideyuki Usui
  • Patent number: 6912121
    Abstract: The present invention provides a notebook PC with a monitor that enables a user to have better handling of the PC and viewing of the display of the device when using the PC. A PC includes a monitor and a main unit that are connected to each other by an arm through a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion. In the present invention, the angle of tilting of the monitor is constantly maintained even when the position in height of the monitor is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Karidis, Kenichi Tanaka, Hideyuki Usui
  • Publication number: 20050033496
    Abstract: A roll over detector for a vehicle is disclosed, which includes a roll over phenomenon detecting circuit that detects a roll over phenomenon of the vehicle based on a relationship between at least a type of physical quantity representative of a roll state of the vehicle and a predetermined threshold; a reacting roll phenomenon detecting circuit that detects a reacting roll phenomenon of the vehicle based on a predetermined criterion, which reacting roll phenomenon occurs in reaction to the roll phenomenon in an opposite direction; and a threshold changing circuit that changes the predetermined threshold from a first threshold to a second threshold so that the roll over phenomenon becomes difficult to be detected by the roll over phenomenon detecting circuit if the reacting roll phenomenon is detected by the reacting roll phenomenon detecting circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motomi Iyoda, Hideyuki Usui
  • Patent number: 6853336
    Abstract: In a notebook type computer terminal, a plate type slot antenna is provided between a display panel and a surrounding wall of a display panel housing so that a radiator portion thereof is projecting from a frame of the display panel and a stay, which are made of conductive material by a length more than a predetermined dimension S. A ground portion of the antenna is connected not only to a ground of a radio transceiver unit but also to the display panel housing made of conductive material through the stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Asano, Ephraim B. Flint, Kazuo Fujii, Brian P. Gaucher, Duixian Liu, Masaki Oie, Thomas W. Studwell, Hideyuki Usui
  • Publication number: 20040223293
    Abstract: As a user depresses an eject button from the standard position to its sunken position and an instruction is transmitted to an installed notebook PC to request the disconnection of a driver for a device being operated in a docking station. When a notification is received from the PC indicating that the disconnection has been completed, for example and not to limit the a solenoid type electromagnetic apparatus switches a plunger to its non-projected position. The eject button is then placed into its projected position owing to the urging force of a spring. When the user depresses the eject button placed in its projected position, a motion direction converting lever is pivoted to activate an ejecting member and a locking hook. Consequently, the PC is ejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Nakano, Hideyuki Usui
  • Patent number: 6807055
    Abstract: A docking station is provided with a floppy disk drive and a CD-ROM drive used to extend a function of a lap-top PC. A station body has a pocket formed so as to house and hold the lap-top PC therein. The docking station is of a vertical type and the lap-top PC is also held as a vertical position therein. Consequently, the docking station is effective in space-saving. In addition, because the lap-top PC can be docked to the docking station from the front side of the docking station, the docking can be done safely and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Hiroaki Agata, Kazuhiko Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6788530
    Abstract: A notebook type PC, for easier use by a user, including a liquid crystal monitor unit, a mainframe section, and an arm for connecting the liquid crystal monitor unit to the mainframe section, is provided. One end of the arm is connected to the liquid crystal monitor unit by a rotatable first hinge. The other end of the arm is connected to the mainframe section by a rotatable second hinge. The angle and distance of the liquid crystal monitor unit with respect to the mainframe section can be set freely by the first hinge and the second hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Wayne Hill, John Peter Karidis, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kenichi Tanaka, Hideyuki Usui, Kazuhiko Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6786409
    Abstract: To provide connecting means between an antenna structure, which is in a PC main body, and a PC card that does not have an extruding section. There are included a housing 8, an antenna structure, a slot 10 of the housing into which a PC card is inserted, a high frequency cable 5 one end of which is connected to the antenna structure electrically and part of which is pulled outside the housing, a connector plug 6 that is connected to the other end of the high frequency cable 5 electrically and is outside the housing, and an elastic body such as rubber 13 which is configured so that the high frequency cable is pulled inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujii, Masaki Oie, Hideyuki Usui
  • Publication number: 20040145864
    Abstract: A docking-type function-providing apparatus for providing a predetermined function to a portable device docked with the apparatus via their respective connectors has a coupling face 1 coupled with a device coupling face on the portable device at the time of docking, the connector 2 of the apparatus provided on the coupling face 1 to connect with the connector of the device by the above-mentioned coupling, and a guide face 3 parallel to a plane intersecting the coupling face 1 and capable of guiding a guided face on the portable device at the time of docking. The position of the guide face 3 can be changed in the direction of intersection with the guide face 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Kazuihiko Yamazaki, Hisashi Shima
  • Publication number: 20040114319
    Abstract: A notebook type PC, for easier use by a user, including a liquid crystal monitor unit, a mainframe section, and an arm for connecting the liquid crystal monitor unit to the mainframe section, is provided. One end of the arm is connected to the liquid crystal monitor unit by a rotatable first hinge. The other end of the arm is connected to the mainframe section by a rotatable second hinge. The angle and distance of the liquid crystal monitor unit with respect to the mainframe section can be set freely by the first hinge and the second hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Wayne Hill, John Peter Karidis, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kenichi Tanaka, Hideyuki Usui, Kazuhiko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20040057197
    Abstract: A notebook type PC, for easier use by a user, including a liquid crystal monitor unit, a mainframe section, and an arm for connecting the liquid crystal monitor unit to the mainframe section, is provided. One end of the arm is connected to the liquid crystal monitor unit by a rotatable first hinge. The other end of the arm is connected to the mainframe section by a rotatable second hinge. The angle and distance of the liquid crystal monitor unit with respect to the mainframe section can be set freely by the first hinge and the second hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Wayne Hill, John Peter Karidis, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kenichi Tanaka, Hideyuki Usui, Kazuhiko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20040001169
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizer used for an image display such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and an electroluminescence display, and the polarizer suppresses coloring of transmitted light. The polarizer includes a polymer film having a difference of 10% or less between the maximum and the minimum of a first transmittance in a wavelength ranging from 400 nm to 700 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Yuuji Saiki, Hideyuki Usui, Takahisa Konishi, Seiji Umemoto
  • Patent number: 6663430
    Abstract: A connector for achieving stabilization of operation of electronic equipment against EMI/ESD by reinforcing grounding of an entire connector is provided for. An interface connector has protruding portions formed on a top face and bottom face of a metal shell, wherein the height of these protruding portions is in a predetermined relationship to one another, such that the connector and connector connection structure provide: a reduction in the contact resistance in fitting portions of connectors, and hence an improvement in conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Hirohide Komiyama, Masayoshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20030211327
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation comprising (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a phenolic resin, and (C) butadiene rubber particles having an average particle size of secondary particles of 100 &mgr;m or smaller and having such a size distribution that the proportion of secondary particles having a particle size of 250 &mgr;m or smaller is 97% by weight or more, and the proportion of secondary particles having a particle size of 150 &mgr;M or smaller is 80% by weight or more. Component (C) is uniformly dispersed in the composition without forming coarse agglomerates to secure low stress properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Satoshi Okuda, Minoru Nakao
  • Patent number: 6646607
    Abstract: A first antenna and a second antenna in first and second antenna-only areas of each face of an insulating substrate are arranged to decrease an antenna system having a plurality of antennas in size as the first antenna-only area and the second antenna-only area at least overlap with each other when viewed from a direction vertical to a face of the insulating substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Usui, Takeshi Asano