Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kinoshita

Hiroaki Kinoshita 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: 11969149
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: a lens barrel having an opening of a through hole on an outer surface of the lens barrel; a lens inserted into the through hole and having a distal end surface which is disposed in a protruding manner from the outer surface; a first resin disposed between a wall surface of the through hole and a side surface of the lens; and a second resin disposed on a surface of the first resin, a portion of the lens barrel around the opening and an entire circumference of an outer peripheral portion of the distal end surface of the lens, the second resin containing rubber and light blocking particles and having an elastic modulus smaller than an elastic modulus of the first resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eita Iyoshi, Yoshimi Konno, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20240045472
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a chassis member that has a standing wall; a display that is supported by the chassis member and has an outer peripheral edge portion surrounded by the standing wall; a control board that is connected to the display and controls display of the display; and a bezel member that is provided so as to straddle between the standing wall and the display, and is adhesively fixed to front surfaces of the standing wall and the display. A folded portion is provided between the display and the control board and is folded back to a back side of the display so as to wrap around one side of the outer peripheral edge portion of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20230367370
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a cover fixed with an adhesive tape along an edge of a first chassis, a female screw hole formed on a side wall, and a protruding portion protruding from an inner surface of the cover. The protruding portion has an inclined surface that is located on an extension of the female screw hole and of which a protrusion amount increases in a direction away from the side wall. A removal screw includes a head, a male screw portion protruding from the head and screwed into the female screw hole, a cylindrical portion having a diameter smaller than that of the male screw portion and further protruding from the male screw portion, and a spherical surface portion forming a tip end of the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Daisuke Takahashi, Tetsuya Sano, Takehito Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20230367372
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, that includes a chassis that comes with a keyboard and an electronic board, further includes: at least one boss protruding from an inner face of the chassis into a hole or a cutout in the keyboard; at least one bracket fastened to the at least one boss together with the keyboard with a screw; and at least one stud on a face of the bracket opposite to a face facing the keyboard. The electronic board is fixed to the at least one stud with a screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Tetsuya Sano, Masaaki Bandoh
  • Patent number: 11815961
    Abstract: A portable information device includes a chassis with a heating element housed inside, and a cover device which covers the back surface of the chassis. The cover device has a core material, a graphite sheet laminated on the surface of the core material, an auxiliary sheet laminated on the surface of the graphite sheet and softer than the core material, and a surface material laminated on the surface of the auxiliary sheet to form the surface of the cover device and softer than the auxiliary sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hosokai, Tatsuya Ushioda, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230305602
    Abstract: The electronic apparatus includes a first chassis equipped with a first electronic component, a second chassis equipped with a second electronic component, a hinge device that relatively rotatably connects the first chassis and the second chassis, and a flexible board provided over the first chassis and the second chassis and connecting the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The flexible board has a first folded portion and a second folded portion that are disposed in order and curved in opposite directions to each other in the first chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tabito Miyamoto, Yalu Liu, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takayuki Morino
  • Publication number: 20230309249
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a first chassis member, a second chassis member adjacent to the first chassis member, and a hinge device that relatively rotatably connects the first chassis member and the second chassis member between a 0-degree posture and a 180-degree posture The adjacent end portion of the first chassis member is provided with a stopper projection that comes into contact with the adjacent end portion of the second chassis member in the 180-degree posture. The stopper projection is provided near a center of a thickness W of the first chassis member in the adjacent end portion the first chassis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Yalu Liu, Daisuke Takahashi, Tetsuya Sano
  • Publication number: 20230297144
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display having a folding region that is folded according to relative rotation of a first chassis and a second chassis and a sheet-shaped member fixed to cover a rear surface of the display. In the sheet-shaped member, a first slit row including a plurality of first slits arranged at equal intervals along a Y direction and a second slit row including a plurality of second slits arranged at equal intervals along an X direction are provided. A plurality of first slit rows and a plurality of the second slit row are provided at equal intervals along the X direction and the Y direction. In a first pattern formed by the first slit row and the second slit row, the first slit and the second slit form an intermittent lattice shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Takayuki Morino
  • Publication number: 20230288967
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis member that has a first edge portion; a second chassis member that has a second edge portion adjacent to the first edge portion, and is adjacent to the first chassis member; a hinge device that connects the first chassis member and the second chassis member so as to be relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first chassis member and the second chassis member are laminated so as to overlap each other in a surface normal direction and a second posture in which the first chassis member and the second chassis member are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the surface normal direction; and a cover component that is disposed so as to straddle the first edge portion and the second edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Takahashi, Takehito Yamauchi, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takayuki Morino
  • Publication number: 20230292565
    Abstract: A display assembly includes: a display body that is formed in a flexible sheet shape, and includes an active region and a non-active region; a plate that is disposed on a side of a rear surface of the display body, and supports the display body on a first surface; a control board that performs display control of the display body; and a wire that connects the display body and the control board. The display body has an extended portion that extends a part of the non-active region, and a folded portion that is provided in a middle of the extended portion and folded back so as to wrap around an end surface of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Morino, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230283313
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has: a tray holding a communication card; a card socket accommodating the tray; an eject mechanism that ejects the tray in response to an operation of inserting a pin; a cover which is provided integrally with the tray and in which an eject hole through which the pin is inserted to operate the eject mechanism is formed; a reset switch for resetting a system in response to the operation of inserting the pin; and a reset hole into which the pin is inserted to operate the reset switch. The card socket and the reset switch are provided adjacently to a position along a first edge of a flat rectangular chassis, and the reset hole is covered by the cover while the tray is in the card socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Morino, Daisuke Takahashi, Masaaki Bandoh, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230280799
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis and a second chassis; a hinge connecting the second chassis to the first chassis in a relatively rotatable manner; an electrical device including a display provided in the first chassis; a printed circuit board provided in the second chassis; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the electrical device and the printed circuit board, the first chassis including a rotating body that rotates coaxially with the hinge by a rotational movement with respect to the second chassis and has the flexible substrate passed therethrough, and the rotating body including: a first opening guiding the flexible substrate to the electrical device; a second opening guiding the flexible substrate to the printed circuit board; and a substrate opening through which the flexible substrate passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Kazuya Tatsuno, Shinichi Kubota, Satoshi Hosoya
  • Publication number: 20230268143
    Abstract: The electronic apparatus has: a flat-shaped main body chassis provided with a motherboard; a switch provided at an end portion of the motherboard; a button for pressing an actuator of the switch; a restriction section that restricts the button from rotating around a contact portion when the button presses the actuator; and a button opening formed in a side wall of the main body chassis at a position shifted to a higher level than the switch. The button includes: an operation section exposed through the button opening; an arm portion that extends to a position facing the actuator; and a fin piece that protrudes. The restriction section is provided in such a manner as to face the fin piece at a position vertically shifted to a lower level then the fin piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Kazuya Tatsuno, Tetsuya Sano
  • Publication number: 20230266803
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chassis, a second chassis, a hinge device having a movable portion applied with a lubricant and connecting the first chassis and the second chassis relatively rotatably, a spine part made of a thermal conductive material, a first thermal conductive member which is provided on an inner surface of the first chassis and contacts the spine part at a position not to overlap with the movable portion at a second posture, and a second thermal conductive member which is provided on an inner surface of the second chassis and contacts the spine part at a position not to overlap with the movable portion at the second posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Takahashi, Tabito Miyamoto, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takayuki Morino
  • Patent number: 11712152
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: a barrel having an opening of a through hole on an outer surface; a lens inserted into the through hole and having a distal end surface which protrudes from the outer surface; a first resin disposed between a wall surface of the through hole and a side surface of the lens; and a second resin disposed on a surface of the first resin, a portion of the barrel disposed around the opening, and an entire circumference of an outer peripheral portion of the distal end surface of the lens, the second resin forming a protruding portion which protrudes from the distal end surface of the optical member, containing light blocking particles, and having a larger fracture toughness value than the first resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eita Iyoshi, Yoshimi Konno, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11594710
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device that can prevent deformation of a flexible display is provided. A raw material sheet that serves as a metal sheet of the flexible display has a width that is greater than a width of the display body in Y direction and a plurality of holes are provided in a bent area of the raw material sheet over an entire width along a bent section of the display body. The method includes: mounting the display body on the raw material sheet such that the bent section and the bent area are aligned and that the display body avoids the end portions in the Y direction; applying pressure to the display body from a central part of the display body toward a periphery of the display body; and cutting the raw material sheet into a predetermined size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Horiuchi, Tatsuya Ushioda, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takehito Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 11579654
    Abstract: A portable information device capable of supporting a display is described. The portable information device includes a first chassis member and a second chassis member connected mutually rotatable, a first support plate that supports a display on the side of the first chassis member, a second support plate that supports the display on the side of the second chassis member, a first locking member including a first fixing portion to be fixed to the rear face of the first support plate with adhesive, and a first locking piece projecting from one end face of the first support plate, the first locking piece being configured to come in contact with and separate from the rear face of the second support plate. The first support plate includes a first contact face with which the first locking member comes in contact and a first adhesive face that fixes the first locking member with the adhesive. The first adhesive face is recessed from the first contact face by a thickness of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Tatsuya Ushioda, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11579661
    Abstract: A portable information device includes: a first chassis, a second chassis adjacent to the first chassis, and a hinge device that relatively rotatably connects the first chassis and the second chassis. The hinge device includes: a first torque generating part that generates a rotation torque in relative rotation of a first base plate and a first link plate by sliding resistance between the first base plate and the first link plate, and a second torque generating part that generates a rotation torque in relative rotation of a second base plate and a second link plate by sliding resistance between the second base plate and the second link plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Tetsuya Sano, Tatsuya Ushioda, Yuta Tsuganezawa
  • Patent number: 11520382
    Abstract: A portable information device includes a display extending over a first chassis and a second chassis, and a bezel disposed straddling over an outer edge of the display and a chassis frame, adjacent to the outer edge, of the first chassis and the second chassis and having a bending part. The bending part includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes first and second side portions. The first side portion is fixed to a front face of the outer edge and the second side portion is disposed to be relatively movable with respect to the chassis frame, in a width direction straddling over the outer edge and the chassis frame of the first chassis and the second chassis. The second member is fixed to a front face of the first member and made of a material more flexible than that of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Seita Horikoshi, Yuta Tsuganezawa, Tatsuya Ushioda, Hiroaki Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11487327
    Abstract: A display assembly includes: a first plate having a first surface; a second plate having a second surface; and a display formed into one sheet shape and including a first region fixed to the first surface, a second region fixed to the second surface, and a third region as a region between the first region and the second region. The display assembly includes a flat plate form in which the first and second surfaces are lined up in a plane direction to be formed into a flat-plate shape, and a folded form in which the third region is so bent that the surface of the first plate and the surface of the second plate face each other. In the flat plate form, a tension is applied to the third region in a width direction toward the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Horiuchi, Tatsuya Ushioda, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Takehito Yamauchi