Patents by Inventor Hirohide Komiyama

Hirohide Komiyama 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: 11482189
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first processor coupled to a first memory and programmed to execute a first operation system (OS) to output a first image signal, a second processor coupled to a second memory and programmed to execute a second OS to output a second image signal, the second processor being separate from the first processor, a display interface including a configuration channel (CC) signal line and an image signal line, a first switch that switches between connecting or disconnecting the CC signal line to both the first processor and the second processor, and a second switch that switches between connecting the image signal line to the first image signal or to second image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Minori Takao
  • Publication number: 20220264749
    Abstract: An electronic substrate includes: a body having a mounting surface; an electronic component having an opposed surface facing the mounting surface; and an adhesive layer that bonds the electronic component to the mounting surface. The mounting surface has a storage recess that stores at least a part of the adhesive layer. The storage recess is located from a first area overlapping the opposed surface to a second area not overlapping the opposed surface in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Seiji Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20220199051
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first processor coupled to a first memory and programmed to execute a first operation system (OS) to output a first image signal, a second processor coupled to a second memory and programmed to execute a second OS to output a second image signal, the second processor being separate from the first processor, a display interface including a configuration channel (CC) signal line and an image signal line, a first switch that switches between connecting or disconnecting the CC signal line to both the first processor and the second processor, and a second switch that switches between connecting the image signal line to the first image signal or to second image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Minori Takao
  • Patent number: 11281265
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a substrate mounted with an electronic component, an expansion card disposed at an interval from the substrate, a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the substrate and the expansion card, a connector which is provided in the flexible printed circuit and to which a terminal of the expansion card is connected, a cooling unit having a heat transport member thermally connected to the electronic component and a cooling fan cooling the heat transport member, a bracket fixed to the connector, and a chassis housing the substrate, the expansion card, the flexible printed circuit, the connector, the cooling unit, and the bracket, in which the cooling fan is disposed between the substrate and the expansion card and overlaps with the flexible printed circuit in the plan view and the bracket is fixed to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Jun Kaminaga, Hirohide Komiyama
  • Patent number: 11061291
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that can secure a space in a bezel while controlling the thickness of a main body, in which a display is disposed, and the width of a bezel to a minimum is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a main body having a display and a bezel disposed around the display, a first board that controls an image displayed on the display, and an FPC that connects at least two terminal groups arranged along one side of the display and the first board. The first board is disposed at a position adjacent to the one side in the bezel, and the FPC has a first wiring section connected to at least two terminal groups and extends, grouping together wires at one place on the rear surface of the display, and a second wiring section that connects the wires grouped together by the first wiring section to the first board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii, Hirohide Komiyama
  • Patent number: 11058008
    Abstract: A manufacturing method, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) panel, and a PCB are disclosed. The method includes forming a cavity in a PCB that is in a PCB panel that includes a frame and stays, mounting an electronic component, heating the PCB panel, and cutting the stays. The PCB panel includes a frame body and a PCB coupled to the frame body via stays. The PCB includes a cavity. A first cavity stay is located near the cavity. Extended lines extend from the cavity, and the cavity stay extends at least between the extended lines. The PCB includes a cavity and a connection point from a cavity stay near the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Seiji Yamasaki, Hua Wang, Yanping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210100099
    Abstract: An electronic component includes: a board body including a connection pad formed in a terminal portion that is a region including at least an edge portion of a first main surface; a first cover layer covering the first main surface so that at least the terminal portion is exposed; and a second cover layer formed on the first main surface so as to surround at least part of the terminal portion. The second cover layer has a shape in a plan view that enables positioning of a fixture. The fixture includes a terminal electrically connectable to the connection pad, and is removably connectable to the board body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Jun Kaminaga, Kenji Watamura
  • Publication number: 20210089094
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a substrate mounted with an electronic component, an expansion card disposed at an interval from the substrate, a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the substrate and the expansion card, a connector which is provided in the flexible printed circuit and to which a terminal of the expansion card is connected, a cooling unit having a heat transport member thermally connected to the electronic component and a cooling fan cooling the heat transport member, a bracket fixed to the connector, and a chassis housing the substrate, the expansion card, the flexible printed circuit, the connector, the cooling unit, and the bracket, in which the cooling fan is disposed between the substrate and the expansion card and overlaps with the flexible printed circuit in the plan view and the bracket is fixed to the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Jun Kaminaga, Hirohide Komiyama
  • Patent number: 10938480
    Abstract: A transceiver is disclosed. The transceiver includes a first unit capable of a full-duplex communication using an electromagnetic wave, and a second unit capable of a full-duplex communication using an electromagnetic wave. The first unit includes a transmitter and a receiver arranged in this order at a predetermined interval in a first direction. The second unit includes a receiver and a transmitter arranged in this order at a predetermined interval in the first direction. The second unit is placed adjacent to the first unit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Masayuki Amano, Tabito Miyamoto, Masato Itoh
  • Patent number: 10892575
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a first substrate including first connection terminals in an end region on a first surface; and a second substrate including second connection terminals on a first surface, the second connection terminals being disposed at a position corresponding to the first connection terminals. Each of the first connection terminals includes a base and an elastic contact piece extending from the base. The elastic contact piece is elastically deformable in a direction in which the tip end portion thereof approaches and departs with respect to the base. The first connection terminals are electrically connected to the second connection terminals while having the first surface of the first substrate being opposed to the first surface of the second substrate, and the second connection terminals being pressed onto the elastic contact pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Jun Kaminaga, Kenji Watamura
  • Patent number: 10884690
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a portable computing device including: a first chassis provided with a first touch display unit; a second chassis provided with a second touch display unit; a coupling part which rotatably couples the first chassis and the second chassis to each other; and control unit which displays screen state information indicating a display state of one or more of the first touch display unit and the second touch display unit on one or more of the first touch display unit and the second touch display unit. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Yasumichi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20200201101
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that can secure a space in a bezel while controlling the thickness of a main body, in which a display is disposed, and the width of a bezel to a minimum is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a main body having a display and a bezel disposed around the display, a first board that controls an image displayed on the display, and an FPC that connects at least two terminal groups arranged along one side of the display and the first board. The first board is disposed at a position adjacent to the one side in the bezel, and the FPC has a first wiring section connected to at least two terminal groups and extends, grouping together wires at one place on the rear surface of the display, and a second wiring section that connects the wires grouped together by the first wiring section to the first board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: MORIYUKI TSUCHIHASHI, KAZUO FUJII, HIROHIDE KOMIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200113062
    Abstract: A manufacturing method, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) panel, and a PCB are disclosed. The method includes forming a cavity in a PCB that is in a PCB panel that includes a frame and stays, mounting an electronic component, heating the PCB panel, and cutting the stays. The PCB panel includes a frame body and a PCB coupled to the frame body via stays. The PCB includes a cavity. A first cavity stay is located near the cavity. Extended lines extend from the cavity, and the cavity stay extends at least between the extended lines. The PCB includes a cavity and a connection point from a cavity stay near the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Seiji Yamasaki, Hua Wang, Yanping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200106525
    Abstract: A transceiver is disclosed. The transceiver includes a first unit capable of a full-duplex communication using an electromagnetic wave, and a second unit capable of a full-duplex communication using an electromagnetic wave. The first unit includes a transmitter and a receiver arranged in this order at a predetermined interval in a first direction. The second unit includes a receiver and a transmitter arranged in this order at a predetermined interval in the first direction. The second unit is placed adjacent to the first unit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Masayuki Amano, Tabito Miyamoto, Masato Itoh
  • Patent number: 10187976
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) is disclosed. The FPCB can be employed to connect an interface card having connectors with a two-stage configuration to a connection destination of a portable information equipment. The FPCB includes a bend line located between an upper-stage terminal group and a lower-stage terminal group. The FPCB can be bent along the bend line to allow the upper-stage terminal group and the lower-stage terminal group to be mutually superimposed over each other. In addition, the upper-stage terminal group of the FPCB is connected to the upper-stage-side connector terminal group of the interface card, and the lower-stage terminal group of the FPCB is connected to the lower-stage-side connector terminal group of the interface card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Hideshi Tsukamoto, Yasushi Yoshikawa, Mitsuru Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10181662
    Abstract: A cable connection method is provided. In a cable connection structure, a connection agent in which fine solder particle are densely scattered in a thermosetting resin-based adhesive is interposed between a connection portion of a flexible printed cable (FPC) cable in which a shield layer is formed on one surface side of a signal layer and a connection portion on a substrate side. Then, the connection portion of the FPC cable and the connection portion on the substrate side are solder connected by heating. A shield layer corresponding to the connection portion of the FPC cable and/or a region portion up to a position separated from the base end side of the connection portion of the FPC cable by a predetermined length is configured with a conductive mesh structure body. The other region of the shield layer contains a conductive flat plate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Yoshio Nakamura, Seiji Yamasaki, Osamu Yamamoto, Takaaki Okada
  • Publication number: 20180342821
    Abstract: A cable connection method is provided. In a cable connection structure, a connection agent in which fine solder particle are densely scattered in a thermosetting resin-based adhesive is interposed between a connection portion of a flexible printed cable (FPC) cable in which a shield layer is formed on one surface side of a signal layer and a connection portion on a substrate side. Then, the connection portion of the FPC cable and the connection portion on the substrate side are solder connected by heating. A shield layer corresponding to the connection portion of the FPC cable and/or a region portion up to a position separated from the base end side of the connection portion of the FPC cable by a predetermined length is configured with a conductive mesh structure body. The other region of the shield layer contains a conductive flat plate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Yoshio Nakamura, Seiji Yamasaki, Osamu Yamamoto, Takaaki Okada
  • Publication number: 20170257938
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) is disclosed. The FPCB can be employed to connect an interface card having connectors with a two-stage configuration to a connection destination of a portable information equipment. The FPCB includes a bend line located between an upper-stage terminal group and a lower-stage terminal group. The FPCB can be bent along the bend line to allow the upper-stage terminal group and the lower-stage terminal group to be mutually superimposed over each other. In addition, the upper-stage terminal group of the FPCB is connected to the upper-stage-side connector terminal group of the interface card, and the lower-stage terminal group of the FPCB is connected to the lower-stage-side connector terminal group of the interface card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: HIROHIDE KOMIYAMA, HIDESHI TSUKAMOTO, YASUSHI YOSHIKAWA, MITSURU OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160371046
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a portable computing device including: a first chassis provided with a first touch display unit; a second chassis provided with a second touch display unit; a coupling part which rotatably couples the first chassis and the second chassis to each other; and control unit which displays screen state information indicating a display state of one or more of the first touch display unit and the second touch display unit on one or more of the first touch display unit and the second touch display unit. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Hirohide Komiyama, Yasumichi Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7817093
    Abstract: An apparatus has an antenna distance setting mechanism that sets a distance between a cosmetic cover and a radio antenna. An upper housing and a radio antenna, which has a ground and a radiating element and is movably attached to the upper housing, are covered by a cosmetic cover formed of a dielectric material. An antenna distance setting mechanism includes a radio antenna supporting member, elastic members, and protrusions. The radio antenna-supporting member is movably attached to the upper housing. When the cosmetic cover is attached to the upper housing, an inner wall of the cosmetic cover pushes the ends of the protrusions against an elastic force of the elastic members to set the distance between the radiating element and the inner wall of the cosmetic cover to a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Agata, Mitsuo Horiuchi, Hirohide Komiyama, Shigeki Mori, Tetsuya Ohtani, Osamu Yamamoto