Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Kubota

Kazuyuki Kubota 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: 11635789
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis; a first display provided on an upper surface of the first chassis; a second display provided on an upper surface of the second chassis; and a hinge device that connects the first chassis and the second chassis. The hinge device includes: a first bracket including a first fixing plate fixed to the first chassis; a second bracket including a second fixing plate fixed to the second chassis; a first hinge block that supports a first upper hinge shaft and a first lower hinge shaft arranged vertically between adjacent end surfaces of the first chassis and the second chassis in a flat plate form; and a second hinge block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20230097468
    Abstract: A coated tool of the present invention includes a base material and a hard coating film on the base material. The hard coating film is a nitride or carbonitride containing aluminum (Al) of 65 atomic % or more 90 atomic % or less, titanium (Ti) of 10 atomic % or more 35 atomic % or less, a total of aluminum (Al) and titanium (Ti) of 85 atomic % or more, and argon (Ar) of 0.20 atomic % or less. The hard coating film satisfies a relationship of Ih×100/Is?12 when a peak intensity of a (010) plane of AlN of a hexagonal close-packed structure is Ih and a sum of peak intensities due to predetermined nine crystal planes of TiN and AlN is Is in an intensity profile obtained from a selected area diffraction pattern of a transmission electron microscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: MOLDINO Tool Engineering, Ltd., Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfaffikon
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasaki, Kazuyuki Kubota, Kumar Yalamanchili, Denis Kurapov, Wolfgang Kalss
  • Patent number: 11502048
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes an interconnect substrate which includes an antenna module region in which an antenna and a semiconductor integrated circuit electrically connected to the antenna are disposed, and at least one evaluation region situated next to the antenna module region and used to evaluate characteristics of the antenna, wherein the at least one evaluation region has at least one slit formed therein such that the slit includes at least a portion, situated opposite the antenna, of a boundary line that separates the antenna module region and the evaluation region from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 11366498
    Abstract: A portable information device capable of reducing a gap between two displays is described. The portable information device includes a first chassis, a second chassis adjacent to the first chassis, a first display provided on a top surface of the first chassis, a second display provided on a top surface of the second chassis, a hinge device, and at least one link mechanism operating in conjunction with the rotational operation between the first chassis and the second chassis by the hinge device. At least one of the first chassis and the second chassis is provided to be relatively slidable with respect to the hinge device along an arranging direction of the first chassis and the second chassis. The link mechanism includes a first slider, a first shaft output portion, a second slider, a second shaft output portion, and a driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SIGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Kazuyuki Kubota, Fusanobu Nakamura, Atsushi Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20220026960
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis; a first display provided on an upper surface of the first chassis; a second display provided on an upper surface of the second chassis; and a hinge device that connects the first chassis and the second chassis. The hinge device includes: a first bracket including a first fixing plate fixed to the first chassis; a second bracket including a second fixing plate fixed to the second chassis; a first hinge block that supports a first upper hinge shaft and a first lower hinge shaft arranged vertically between adjacent end surfaces of the first chassis and the second chassis in a flat plate form; and a second hinge block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20210395875
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-reactive PVD coating process for producing an aluminium-rich AlxTi1?xN-based thin film having an aluminium content of >75 at-% based on the total amount of aluminium and titanium in the thin film, a cubic crystal structure, and a columnar microstructure, wherein ceramic targets are used as a material source for the aluminium-rich AlxTi1?xN-based thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Siva Phani Kumar Yalamanchili, Denis Kurapov, Tomoya Sasaki, Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20210232183
    Abstract: A portable information device capable of reducing a gap between two displays is described. The portable information device includes a first chassis, a second chassis adjacent to the first chassis, a first display provided on a top surface of the first chassis, a second display provided on a top surface of the second chassis, a hinge device, and at least one link mechanism operating in conjunction with the rotational operation between the first chassis and the second chassis by the hinge device. At least one of the first chassis and the second chassis is provided to be relatively slidable with respect to the hinge device along an arranging direction of the first chassis and the second chassis. The link mechanism includes a first slider, a first shaft output portion, a second slider, a second shaft output portion, and a driving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Kazuyuki Kubota, Fusanobu Nakamura, Atsushi Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10860064
    Abstract: An electronic device having a pointing stick is disclosed. The electronic device includes a base member for supporting a pointing stick. The base member has a first pressed part provided on one side of the pointing stick with respect to a sliding direction of a slide member and a second pressed part provided on the other side of the pointing stick. The slide member has a first pressing part capable of pressing the first pressed part of the base member and a second pressing part capable of pressing the second pressed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Fumitake Mizoguchi, Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Tabito Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20200373258
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes an interconnect substrate which includes an antenna module region in which an antenna and a semiconductor integrated circuit electrically connected to the antenna are disposed, and at least one evaluation region situated next to the antenna module region and used to evaluate characteristics of the antenna, wherein the at least one evaluation region has at least one slit formed therein such that the slit includes at least a portion, situated opposite the antenna, of a boundary line that separates the antenna module region and the evaluation region from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: Kazuyuki KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10751757
    Abstract: A vibration generation device is provided with a housing, a vibration target component provided to be movable relatively to the housing, an actuator which has a metal base portion, a metal movable portion, a beltlike shape memory alloy disposed between the base portion and the movable portion and in which, when the shape memory alloy receives current application to be changed so that the outer shape becomes small, the movable portion is pushed out in one direction of separating from the base portion in a state where the base portion abuts on a first wall surface of the housing, a resin holder component fixed to the vibration target component and abutting on a pushing surface facing the one direction of the movable portion, and an elastic member elastically energizing the movable portion in a direction opposite to the one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Tamura, Kimio Kumada, Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 10718427
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system includes a mechanical oil pump, an electric oil pump, a first flow path, a second flow path, and a cut-off mechanism. The mechanical oil pump is configured to operate by power from an engine. The electric oil pump is configured to operate by power from a motor. In the first flow path, oil supplied from the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump flows, the first flow path being coupled to the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump. The second flow path branches off from the first flow path and is configured to cause an oil to return to an oil pan via a torque converter. The cut-off mechanism is configured to close off the second flow path by oil delivered from the electric oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Kidachi, Kazuyuki Kubota, Tomoyo Inooka
  • Publication number: 20200130015
    Abstract: A vibration generation device is provided with a housing, a vibration target component provided to be movable relatively to the housing, an actuator which has a metal base portion, a metal movable portion, a beltlike shape memory alloy disposed between the base portion and the movable portion and in which, when the shape memory alloy receives current application to be changed so that the outer shape becomes small, the movable portion is pushed out in one direction of separating from the base portion in a state where the base portion abuts on a first wall surface of the housing, a resin holder component fixed to the vibration target component and abutting on a pushing surface facing the one direction of the movable portion, and an elastic member elastically energizing the movable portion in a direction opposite to the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Tamura, Kimio Kumada, Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 10556458
    Abstract: Single perforating unit is enabled to perforate for file binders and to cut milling grooves, while with a simple structure file-binder storage and booklet-binding can be carried out reliably. Configurations include: a convey-in path for sequentially transferring sheets; a stacker for collating into bundles sheets from the convey-in path; and an adhesive-layer applicator for adding an adhesive layer to the spine-closure edge of sheet bundles from the stacker. A perforating unit is provided in along the convey-in path, and a control unit for controlling position and/or number of perforations made by the perforating unit is provided with (1) a first operation mode in which it effects the punching of a predetermined number of holes in the edge of sheets, and (2) a second operation mode in which it effects the formation of a predetermined number of crenulated grooves in the edge of sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Sei Takahashi, Hideki Orii, Naoki Ueda, Keiichi Nagasawa, Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20200019216
    Abstract: An electronic device having a pointing stick is disclosed. The electronic device includes a base member for supporting a pointing stick. The base member has a first pressed part provided on one side of the pointing stick with respect to a sliding direction of a slide member and a second pressed part provided on the other side of the pointing stick. The slide member has a first pressing part capable of pressing the first pressed part of the base member and a second pressing part capable of pressing the second pressed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: KAZUYUKI KUBOTA, FUMITAKE MIZOGUCHI, YOSHIYUKI SHIBAYAMA, TABITO MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10461338
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing; a through hole which penetrates a bottom plate of the casing; a pin inserted into the through hole; a battery mounted on the pin inside the casing, wherein the battery includes a first lead terminal connected to an upper face of the battery, and a second lead terminal connected to a lower face of the battery; a first wiring layer disposed inside the casing and connected to the first lead terminal; and a second wiring layer disposed inside the casing to overlap with the second lead terminal in planar view. An upper face of the pin is higher in height than an upper face of the second wiring layer. The pin separates the second lead terminal and the second wiring layer from each other such that the second lead terminal and the second wiring layer are electrically insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 10390719
    Abstract: A patch-type module includes a substrate provided with one surface and another surface that is a sticky surface; an air cell mounted to the substrate; a seal that blocks air from entering the air cell whose first surface is attached to the air cell; an electronic component mounted on the substrate; and a protection sheet that is attached to the sticky surface of the substrate through an adhesion layer, wherein a second surface of the seal is attached to the protection sheet through the adhesion layer, wherein when the protection sheet is peeled, the adhesion layer and the seal are peeled together to expose the sticky surface of the substrate and start introduction of air inside the air cell so that electric power is capable of being power supplied to the electronic component from the air cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Norihito Konno
  • Patent number: 10386407
    Abstract: A socket has a main body that accommodates a PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) to be inspected. The PCBA includes a substrate mounted with an electronic component, and terminals protruding from the substrate and having side surfaces exposed at an outer peripheral surface of the substrate, and the terminals are positioned within a cavity or opening of the main body in a state in which the PCBA is accommodated in the cavity or opening. The socket further has probes respectively including a fixed part fixed to the main body, and a movable part movable with respect to the fixed part, and a pressing part to press against the movable part of the probe. The movable part includes a tip end part that moves to a position contactable to the side surface of one terminal within the cavity or opening, when the pressing part presses against the movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Tomoki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190211920
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure supply system includes a mechanical oil pump, an electric oil pump, a first flow path, a second flow path, and a cut-off mechanism. The mechanical oil pump is configured to operate by power from an engine. The electric oil pump is configured to operate by power from a motor. In the first flow path, oil supplied from the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump flows, the first flow path being coupled to the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump. The second flow path branches off from the first flow path and is configured to cause an oil to return to an oil pan via a torque converter. The cut-off mechanism is configured to close off the second flow path by oil delivered from the electric oil pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke KIDACHI, Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Tomoyo INOOKA
  • Patent number: 10319963
    Abstract: A battery includes a supporting substrate, resin layers, and a plurality of cells. Each resin layer includes a first resin and has 0.5 MPa to 10 MPa in tensile strength. The cells are stacked on the supporting substrate with the resin layers between the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Mitsuhiro Aizawa, Yoshihiro Ihara
  • Patent number: 10287672
    Abstract: An arc-ion-plated hard coating having a composition represented by (AlxTiyWz)aN(1-a-b)Ob, wherein x, y, z, a and b are numbers meeting by atomic ratio 0.6?x?0.8, 0.05?y?0.38, 0.02?z?0.2, x+y+z=1, 0.2?a?0.8, and 0.02?b?0.10), and having W—O bonds with substantially no Al—O bonds when identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and having only a NaCl-type structure in an X-ray diffraction pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoutarou Fuwa, Kazuyuki Kubota, Yuuzoh Fukunaga