Patents by Inventor Kenji Nitobe
Kenji Nitobe 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: 20120034795Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a plurality of jacks, for which an order of priority in plug insertion is set, including a first jack of low priority and a second jack of high priority; and a wrong insertion prevention member, provided on the periphery of jacks, configured to close at least a part of the first jack when no plug is connected to the second jack, and configured to disclose the first jack when a plug is inserted in the second jack.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Kenji Nitobe, Akira Sugiyama
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Patent number: 8090096Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tilting mechanism includes a fixed section including a guide surface depressed in an arc shape; and a movable section having an outer peripheral surface curved in an arc shape that comes in contact with the guide surface of the fixed section and tilting along the guide surface, the movable section including a concave portion cut out to open the outer peripheral surface, wherein the concave portion includes a pair of side surfaces opposed to each other; and guide grooves that are curved along a curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the movable section and are formed on the side surfaces; and the fixed section includes a plurality of shafts that are slidably fitted into the guide grooves.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kenji Nitobe, Shinichi Yoshida, Akira Sugiyama
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Patent number: 7792283Abstract: According to one embodiment, a panel attachment assembly comprises a housing including a first wall with an opening, a cover panel fitted in the opening, and a built-in component fixed in the housing. The housing includes a first end edge defined by the first and second walls, and a second end edge defined by the first and third walls. The cover panel includes a first end face aligned with the first end edge and seen from the outside, a second end face aligned with the second end edge and seen from the outside, and flanges projecting from side edges. The built-in component has engagement sections at positions corresponding to ends of the flanges. These ends of the flanges contact the engagement sections, and the other ends contact the housing between the first wall and built-in component.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Kenji Nitobe
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Patent number: 7527520Abstract: According to one embodiment, a cable tying apparatus includes a band attachment part having an insertion part where a tie-band for tying cables is inserted, a lead-out part, and an opening that separates the insertion part and the lead-out part, and a tying part that is installed on the band attachment part. The insertion part has a first end that continues to the opening, while the lead-out part has a second end that continues to the opening, and the second end is offset from the first end in the direction of moving away from the tying part.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Kenji Nitobe
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Publication number: 20090026332Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tilt mechanism includes a stand with a bottom which is placed on a mounting surface and designed to pass cables therethrough, and a tilt leg supported by the stand. The tilt leg is rotatable between a first position in which the tilt leg is retracted in the stand, and a second position in which the tilt leg downwardly projects from the bottom of the stand. The tilt leg includes a pair of support portions rotatably supported by the bottom, and a bridge portion bridging the support portions and including an edge. The edge opposes the mounting surface when the tilt leg is in the second position. The edge of the bridge portion defines a single recess, through which the cables are led to an outside of the stand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Kenji Nitobe, Akira Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20080267389Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tilting mechanism includes a fixed section including a guide surface depressed in an arc shape; and a movable section having an outer peripheral surface curved in an arc shape that comes in contact with the guide surface of the fixed section and tilting along the guide surface, the movable section including a concave portion cut out to open the outer peripheral surface, wherein the concave portion includes a pair of side surfaces opposed to each other; and guide grooves that are curved along a curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the movable section and are formed on the side surfaces; and the fixed section includes a plurality of shafts that are slidably fitted into the guide grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kenji NITOBE, Shinichi YOSHIDA, Akira SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20080056486Abstract: According to one embodiment, a panel attachment assembly comprises a housing including a first wall with an opening, a cover panel fitted in the opening, and a built-in component fixed in the housing. The housing includes a first end edge defined by the first and second walls, and a second end edge defined by the first and third walls. The cover panel includes a first end face aligned with the first end edge and seen from the outside, a second end face aligned with the second end edge and seen from the outside, and flanges projecting from side edges. The built-in component has engagement sections at positions corresponding to ends of the flanges. These ends of the flanges contact the engagement sections, and the other ends contact the housing between the first wall and built-in component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinichi Yoshida, Kenji Nitobe
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Publication number: 20070193002Abstract: According to one embodiment, a cable tying apparatus includes a band attachment part having an insertion part where a tie-band for tying cables is inserted, a lead-out part, and an opening that separates the insertion part and the lead-out part, and a tying part that is installed on the band attachment part. The insertion part has a first end that continues to the opening, while the lead-out part has a second end that continues to the opening, and the second end is offset from the first end in the direction of moving away from the tying part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventor: Kenji Nitobe
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Publication number: 20070013675Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a stationary-type main-body casing, a display screen which is provided on the main-body casing, a touch panel which is provided on the display screen, and a support member which is disposed to face an inner surface of the main-body casing, the support member constituting a storage section, which stores a pen for touching the touch panel, between the support member itself and the inner surface of the main-body casing. A gap between an intermediate part of the pen, which is stored in the storage section, and the support member is greater than a gap between each of both end portions of the pen, which is stored in the storage section, and the support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Kenji Nitobe, Shinichi Yoshida
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Patent number: 6038311Abstract: A tape carrier package is used as a controller for controlling a liquid crystal display panel, and the tape carrier package are connected to each other with use of a heat seal. The liquid crystal display panel is stack to one face of a liquid crystal display panel substrate via spacer, on the other hand, the tape carrier package is stack to the other face thereof, and then, the liquid crystal display panel substrate is attached to a main circuit board by means of a retaining member, thereby the liquid crystal display panel being attached to a display window of a telephone housing. Therefore, a structure around the liquid crystal display panel is simplified, so that the number of components can be reduced, and also an assembling work can be readily performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1997Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kenji Nitobe, Yoshihiro Uto, Hidenori Oku