Patents by Inventor KENJI WATAMURA

KENJI WATAMURA 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: 20200073440
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a first transparent plate that covers a display surface of the display; a second transparent plate that covers a non-display surface of the display; and a film member provided between the second transparent plate and the display. The first transparent plate, the second transparent plate, and the film member have a first region that overlaps with the display and a second region that does not overlap with the display when viewed from the side of the display surface. The film member includes a touch sensor unit provided in the second region and a wire aggregation provided in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Limin Xiao
  • Publication number: 20200073439
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first transparent plate; a second transparent plate facing the first transparent plate; a display provided between the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate to partially cover the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate; and a transparent member provided between the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate to fill around the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Masayuki Amano, Kenji Watamura, Seita Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 10546799
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a main body chassis equipped with a keyboard device, a CPU, a heat diffusion component and a heat transport component. The CPU is disposed on a rear end side beyond the keyboard device. The heat diffusion component is disposed at a position located under the keyboard device in a mutually superposed state. The heat transport component is connected between the CPU and the heat diffusion component to provide heat transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Akinori Uchino, Kazuo Fujii, Takuroh Kamimura, Kenji Watamura, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Takanori Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10481634
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis member so as to be slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the first chassis member along the inner surface, and is non-slidably fixed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Kazuya Tatsuno, Kenji Watamura
  • Publication number: 20190341006
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an attachment/release detection unit configured to detect that a detachable input device is attached onto part of a display screen of the display unit, an object specification unit configured to specify an object which is disposed in an invisible region which is hidden by attachment of the input device on the display screen as a moved object and an object movement unit configured to move the moved object to a display region other than the invisible region on the display screen in a case where attachment of the input device is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Mori, Kenji Watamura
  • Patent number: 10386886
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis member so as to be slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the first chassis member along the inner surface, and is non-slidably fixed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Takehito Yamauchi, Masayuki Amano, Kenji Watamura, Seita Horikoshi
  • Publication number: 20190196543
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis member so as to be slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the first chassis member along the inner surface, and is non-slidably fixed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Kazuya Tatsuno, Kenji Watamura
  • Patent number: 10228722
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of stably supporting a foldable display. The portable information device has a support plate which is fixed to the inner surface sides of a first chassis member and a second chassis member and supports the rear surface of a display. The support plate has a first plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the first chassis member, a second plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the second chassis member, and a flexible sheet-like member connecting the first plate member and the second plate member so as to be foldable into a double-folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Seita Horikoshi, Masayuki Amano, Takehito Yamauchi, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20190037725
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a main body chassis equipped with a keyboard device, a CPU, a heat diffusion component and a heat transport component. The CPU is disposed on a rear end side beyond the keyboard device. The heat diffusion component is disposed at a position located under the keyboard device in a mutually superposed state. The heat transport component is connected between the CPU and the heat diffusion component to provide heat transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Akinori Uchino, Kazuo Fujii, Takuroh Kamimura, Kenji Watamura, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Takanori Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10185355
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality or the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanisms. The backbone member is held between the inner surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member and the rear surfaces of the hinge mechanisms disposed on the inner surfaces, and is slidably provided between the inner surface of at least one of the first chassis member and the second chassis member and the rear surface of the hinge mechanism disposed on the one inner surface of the at least one of the first chassis member and the second chassis member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Masayuki Amano, Takehito Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10146313
    Abstract: The present invention provides an input device capable of providing a satisfactory operational feeling while achieving a simple structure and a reduced thickness of the device, and an electronic apparatus provided with the input device. The input device includes a touchpad having a sensor plate, which functions as a sensor capable of detecting a touch operation on an operation surface, an actuator driven when a touch operation is detected by the sensor plate, and a vibration generation part on the rear surface of the touchpad, and which generates a vibration by being pressed by the driven actuator and applies the vibration to the touchpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Fujii, Masayuki Amano, Kenji Watamura
  • Publication number: 20180335799
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis member so as to be slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the first chassis member along the inner surface, and is non-slidably fixed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI, MASAYUKI AMANO, KENJI WATAMURA, SEITA HORIKOSHI
  • Patent number: 10082827
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis member so as to be slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the first chassis member along the inner surface, and is non-slidably fixed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Takehito Yamauchi, Masayuki Amano, Kenji Watamura, Seita Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 10067536
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of stably supporting a foldable display. The portable information device has a first engagement piece which is provided in a first support plate, projects from the inner end surface side of the first support plate, and contacts/separates from a second support plate when a first chassis member and a second chassis member are opened/closed, and a second engagement piece which is provided in the second support plate, projects from the inner end surface side of the second support plate, and contacts/separates from the first support plate when the first chassis member and the second chassis member are opened/closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Watamura
  • Publication number: 20180196469
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis member so as to be slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the first chassis member along the inner surface, and is non-slidably fixed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI, MASAYUKI AMANO, KENJI WATAMURA, SEITA HORIKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20180196467
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of stably supporting a foldable display. The portable information device has a support plate which is fixed to the inner surface sides of a first chassis member and a second chassis member and supports the rear surface of a display. The support plate has a first plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the first chassis member, a second plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the second chassis member, and a flexible sheet-like member connecting the first plate member and the second plate member so as to be foldable into a double-folded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: KENJI WATAMURA, SEITA HORIKOSHI, MASAYUKI AMANO, TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI, MORIYUKI TSUCHIHASHI, KAZUO FUJII
  • Publication number: 20180196468
    Abstract: A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality or the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has a backbone member provided throughout and between the inner surface of one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of a second chassis member so as to cover a gap between the one edge portion of the first chassis member and the one edge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanisms. The backbone member is held between the inner surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member and the rear surfaces of the hinge mechanisms disposed on the inner surfaces, and is slidably provided between the inner surface of at least one of the first chassis member and the second chassis member and the rear surface of the hinge mechanism disposed on the one inner surface of the at least one of the first chassis member and the second chassis member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: KENJI WATAMURA, MASAYUKI AMANO, TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 10001811
    Abstract: A portable information device that can stably support a foldable display is provided. A portable information device includes: a first chassis member and a second chassis member, inner end surfaces, which are adjacent edges, of the first chassis member and the second chassis member being coupled to each other by a hinge mechanism so that the first chassis member and the second chassis member are foldable in two; a display that is disposed at inner surfaces of both the first chassis member and the second chassis member and that is foldable in two; and a first support plate and a second support plate supporting a back surface of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Masayuki Amano, Seita Horikoshi, Takehito Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20180067556
    Abstract: The present invention provides an input device capable of providing a satisfactory operational feeling while achieving a simple structure and a reduced thickness of the device, and an electronic apparatus provided with the input device. The input device includes a touchpad having a sensor plate, which functions as a sensor capable of detecting a touch operation on an operation surface, an actuator driven when a touch operation is detected by the sensor plate, and a vibration generation part on the rear surface of the touchpad, and which generates a vibration by being pressed by the driven actuator and applies the vibration to the touchpad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: KAZUO FUJII, MASAYUKI AMANO, KENJI WATAMURA