Patents by Inventor Kentaro Tomioka

Kentaro Tomioka 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: 20040070934
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprising a housing, a display panel provided in the housing and having a back wall, and a heat-radiating portion provided in the housing to radiate the heat generated by a heat-generating component. The heat-radiating portion opposes the back wall of the display panel. The display panel and the heat-radiating portion are coupled to each other by support members. The support members hold the display panel and the heat-radiating portion at specific positions in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Katsumi Hisano, Tomonao Takamatsu, Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto, Hiroyuki Kusaka, Teruo Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20040042171
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided with a main body having a heat generating component, a heat receiving portion thermally connected to the heat generating component, a display unit supported by the main body and having a display panel, a heat radiating portion contained in the display unit, and a circulation path which circulates a liquid refrigerant between the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion. The display unit contains a fan. The fan supplies cooling air to the heat radiating portion to cool the heat radiating portion by force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Tomonao Takamatsu, Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Iwasaki, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20040042184
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing which accommodates a heat generating component. A heat receiving portion thermally connected to the heat generating component is connected to a heat radiating portion via a circulating path through which a liquid coolant is circulated. The housing accommodates a heat sink which is separate from the heat radiating portion, and a fan. Part of heat from the heat generating component conducted to the heat receiving portion is conducted to the heat sink via a heat transferring member. The fan blows a cooling air against the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20040042173
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main unit having a heat receiving portion which receives heat from a heat generating component, and a display unit supported by the main unit. The display unit accommodates a heat radiating portion. The heat radiating portion is connected to the heat receiving portion via a circulating path. The circulating path allows a liquid coolant to circulate between the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion to transfer the heat from the heat generating component to the heat radiating portion. A control device increases the amount of heat transferred from the heat receiving portion to the heat radiating portion when the display unit is moved to a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20040042174
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a heat-generating component, a heat receiving portion thermally connected to the heat-generating component, a heat radiating portion to radiate heat generated y the heat-generating component, and a circulation path to circulate a liquid coolant between the heat receiving and radiating portions. The heat radiating portion has a circulation passage defined therein, a first region including a coolant inlet port, and a second region including a coolant outlet port. The circulation passage has first and second circulation passages. The first circulation passage extends from the coolant inlet port in the first region to a position distant from the coolant inlet port, and reaches the second region after passing beside the coolant inlet port again. The second circulation passage extends between the first circulation passage and the coolant outlet port in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Katsumi Hisano
  • Publication number: 20040042172
    Abstract: A heat receiving portion is thermally connected to a semiconductor package provided in a main unit. A display unit has a display panel and a display housing and is supported on the main unit. A heat radiating portion having a circulation channel is provided inside the display housing. A circulating path is arranged to extend between the main unit and the display unit in order to circulate a refrigerant between the heat receiving portion and the circulation channel in the heat radiating portion. The display housing is provided with a light transmitting portion formed of a transparent member in association with the heat radiating portion. A color changing layer is provided inside the display housing and changes its own color or color tone upon receiving heat radiated by the heat radiating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kusaka, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20030142476
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided with a housing containing a heat generating component, and a blower unit contained in the housing and used to cool the heat generating component. The blower unit includes an impeller, and a casing containing the impeller. The casing has suction ports, a chamber located around the impeller and a discharge port located at the downstream end of the chamber. The chamber has a depth gradually increased radially away from the impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Kenichi Ishikawa, Katsumi Hisano, Kei Matsuoka, Hideyuki Toma
  • Publication number: 20020186532
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a housing containing a heat-generating component, and a cooling unit. The cooling unit includes a heat sink thermally connected to the heat-generating component, a first air passage for guiding air outside the housing to the heat sink and guiding air heated by heat exchange with the heat sink to the outside of the housing, and a second air passage for guiding air within the housing to the outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20020159236
    Abstract: A circuit module mounting structure and a method for mounting an IC chip in the circuit module applicable to electronic equipment with a slim body. To increase radiation efficiency of the heat emitted from the IC chip, a heat conducting element including a plurality of thin plates is provided between a radiation plate of a heat sink unit and a surface of the IC chip. Further, the plurality of thin plates of the heat conducting element have sufficient flexibility to absorb stresses appearing at coupling portions of the elements due to dimensional tolerances of the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ubukata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 6462952
    Abstract: A circuit module mounting structure and a method for mounting an IC chip in the circuit module applicable to electronic equipment with a slim body. To increase radiation efficiency of the heat emitted from the IC chip, a heat conducting element including a plurality of thin plates is provided between a radiation plate of a heat sink unit and a surface of the IC chip. Further, the plurality of thin plates of the heat conducting element have sufficient flexibility to absorb stresses appearing at coupling portions of the elements due to dimensional tolerances of the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ubukata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 6442025
    Abstract: A cooling unit for cooling a semiconductor package has a heat sink and an electric fan device. The heat sink includes a heat receiving portion for heat generated by the semiconductor package, and a heat exchange portion thermally connected to the heat receiving portion. The heat exchange portion is located adjacent to the heat receiving portion and separate from the semiconductor package. The heat sink is movable toward and away from the semiconductor package, and always urged by a plate spring toward the semiconductor package. The electric fan device sends cooling air at least to the heat exchange portion of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Home Techno Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Katsumi Hisano, Kentaro Tomioka, Hiroshi Aoki, Katsuhiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6407921
    Abstract: A cooling unit having a heat-receiving portion and a heat-exchanging portion. The heat-receiving portion is thermally connected to a heat-generating component. The heat-exchanging portion receives heat from the heat-receiving portion, at a position different from the position where the heat-generating component is provided. A part of the heat generated by the heat-generating component and transmitted to the heat-receiving portion is transferred to the heat-exchanging portion through a heat pipe. A fan device is provided between the heat-receiving portion and the heat-exchanging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Home Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Chihei Kitahara, Kentaro Tomioka, Katsuhiko Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20020053421
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve the heat radiating performance of an electronic apparatus provided with semiconductor devices which generate heat at a high rate. An air passage (20) is formed in a case 10, and a fan (6) produces air currents in the air passage (20). Heat generated by a heat-generative part (1) mounted on a circuit board (2) is transferred to a wall (21) included in walls defining the air passage (20) by a heat transfer member (3), such as a heat pipe, and is carried outside the case 10 by cooling air flowing through the air passage (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Katsumi Hisano, Hideo Iwasaki, Yutaka Sata, Hiroshi Ubukata, Sadao Makita, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20010017764
    Abstract: A cooling unit for cooling a semiconductor package has a heat sink and an electric fan device. The heat sink includes a heat receiving portion for heat generated by the semiconductor package, and a heat exchange portion thermally connected to the heat receiving portion. The heat exchange portion is located adjacent to the heat receiving portion and separate from the semiconductor package. The heat sink is movable toward and away from the semiconductor package, and always urged by a plate spring toward the semiconductor package. The electric fan device sends cooling air at least to the heat exchange portion of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Katsumi Hisano, Kentaro Tomioka, Hiroshi Aoki, Katsuhiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6266243
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a housing that can be removably mounted on a base having an exhaust port. The housing has an inlet port and an outlet port communicating with the inlet port. The inlet port communicates with the exhaust port of the base while the housing remains mounted on the base. The housing contains a heat-generating component and a fan unit. The fan unit draws cooling air into the housing via the inlet port and applies the cooling air toward the outlet port, thereby cooling the heat-generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 5581443
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a bottom, a metal frame provided in the housing, a circuit board supported by the frame, and an IC chip secured to the circuit board. The circuit board has a first surface extending substantially parallel to the bottom of the housing and a second surface opposing the first surface. The IC chip is adhered to the first surface of the circuit board and generating heat while operating. The apparatus further comprises a metal cover arranged on the first surface of the circuit board and covering the IC chip, and a metal shield plate covering the first surface of the circuit board and the metal cover. The frame has a heat-receiving part which contacts the second surface of the circuit board and which is located near the IC chip. A first thermally conductive elastic sheet is interposed between the cover and the IC chip, and a second thermally conductive elastic sheet is interposed between the cover and the shield plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Kentaro Tomioka, Kiyoumi Ninomiya, Hideki Ogawa, Yuji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 5063257
    Abstract: A dental glass ionomer cement composition comprises:(a) 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polymer of an .alpha.-.beta. unsaturated carboxylic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 40,000,(b) 5 to 100 parts by weight of a fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder having an average particle size of 0.02 to 10 .mu.m and a specific gravity of 2.4 to 4.0 and capable of reacting with said "polymer of an .alpha.-.beta. unsaturated carboxylic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 40,000",(c) 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polymerizable unsaturated organic compound having at least one CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R1)--COO--group wherein R1=H or CH.sub.3,(d) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a polymerization catalyst,(e) 2 to 50 parts by weight of water,(f) 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of a surface active agent, and(g) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a reducing agent, and optionally h. 0 to 50 parts by weight of an inorganic filler having an average particle size of 0.02 to 10 .mu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: G-C Dental Industrial Corp.
    Inventors: Shoji Akahane, Satoshi Tosaki, Yukiharu Kusayanagi, Shigenobu Kusakai, Kazuo Hirota, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 4900697
    Abstract: A fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder for dental glass ionomer cements has a specific gravity of 2.4 to 3.5 and a mean particle size of 0.02 to 10 .mu.m, contains in its components 20 to 50% by weight of SiO.sub.2, 20 to 40% by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 15 to 40% by weight of SrO, 1 to 20% by weight of F.sub.2 and 0 to 15% by weight of P.sub.2 O.sub.5 on the converted oxide basis, and is substantially free from alkali metal ions such as Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs ions, and Be, Mg (and Ca) and Ba ions of alkali earth metal ions. For further improvements in physical properties, 100 parts by weight of the glass powder are surface-treated with 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of an acid and/or a fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: G-C Dental Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Akahane, Satoshi Tosaki, Kazuo Hirota, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 4775592
    Abstract: A fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder for dental glass ionomer cement, a surface of which is treated with a fluoride in an amount of from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the glass powder, is disclosed. The fluoroaluminosilicate glass powder of the invention is improved in not only physical properties such as crushing strength but also mixing workability without impairing the inherent characteristics thereof for the dental use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: G-C Dental Industrial Corp.
    Inventors: Shoji Akahane, Kazuo Hirota, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 4713403
    Abstract: A dental composite resin composition is disclosed, which comprises as main components a polymerizable monomer, an inorganic and/or organic filler, a gold powder and/or a gold-color alloy powder, and a polymerization catalyst. The dental composite resin composition of the present invention is useful as a filling material for repairing a tooth cavity, which has a gold-color luster and exhibits an excellent abrasion resistance as well as an excellent x-ray contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: G-C Dental Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Bunsaku Yoshida, Kentaro Tomioka