Patents by Inventor Masaru Furujiku

Masaru Furujiku 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: 20240012454
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, an electronic component, and a cover. The housing includes a first surface including a display, a second surface intersecting the first surface, and an opening provided at a position in the first surface, the position being between the display and the second surface in a first direction intersecting the second surface. The electronic component is disposed inside the housing and exposed to an outside of the housing through the opening. The cover is disposed between the opening and the electronic component in a second direction intersecting the first surface, and moves along the first direction between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru FURUJIKU, Ryusuke TERAMOTO, Nobuya HIGASHINO
  • Publication number: 20240006797
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a cover, and a connection part. The housing includes a first surface, a second surface intersecting the first surface, a corner including a curved surface and an opening, the curved surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, the opening extending along the curved surface and along a placement direction of the first surface, the second surface, and the corner. The cover is disposed inside the housing while being movable along the placement direction between a closed position where the opening is closed and an open position where the opening is opened. The connection part is disposed at a position inside the housing where the cover is positioned between the connection part and the opening, the connection part including a connection port exposed to an outside through the opening when the cover is positioned at the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru FURUJIKU, Ryusuke TERAMOTO, Nobuya HIGASHINO
  • Publication number: 20230384844
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a housing that has a first principal surface, a second principal surface on an opposite side of the first principal surface, and a side surface connecting the first principal surface and the second principal surface; a fan disposed inside the housing; an air passage disposed inside the housing and through which air sent from the fan passes; and a fin disposed in the air passage. The air passage extends from the fan toward the side surface. The housing has a recess recessed from the second principal surface toward the first principal surface and extending toward the side surface, at a position overlapping with the air passage in a plan view. The recess has a recessed surface facing the first principal surface, and a recess side surface positioned nearer to the fin than the side surface is in an extending direction of the air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuya HIGASHINO, Ryusuke TERAMOTO, Masaru FURUJIKU, Yoshiyuki HARATO
  • Publication number: 20220124909
    Abstract: An electronic device is an electronic device on which an option replaceable by a user is mounted. The electronic device includes a main board and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the main board. The flexible printed circuit board has a coupling connector connected to an option board on which the option is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Masato TOBINAGA, Takahiro MUKAI, Shigehito MORITA, Masaru FURUJIKU, Ryusuke TERAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220107670
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a keyboard, a housing including a keyboard storage in a recessed shape in which the keyboard is housed, a flexible cable extending from the keyboard, an adapter attached to a leading end of the flexible cable, a first connector provided in the adapter and electrically connected to the flexible cable, and a second connector provided in the keyboard storage and connected to the first connector. The keyboard storage includes a bottom surface having an adapter fitting part, the adapter fitting part being in a recessed shape and fits with the adapter. The second connector is disposed in the adapter fitting part, and the first connector and the second connector are connected in a direction orthogonal to the bottom surface of the keyboard storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Masaru FURUJIKU, Ryusuke TERAMOTO, Munehiro TORII, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220083105
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a body in a plate shape, and a storage unit that includes a storage device and is removably attached to the body. The body includes a housing part in a recessed shape that is recessed in a thickness direction of the body, the housing part storing the storage unit, and a first connector provided on a bottom surface of the housing part. The storage unit includes a second connector connected to the first connector to be removably attached in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Masaru FURUJIKU, Ryusuke TERAMOTO, Munehiro TORII, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Patent number: 9793646
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing, and a cap for covering the terminal port in an openable and closable manner, wherein the cap includes a fitting portion for fitting into the terminal port, a pressing surface exposed on the side surface of the casing, and a cap-turning support configured to support the cap in the openable and closable manner with respect to the terminal port, the pressing surface of the cap is perpendicular to a fitting direction of the cap into the terminal port, and a portion located above and/or below the terminal port in the side surface of the casing constitutes a first protrusion configured to outwardly protrude in an arc-like shape from the side surface of the casing more than the pressing surface in a state where the cap is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
  • Patent number: 9608243
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a detachable battery pack from a casing; and a battery pack loading section in which the battery pack is loaded. The battery pack loading section includes a battery receiving surface that receives a battery and a peripheral wall that is formed at the peripheral edge of the battery receiving surface and faces the side surface of the battery. A connector to be connected to a battery terminal of the battery pack is disposed on the peripheral wall. A raised portion that is raised toward the battery pack is formed on the battery receiving surface and on the peripheral wall in the battery pack loading section. The battery pack has an elastic sealing member surrounding the battery terminal at a portion in contact with the raised portion in a manner disposed in the battery pack loading section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
  • Patent number: D888716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D890180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D902930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D915406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D915407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D978137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D981408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D993950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co.. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D993951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Munehiro Torii, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: D995512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Nobuya Higashino, Yoshiyuki Harato
  • Patent number: D998608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Nobuya Higashino, Yoshiyuki Harato
  • Patent number: D999208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Furujiku, Ryusuke Teramoto, Nobuya Higashino, Yoshiyuki Harato