Patents by Inventor Sara Akiyama

Sara Akiyama 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: 11579513
    Abstract: An information device has a camera cover unit that is fixed to an upper edge in the outside of a display device in a back cover. The camera cover unit includes a cover case that is fixed to the upper edge and a cover body that is housed in the cover case and is slidable between a first position and a second position. The cover body includes an end that is placed in the first position to cover the front of the camera and placed in the second position to avoid the front of the camera, and a leaf spring that is elastically deformable inward and outward of the frame of the upper edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjin Niu, Takehito Yamauchi, Sara Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20220163869
    Abstract: An information device has a camera cover unit that is fixed to an upper edge in the outside of a display device in a back cover. The camera cover unit includes a cover case that is fixed to the upper edge and a cover body that is housed in the cover case and is slidable between a first position and a second position. The cover body includes an end that is placed in the first position to cover the front of the camera and placed in the second position to avoid the front of the camera, and a leaf spring that is elastically deformable inward and outward of the frame of the upper edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjin Niu, Takehito Yamauchi, Sara Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11269382
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first chassis member, a second chassis member detachably connected to the first chassis member, a hook, which is supported in a floatable manner with respect to the first chassis member, protrudes from an inner surface of the first chassis member, and an engagement hole, which is provided on an inner surface of the second chassis member, is engageable with the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Masaaki Bandoh, Sara Akiyama, Tabito Miyamoto, Satoshi Hosoya
  • Patent number: 11262806
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a chassis; a display panel that is supported by an inner face of a cover member that defines a rear face of the chassis, the display panel having a display surface exposed to a front face of the chassis; and a support member that supports the display panel at the inner face of the cover member. The support member includes: a cover fixed portion having a cover fixed face that is fixed to the inner face of the cover member; and a panel fixed portion having a panel fixed face that is fixed to a back face of the display panel, the panel fixed portion being elastically displaceable toward the inner face of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Sara Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11009915
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a chassis, a lower cover member constituting the bottom surface of the chassis, and a foot member provided projecting from the surface of the lower cover member. The foot member includes a metal core member having a bar shape and extending along one edge of the lower cover member, and a rubber or resin skin member provided on the surface of the core member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Sara Akiyama, Masayuki Amano
  • Patent number: 10992027
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes an antenna module having an antenna, and a body chassis storing electronic components. The body chassis, which is made of an electromagnetic shielding material such as metal, has a flat plate with a processor arranged thereon and with a cutout portion formed at an end portion thereof, a rear plate connected to the end portion of the flat plate, and a dent wall connected to the cutout portion and to the rear plate. The antenna module is provided in an antenna section whose front, left, and right sides are enclosed by the dent wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto, Masayuki Amano, Sara Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20200387199
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first chassis member, a second chassis member detachably connected to the first chassis member, a hook, which is supported in a floatable manner with respect to the first chassis member, protrudes from an inner surface of the first chassis member, and an engagement hole, which is provided on an inner surface of the second chassis member, is engageable with the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Masaaki Bandoh, Sara Akiyama, Tabito Miyamoto, Satoshi Hosoya
  • Publication number: 20200371565
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge device rotatably connecting a main body chassis and a display chassis, a notch-shaped part provided in a bottom surface of the main body chassis at a position overlapping with at least a part of the hinge device and formed by removing a part of the bottom surface from its one edge part toward the other edge part, a support base made of resin and provided so as to cover a part of the notch-shaped part, and a rubber foot provided on the support base and protruding from the bottom surface of the main body chassis through the notch-shaped part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Tabito Miyamoto, Sara Akiyama, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Shinichi Kubota
  • Patent number: 10831245
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge device rotatably connecting a main body chassis and a display chassis, a notch-shaped part provided in a bottom surface of the main body chassis at a position overlapping with at least a part of the hinge device and formed by removing a part of the bottom surface from its one edge part toward the other edge part, a support base made of resin and provided so as to cover a part of the notch-shaped part, and a rubber foot provided on the support base and protruding from the bottom surface of the main body chassis through the notch-shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Tabito Miyamoto, Sara Akiyama, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Shinichi Kubota
  • Publication number: 20200274239
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a main body chassis, first antennas, second antennas, high pitched sound speakers, low pitched sound speakers, and speaker antenna boxes provided inside the main body chassis. Each of the speaker antenna boxes includes a part of the first antenna, a part of the second antenna, the high pitched sound speaker, and the low pitched sound speaker. Inside each of the speaker antenna boxes, the low pitched sound speaker is placed between the first antenna and the second antenna, thus providing an electromagnetic shield between the first antenna and the second antenna. Each of the speaker antenna boxes has an L-shape and is provided at a place that includes a corner section. The first antennas are provided along side walls and the second antennas are provided along a front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Amano, Sara Akiyama, Osamu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200264664
    Abstract: A panel device includes a panel; a display chassis surrounded by a bottom surface portion and a side wall portion, and having a space with a shape substantially identical to the shape of the panel, the display chassis being for accommodating the panel in the space; an adhesive member for adhering at least a part of the rear surface of the panel and the bottom surface portion of the display chassis, wherein the display chassis has a sloping face defined on an opposed portion of the side wall portion, the opposed portion being opposed to at least the side end portion of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Sara Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20200243947
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes an antenna module having an antenna, and a body chassis storing electronic components. The body chassis, which is made of an electromagnetic shielding material such as metal, has a flat plate with a processor arranged thereon and with a cutout portion formed at an end portion thereof, a rear plate connected to the end portion of the flat plate, and a dent wall connected to the cutout portion and to the rear plate. The antenna module is provided in an antenna section whose front, left, and right sides are enclosed by the dent wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: OSAMU YAMAMOTO, MASAYUKI AMANO, SARA AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10403961
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus capable of securing satisfactory communication quality and thermal radiation in an antenna module. An electronic apparatus is equipped with a box-like body chassis in which an opening of a first chassis member is closed by a second chassis member. Further, the electronic apparatus is equipped with a metal-made bracket which has an antenna placement surface on which an antenna module transmitting and receiving radio waves is placed, and is fixed to an inner surface of the first chassis member, and a resin-made holding tool which holds the antenna module on the antenna placement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Sara Akiyama, Shigekazu Hawaka, Masaaki Bandoh, Tsutomu Chonan, Tatsuya Ushioda, Kaneto Takeda
  • Patent number: 10400809
    Abstract: The present invention provides a structure for omitting washers to reduce the number of parts, and keeping the fitting of two members fastened together even when the washers are omitted. The structure includes: a first member having a first screw hole; a second member facing the first member, having a second screw hole larger than the first screw hole, and threaded in a direction opposite to the first screw hole; and a fastener. The fastener includes, along a longitudinal direction: a first screw section having a diameter corresponding to the first screw hole; a second screw section between the first member and the second member, having a diameter corresponding to the second screw hole, and threaded in a direction opposite to the first screw section; a neck at least partially located in the second screw hole; and a head larger in the longitudinal direction than the second screw hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Takayuki Morino, Toshihiro Inoue, Sara Akiyama, Shigehiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20180309185
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus capable of securing satisfactory communication quality and thermal radiation in an antenna module. An electronic apparatus is equipped with a box-like body chassis in which an opening of a first chassis member is closed by a second chassis member. Further, the electronic apparatus is equipped with a metal-made bracket which has an antenna placement surface on which an antenna module transmitting and receiving radio waves is placed, and is fixed to an inner surface of the first chassis member, and a resin-made holding tool which holds the antenna module on the antenna placement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Sara Akiyama, Shigekazu Hawaka, Masaaki Bandoh, Tsutomu Chonan, Tatsuya Ushioda, Kaneto Takeda
  • Publication number: 20180073544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a structure for omitting washers to reduce the number of parts, and keeping the fitting of two members fastened together even when the washers are omitted. The structure includes: a first member having a first screw hole; a second member facing the first member, having a second screw hole larger than the first screw hole, and threaded in a direction opposite to the first screw hole; and a fastener. The fastener includes, along a longitudinal direction: a first screw section having a diameter corresponding to the first screw hole; a second screw section between the first member and the second member, having a diameter corresponding to the second screw hole, and threaded in a direction opposite to the first screw section; a neck at least partially located in the second screw hole; and a head larger in the longitudinal direction than the second screw hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Takayuki Morino, Toshihiro Inoue, Sara Akiyama, Shigehiro Horiuchi