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).
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Patent number: 11579513Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Wenjin Niu, Takehito Yamauchi, Sara Akiyama
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Publication number: 20220163869Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Wenjin Niu, Takehito Yamauchi, Sara Akiyama
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Patent number: 11269382Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Masaaki Bandoh, Sara Akiyama, Tabito Miyamoto, Satoshi Hosoya
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Patent number: 11262806Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Sara Akiyama
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Patent number: 11009915Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Sara Akiyama, Masayuki Amano
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Patent number: 10992027Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto, Masayuki Amano, Sara Akiyama
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Publication number: 20200387199Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Hiroaki Kinoshita, Masaaki Bandoh, Sara Akiyama, Tabito Miyamoto, Satoshi Hosoya
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Publication number: 20200371565Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Tabito Miyamoto, Sara Akiyama, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Shinichi Kubota
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Patent number: 10831245Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Tabito Miyamoto, Sara Akiyama, Hiroaki Kinoshita, Shinichi Kubota
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Publication number: 20200274239Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Amano, Sara Akiyama, Osamu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20200264664Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Shigehiro Horiuchi, Sara Akiyama
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Publication number: 20200243947Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: OSAMU YAMAMOTO, MASAYUKI AMANO, SARA AKIYAMA
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Patent number: 10403961Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Sara Akiyama, Shigekazu Hawaka, Masaaki Bandoh, Tsutomu Chonan, Tatsuya Ushioda, Kaneto Takeda
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Patent number: 10400809Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Takayuki Morino, Toshihiro Inoue, Sara Akiyama, Shigehiro Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20180309185Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Sara Akiyama, Shigekazu Hawaka, Masaaki Bandoh, Tsutomu Chonan, Tatsuya Ushioda, Kaneto Takeda
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Publication number: 20180073544Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Takayuki Morino, Toshihiro Inoue, Sara Akiyama, Shigehiro Horiuchi