Patents by Inventor Shinichirou Kouno

Shinichirou Kouno 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).

  • Shock absorbing member capable of absorbing larger impact applied to electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 6809916
    Abstract: A shock absorbing body is interposed between an internal component such as a hard disk drive (HDD) and the inside surface of an enclosure for an electronic apparatus such as a notebook personal computer. The shock absorbing body includes a first receiving surface defined at one end of the shock absorbing body so as to receive the internal component. A second receiving surface is defined at the other end of the shock absorbing body so as to receive the inside surface of the enclosure. A constriction is formed in the shock absorbing body between the first and second receiving surfaces. When a larger impact is applied to the enclosure, the shock absorbing body is allowed to suffer from a fracture at the constriction. The energy of the impact is transformed into the energy of the fracture at the constriction. The impact energy is sufficiently consumed in this manner. The internal component can be protected from the larger impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Nakata, Tadanobu Matsumura, Shinichirou Kouno
  • Shock absorbing member capable of absorbing larger impact applied to electronic apparatus
    Publication number: 20020043608
    Abstract: A shock absorbing body is interposed between an internal component such as a hard disk drive (HDD) and the inside surface of an enclosure for an electronic apparatus such as a notebook personal computer. The shock absorbing body includes a first receiving surface defined at one end of the shock absorbing body so as to receive the internal component. A second receiving surface is defined at the other end of the shock absorbing body so as to receive the inside surface of the enclosure. A constriction is formed in the shock absorbing body between the first and second receiving surfaces. When a larger impact is applied to the enclosure, the shock absorbing body is allowed to suffer from a fracture at the constriction. The energy of the impact is transformed into the energy of the fracture at the constriction. The impact energy is sufficiently consumed in this manner. The internal component can be protected from the larger impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Nakata, Tadanobu Matsumura, Shinichirou Kouno