Patents by Inventor Shuhei Yukawa

Shuhei Yukawa 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: 10955958
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Daisuke Kurosaki, Souichi Tsukahara, Hanae Higuchi
  • Patent number: 9857829
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a case which is provided with an opening. Two or more functional units are allocated to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masayoshi Koganei, Toshiyuki Sasaki, Takashi Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20160357218
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a case which is provided with an opening. Two or more functional units are allocated to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: SHUHEI YUKAWA, MASAYOSHI KOGANEI, TOSHIYUKI SASAKI, TAKASHI ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 9436216
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a case which is provided with an opening. Two or more functional units are allocated to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masayoshi Koganei, Toshiyuki Sasaki, Takashi Enomoto
  • Patent number: 9395761
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a first member and a second member which are connected by rotation mechanisms. The rotation mechanisms each have a compression spring which expands and contracts along an axial direction of a rotation shaft serving as a center of a rotation, a cam which is rotated by the compression member and generate torque which rotates the first member and the second member, and a damper which generates a load to the torque generated by the cam according to a rotation speed of the rotation shaft. A pressure angle of the cam is set in such a manner that a ratio in which a return force of the compression spring is converted to force which rotates the cam as the compression spring is further compressed is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masayoshi Koganei, Yuuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 9047043
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as a first mounting face section and a second mounting face section; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section of said base chassis; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis; and a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis and configured to cover said control circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masafumi Tanaka, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tooru Kuronuma
  • Publication number: 20150036290
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a first member and a second member which are connected by rotation mechanisms. The rotation mechanisms each have a compression spring which expands and contracts along an axial direction of a rotation shaft serving as a center of a rotation, a cam which is rotated by the compression member and generate torque which rotates the first member and the second member, and a damper which generates a load to the torque generated by the cam according to a rotation speed of the rotation shaft. A pressure angle of the cam is set in such a manner that a ratio in which a return force of the compression spring is converted to force which rotates the cam as the compression spring is further compressed is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shuhei YUKAWA, Masayoshi KOGANEI, Yuuki KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20150036277
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a case which is provided with an opening. Two or more functional units are allocated to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: SHUHEI YUKAWA, MASAYOSHI KOGANEI, TOSHIYUKI SASAKI, TAKASHI ENOMOTO
  • Patent number: 8526175
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a casing including a side surface having an opening part and a bottom surface orthogonal to the side surface; a frame provided at the bottom surface; a disk drive main body capable of being attached to and detached from the frame through the opening part; a disk tray which is operable to hold a disk, is capable of being inserted into and drawn out of the disk drive main body through the opening part, and has a hatch operable to close the opening part when the disk tray is inserted in the disk drive main body; and a coupling part through which the frame and the disk drive main body are coupled to each other in the vicinity of the opening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Hidetoshi Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20120155004
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a housing, a display, an auxiliary storage, a main storage, and a lid. The housing is formed with an opening in a back surface thereof. The display is provided on the front side of the housing. The auxiliary storage is contained in the housing so as to be exposed via the opening. The main storage is contained in the housing so as to be exposed via the opening. The lid can be attached to and detached from the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masayoshi Koganei, Kazuaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120154408
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: SHUHEI YUKAWA, DAISUKE KUROSAKI, SOUICHI TSUKAHARA, HANAE HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120120580
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as a first mounting face section and a second mounting face section; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section of said base chassis; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis; and a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis and configured to cover said control circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei YUKAWA, Masafumi TANAKA, Yutaka OGASAWARA, Tooru KURONUMA
  • Patent number: 8125771
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as a first mounting face section and a second mounting face section; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section of said base chassis; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis; and a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section of said base chassis and configured to cover said control circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masafumi Tanaka, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tooru Kuronuma
  • Patent number: 8031463
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as first and second mounting face sections; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section; a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section and configured to cover said control circuit board; a device mounting board having a semiconductor light emitting element disposed thereon; and a luminous lamp section formed at a position of said base chassis on the outer side of said display unit and configured to receive and emit light having been emitted from said semiconductor light emitting element and passed through the inside of said base chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masafumi Tanaka, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tooru Kuronuma
  • Patent number: 7961458
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a base body that is made of a resin and includes two first side surfaces and two second side surfaces, two first exterior members that are each made of metal and respectively cover the two first side surfaces, a second exterior member that is made of metal and adhered to one of the second side surfaces, a plurality of dowel pins provided to the two first exterior members, a plurality of dowel hole portions that are capable of receiving the plurality of dowel pins, respectively, a plurality of held portions provided on a surface of the second exterior member, in correspondence with the plurality of dowel hole portions, and a plurality of elastic holders that are provided on the one of the second side surfaces of the base body and capable of holding and elastically supporting the plurality of held portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Yoshikazu Iriguchi
  • Publication number: 20110057894
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a casing including a side surface having an opening part and a bottom surface orthogonal to the side surface; a frame provided at the bottom surface; a disk drive main body capable of being attached to and detached from the frame through the opening part; a disk tray which is operable to hold a disk, is capable of being inserted into and drawn out of the disk drive main body through the opening part, and has a hatch operable to close the opening part when the disk tray is inserted in the disk drive main body; and a coupling part through which the frame and the disk drive main body are coupled to each other in the vicinity of the opening part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei YUKAWA, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Hidetoshi Kawabe
  • Publication number: 20100110201
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as first and second mounting face sections; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section; a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section and configured to cover said control circuit board; a device mounting board having a semiconductor light emitting element disposed thereon; and a luminous lamp section formed at a position of said base chassis on the outer side of said display unit and configured to receive and emit light having been emitted from said semiconductor light emitting element and passed through the inside of said base chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei YUKAWA, Masafumi Tanaka, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tooru Kuronuma
  • Patent number: 7695149
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus, including: a base chassis formed as a unitary member from a transparent material and having two faces positioned on the opposite sides to each other and individually formed as first and second mounting face sections; a display unit having a display panel thereon and attached to said first mounting face section; a control circuit board attached to said second mounting face section; a rear cover attached to said second mounting face section and configured to cover said control circuit board; a device mounting board having a semiconductor light emitting element disposed thereon; and a luminous lamp section formed at a position of said base chassis on the outer side of said display unit and configured to receive and emit light having been emitted from said semiconductor light emitting element and passed through the inside of said base chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Masafumi Tanaka, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tooru Kuronuma
  • Patent number: D671540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Yasuaki Isonaga
  • Patent number: D690294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Isonaga, Shuhei Yukawa