Patents by Inventor Takashi Asano

Takashi Asano 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: 20140104883
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a case, a display panel, a back light, a middle support, a heat diffuser, and a shield. The back light includes a light guiding plate and a plurality of light emitting elements. The middle support behined the back light includes a connecting window on a side close to the light emitting elements. The heat diffuser is thermally connected to the light emitting elements, crosses over the connecting window, and extends toward a center area between the light guiding plate and the middle support. The shield is disposed at a back of the middle support, and is thermally connected to the heat diffuser through the connecting window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Takashi Asano
  • Patent number: 8587958
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display is provided with a rib structure on the inner surface of rear-side casing, and a fixing tool to be fitted with the rib structure. The rib structure includes a push plate configured to push the fixing tool toward the inner surface of the casing, and the fixing tool includes a projection configured to come into contact with the push plate. The position where the push plate pushes the projection is horizontally aligned with the position where the fixing tool is fastened and fixed using an attachment hole of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takashi Asano
  • Patent number: 8360945
    Abstract: An automatic tool storing mechanism which has a plurality of magazines, a transporting device, and a tool exchanging part. Each magazine holds a number of pots each provided with tools. The transporting device transports tool-mounted pots one by one between the position close to the magazine and the waiting position close to the main spindle. The tool exchanging arm takes out an unused tool from the pot which is waiting at the waiting position and attaches it to the main spindle and also removes the used tool from the main spindle and places it in the pot. (FIG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kitamura, Kosaku Kitamura, Takashi Asano
  • Patent number: 8358895
    Abstract: Holes 12 are created in a slab-shaped body 11. On the first surface 131 of the body 11, the holes 12 are arranged at the lattice points of a triangular lattice 141. On the second surface 132, they are arranged at the lattice points 122 located at positions corresponding to the gravity center of a triangular lattice 141. Three air columns 12A obliquely extend from each lattice point 121 to the nearest three lattice points 122. Similarly, three air columns 12A obliquely extend from each lattice point 122 to the nearest three lattice points 121. In this construction, a periodic structural unit 16 consisting of three holes is created within the body 11 and this unit has a C3v-symmetrical shape at any section 14 parallel to the body 11. Due to this symmetry and the obliquely extending form of the air column 12A, a complete PBG with a large width is obtained. In one embodiment, a broad complete PBG whose width equals 15% of its middle value is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignees: Kyoto University, Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Noda, Takashi Asano, Hitoshi Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20130016490
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display is provided with a rib structure on the inner surface of rear-side casing, and a fixing tool to be fitted with the rib structure. The rib structure includes a push plate configured to push the fixing tool toward the inner surface of the casing, and the fixing tool includes a projection configured to come into contact with the push plate. The position where the push plate pushes the projection is horizontally aligned with the position where the fixing tool is fastened and fixed using an attachment hole of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Takashi Asano
  • Publication number: 20130016288
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a base, a fixing portion, and an angle adjuster. The display unit includes a display surface which displays an image and a housing which encloses the display surface. The base is placed on a mounting surface such that the base faces a bottom portion of the housing. The fixing portion is disposed on the base and configured to secure the display unit. The angle adjuster is disposed on the base and/or the bottom portion of the housing and interposed between the base and the bottom portion so that the display unit is inclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Takashi Asano
  • Publication number: 20120127378
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television includes a display unit with a display screen, a casing with first and second holes, a connection member, projections accommodated in the first and second holes, a support, and a base connected to the support. The casing includes a first face provided with an opening through which the display screen is exposed, a second face opposite to the first face, and a bottom wall. The connection member is made from metal and provided to the bottom wall of the casing. Each projection has a concave portion, with at least a portion of the respective concave portion making contact with a peripheral edge portion of the first hole or the second hole. The projections are detachably fixed to the support. The base includes different design between the display screen side of the base and the opposite side of the base to the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Takao, Takashi Asano
  • Publication number: 20120127377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television includes a display unit with a display screen, a casing, a connection member with a first hole and a second hole, projections accommodated in the first hole and the second hole, and a support. The casing houses the display unit and includes a first face with an opening through which the display screen is exposed, a second face opposite to the first face, and a bottom wall. The connection member is made from metal and provided to the bottom wall of the casing. Each projection has a concave portion on the second face side of the projection, with at least a portion of the concave portion making contact with the peripheral edge portion of the first hole or the peripheral edge portion of the second hole. The support is configured to support a bottom wall of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Asano, Mitsuyoshi Takao
  • Patent number: 8126306
    Abstract: A two-dimensional photonic crystal according to the present invention includes a first layer having a dielectric first layer slab in which first layer holes having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer slab are arranged cyclically, a second layer formed on the first layer, including dielectric columns having a refractive index higher than the air arranged in the air with the same cycle as the first layer hole, and a third layer having a dielectric third layer slab in which third layer holes having a refractive index lower than that of the third layer slab are arranged cyclically. Thus, it is possible to obtain the two-dimensional photonic crystal that can create a wider complete PBG than before regardless of the polarization of light and can be manufactured easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kyoto University
    Inventors: Susumu Noda, Takashi Asano, Keita Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20120028771
    Abstract: An automatic tool storing mechanism which has a plurality of magazine, transporting means, and a tool exchanging part. Each magazine holds a number of pots each provided with tools. The transporting means transports tool-mounted pots one by one between the position close to the magazine and the waiting position close to the main spindle. The tool exchanging arm takes out an unused tool from the pot which is waiting at the waiting position and attaches it to the main spindle and also removes the used tool from the main spindle and places it in the pot. (FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: KITAMURA MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Akihiro Kitamura, Kosaku Kitamura, Takashi Asano
  • Publication number: 20120014047
    Abstract: In an electronic device in which a sliding member and a guide trench that regulates a moving path of the sliding member are formed in the device body, a trench or a hole is formed in the first side surface of the guide trench, a movable body that can move through the trench or the hole and a biasing member that biases the movable body from the first side surface to the second side surface are arranged in the device body, the movable body can be moved between an advanced position where the movable body advances from the first side surface to the inside of the guide trench and a retracted position where the movable body is retired from the first side surface to the outside of the guide trench. A bushing member that pushes the switch in a process in which the movable body moves from the advanced position to the retracted position to change the switch over is formed on the movable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Shibata, Takashi Asano, Yukiya Maeda
  • Publication number: 20120013792
    Abstract: An electronic device in which a sliding member and a guide trench that regulates the moving path are formed in a device body, comprising the device body, wherein a slide member that slides along the surface of the device body is connected to the device body, the sliding member can be moved between a closed position where a predetermined area of a surface of the device body is covered, and an opened position where the predetermined area is exposed, a guide trench that regulates the moving path of the sliding member is concavely formed in the device body, and a sliding portion that is slidingly fitted in the guide trench is formed in the sliding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SANYOELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Shibata, Takashi Asano
  • Publication number: 20120008265
    Abstract: In an electronic device comprising a device body, an opening is formed in the bottom surface of the device body, a seesaw member is slidingly supported on an internal peripheral surface of the opening by a pivot, and the state of the seesaw member can be changed between a storing state in which both end portions of the seesaw member are stored in the opening and a projecting state in which the first end portion, of both end portions, opposing the main surface is deeply buried into the opening and the second end portion on the main surface side projects from the bottom surface of the device body. On the other hand, in the device body and/or the seesaw member, a restraint mechanism to stop the seesaw member in the projecting state and a release mechanism to release the seesaw member are arranged. The position changing mechanism to change the mounting position of the device body includes the seesaw member, the restraint mechanism, and the release mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Takashi Asano
  • Patent number: 8060854
    Abstract: A plurality of third fixed potential lines are wired in parallel. A group of high-potential-side fixed potential lines containing a first fixed potential line and a second fixed potential line are wired in a plurality at predetermined intervals in a direction perpendicular to the third fixed potential line. In a layout region, surrounded by a pair of adjacent third fixed potential lines and a pair of groups of adjacent high-potential-side fixed potential lines, where a first element or a second element is arranged, either one of the first fixed potential line and the second fixed potential line is wired between the pair of third fixed potential lines. In a layout region used for second elements, a second fixed potential line connecting a pair of second fixed potential lines contained respectively in a pair of groups of high-potential-side fixed potential lines that form the layout region is wired between a pair of third fixed potential lines that form the layout region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Asano, Shinji Furuichi
  • Patent number: 8004908
    Abstract: In a double edge triggered flip-flop circuit, a first latch circuit latches input data at either one of rising edge and falling edge of clock signal. A second latch circuit, which is provided in parallel with the first latch circuit, latches the input data at the other of the either one of rising edge and falling edge of the clock signal. At least one of the first latch circuit and the second latch circuit is configured by an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Asano, Kouichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7973924
    Abstract: A highly sensitive and compactable target substance sensor for detection of the target substance using a photonic crystal and a method thereof. The sensor includes an electromagnetic wave source of supplying an electromagnetic wave, a photonic sensor element, and a detector. The photonic sensor element has photonic crystalline structure and is configured to include a sensor waveguide for introducing the electromagnetic wave, and a sensing resonator electromagnetically coupled to the sensor waveguide for resonating the electromagnetic wave at specific wavelength. The sensing resonator is exposed to an atmosphere including the target substance so as to vary a characteristic of the electromagnetic wave emitted from the sensing resonator. The detector is configured to receive the electromagnetic wave emitted from the sensing resonator to recognize an intensity variation of the electromagnetic wave and issue a signal indicative of a characteristic of the target substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Kyoto University, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Noda, Takashi Asano, Hitomichi Takano
  • Patent number: 7957620
    Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a two-dimensional photonic crystal resonator having a high Q-value. The slab-shaped body 21 is provided with cyclically arranged holes 22. The body 21 is divided into three areas 31-33 with the holes 22 arranged with cycle distances of a1 in area 31 and a2 in areas 32 and 33, which is smaller than a1. A waveguide 23 passing through the three areas is formed by linearly eliminating the holes 22. The waveguide 23 thus formed can propagate rays of light within a wavelength band that depends on the cycle distance of the holes 22. The cycle distance of the holes in the area 31 differs from that of the areas 32 and 33, and the wavelength band of the light propagating through the waveguide accordingly differs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignees: Kyoto University, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Noda, Takashi Asano, Bong-Shik Song, Yoshihiro Akahane
  • Patent number: 7912335
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a two-dimensional photonic crystal in which conditions for both the TE-polarized light and the TM-polarized light can be easily satisfied. A body includes a first area having a triangular lattice pattern arrangement of a circular hole and a second area having a triangular lattice pattern arrangement of an equilateral triangular holes. Therefore, the TE-PBG which is a photonic band gap (PBG) for the TE-polarized light is created in the first area, and the TM-PBG which is a PBG for the TM-polarized light is created in the second area. Parameters such as the period and size of the holes can be independently set for the first area and the second area, so that an energy region common to the TE-PBG and the TM-PBG (i.e. absolute PBG) can be made larger and easily created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignees: Kyoto University, TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Noda, Takashi Asano, Seiichi Takayama
  • Patent number: 7853111
    Abstract: The present invention provides a two-dimensional photonic crystal in which an absolute photonic band gap (PBG), i.e. a photonic band gap that is effective for both the TE-polarized light and the TM-polarized light within a predetermined wavelength range, is created with an adequate bandwidth. The body 21 is provided with holes 22 arranged in a triangular lattice pattern, where the basic shape of the hole is an equilateral triangle. This shaping and arranging of the holes creates an absolute PBG. Each corner of the equilateral triangle is cut along an arc to leave an adequate distance between the neighboring holes (i.e. an adequate width of the connecting portion of the body). This design makes it possible to enlarge each hole 22 while ensuring an adequate strength of the two-dimensional photonic crystal. This construction creates an absolute PBG having a large width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Kyoto University, TDK Corporation, ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Noda, Takashi Asano, Seiichi Takayama, Hitoshi Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 7812451
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer and a third wiring layer. The first wiring layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The second and the third wiring layer wiring layers are arranged in a direction intersecting with the first wiring layer on respective sides of the wiring layer. An air bridge wiring intersects the second and third wiring layers sandwiching an air layer above the first wiring layer therewith. The overall shape of the air bridge wiring has an upward convex curvature in an arch shape and the transverse sectional shape of the air bridge wiring is in the form of a downward concave curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takashi Asano