Patents by Inventor Takenori Kaneda
Takenori Kaneda 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: 10372241Abstract: Various embodiments provide a position indicator including a retaining mechanism that can fix a core body securely and which can electrically transmit a signal from an internal circuit to the core body reliably. The position indicator includes a core body having conductivity, a conductive elastic member including a holding portion for holding and fixing the core body, a core body holder having conductivity and fitted with the conductive elastic member to retain the core body fitted in the conductive elastic member, a signal transmitter, and an electric connecting member for establishing an electric connection between the core body holder and the signal transmitter. The core body is detachably fitted into the conductive elastic member. A signal from the signal transmitter is transmitted from the core body through the electric connecting member, the core body holder, and the conductive elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Takenori Kaneda, Yasuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20190179434Abstract: An electronic pen includes an electronic pen main body section coupled to a side of a housing that includes an opening. The electronic pen main body section includes: an axial portion that is put into a hollow portion of the housing via the opening; and a tip portion that is coupled to the axial portion and externally exposed from the opening of the housing. A diameter of the tip portion is larger than a diameter of the opening of the housing. A coupling side of the tip portion includes a second ring-shaped end face that comes into contact with a first ring-shaped end face on the side of the housing that includes the opening. The electronic pen main body section includes a stepped portion on a coupling area between the tip portion and the axial portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Kohei Tanaka, Kenichi Ninomiya, Takenori Kaneda
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Publication number: 20190171303Abstract: A position pointing device includes a pressure detecting part which detects a pressure applied in an axial direction of a core body. The core body includes: a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part, is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, and is formed from a hard material. The core body is housed in a casing and is movable in the axial direction, such that the leading end part is exposed via an opening of the casing, and a pressure exerted on the leading end part in the axial direction is transmitted to the pressure detecting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Takenori Kaneda, Takayuki Arai, Mamoru Ogata, Shinya Aoki
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Publication number: 20190025952Abstract: Various embodiments provide a position indicator including a retaining mechanism that can fix a core body securely and which can electrically transmit a signal from an internal circuit to the core body reliably. The position indicator includes a core body having conductivity, a conductive elastic member including a holding portion for holding and fixing the core body, a core body holder having conductivity and fitted with the conductive elastic member to retain the core body fitted in the conductive elastic member, a signal transmitter, and an electric connecting member for establishing an electric connection between the core body holder and the signal transmitter. The core body is detachably fitted into the conductive elastic member. A signal from the signal transmitter is transmitted from the core body through the electric connecting member, the core body holder, and the conductive elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Takenori Kaneda, Yasuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20180364821Abstract: An electronic pen is provided that is enhanced in strength such as not to be bent or broken even when made to be thinner (smaller in diametric size). A connection section holds a core body at one end thereof and holds a circuit board at the other end thereof. The circuit board is accommodated in a board protecting pipe, which is fitted to the connection section. The board protecting pipe is provided with a side opening, and an operation on an electronic part on the circuit board accommodated therein and a work on an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board can be performed through the side opening. An electronic pen main body section wherein the core body and the circuit board and the board protecting pipe are united together through the connection section is accommodated in a casing, to constitute the electronic pen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Takenori KANEDA, Kenichi NINOMIYA, Takayuki ARAI, Kohei TANAKA, Ryuto SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10156915Abstract: A position pointing device includes a pressure detecting part which detects a pressure applied in an axial direction of a core body. The core body includes: a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part, is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, and is formed from a hard material. The core body is housed in a casing and is movable in the axial direction, such that the leading end part is exposed via an opening of the casing, and a pressure exerted on the leading end part in the axial direction is transmitted to the pressure detecting part.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Wacom Co., LTD.Inventors: Takenori Kaneda, Takayuki Arai, I, Mamoru Ogata, Shinya Aoki
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Publication number: 20180314351Abstract: An electronic pen includes an ink writing section including a core body and an ink holding section configured to hold an ink that is supplied to the core body, a circuit board, a transmission section which, in operation, transmits a signal, a connection member including a first side that holds an end portion of the ink writing section, on a side of the ink writing section opposite to the core body, and a second side that holds a first end portion of the circuit board, a pen pressure detector provided adjacent to a second end portion of the circuit board, and a casing configured to accommodate the ink writing section, the connection member, the circuit board and the pen pressure detector such that a tip portion of the core body protrudes from the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Takenori KANEDA, Kenichi NINOMIYA, Kohei TANAKA
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Patent number: 10114483Abstract: Various embodiments provide a position indicator including a retaining mechanism that can fix a core body securely and which can electrically transmit a signal from an internal circuit to the core body reliably. The position indicator includes a core body having conductivity, a conductive elastic member including a holding portion for holding and fixing the core body, a core body holder having conductivity and fitted with the conductive elastic member to retain the core body fitted in the conductive elastic member, a signal transmitter, and an electric connecting member for establishing an electric connection between the core body holder and the signal transmitter. The core body is detachably fitted into the conductive elastic member. A signal from the signal transmitter is transmitted from the core body through the electric connecting member, the core body holder, and the conductive elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Takenori Kaneda, Yasuhiro Baba
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Patent number: 10061406Abstract: A position pointer has a tubular housing having a first opening portion at one longitudinal end. A rod-shaped core body is arranged in the housing with a first end of the core body opposed to the first opening portion. A writing pressure detection circuit is arranged in the housing, which, in operation, detects a writing pressure based on movement of the core body. A signal transmitter is arranged in the housing, which, in operation, transmits a signal. The position pointer includes an elastic block of material sized and shaped to form a seal with an inner surface of the housing and positioned near the first end of the core body.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: WACOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Takenori Kaneda, Shinya Aoki, Yasuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20180101251Abstract: A pen pressure detection device includes: a pressure sensor including electrodes that output electrical information corresponding to an applied pressure; and a holder configured to electrically connect the pressure sensor to a circuit board having a circuit that detects the applied pressure based on the electrical information output from the pressure sensor. The holder includes a first portion that retains the pressure sensor and a second portion that engages with the circuit board, and the holder has a surface on which wiring is formed, the wiring extending from the first portion to the second portion, and the electrodes of the pressure sensor being electrically connected to the circuit board via the wiring when the holder and the circuit board are engaged with each other. The pen pressure detection device can be easily assembled and maintain a connection to the circuit board when the applied pressure is high.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujitsuka, Takenori Kaneda, Takayuki Arai, Kenichi Ninomiya, Kohei Tanaka
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Publication number: 20170361639Abstract: A writing instrument includes a cylindrical outer housing, one end of the outer housing having an outer opening, and an electronic pen body stored in the outer housing. The electronic pen body includes a stylus, one end of the stylus in an axial direction of the stylus serving as a pen tip, and a cylindrical inner housing storing the stylus, the one end of the stylus serving as the pen tip extending from an inner opening at a distal end of the inner housing, the inner opening of the inner housing defining one axial end of a hole extending axially forming a stylus guide that enables the stylus to move axially. In operation, the pen tip of the stylus and a distal portion of the inner housing having the inner opening extend from the outer opening of the outer housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Takenori Kaneda, Kenichi Ninomiya, Hiroyuki Fujitsuka, Kohei Tanaka
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Publication number: 20170341458Abstract: Various embodiments provide a position pointer that includes a plurality of refill bodies that can be configured at low cost, and ensures freedom from malfunction during exchange of signals with a sensor section of a position detection device. In one embodiment, the position pointer includes a tubular housing having an opening portion, a plurality of refill bodies, a refill body selection mechanism section that selectively causes at least a tip of one of the plurality of refill bodies to project from the opening portion, a magnetic material core, and a coil wound around the magnetic material core. The refill bodies not selected by the refill body selection mechanism section are located away from a through hole of the magnetic material core.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Takenori KANEDA, Hiroyuki Fujitsuka
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Publication number: 20170102792Abstract: Various embodiments provide a position indicator including a retaining mechanism that can fix a core body securely and which can electrically transmit a signal from an internal circuit to the core body reliably. The position indicator includes a core body having conductivity, a conductive elastic member including a holding portion for holding and fixing the core body, a core body holder having conductivity and fitted with the conductive elastic member to retain the core body fitted in the conductive elastic member, a signal transmitter, and an electric connecting member for establishing an electric connection between the core body holder and the signal transmitter. The core body is detachably fitted into the conductive elastic member. A signal from the signal transmitter is transmitted from the core body through the electric connecting member, the core body holder, and the conductive elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Takenori Kaneda, Yasuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20160349865Abstract: A position pointer has a tubular housing having a first opening portion at one longitudinal end. A rod-shaped core body is arranged in the housing with a first end of the core body opposed to the first opening portion. A writing pressure detection circuit is arranged in the housing, which, in operation, detects a writing pressure based on movement of the core body. A signal transmitter is arranged in the housing, which, in operation, transmits a signal. The position pointer includes an elastic block of material sized and shaped to form a seal with an inner surface of the housing and positioned near the first end of the core body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Takenori Kaneda, Shinya Aoki, Yasuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20160018912Abstract: A position pointing device includes a pressure detecting part which detects a pressure applied in an axial direction of a core body. The core body includes: a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part, is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, and is formed from a hard material. The core body is housed in a casing and is movable in the axial direction, such that the leading end part is exposed via an opening of the casing, and a pressure exerted on the leading end part in the axial direction is transmitted to the pressure detecting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Takenori Kaneda, Takayuki Arai, I, Mamoru Ogata, Shinya Aoki
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Patent number: 9182071Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display stand including: a base member having a pair of side surface sections, a front end section, and a back end section; a pair of arm sections; first hinge sections by which respective first end portions of the pair of arm sections are connected respectively to the pair of side surface sections of the base member so that the pair of arm sections can be turned relative to the base member; and second hinge sections by which second end portions of the pair of arm sections are connected to a display so that the display can be turned relative to the pair of arm sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pierre Harper, Kai Halsinger, Dave Sayler, Tze Ming Lee, Thomas Crisp, Takenori Kaneda, Shinya Aoki
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Patent number: 9110542Abstract: A position detection apparatus includes: a sensor substrate having a detection region in which position detecting electrodes are formed and a wiring line region in which wiring lines led out from the position detecting electrodes are disposed; a processing circuit connected to the wiring lines of the sensor substrate and configured to carry out a predetermined signal process based on a signal from the sensor substrate; and a housing having the sensor substrate placed thereon and having the processing circuit provided therein; the sensor substrate placed on the housing having a through-hole provided therein in the proximity of the detection region for allowing the wiring lines to be threaded therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Yokota, Hiroshi Munakata, Yuta Sato, Takenori Kaneda, Takaaki Nakata
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Detecting sensor, indicator position detecting device, and method for manufacturing detecting sensor
Patent number: 9052784Abstract: A detecting sensor is provided, including: on a base material, a plurality of first sensor conductors arranged in a first direction; a plurality of second sensor conductors arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a plurality of first signal lines electrically connected to the first sensor conductors; a plurality of second signal lines electrically connected to the second sensor conductors; and a first conductive pattern disposed between the first signal lines and the base material, the first conductive pattern being electrically insulated from the first signal lines, the first conductive pattern being set to a predetermined potential, and the first conductive pattern being made of a same material as that used to form at least one of the first sensor conductors and the second sensor conductors.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naohisa Iwamoto, Yasuo Oda, Yoshihisa Sugiyama, Takenori Kaneda -
Patent number: 8723842Abstract: The present invention relates to a position pointing device comprising a housing (12) for receiving a circuit (28), the circuit having a coil member (18, 20) and a circuit component (10), the coil member having a return wire (32) for forming the circuit, the housing having an inner surface, the inner surface having a groove (30) for receiving at least a portion of the return wire.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Wacom Co., LtdInventors: Takenori Kaneda, Yasuyuki Fukushima, Hiroyuki Fujitsuka, Ian Scholey
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Patent number: 8576203Abstract: A cordless type position pointer is provided for use with a capacitance type position detection apparatus to carry out a position pointing operation. The position pointer includes a housing having electric conductivity, a projecting portion of a predetermined shape formed at one end portion of the housing and having electric conductivity, and a contacting member removably fitted with the projecting portion. The contacting member has elasticity and electric conductivity, and is configured to contact the position detection apparatus to point to a position. The position pointer further includes a sleeve having a through-hole and configured to expose, when the sleeve is engaged with the housing, a predetermined portion of the contacting member fitted with the projecting portion from the through-hole thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Nakata, Takenori Kaneda, Mamoru Ogata