Patents by Inventor TAKEO HYODOH

TAKEO HYODOH 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).

  • Devices and methods for aligning a display with a keyboard
    Patent number: 8971025
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for aligning a display with a keyboard. In one exemplary embodiment, a device is provided that includes a lid and a based hingedly connected together to allow the computing device to be opened and closed. When the device is opened, the lid can be configured to automatically move relative to the base. In this way, a display included in the lid can be moved relative to a keyboard included in the base to align to display and the keyboard in an optimal orientation relative to one another, e.g., with the display centered relative to a center of an alphanumeric portion of the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Takeo Hyodoh
  • Seesaw touchpad with horizontal direction hinge
    Patent number: 8816978
    Abstract: An input device and computing system is provided for a user to input data. An input device may comprise a touch sensitive pad and a hinge. The touchpad may have a touch sensitive surface. The touchpad may have a first end and a second end. The hinge may be disposed parallel to the first end and the second end. The touchpad may be pivotably connected to the hinge to allow displacement of the touchpad from a flat position to an activate position at the first end when a force is applied to the first end of the touch surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hirano, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Aaron Michael Stewart, Takeo Hyodoh
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING A DISPLAY WITH A KEYBOARD
    Publication number: 20130215565
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for aligning a display with a keyboard. In one exemplary embodiment, a device is provided that includes a lid and a based hingedly connected together to allow the computing device to be opened and closed. When the device is opened, the lid can be configured to automatically move relative to the base. In this way, a display included in the lid can be moved relative to a keyboard included in the base to align to display and the keyboard in an optimal orientation relative to one another, e.g., with the display centered relative to a center of an alphanumeric portion of the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nakada, Takeo Hyodoh
  • SEESAW TOUCHPAD WITH HORIZONTAL DIRECTION HINGE
    Publication number: 20130050099
    Abstract: An input device and computing system is provided for a user to input data. An input device may comprise a touch sensitive pad and a hinge. The touchpad may have a touch sensitive surface. The touchpad may have a first end and a second end. The hinge may be disposed parallel to the first end and the second end. The touchpad may be pivotably connected to the hinge to allow displacement of the touchpad from a flat position to an activate position at the first end when a force is applied to the first end of the touch surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: HIROKI HIRANO, TOMOYUKI TAKAHASHI, AARON MICHAEL STEWART, TAKEO HYODOH