Patents by Inventor Takuhei FUKUDA

Takuhei FUKUDA 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: 8427822
    Abstract: The hard disk drive device includes a casing, a hard disk drive unit, and cushioning members interposed between the hard disk drive unit and the inside wall of the casing and adapted to receive stress and absorb impact stress through strain. The cushioning members include a first layer situated towards the inside wall of the hard disk drive unit, a second layer situated towards the hard disk drive unit, and a third layer situated between the first layer and the second layer. The individual materials of the cushioning members are established such that the third layer has lower hardness than the first layer and the second layer, based on JIS K6253 standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Buffalo Inc.
    Inventor: Takuhei Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20110110212
    Abstract: The hard disk drive device includes a casing, a hard disk drive unit, and cushioning members interposed between the hard disk drive unit and the inside wall of the casing and adapted to receive stress and absorb impact stress through strain. The cushioning members include a first layer situated towards the inside wall of the hard disk drive unit, a second layer situated towards the hard disk drive unit, and a third layer situated between the first layer and the second layer. The individual materials of the cushioning members are established such that the third layer has lower hardness than the first layer and the second layer, based on JIS K6253 standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Takuhei FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20110018440
    Abstract: A lighting unit is provided which comprises a casing; a light source disposed inside the casing; a light-diffusing member for diffusing at least part of light emitted by the light source; a light-blocking member for blocking part of the light emitted by the light source; and a light-transmitting portion for transmitting toward the outside of the casing at least part of the light which has been diffused by the light-diffusing member, wherein the light-blocking member is laid out straightly over the light source, the direction from the light source straightly upward being the direction of highest intensity of the light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Takuhei FUKUDA