Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Hamada

Tomohiro Hamada 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: 20130194513
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, television receiver includes: first component; second component; pressing member. The pressing member includes: two second fixing portions; pressing portion; first and second arms; first and second reinforcements. Pressing portion presses the first component. First and second arms extend between the pressing portion and the two second fixing portions, respectively. First reinforcement includes a first portion extended from one of the second fixing portions to a first middle point between the one of the second fixing portion and the pressing portion, and positioned away from one of the first fixing portions. Second reinforcement includes a second portion extended from other one of the second fixing portions to a second middle point between the other one of the second fixing portions and the pressing portion, and positioned away from other one of the fixing portions. Second fixing portions are positioned on one side of the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko KITAMURA, Toshikazu SHIROISHI, Tomohiro HAMADA
  • Patent number: 8467173
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a main body; a second connector; and a second engage portion. The main body includes a component container housing a component. The second connector is provided to the main body so as to face the component container, and is configured to be attached to a first connector provided at one end of the component. The second engage portion is provided to the main body, and is configured to be engaged with a first engage portion provided at other end of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kyohei Matsumoto, Toshio Konno, Tomohiro Hamada
  • Patent number: 8425079
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting unit incorporated in the housing of a note PC includes a lens unit provided with a plurality of light guiding lenses formed of a transparent resin, and a plurality of couplers coupling the light guiding lenses. A plurality of light shielding plates project from the inner surface of the housing between the light guiding lenses. Each light shielding plate has an upper edge at a level higher than the light input surfaces of the light guiding lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshikazu Shiroishi, Tomohiro Hamada, Tomoko Kitamura, Toshio Konno, Kohei Wada, Ryosuke Saito
  • Patent number: 8416561
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery-mounting structure includes a first housing, a second housing including a display device including a display screen, a hinge configured to attach the second housing to the first housing rotatably between a first position in which the display screen is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the display screen is exposed, and a battery configured to be attached to the first housing and including a recess configured to accommodate a part of the second housing in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hamada
  • Patent number: 8373994
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a module, a holder, and a buffer. The housing includes a wall. The circuit board includes a first connector. The module includes a second connector configured to engage with the first connector. The holder holds the module. The buffer is configured to be interposed between the wall and the holder such that a gap remains between the first connector and the second connector in a range in which the first connector is electrically connected to the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoko Kitamura, Tomohiro Hamada, Tsutomu Iwaki, Toshio Konno, Kohei Wada
  • Patent number: 8373979
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a battery including a projection and configured to be attached to the first housing, a second housing including a display device and an end portion including a recess configured to correspond to the projection, a hinge configured to attach the second housing to the first housing rotatably between a first position in which a display screen of the display device is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the display screen is exposed, and a plurality of cables in the end portion of the second housing, the plurality of cables being arranged in a direction crossing a thickness direction of the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hamada, Shingo Koide
  • Patent number: 8358512
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing which has a shielding layer on its inner surface and is provided with an opening, a housed component which is contained inside the housing, and a module which is provided at the exterior of the housing, and has a first conducting section that is electrically connected to the housed component and a second conducting section that is different from the first conducting section. The electronic device includes a connection portion, and the connection portion has a contact portion and an elastic support portion which is extended to a part near the opening and supports the contact portion. The contact portion equalizes the potential of the shielding layer with the potential of the second conducting section by electrically connecting to the shielding layer by the opening, and contacting the second conducting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshikazu Shiroishi, Tomohiro Hamada, Toshio Konno, Kohei Wada, Ryosuke Saito
  • Publication number: 20120307164
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a module including a fixing portion, and a supporting portion configured to support the module. The supporting portion includes a portion configured to receive stress from the housing at an outer region relative to the fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshikazu Shiroishi, Tomohiro Hamada
  • Publication number: 20120218474
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a broadcast receiver includes a housing, a circuit board, a module, a holder, and a buffer. The housing is provided with a wall. The circuit board is housed in the housing and includes a first connector. The module includes a second connector to be electrically connected to the first connector and fits to the first connector with a gap therebetween. The module is movable between a first position where the length of connected portions of the first connector and the second connector is short and a second position where the length of the connected portions is long. The holder holds the module. The buffer is provided to the holder and is bent along with the movement of the module from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Tetsuhiko Fukazawa, Tomohiro Hamada
  • Publication number: 20120206663
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes a protrusion. The second surface includes a first recess opposite the protrusion and a second recess adjacent to the first recess. The second recess has substantially the same shape as the first recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Tomohiro Hamada
  • Publication number: 20120206662
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus including a housing, a cover, and a protrusion. The housing includes an accommodating portion configured to be exposed to an outside and accommodate a module. The accommodating portion includes a wall extending in a thickness direction of the housing. The cover is configured to cover the accommodating portion and includes a first surface exposed to the outside and a second surface opposite the first surface. The protrusion is on the second surface and is configured to touch the housing at a location adjacent to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Tomohiro Hamada
  • Patent number: 8238119
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a USB port for connecting a note PC to an external device includes a rib structure that faces an opening formed in a side wall of the housing of the note PC and receives a gasket. The rib structure includes a frame member surrounding the gasket, and a plurality of ribs. The frame member has a cutout formed in a portion thereof remote from the side wall. When the gasket is pressed and elastically deformed by the receptacle of a connector, the deformed portion of the gasket escapes through the cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshikazu Shiroishi, Tomohiro Hamada, Tomoko Kitamura, Toshio Konno, Kohei Wada, Ryosuke Saito
  • Publication number: 20120162957
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a battery including a projection and configured to be attached to the first housing, a second housing including a display device and an end portion including a recess configured to correspond to the projection, a hinge configured to attach the second housing to the first housing rotatably between a first position in which a display screen of the display device is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the display screen is exposed, and a plurality of cables in the end portion of the second housing, the plurality of cables being arranged in a direction crossing a thickness direction of the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomohiro HAMADA, Shingo KOIDE
  • Publication number: 20120162951
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery-mounting structure includes a first housing, a second housing including a display device including a display screen, a hinge configured to attach the second housing to the first housing rotatably between a first position in which the display screen is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the display screen is exposed, and a battery configured to be attached to the first housing and including a recess configured to accommodate a part of the second housing in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Tomohiro HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20120134109
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including a transparent portion, a printed circuit board contained in the housing, a light source provided on the printed circuit board, a first member, a second member, and a reinforcing plate. The first member includes a first opening portion configured to allow light emitted from the light source to the transparent portion to pass therethrough, and a duct-shaped first main body defining the periphery of the first opening portion. The second member includes a second opening portion configured to allow light emitted from the light source to the transparent portion to pass therethrough, and a duct-shaped second main body defining the periphery of the second opening portion, and brought into contact with the first member so that the first opening portion communicates with the second opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Issei Takahashi, Tomohiro Hamada, Tomoko Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20120113332
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a heat sink in the housing, a heat pipe including a curved portion toward the heat sink, and a fan including a cutout portion accommodating the curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akifumi YAMAGUCHI, Tomohiro HAMADA, Seiji HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8174846
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a casing including a cover, an input portion provided on the cover and configured to receive an external input, a circuit board contained in the casing and including a switch configured to be operated by the input portion, a support member configured to permit the circuit board to be supported by the cover, and an engagement portion integral with the support member and configured to hold the circuit board in cooperation with the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hamada, Toshikazu Shiroishi, Tomoko Kitamura, Toshio Konno, Kohei Wada, Ryosuke Saito
  • Patent number: 8144477
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a key input module including a plurality of keys and configured to receive a key input; a functional component including a user interface; a first unit including a first opening and a second opening, the first opening on which the key input module is placed, and the second opening being provided near the first opening and including a bottom wall portion on which the functional component is placed; a first bracket being accommodated in the first unit and including a facing surface facing the bottom wall portion; a second unit including a display device having a display screen; and a hinge including a second bracket accommodated in the second unit and connected to the facing surface with the bottom wall portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hamada
  • Publication number: 20110157794
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a key input module including a plurality of keys and configured to receive a key input; a functional component including a user interface; a first unit including a first opening and a second opening, the first opening on which the key input module is placed, and the second opening being provided near the first opening and including a bottom wall portion on which the functional component is placed; a first bracket being accommodated in the first unit and including a facing surface facing the bottom wall portion; a second unit including a display device having a display screen; and a hinge including a second bracket accommodated in the second unit and connected to the facing surface with the bottom wall portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hamada
  • Publication number: 20110157850
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a module, a holder, and a buffer. The housing includes a wall. The circuit board includes a first connector. The module includes a second connector configured to engage with the first connector. The holder holds the module. The buffer is configured to be interposed between the wall and the holder such that a gap remains between the first connector and the second connector in a range in which the first connector is electrically connected to the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko KITAMURA, Tomohiro HAMADA, Tsutomu IWAKI, Toshio KONNO, Kohei WADA