Patents by Inventor Yuji Nakajima

Yuji Nakajima 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: 20130176507
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing including a display, a first member configured to be rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing, a second member configured to be rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing, and a cable between the first housing and the second housing through the first member. The second member is configured to be substantially parallel to the first member. A length of the second member substantially is equal to a length of the first member. A center of rotation of the second member is configured to deviate from a center of rotation of the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 8482321
    Abstract: An input circuit includes a first differential amplification circuit receiving input from a first power source and an output of a first buffer circuit to output to an input of the first buffer circuit, a second differential amplification circuit receiving input from a second external power source and an output of a second buffer circuit to output to an input of the second buffer circuit, a first resistance coupled between the output of the first differential amplification circuit and the input of the first buffer circuit, and a second resistance coupled between the output of the second differential amplification circuit and the input of the first buffer circuit. The first resistance and the second resistance are arranged at symmetric positions to a node on a signal line from the input signal terminal to the output signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20130077212
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a first member, and a second member. The first member is supported by the first housing, the first member comprising a portion which is movable. The second member is supported by the first member in a first position in order that the second member comprises a portion between the second housing and the first housing in a first state where a second surface of the second housing faces the first housing. The second member is supported by the first member in a second position in order that the portion of the second member faces the second housing from a side opposite to the first housing in a second state where a first surface of the second housing faces the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120249445
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic device including: a connection portion; a first housing rotatably connected to the connection portion; a first display portion provided in the first housing; a first translucent portion having translucency and covering the first display portion, the first translucent portion including a first detection portion configured to detect a touch operation; a second housing rotatably connected to the connection portion; a second display portion provided in the second housing; and a second translucent portion having translucency and covering the second display portion, the second translucent portion including a second detection portion configured to detect a touch operation, wherein a front surface of the first translucent portion and a front surface of the second translucent portion are arranged substantially on the same plane when the first housing and the second housing are in an unfolded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Takashi Minemura, Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120250241
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a connection member, a first casing, a second casing, and a display panel. The first casing is connected to the connection member turnably around a first axis. The second casing is connected to the connection member turnably around a second axis parallel to the first axis. The display panel is provided on the first casing and configured to display an image according to both of a first turning angle of the first casing with respect to the connection member and a second turning angle of the second casing with respect to the connection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi MINEMURA, Hiromichi SUZUKI, Yuji NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120250246
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a docking station includes a housing, a connecting part, and a positioning part. The housing includes a placing part on which apparatuses of various types are placed. The connecting part is provided in the placing part, and connected to the apparatuses in common. The positioning part is capable of projecting from the placing part in a first place and a second place. The positioning part in the first place is adjacent to an edge part of one of the apparatuses and guides the apparatus to a position where the apparatus is connected to the connecting part. The positioning part in the second place is adjacent to an edge part of another one of the apparatuses and guides the another apparatus to a position where the another apparatus is connected to the connecting part. The another apparatus has a different size from that of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120250276
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a frame, a display module, and a printed circuit board. The housing includes a first panel and a second panel at the back of the first panel. The frame is contained in the housing and located between the first panel and the second panel. At least part of the frame is provided with a bumper portion. The bumper portion is configured to protrude to the outside of the housing. The display module is contained in the housing, and includes a display screen covered with the first panel. The printed circuit board is contained in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120236517
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a circuit board, a first member, and a second member. The circuit board includes a connector. The first member includes a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall. The first wall includes an operation surface, a first end, and a second end opposite to the first end. The second wall extends from the first end and includes an area configured to expose the connector. The third wall extends from the second end and faces the second wall. The second member includes a fourth wall and fifth wall. The fourth wall faces the first wall. The fifth wall extends from an end of the fourth wall toward the first wall. The circuit board is between the first wall and the fourth wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: YUJI NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120229983
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including an opening area and a closing area, a fan in the housing, a first area between the fan and the opening area, a second area between the fan and the closing area, and a windshield in the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120218691
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a connection portion, and a resistance mechanism. The first housing includes a first edge and a first display screen. The second housing includes a second edge extending along the first edge and a second display screen capable of facing the first display screen. The connection portion includes a contact portion that is in contact with a plane when one of the housings is placed on the plane and the other is raised. The connection portion is connected to the first edge to be rotatable about a first rotation axis and the second edge to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis. The resistance mechanism applies different resistance to the rotation of the first housing and the connection portion and to the rotation of the second housing and the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Minemura, Hiromichi Suzuki, Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120218007
    Abstract: An input circuit includes a first differential amplification circuit receiving input from a first power source and an output of a first buffer circuit to output to an input of the first buffer circuit, a second differential amplification circuit receiving input from a second external power source and an output of a second buffer circuit to output to an input of the second buffer circuit, a first resistance coupled between the output of the first differential amplification circuit and the input of the first buffer circuit, and a second resistance coupled between the output of the second differential amplification circuit and the input of the first buffer circuit. The first resistance and the second resistance are arranged at symmetric positions to a node on a signal line from the input signal terminal to the output signal terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120218732
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a connection portion, a second housing, and an engagement mechanism. The first housing includes a first edge and a first display screen. The connection portion is connected to the first edge to be rotatable about a first rotation axis. The second housing includes a second edge connected to the connection portion to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis and extending along the first edge and a second display screen capable of facing the first display screen. The engagement mechanism prevents the first housing and the second housing from being displaced in a direction crossing the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis in the state where the first display screen and the second display screen face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Minemura, Hiromichi Suzuki, Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120218692
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a connection portion, and a second housing. The first housing includes a first edge, a first display screen, a first wall located opposite the first display screen, and a first flared portion extending from the periphery of the first wall. The connection portion is connected to the first edge to be rotatable about a first rotation axis. The second housing includes a second edge connected to the connection portion to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis and extending along the first edge, a second display screen capable of facing the first display screen, a second wall located opposite the second display screen, and a second flared portion extending from the periphery of the second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Minemura, Hiromichi Suzuki, Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120212924
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge, and a movable portion. The first housing includes an operation surface. The hinge attaches the second housing to the first housing. The movable portion is attached to an end of the first housing by the hinge and is configured to be rotated toward an opposite side to the operation surface in synchronization with rotation of the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120206896
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a first display and a transparent first panel. The first display in the first housing includes a first display portion. The first panel covers the first display portion and includes a first flat surface portion and a first curved surface portion along an outer edge of the first flat surface portion. The first display portion displays images in a location corresponding to the first flat surface portion and a location corresponding to the first curved surface portion respectively at different aspect ratios from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiromichi Suzuki, Takashi Minemura, Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120177966
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a casing that includes a battery unit, which features a plurality of battery cells and a case, and a mechanical component. Housing the cells, the case includes a first part to contain at least one cell, a second part to contain at least one cell, and a third part to connect the first part and the second part, the third part including an escape section. The mechanical component is at least partially located in a space formed by the escape section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Horii, Yuji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8199041
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter includes a higher-order analog-to-digital converter that outputs a higher-order digital value, a first lower-order converter that converts a first residual signal into a first lower-order digital value, a second lower-order converter that converts a second residual signal into a second lower-order digital value, a calibrator that outputs first and second offset adjustment signals for respectively designating offset adjustment amounts in reversed polarity based on a difference between the first and second lower-order digital values, wherein the first and second lower-order converters set a conversion calibration value based on the first and second offset adjustment signals and calibrate the first and second lower-order digital values based on the conversion calibration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8193838
    Abstract: An input circuit, includes a first buffer circuit, a second buffer circuit, a first differential amplification circuit that includes a first input coupled to a first external power source terminal, a second input coupled to an output of the first buffer circuit, and an output coupled to an input of the first buffer circuit, and a second differential amplification circuit that includes a first input coupled to a second external power source terminal, a second input coupled to an output of the second buffer circuit, and an output coupled to an input of the second buffer circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20120127640
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display panel, a first member, a second member, a pair of elastic bodies and a heating element. The first member includes a thermally expandable first main body surrounding a first face of the display panel, and a pair of first projections projecting from the first main body. The second member includes a second main body surrounding a second face of the display panel, and a pair of second projections projecting from the second main body to be located on inner sides of the first projections. Each of the elastic bodies is provided between a first projection and a second projection, and force the first main body outward before the first main body has thermally expanded and after the first main body has thermally expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yuji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8163416
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery unit comprises a plurality of cells and a case to contain the cells. The case includes a first part to contain at least one cell, a second part to contain at least one cell, and a third part to connect the first and second parts. At least a portion of the third part is made thinner than the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Horii, Yuji Nakajima