Patents by Inventor Hironari Hoshino
Hironari Hoshino 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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Publication number: 20140104765Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first casing; a second casing; a hinge section which includes a first turning shaft provided at one end portion of the first casing and a second turning shaft provided at one end portion of the second casing and connects the first and second casings so as to be able to be opened or closed in a range from a folded state to a back-to-back state through the first and second turning shafts; a display section provided on one face of the second casing; and a displacement section which displaces the display section to the other end side of the second casing in the folded state and the back-to-back state of the first and second casings and displaces the display section to one end side of the second casing in a spread state of the first and second casings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: HIRONARI HOSHINO
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Patent number: 8638546Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first casing; a second casing; a hinge section which includes a first turning shaft provided at one end portion of the first casing and a second turning shaft provided at one end portion of the second casing and connects the first and second casings so as to be able to be opened or closed in a range from a folded state to a back-to-back state through the first and second turning shafts; a display section provided on one face of the second casing; and a displacement section which displaces the display section to the other end side of the second casing in the folded state and the back-to-back state of the first and second casings and displaces the display section to one end side of the second casing in a spread state of the first and second casings.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hironari Hoshino
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Patent number: 8412280Abstract: Electronic apparatus which may include a main body portion having a back surface and a keyboard located at a part of the main body portion other than the main body portion back surface, a display portion having a back surface and a display screen on a display surface opposite the display portion back surface, and a coupling portion that rotatably couples the main body portion and the display portion. In a closed state, the main body portion back surface and the display portion back surface may face each other and the electronic apparatus may be operable as a portable apparatus in which all of the display surface having the display screen except for a relatively small perimeter portion thereof may be usable as a display in at least a direction corresponding to the width thereof. In an open state, the electronic apparatus may be operable as a personal computer.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yosuke Miyashita, Wataru Saito, Hironari Hoshino, Soichi Tanaka, Takeshi Goto
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Publication number: 20120212890Abstract: There is provided a cover which is formed of a transparent ceramic including metal oxide crystals, and which is disposed on part of a housing of an electronic device such that the cover covers at least part of a surface of a touch panel that is housed inside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventors: Hironari Hoshino, Masahiko Kakizaki, Takaaki Kawakami, Isao Yamashita, Koji Tsukuma
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Patent number: 8243459Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a rectangular-parallelepiped first casing, a rectangular-parallelepiped second casing, and a first connecting apparatus. The first connecting apparatus connects the first casing and the second casing such that the first casing and the second casing are capable of being rotated relatively in one of a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction orthogonal to each other between a first state and a second state. The first state is a state where a first main surface of the first casing comes to be faced with a third main surface of the second casing. The second state is a state where a second main surface of the first casing comes to be faced with a fourth main surface of the second casing.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hironari Hoshino
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Publication number: 20120057280Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first casing; a second casing; a hinge section which includes a first turning shaft provided at one end portion of the first casing and a second turning shaft provided at one end portion of the second casing and connects the first and second casings so as to be able to be opened or closed in a range from a folded state to a back-to-back state through the first and second turning shafts; a display section provided on one face of the second casing; and a displacement section which displaces the display section to the other end side of the second casing in the folded state and the back-to-back state of the first and second casings and displaces the display section to one end side of the second casing in a spread state of the first and second casings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Hironari HOSHINO
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Publication number: 20110063809Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a rectangular-parallelepiped first casing, a rectangular-parallelepiped second casing, and a first connecting apparatus. The first connecting apparatus connects the first casing and the second casing such that the first casing and the second casing are capable of being rotated relatively in one of a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction orthogonal to each other between a first state and a second state. The first state is a state where a first main surface of the first casing comes to be faced with a third main surface of the second casing. The second state is a state where a second main surface of the first casing comes to be faced with a fourth main surface of the second casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Hironari HOSHINO
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Publication number: 20110053651Abstract: Electronic apparatus which may include a main body portion having a back surface and a keyboard located at a part of the main body portion other than the main body portion back surface, a display portion having a back surface and a display screen on a display surface opposite the display portion back surface, and a coupling portion that rotatably couples the main body portion and the display portion. In a closed state, the main body portion back surface and the display portion back surface may face each other and the electronic apparatus may be operable as a portable apparatus in which all of the display surface having the display screen except for a relatively small perimeter portion thereof may be usable as a display in at least a direction corresponding to the width thereof. In an open state, the electronic apparatus may be operable as a personal computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yosuke Miyashita, Wataru Saito, Hironari Hoshino, Soichi Tanaka, Takeshi Goto
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Patent number: 6711469Abstract: An authenticating pattern is disposed on a cover and an authenticating device is disposed in a robot apparatus for authenticating the cover on the basis of the authenticating pattern of the fitted cover. An information holding device for holding inherent information is disposed in the cover and a reading device for reading out the inherent information from the information holding device is disposed in the robot apparatus. A function of detecting an amount of influence due to the cover and changing manifesting patterns of motions as occasion demands on the basis of the detection result is disposed in the robot apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujita, Seiichi Takamura, Yu Hirono, Hironari Hoshino, Nobuhiko Ohguchi
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Publication number: 20030078696Abstract: Firstly, a authenticating pattern is disposed on a cover and an authenticating means is disposed in a robot apparatus for authenticating the cover on the basis of the authenticating pattern of the fitted cover. Secondary, an information holding means for holding inherent information is disposed in the cover and a reading means for reading out the inherent information from the information holding means is disposed in the robot apparatus. Thirdly, a function of detecting an amount of influence due to the cover and changing manifesting patterns of motions as occasion demands on the basis of the detection result is disposed in the robot apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujita, Seiichi Takamura, Yu Hirono, Hironari Hoshino, Nobuhiko Ohguchi
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Patent number: 6505098Abstract: Firstly, a authenticating pattern is disposed on a cover and an authenticating device is disposed in a robot apparatus for authenticating the cover on the basis of the authenticating pattern of the fitted cover. Secondary, an information holding device for holding inherent information is disposed in the cover and a reading device for reading out the inherent information from the information holding device is disposed in the robot apparatus. Thirdly, a function of detecting an amount of influence due to the cover and changing manifesting patterns of motions as occasion demands on the basis of the detection result is disposed in the robot apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujita, Seiichi Takamura, Yu Hirono, Hironari Hoshino, Nobuhiko Ohguchi
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Patent number: 5128923Abstract: An objective lens cleaning cartridge for an optical disc drive apparatus is comprised of a cartridge body, and a cleaning member freely protruding from and retractable into the cartridge body in unison with a loading operation of the cartridge body into the disc drive apparatus, the cleaning member being slidably in contact with an objective lens of an optical pickup device provided within the disc drive apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1991Date of Patent: July 7, 1992Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Takashi Naito, Mineaki Suzuki, Hironari Hoshino
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Patent number: D511188Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuka Takeda, Jun Uchiyama, Kozo Kawakita, Hironari Hoshino, Daisuke Ishii, Nobuhiko Oguchi, Taku Sugawara