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).

  • Publication number: 20140104765
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: HIRONARI HOSHINO
  • Patent number: 8638546
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironari Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8412280
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Miyashita, Wataru Saito, Hironari Hoshino, Soichi Tanaka, Takeshi Goto
  • Publication number: 20120212890
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Hironari Hoshino, Masahiko Kakizaki, Takaaki Kawakami, Isao Yamashita, Koji Tsukuma
  • Patent number: 8243459
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironari Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20120057280
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironari HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20110063809
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hironari HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20110053651
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Miyashita, Wataru Saito, Hironari Hoshino, Soichi Tanaka, Takeshi Goto
  • Patent number: 6711469
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujita, Seiichi Takamura, Yu Hirono, Hironari Hoshino, Nobuhiko Ohguchi
  • Publication number: 20030078696
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujita, Seiichi Takamura, Yu Hirono, Hironari Hoshino, Nobuhiko Ohguchi
  • Patent number: 6505098
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Sakamoto, Masahiro Fujita, Seiichi Takamura, Yu Hirono, Hironari Hoshino, Nobuhiko Ohguchi
  • Patent number: 5128923
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Takashi Naito, Mineaki Suzuki, Hironari Hoshino
  • Patent number: D511188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Takeda, Jun Uchiyama, Kozo Kawakita, Hironari Hoshino, Daisuke Ishii, Nobuhiko Oguchi, Taku Sugawara