Patents by Inventor Minoru Shimizu

Minoru Shimizu 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: 9097831
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plate-like light guide element (24) provided with a light incident surface, a light exit surface (242), and an underside surface (243) disposed on the opposite side of the light exit surface (242). A foamed surface layer (244) is formed on at least a part of at least either the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The foamed surface layer (244) contains air bubbles and has a recessed sectional surface including the normal direction of the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The light guide element (24) is produced by performing infrared laser etching for at least a part of at least one of the main surfaces of a plate-like light guide element material composed of an acryl resin plate produced by a continuous plate production method, to form the foamed surface layer (244).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Yagi, Minoru Shimizu, Yasuo Wakui, Yoshiya Kurachi, Masatoshi Toda
  • Publication number: 20140292646
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing apparatus, including a first housing, a second housing, having a display section which displays information, in which the display section is reversed between a first position and a second position, a connection section which rotatably connects the second housing with respect to the first housing, a posture detection section which detects any of the four postures of a first posture, a second posture, a third posture, and a fourth posture, and a display control section which controls a display state of the display section in accordance with a detection result of the posture detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke KAWAMOTO, Toshiyuki SHIWA, Masami HOSAKA, Shunichiro TAKAMURA, Kenichi ONO, Takehiko MIZUTANI, Toshihiro KAWAKUBO, Nobuhiro KUMAE, Tailiang QIAN, Naoki OGISHITA, Minoru SHIMIZU, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takuya MOTOISHI, Takashi SONEHARA, Ryousuke TOBIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140293525
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus, including a first housing, a second housing which has a display section and a support member supporting the display section, and a housing connection section which rotatably connects the second housing with respect to the first housing. The support member includes a first support section connected to the housing connection section, a second support section which fixedly supports the display section, and a support connection section, positioned between the first support section and the second support section, which has a flexibility to rotatably connect the second support section with respect to the first support section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro TOMITA, Takashi SONEHARA, Minoru SHIMIZU, Takuya MOTOISHI, Naoki OGISHITA, Yuuki KUBOTA, Ryousuke TOBIYAMA, Masanobu YAMAGUCHI, Kouichi HIROYOSHI, Kazuaki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20130003412
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plate-like light guide element (24) provided with a light incident surface, a light exit surface (242), and an underside surface (243) disposed on the opposite side of the light exit surface (242). A foamed surface layer (244) is formed on at least a part of at least either the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The foamed surface layer (244) contains air bubbles and has a recessed sectional surface including the normal direction of the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The light guide element (24) is produced by performing infrared laser etching for at least a part of at least one of the main surfaces of a plate-like light guide element material composed of an acryl resin plate produced by a continuous plate production method, to form the foamed surface layer (244).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Yagi, Minoru Shimizu, Yasuo Wakui, Yoshiya Kurachi, Masatoshi Toda
  • Patent number: D529868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D532369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D532370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D532410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D532411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D541777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D542234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D543225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D557309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D557720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D559289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D565625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ikenaga, Koichi Sadatsuki, Shin Miyashita, Minoru Shimizu, Hiroshi Yasutomi
  • Patent number: D566152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D566743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: D576189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Shimizu, Hiroshi Yasutomi
  • Patent number: RE42686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Minoru Shimizu