Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Konno

Toshikazu Konno 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: 20110141695
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a circuit board, a heat generating element, a heat dissipater, and a pushing member. The circuit board is housed in a housing. The heat generating element is mounted on the circuit board. The heat dissipator is configured to dissipate heat generated by the heat generating element. The pushing member is configured to push part of the heat dissipator against the heat generating element. At least part of the pushing member is attached to a structure other than the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masashi MIKAMI, Toshikazu KONNO
  • Patent number: 6341693
    Abstract: A storage case has a base half and a slide half, the slide half moveably attached to the base half. The slide half can move along in continuous contact with the base half. A lid is integrally formed with the slide half, and opens and closes an opening in the slide half for the insertion or removal of objects. When the slide half is slid along in continuous contact with the base half, protrusions on the lid move along in continuous contact with cam grooves on the base half to permit the lid to open and close. The storage case can store a memory card, and protect the card from being smudged, dirtied or damaged from impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu Konno, Chika Nakata, Masahiro Kinoshita, Makoto Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20010013483
    Abstract: In a storage case 10 for enclosing a memory card, for example, there is provided a storage case which can reliably be prevented from being smudged by dusts and can reliably be prevented from being dropped unintentionally and which is also easy to handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Toshikazu Konno, Chika Nakata, Masahiro Kinoshita, Makoto Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5860523
    Abstract: A tape cassette receiving housing comprises a housing proper portion and a lid portion which is fixed to the housing proper portion through a hinge portion so as to enable to be opened or closed. Shaft portions are formed so as to penetrate into reel driving holes of a supply reel and a take-up reel of a tape cassette received in the housing proper portion. Elastic bodies are attached to outer peripheries of the shaft portions, and the elastic bodies are brought into contact with inner peripheral surfaces of reel driving holes. According to the above construction, a tape cassette is fixed in the tape cassette receiving housing so as not to incline the tape cassette and not to rotate the supply reel and the take-up reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu Konno, Hiroshi Ozaki, Kiyoshi Urayama, Takashi Ota, Seiji Nihei, Taizo Fukuda, Takayasu Hirano, Osamu Koizumi
  • Patent number: 5777831
    Abstract: A tape cassette having upper and lower half members includes a tape guide formed of substantially cylindrical fixed and rotating members, the fixed member being fixed in the cassette by engagedly inserting bosses projecting from inner flat surfaces of the upper and lower half members into a hole in the fixed member, the rotating member being freely rotatable around the fixed member, and steps formed peripherally around the bosses adjacent the inner flat surfaces of the upper and lower half members between first portions confronting end surfaces of the fixed member and second portions confronting end surfaces of the rotating member so that the first portions are projected inwardly of the frame body relative to the second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5662850
    Abstract: A tape guide roller for a tape cassette comprises an inner cylindrical body including a flange portion projecting from the outer circumference on one end thereof, and a synthetic resin injection portion provided at the outer circumferential surface at the other end thereof, the inner cylindrical body being molded by injecting synthetic resin from a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction thereof and an outer cylindrical body having an inside diameter such that it fits tightly over the inner cylindrical body, and includes a synthetic resin injection portion provided at the outer circumferential surface on the end side thereof opposite to the end side which serves as the insertion end for the inner side cylindrical body. The outer cylindrical body is molded by injecting synthetic resin from a direction substantially perpendicular to its axial direction through the synthetic resin injection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, APLS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Konno, Takashi Oogi, Susumu Morita
  • Patent number: 5627731
    Abstract: A personal computer comprises a housing having a bottom wall. A plurality of functional components are arranged side by side on the bottom wall of the housing. A fixture plate is arranged on top of the functional components and secured to the functional components and the bottom wall by means of screws. The functional components are held between the fixture plate and the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Youji Sato, Yuji Nakajima, Kinji Taki, Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5617301
    Abstract: A personal computer comprises a housing having a bottom wall. A plurality of functional components are arranged side by side on the bottom wall of the housing. A fixture plate is arranged on top of the functional components and secured to the functional components and the bottom wall by means of screws. The functional components are held between the fixture plate and the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Youji Sato, Yuji Nakajima, Kinji Taki, Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5539876
    Abstract: Upon detecting removal of a display section from a computer unit's main body, dismounting a battery, removal of a memory board from the computer unit's main body or the like, the CPU saves system data no matter whether or not the resume mode is on and turns off the main power supply. Subsequently when the power switch is turned on the CPU checking if said system data is saved. The CPU restores said system data and restarts the data processing in case where the preservation of said system data is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Saito, Masahiko Kasashima, Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5499714
    Abstract: A tape cassette container casing includes a casing main member having a tape cassette housing recess for housing a tape cassette and a lid formed as one with the casing main member via a hinge. The tape cassette housing recess has a reel holding protrusion formed on its bottom surface. The reel holding protrusion is engaged in a reel hole of a tape cassette for inhibiting idle rotation of a tape reel having a magnetic tape wound on it. A protrusion is formed at a position on the bottom surface of the tape cassette housing recess of the casing main member registering with a mouth portion of the tape cassette for delimiting the loading direction of the tape cassette. With the tape cassette container casing, the lid may be closed onto the casing main member only when the tape cassette is housed in the correct position for preventing damages to the magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5467469
    Abstract: Upon detecting removal of a display section from a computer unit's main body, dismounting a battery, removal of a memory board from the computer unit's main body or the like, the CPU saves system data no matter whether or not the resume mode is on and turns off the main power supply. Subsequently when the power switch is turned on the CPU checking if said system data is saved. The CPU restores said system data and restarts the data processing in case where the preservation of said system data is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Saito, Masahiko Kasashima, Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5454501
    Abstract: A tape guide roller for a tape cassette comprises an inner cylindrical body including a flange portion projecting from the outer circumference on one end thereof, and a synthetic resin injection portion provided at the outer circumferential surface at the other end thereof, the inner cylindrical body being molded by injecting synthetic resin from a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction thereof and an outer cylindrical body having an inside diameter such that it fits tightly over the inner cylindrical body, and includes a synthetic resin injection portion provided at the outer circumferential surface on the end side thereof opposite to the end side which serves as the insertion end for the inner side cylindrical body. The outer cylindrical body is molded by injecting synthetic resin from a direction substantially perpendicular to its axial direction through the synthetic resin injection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, APLS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Konno, Takashi Oogi, Susumu Morita
  • Patent number: 5455746
    Abstract: A personal computer comprises a housing having a bottom wall. A plurality of functional components are arranged side by side on the bottom wall of the housing. A fixture plate is arranged on top of the functional components and secured to the functional components and the bottom wall by means of screws. The functional components are held between the fixture plate and the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Youji Sato, Yuji Nakajima, Kinji Taki, Toshikazu Konno
  • Patent number: 5342001
    Abstract: A tape cassette includes a cassette casing which rotatably accommodates tape reels for winding a tape and accommodates a reel locking member for preventing the rotation of the reel when the tape cassette is not in use, wherein the reel locking member is unitedly formed with a spring portion for spring-biasing the reel locking member in its locking direction that the reel locking member prevents the rotation of the reels, and wherein the reel locking member is made of shape memory resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshikazu Konno