Patents by Inventor Tsunenori Sato

Tsunenori Sato 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).

  • Electronic equipment and recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording medium
    Patent number: 5852594
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, such as a car stereo, includes a main apparatus portion, a front panel and a supporting mechanism. The front panel has an operating portion having at least an operating switch. The front panel is provided on the front side of the main apparatus portion. The supporting mechanism rotatably supports the front panel relative to the front surface of the main apparatus portion. The supporting mechanism also supports the front panel for rotation between a position parallel to the front surface of the main apparatus portion and a position rotated from the front side of the main apparatus. The supporting mechanism is made up of the front panel, a shaft portion provided on one of the front panel and the main apparatus portion and a bearing provided in the other of the front panel and the main apparatus portion. One of the shaft and the bearing is movable in the direction of the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Kaise, Masahiro Higuchi, Kenji Sasaki, Tsunenori Sato