Patents by Inventor Akiomi Suzuki

Akiomi Suzuki 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).

  • Disk adapter carried away from a mounted disk
    Patent number: 6574179
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disk adapter for receiving a disk-type recording medium on an inner circumference side thereof, comprising: a main plate portion having a substantially arcuate shape of a central angle of 180° or more; and a supporting portion formed on a half circumference side of the inner circumference of the main plate portion for supporting the disk-type recording medium mounted on the disk adapter. Consequently, mounting and removing operations of a disk-type recording medium onto and from the disk adapter are very simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kaneko, Harutoshi Yoshimura, Akiomi Suzuki, Shigeru Saegusa, Masako Sudo
  • Disk clamper, recording and/or playback apparatus and method for loading inserted recording medium
    Publication number: 20030053402
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disk clamper for cooperating with a disk table to chuck a disk-type recording medium, comprising: a support section disposed in an opposing relationship to the disk table; and a stabilizer supported on the support section for movement toward and away from the disk table; wherein, when the disk-type recording medium is chucked, the stabilizer is attracted to the disk table with the disk-type recording medium interposed therebetween, but when the disk-type recording medium is not chucked, the stabilizer is attracted to the support section. Accordingly, chucking operation in an assured manner can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihisa Inatani, Kumi Koyama, Takayuki Kaneko, Harutoshi Yoshimura, Kenji Kawakami, Akiomi Suzuki, Masako Sudo, Yutaka Sato, Shigeru Saegusa, Sakae Washikawa
  • Disk adapter
    Publication number: 20020114255
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disk adapter for receiving a disk-type recording medium on an inner circumference side thereof, comprising: a main plate portion having a substantially arcuate shape of a central angle of 180° or more; and a supporting portion formed on a half circumference side of the inner circumference of the main plate portion for supporting the disk-type recording medium mounted on the disk adapter. Consequently, mounting and removing operations of a disk-type recording medium onto and from the disk adapter are very simple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kaneko, Harutoshi Yoshimura, Akiomi Suzuki, Shigeru Saegusa, Masako Sudo