Patents by Inventor Akira Kadonaga
Akira Kadonaga 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).
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Patent number: 7298242Abstract: An input device having a fingerprint detection function is provided with operating portions for carrying out operations of a host device. The input device includes a device body connected to the host device, a fingerprint detecting portion provided in an upper surface of the device body and serving to detect the fingerprint of the user, and an opening portion for exposing the fingerprint detecting portion to the exterior.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2002Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasushi Fujita, Shigeo Matsumoto, Katsumi Endo, Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: 7118421Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adapter device for electronic equipment, which is adapted to have ability to load another electronic equipment at a loading unit of the existing IC card, and comprises a casing (31) loaded at a host equipment (1), a loading portion (35) in which the IC card (10) is loaded, a terminal portion (53) for performing transmission/reception of data to and from the host equipment provided at front surface (31a) side serving as insertion side into the host equipment, an insertion/withdrawal opening (52) for IC card provided in a manner continuous to the loading portion, a connecting terminal (44) electrically connected to a terminal portion and connected to a terminal portion (12) of the IC card, and cut portions (67), (68) having dimensions different from each other, which allow the rear surface side of the IC card formed at surfaces opposite to each other of the rear surface side of the casing to be exposed.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2004Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akira Kadonaga, Kouji Hamada, Masashi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20050239335Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adapter device for electronic equipment, which is adapted to have ability to load another electronic equipment at a loading unit of the existing IC card, and comprises a casing (31) loaded at a host equipment (1), a loading portion (35) in which the IC card (10) is loaded, a terminal portion (53) for performing transmission/reception of data to and from the host equipment provided at front surface (31a) side serving as insertion side into the host equipment, an insertion/withdrawal opening (52) for IC card provided in a manner continuous to the loading portion, a connecting terminal (44) electrically connected to a terminal portion and connected to a terminal portion (12) of the IC card, and cut portions (67), (68) having dimensions different from each other, which allow the rear surface side of the IC card formed at surfaces opposite to each other of the rear surface side of the casing to be exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Akira Kadonaga, Kouji Hamada, Masashi Watanabe
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Patent number: 6768645Abstract: An IC card (10) incorporating a semiconductor memory. The IC card comprises a substantially rectangular card body (11), a terminal section (12) provided at the distal end of the card body (11), which is to be first inserted into an apparatus, and an identification recess made in a proximal end of the card body (11), which is opposite to the distal end. The user can determine the specification of the IC card by touching the identification recess (25) with the finger.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Publication number: 20040068660Abstract: An input device having a fingerprint detection function is provided with operating portions for carrying out operations of a host device. The input device includes a device body connected to the host device, a fingerprint detecting portion provided in an upper surface of the device body and serving to detect the fingerprint of the user, and an opening portion for exposing the fingerprint detecting portion to the exterior.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventors: Yasushi Fujita, Shigeo Matsumoto, Katsumi Endo, Akira Kadonaga
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Publication number: 20030161115Abstract: An IC card (10) incorporating a semiconductor memory. The IC card comprises a substantially rectangular card body (11), a terminal section (12) provided at the distal end of the card body (11), which is to be first inserted into an apparatus, and an identification recess made in a proximal end of the card body (11), which is opposite to the distal end. The user can determine the specification of the IC card by touching the identification recess (25) with the finger.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Inventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: 6385154Abstract: An optical disk can be stored safely within a case during its use and the case can be folded to a smaller size of a depth size less than a diameter of the optical disk during its non-use. The bottom cover and the bottom slider are connected to each other in such a way that they may be extended or retracted, the top cover and the top slider attached to the bottom cover and the upper part of the bottom slider in such a way that they may be opened or closed are also connected in such a way that they may be extended or retracted, thereby there is provided a case in which the top cover may also be extended or retracted in respect to the top slider, the case is extended to form the disk storing space within the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1999Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Wataru Kokubo, Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: 5233491Abstract: A disc drive employing components including a recording disc, a read/write head, a head positioner, and an arm are mounted on a carriage member for recording data on the recording disc and reproducing recorded data from the recording disc. A cover member is secured to the carriage member to define a closed space in which the components are located by means of a resilient sealing member which provides resilient engagement with the carriage member and resilient engagement with the cover member without physically distorting the carriage member.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1992Date of Patent: August 3, 1993Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akira Kadonaga, Mamoru Osato
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Patent number: 4991044Abstract: An auto-ejector incorporated in a disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus is driven by a disk driving motor and a head driving motor which are requisite for the apparatus. That is, the ejector is triggered under the power of the head driving motor, and a disk cartridge in which a disk is accommodated is ejected under the power of the disk driving motor. Thus, any device, such as an electromagnetic device, a motor or the like used only for the ejector is not needed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1988Date of Patent: February 5, 1991Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kaoru Yanamoto, Toshiro Ohta, Hideaki Hotta, Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: 4750065Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a cassette mounted, flexible magnetic disk, wherein the apparatus includes a cassette holder which rides upon camming surfaces carried by a slide plate which, when moved relative to the cassette holder, lowers the cassette holder onto a disk drive turntable in a manner such that the end of the holder closest to the magnetic recording/reproducing heads is lowered last whereby the disk is fully chucked by the turntable before being engaged by upper and lower magnetic recording/reproducing heads.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1986Date of Patent: June 7, 1988Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Masaki, Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D457887Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D458610Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2001Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D551669Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2005Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D556202Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D486830Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2003Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D814473Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D848431Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D928162Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Kadonaga
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Patent number: D934868Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Kadonaga