Patents by Inventor Eiji Ide

Eiji Ide 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).

  • Clip and backlight assembly
    Patent number: 8215819
    Abstract: A clip provided by the present invention includes an insert portion that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a flat-shaped chassis and that engages with the chassis, and a collar portion that is formed in a flat shape around the circumference of the insert portion. When the insert portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the collar portion and the chassis clamp at least one light emitting board that is positioned in contact with the chassis, and the thickness of the collar portion is set to be equal to or less than an amount of protrusion of a light emitting portion formed protrudingly from the light emitting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuuji Moro, Yuichi Suzuki, Hiroshi Takatsuka, Eiji Ide, Hirokazu Shibata
  • Clip and backlight assembly
    Publication number: 20100008066
    Abstract: A clip provided by the present invention includes an insert portion that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a flat-shaped chassis and that engages with the chassis, and a collar portion that is formed in a flat shape around the circumference of the insert portion. When the insert portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the collar portion and the chassis clamp at least one light emitting board that is positioned in contact with the chassis, and the thickness of the collar portion is set to be equal to or less than an amount of protrusion of a light emitting portion formed protrudingly from the light emitting board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuuji Moro, Yuichi Suzuki, Hiroshi Takatsuka, Eiji Ide, Hirokazu Shibata
  • Recording and/or reproducing apparatus with switching unit for switching a running state of a magnetic tape
    Patent number: 5903412
    Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus employing a tape cassette having a magnetic tape wound about a pair of tape reels includes a supply side reel block, a takeup side reel block, a capstan arbor, a driving unit and a switching unit. The supply side reel block rotationally drives a supply side tape reel and includes a supply side reel block gear portion. The takeup side reel block rotationally drives a takeup side tape reel and includes a takeup side reel block gear portion. A capstan arbor runs the magnetic tape. The driving unit selectively runs the supply side reel block gear portion and the takeup side reel block gear portion in rotation by engaging the gear portions with each other. The driving unit includes a driving source and an intermediate gear for transmitting the driving power from the driving source to the supply side reel block gear portion, takeup side reel block gear portion and to the capstan arbor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Ide, Shuji Koseki