Patents by Inventor Goro Kano

Goro Kano 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: 20190044358
    Abstract: An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro KANO
  • Patent number: 10128672
    Abstract: An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro Kano
  • Publication number: 20180267791
    Abstract: A power supply device is caused to execute a new program. An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner includes: an intra-apparatus circuit that operates with power received via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus; a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program to the power supply device via the power transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro KANO
  • Patent number: 9996337
    Abstract: A power supply device is caused to execute a new program. An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner includes: an intra-apparatus circuit that operates with power received via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus; a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program to the power supply device via the power transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro Kano
  • Publication number: 20170344358
    Abstract: A power supply device is caused to execute a new program. An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner includes: an intra-apparatus circuit that operates with power received via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus; a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program to the power supply device via the power transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro KANO
  • Publication number: 20150222136
    Abstract: An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro KANO
  • Patent number: 9030166
    Abstract: An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Goro Kano
  • Publication number: 20140208131
    Abstract: A power supply device is caused to execute a new program. An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner includes: an intra-apparatus circuit that operates with power received via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus; a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program to the power supply device via the power transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro Kano
  • Publication number: 20110001454
    Abstract: An electric device including: a connecting unit connected to a connection line supplying an electric power of a predetermined rating and transmitting and receiving an information; a charging unit conducting a charging of a charging battery connected to an own device, by the electric power supplied by the connection line; an electric supplying unit supplying an electric power to a recording medium storing an information; a reading-and-writing unit performing a reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium; and an electronic source controlling unit performing a control of the electric power supplied to the charging unit, when the reading-and-writing unit performs the reading-and-writing operation of the recording medium, according to an access request to the recording medium via the connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Goro Kano