Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Momiyama

Hiroaki Momiyama 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).

  • Patent number: 6676435
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a structure for preventing easy pullout of a plug that has been inserted into the socket of a device main body, to make the user aware that plug pullout prevention is important, and to fully exhibit the functions of the device. A cabinet stand according to the present invention is constituted to have rectangular opening 100 which is provided in the middle of rear surface 32a of stand main body 32, and a first projection 102 which is provided near opening 100 on the bottom of stand main body 32 and around which power line 16 is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Momiyama
  • Patent number: 6674651
    Abstract: An electronic equipment has an enclosure, a backplane board, a connector, a child board, a connection plate on the bottom edge of the child board mating with the connector, a guide, a rack gear, and a pinion gear. The guide moves within a child board housing part inside the enclosure between an upper and a lower position along a substantially vertical direction. At the upper position, the guide slidably mates with the child board and guides the child board to a temporary attachment position substantially vertically, and movement from the upper to the lower position causes the child board at the temporary attachment position to move substantially vertically to a fully attached position. The rack gear fixed relative to the guide, and the rotating shaft has a pinion gear meshing with the rack gear, and is supported so as to rotate freely relative to the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Momiyama, Takao Mokutani
  • Patent number: 6493236
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure has a lower housing part and a main board fixed relative thereto. A main board connector is fixed to the main board and faces the lower housing part. A sub board is inserted to a temporary attachment position within the lower housing part and faces the main board at the temporary attachment position. A sub board connector is fixed relative to the sub board and mates and connects with the main board connector. A guide rail is movable freely between a lower position and an upper position within the lower housing part. At the lower position the guide rail guides the sub board toward the temporary attachment position. By the guide rail moving from the lower position to the upper position, the sub board is caused to move from the temporary attachment position to the fully attached position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Momiyama, Takao Mokutani
  • Publication number: 20020181213
    Abstract: An electronic equipment enclosure has a lower housing part and a main board fixed relative thereto. A main board connector is fixed to the main board and faces the lower housing part. A sub board is inserted to a temporary attachment position within the lower housing part and faces the main board at the temporary attachment position. A sub board connector is fixed relative to the sub board and mates and connects with the main board connector. A guide rail is movable freely between a lower position and an upper position within the lower housing part. At the lower position the guide rail guides the sub board toward the temporary attachment position. By the guide rail moving from the lower position to the upper position, the sub board is caused to move from the temporary attachment position to the fully attached position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroaki Momiyama, Takao Mokutani
  • Publication number: 20020154490
    Abstract: An electronic equipment has an enclosure, a backplane board, a connector, a child board, a connection plate on the bottom edge of the child board mating with the connector, a guide, a rack gear, and a pinion gear. The guide moves within a child board housing part inside the enclosure between an upper and a lower position along a substantially vertical direction. At the upper position, the guide slidably mates with the child board and guides the child board to a temporary attachment position substantially vertically, and movement from the upper to the lower position causes the child board at the temporary attachment position to move substantially vertically to a fully attached position. The rack gear fixed relative to the guide, and the rotating shaft has a pinion gear meshing with the rack gear, and is supported so as to rotate freely relative to the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroaki Momiyama, Takao Mokutani
  • Publication number: 20020125394
    Abstract: An article attachment method for attaching a stand that includes at least one through-hole, to a cabinet that includes at least one groove, is provided. The stand is attached to the cabinet by aligning the grooves in the cabinet with the through-holes in the stand, inserting attachment fixtures through the through-holes, positioning the minor axis parts of attachment parts in the attachment fixtures so as to face the side walls of grooves on the cabinet, rotating the attachment fixtures by a prescribed angle in one direction, and positioning the major axis parts of the attachment parts so as to face the side walls of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Hiroaki Momiyama
  • Publication number: 20020127902
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a structure for preventing easy pullout of a plug that has been inserted into the socket of a device main body, to make the user aware that plug pullout prevention is important, and to fully exhibit the functions of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Hiroaki Momiyama
  • Patent number: 5561572
    Abstract: A tape guide mechanism includes absorbent members retained by a mounting structure so positioned as to absorb lubricant leakage from bearing portions of the tape guide mechanism to outer tape contact surfaces of a roller guide portion of flange portions thereof. The lubricant absorbing members may be mounted at a plurality of locations so as to prevent leakage of lubricant along an inner wall of the cylindrical roller guide portion of the tape guide, leakage along an outer surface of a support shaft of the tape guide, or leakage along inner or outer surfaces of a bearing pressing member provided at ends of the tape guide mechanism adjacent the flange portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katsumata, Hiroaki Momiyama, Hirohisa Koga, Takashi Sasaya