Patents by Inventor Hiromasu Kaburaki

Hiromasu Kaburaki 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: 20240058692
    Abstract: An exterior member for an input device includes: a housing having an upper surface on which one or more operation members for manipulation by a user are arranged, and a middle portion located between right and left portions, respectively of the housing; a first sound hole extending from an exterior, through the exterior member, to an interior of the housing, the first sound hole allowing sound to propagate to a first location within the housing; a second sound hole extending from the exterior, through the exterior member, to the interior of the housing, the second sound hole allowing sound to propagate to a second location within the housing, wherein a position of the first sound hole and a position of the second sound hole are separated in at least one of the front-rear direction and an up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masaho Morita, Hiromasu Kaburaki
  • Patent number: 11839808
    Abstract: An influence of hands holding an input device or fingers manipulating operation members on sound collection by a microphone is reduced. An input device (10) has a right held portion (10R) that has an upper surface on which an operation button (11) to be operated by a finger in the right hand is disposed, a left held portion (10L) that has an upper surface on which a direction key (12) to be operated by a finger in the left hand is disposed, and a middle portion (10M) positioned between the right held portion (10R) and the left held portion (10L). A first microphone (21) and a second microphone (22) are arranged in the middle portion (10M). The first microphone (21) is positioned rearward of a center of the middle portion (10M) in a front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masaho Morita, Hiromasu Kaburaki
  • Publication number: 20220016520
    Abstract: An influence of hands holding an input device or fingers manipulating operation members on sound collection by a microphone is reduced. An input device (10) has a right held portion (10R) that has an upper surface on which an operation button (11) to be operated by a finger in the right hand is disposed, a left held portion (10L) that has an upper surface on which a direction key (12) to be operated by a finger in the left hand is disposed, and a middle portion (10M) positioned between the right held portion (10R) and the left held portion (10L). A first microphone (21) and a second microphone (22) are arranged in the middle portion (10M). The first microphone (21) is positioned rearward of a center of the middle portion (10M) in a front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masaho Morita, Hiromasu Kaburaki