Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Eto

Kazutaka Eto 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: 20220312658
    Abstract: A main printed circuit board of electronic equipment includes through-holes and into which a plurality of types of components are attached. Lands are respectively provided around the through-holes and to electrically connect the components to a main printed circuit board. Shapes of the lands correspond to shapes of components attached to the through-holes. For example, in automatic mounting of components, the shapes of the lands are determined by image recognition, and components with shapes corresponding to the shapes of the lands are attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yuta Tamaki, Kazutaka Eto
  • Patent number: 11262810
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus main body having a first external surface that faces a first direction and a first side surface that faces a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a first exterior panel curved at least partly, in which the first exterior panel covers the first external surface and is attached to the first external surface, and the first exterior panel has, at an end portion of the first exterior panel, a first projecting portion beyond a position of the first side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yujin Morisawa, Kazutaka Eto, Yasuhiro Ootori, Yuta Tamaki, Toshihiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20210303039
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus main body having a first external surface that faces a first direction and a first side surface that faces a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a first exterior panel curved at least partly, in which the first exterior panel covers the first external surface and is attached to the first external surface, and the first exterior panel has, at an end portion of the first exterior panel, a first projecting portion beyond a position of the first side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yujin MORISAWA, Kazutaka ETO, Yasuhiro OOTORI, Yuta TAMAKI, Toshihiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20210303038
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus main body having a first external surface that faces a first direction and a first side surface that faces a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a first exterior panel curved at least partly, in which the first exterior panel covers the first external surface and is attached to the first external surface, and the first exterior panel has, at an end portion of the first exterior panel, a first projecting portion beyond a position of the first side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yujin MORISAWA, Kazutaka ETO, Yasuhiro OOTORI, Yuta TAMAKI, Toshihiro UEDA
  • Patent number: 10068618
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus including a main body, a compartment provided in the main body, a part that is accommodated in the compartment and that can be drawn out of the compartment, two attachment sections that are provided on the part and that are located away from each other, and a knob member attached to the two attachment sections. The knob member is a flexible member that is longer than a distance between the two attachment sections, includes a curved portion that is curved in such a manner as to swell in a direction away from the part, and is elastically deformable such that the swelling of the curved portion decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Eto, Shinya Tsuchida, Keiichi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180033464
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus including a main body, a compartment provided in the main body, a part that, is accommodated in the compartment and that can be drawn out of the compartment, two attachment sections that are provided on the part and that are located away from each other, and a knob member attached to the two attachment sections. The knob member is a flexible member that is longer than a distance between the two attachment sections, includes a curved portion that is curved in such a manner as to swell in a direction away from the part, and is elastically deformable such that the swelling of the curved portion decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kazutaka ETO, Shinya TSUCHIDA, Keiichi AOKI
  • Patent number: 9202508
    Abstract: Provided is an optical disk drive including a turntable on which an optical disk is mounted and which rotates the optical disk, a chuck pulley movable in the direction of an axis of the turntable between a first pulley position spaced from the turntable and a second pulley position which is close to the turntable and in which the chuck pulley grips the optical disk together with the turntable, the chuck pulley being attracted toward the turntable by a magnetic force, and a pulley operating mechanism for moving the chuck pulley between the first pulley position and the second pulley position. The pulley operating mechanism, at the time of moving the chuck pulley between the first pulley position and the second pulley position, inclines the chuck pulley in relation to the turntable, and brings the chuck pulley closer to or away from the turntable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazutaka Eto
  • Publication number: 20150026704
    Abstract: Provided is an optical disk drive including a turntable on which an optical disk is mounted and which rotates the optical disk, a chuck pulley movable in the direction of an axis of the turntable between a first pulley position spaced from the turntable and a second pulley position which is close to the turntable and in which the chuck pulley grips the optical disk together with the turntable, the chuck pulley being attracted toward the turntable by a magnetic force, and a pulley operating mechanism for moving the chuck pulley between the first pulley position and the second pulley position. The pulley operating mechanism, at the time of moving the chuck pulley between the first pulley position and the second pulley position, inclines the chuck pulley in relation to the turntable, and brings the chuck pulley closer to or away from the turntable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Kazutaka Eto