Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Kono

Kenichiro Kono 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).

  • Television receiver
    Patent number: 4167757
    Abstract: A television receiver is provided with a cabinet having a circular opening in a front panel thereof, a frame having a generally cylindrical outer surface and being mounted for rotation about the center of the circular opening with the cylindrical outer surface of the frame projecting forwardly from the front panel, a cathode ray tube disposed within the cabinet and attached to the frame for rotation with the latter, cooperatively engageable stop elements on the cabinet and frame, respectively, for limiting to a predetermined angular range the turning of the frame and cathode ray tube relative to the cabinet, and a detent arrangement on the frame and cabinet, respectively, for yieldably resisting turning of the frame at a plurality of angularly spaced apart locations within the predetermined range of turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1979
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kono, Yoshio Ogawa
  • Electronic still camera
    Patent number: D451116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kono, Tsuneo Kanbe
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D384940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kono, Masayoshi Tsuchiya, Ryuta Kanno, Tsutomu Tsuchiya