Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Kobiyama

Kiyoshi Kobiyama 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: 7219355
    Abstract: An optical disk player including: a disk insertion assembly which is positioned on an upper portion of the front face of the player main body and has a disk insertion/ejection opening into which an optical disk is inserted, a disk conveying device which holds the inserted optical disk and is moved in a forward-rearward direction of the player main body so as to convey the optical disk to a disk reproducing device, a moving device which moves the disk conveying device in a vertical direction of the player main body, a disk recognition device that determines whether or not an optical disk is being held in the disk conveying device, and a controller device that controls an operation timing of the disk insertion assembly and the disk conveying device by disk recognition signals supplied from the disk recognition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: D&M Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Kudara, Kiyoshi Kobiyama
  • Patent number: 6951024
    Abstract: An optical disk reproducing apparatus of a front loading type including an optical disk insertion assembly, which has a disk insertion port into which optical disks such as CDs and DVDs are inserted, and a disk transfer assembly which transfers the optical disks to the reproduction mechanism where the disks are reproduced. The optical disk insertion assembly and the disk transfer assembly are caused to slide forward so as to project out from the front surface of the reproducing apparatus and then caused to pivot to a position where the disk insertion port is outside the front surface of the reproducing apparatus so as to be directly observed when optical disks are inserted and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Denon, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kobiyama
  • Publication number: 20030231571
    Abstract: An optical disk player including: a disk insertion assembly which is positioned on an upper portion of the front face of the player main body and has a disk insertion/ejection opening into which an optical disk is inserted, a disk conveying device which holds the inserted optical disk and is moved in a forward-rearward direction of the player main body so as to convey the optical disk to a disk reproducing device, a moving device which moves the disk conveying device in a vertical direction of the player main body, a disk recognition device that determines whether or not an optical disk is being held in the disk conveying device, and a controller device that controls an operation timing of the disk insertion assembly and the disk conveying device by disk recognition signals supplied from the disk recognition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Denon, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kudara, Kiyoshi Kobiyama
  • Publication number: 20030095490
    Abstract: An optical disk reproducing apparatus of a front loading type including an optical disk insertion assembly, which has a disk insertion port into which optical disks such as CDs and DVDs are inserted, and a disk transfer assembly which transfers the optical disks to the reproduction mechanism where the disks are reproduced. The optical disk insertion assembly and the disk transfer assembly are caused to slide forward so as to project out from the front surface of the reproducing apparatus and then caused to pivot to a position where the disk insertion port is outside the front surface of the reproducing apparatus so as to be directly observed when optical disks are inserted and removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: DENON, LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kobiyama