Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kobori

Masahiro Kobori 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: 9396857
    Abstract: There is provided a magnetic circuit including a first magnetic body configured to include a magnet and a yoke plate, and a second magnetic body. The yoke plate forms an opening space at a position facing the second magnetic body. The magnet is disposed in the opening space or at a position sandwiched between the yoke plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Kinoshita, Hitoshi Kubota, Yasushi Tsuji, Shuichi Chihara, Masahiro Kobori, Junichiro Misawa
  • Patent number: 9324514
    Abstract: There is provided a key input device including a supporting member including groove portions inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, a plurality of keytops each including a sliding portion which is fitted in a corresponding groove portion of the groove portions and slides along the groove portion, and a control member configured to cause two or more keytops of the plurality of keytops to slide obliquely downward along the groove portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichiro Misawa, Masahiro Kobori, Shuichi Chihara, Hitoshi Kubota, Akihito Kinoshita, Yasushi Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20140183019
    Abstract: There is provided a key input device including a supporting member including groove portions inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, a plurality of keytops each including a sliding portion which is fitted in a corresponding groove portion of the groove portions and slides along the groove portion, and a control member configured to cause two or more keytops of the plurality of keytops to slide obliquely downward along the groove portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichiro Misawa, Masahiro Kobori, Shuichi Chihara, Hitoshi Kubota, Akihito Kinoshita, Yasushi Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20140125436
    Abstract: There is provided a magnetic circuit including a first magnetic body configured to include a magnet and a yoke plate, and a second magnetic body. The yoke plate forms an opening space at a position facing the second magnetic body. The magnet is disposed in the opening space or at a position sandwiched between the yoke plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Kinoshita, Hitoshi Kubota, Yasushi Tsuji, Shuichi Chihara, Masahiro Kobori, Junichiro Misawa
  • Patent number: 7614017
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided and includes a receiving section for receiving content data, a selection area movement instructing section for receiving an operation signal to instruct movement of a selection area and giving an instruction corresponding to the operation signal, a selection area displaying section for moving the selection area according to the instruction given by the selection area movement instructing means, a link display position information extracting section for extracting display position information of a link display from the content data, a link selection instructing section for receiving an operation signal to instruct a selection of a predetermined link and giving an instruction corresponding to the operation signal, a link selection controlling section for selecting the link instructed by the link selection instructing means, and a sending the link destination section for sending a request for replying content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichirou Misawa, Masahiro Kobori, Shinichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20070021129
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, processing method therefore, and program allowing computer to execute same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichirou Misawa, Masahiro Kobori, Shinichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5978552
    Abstract: An existing table may be read as table data by the position beam of a printer of a wordprocessor, a table may be read by an image input unit such as an image scanner, or may be created using a keyboard. The read or created table data is converted into code data which is stored in a memory. When the stored code data is subsequently read from the memory, the corresponding table can be displayed on an LCD unit, and the user can enter desired data in the displayed table. Thereafter, the entered data can be printed in cells of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Kobori