Patents by Inventor Masakazu Kanatani

Masakazu Kanatani 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: 6038202
    Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk or the like includes an apparatus body and a lid body. An apparatus body has an opening portion used for insertion and/or ejection of a recording medium. The apparatus body having a recording and/or reproducing unit for recording or reproducing a recording medium inserted through the opening portion. The lid body opens and closes the opening portion. The lid body is rotatably provided on the apparatus body. The lid body has on its side surface an inclined portion used for rotating the lid body in a direction in which the recording medium opens the opening portion when the storage medium is inserted into the apparatus body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kanatani, Tadami Nakamura, Kazuhito Kurita
  • Patent number: D315729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kanatani, Satoshi Masamitsu
  • Patent number: D317449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kanatani, Satoshi Masamitsu
  • Patent number: D335880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kanatani, Atsushi Kawase
  • Patent number: D347429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kanatani, Jun Uchiyama, Richard Gioscia
  • Patent number: D399202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Kanatani
  • Patent number: D400528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Kanatani
  • Patent number: D410236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Kanatani
  • Patent number: D410237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Kanatani
  • Patent number: D427578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Kanatani
  • Patent number: D435575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Kanatani