Patents by Inventor Masayuki Enari

Masayuki Enari 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: 20200303692
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki ENARI, Katsuhiro SUZUKI, Hidenori MINAMI
  • Patent number: 10756317
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Enari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20180108883
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Enari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 9882186
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Enari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20150228941
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki ENARI, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 9040195
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Enari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 8865339
    Abstract: A battery pack includes first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Enari, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 8728645
    Abstract: A battery pack is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion on the electronic apparatus side by sliding a housing thereof on the battery mounting portion. A lock recess is formed in each of side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion through a pair of side edges parallel to the sliding direction of the mount surface, and a detection recess is formed in one or each of the side surfaces according to the kind of the battery pack; and the lock recess includes an inclined surface portion, and a clamped portion to be clamped between a bottom surface of the battery mounting portion and the lock protrusion, and the thickness of the clamped portion in a height direction is set to be larger than the depth of the detection recess in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20140050961
    Abstract: A battery pack includes first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki ENARI, Katsuhiro SUZUKI, Hidenori MINAMI
  • Patent number: 8637175
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack wherein a lock recess for engagement with a lock protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side and a detection groove for engagement with a detection protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side so as to detect the kind of the battery pack are formed in one or each of mutually opposite side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack, and the detection groove is formed to be deeper than the lock recess in a direction in the plane of the mount surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 8603657
    Abstract: A battery pack is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion while sliding one surface thereof in the battery mounting portion. The one surface is provided with a pair of insertion guide grooves extending along the sliding direction and spaced from each other in the sliding direction. Each of the insertion guide grooves has an end portion fronting on a side surface of a battery main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 8389141
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a circuit board disposed on the inner side of a mount surface to be mounted to a battery mounting portion, and a terminal portion at one surface adjacent to the mount surface. The battery pack is mounted into the battery mounting portion by sliding the mount surface on the battery mounting portion. A recess is formed at one or each of a pair of edge portions which are formed between the mount surface and both side surfaces adjacent to the mount surface through a pair of side edges parallel to the direction of sliding of the mount surface in the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: 7688027
    Abstract: A charger configured to charge batteries includes a housing including a plurality of battery storage chambers accommodating the batteries, the battery storage chambers being aligned in a horizontal direction such that depth directions of the battery storage chambers are parallel to each other; openings formed on first ends of the battery chambers in the depth direction, the batteries being attached to and detached from the battery storage chambers through the openings; and charger-side terminals provided on the battery storage chambers, the charger-side terminals being connect to and disconnect from battery-side terminals of the batteries stored in the battery storage chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Hideki Kikuchi, Masayuki Enari
  • Publication number: 20080241675
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki ENARI, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20080241651
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack which is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion while sliding one surface thereof in the battery mounting portion, wherein the one surface is provided with a pair of insertion guide grooves extending along the sliding direction and spaced from each other in the sliding direction; and each the insertion guide groove has an end portion fronting on a side surface of a battery main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro SUZUKI, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20080241652
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack wherein a lock recess for engagement with a lock protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side and a detection groove for engagement with a detection protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side so as to detect the kind of the battery pack are formed in one or each of mutually opposite side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack, and the detection groove is formed to be deeper than the lock recess in a direction in the plane of the mount surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20080241650
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack which is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion on the electronic apparatus side by sliding a housing thereof on the battery mounting portion, wherein, a lock recess is formed in each of side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion through a pair of side edges parallel to the sliding direction of the mount surface, and a detection recess is formed in one or each of the side surfaces according to the kind of the battery pack; and the lock recess includes an inclined surface portion, and a clamped portion to be clamped between a bottom surface of the battery mounting portion and the lock protrusion, and the thickness of the clamped portion in a height direction is set to be larger than the depth of the detection recess in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro SUZUKI, Masayuki ENARI, Hidenori MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20080241658
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including a circuit board disposed on the inner side of a mount surface to be mounted to a battery mounting portion, and a terminal portion at one surface adjacent to the mount surface, the battery pack being mounted into the battery mounting portion by sliding the mount surface on the battery mounting portion, wherein a recess is formed at one or each of a pair of edge portions which are formed between the mount surface and both side surfaces adjacent to the mount surface through a pair of side edges parallel to the direction of sliding of the mount surface in the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro SUZUKI, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Patent number: D568244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Tetsuro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: D568807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Tetsuro Miyazaki