Patents by Inventor Mikio Yanaura

Mikio Yanaura 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).

  • Electronic equipment with removable battery terminal
    Patent number: 6203363
    Abstract: A battery terminal case (16) having battery terminals is disposed at an equipment casing (12) of an electronic equipment (11) employing a battery (1) as a power supply therefor so as to be opened and closed. When the battery (1) is used, the battery terminal case (16) is opened and thus a portion (14) where the battery (1) is disposed and connected is formed on an outer portion side of the equipment casing (12). The battery (1) is connected to the battery terminals (18), (19) and thereby electrically connected to the electronic equipment (11). When the battery (1) is not used, the battery terminal case (16) is closed, thereby housing the battery terminals (18), (19) on the side of the equipment casing (12). Therefore, it is possible to employ batteries having different sizes and different capacities as long as each of them has common terminal portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Mikio Yanaura
  • Disc player
    Patent number: D553591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Yanaura, Jun Uchiyama