Patents by Inventor Nobutaka Saitoh
Nobutaka Saitoh 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).
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Patent number: 11909057Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Publication number: 20240021937Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Publication number: 20230335843Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Patent number: 11133691Abstract: A power feed unit that includes multiple first terminal sections, a second terminal section, and a switch is disclosed. Each first terminal section includes a first power supply terminal directed to receive electric power from a battery, and a first communication terminal directed to perform a communication with the battery. The second terminal section includes a second power supply terminal directed to supply electric power to an electronic apparatus, and a second communication terminal directed to perform a communication with the electronic apparatus. The switch electrically couples one of the first communication terminals with the second communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nobutaka Saitoh, Yukio Tsuchiya, Toshiya Nakabayashi
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Publication number: 20210210816Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Patent number: 10938001Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Publication number: 20200194748Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Publication number: 20200161886Abstract: A power feed unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes two or more first terminal sections, a second terminal section, and a switch. The first terminal sections each include a first power supply terminal directed to receiving electric power from the battery, and a first communication terminal directed to performing communication with the battery. The second terminal section includes a second power supply terminal directed to supplying electric power to the electronic apparatus, and a second communication terminal directed to performing communication with the electronic apparatus. The switch electrically couples one first communication terminal of the two or more first communication terminals and the second communication terminal to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Nobutaka Saitoh, Yukio Tsuchiya, Toshiya Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 10615384Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Publication number: 20180233717Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
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Patent number: 9033519Abstract: There is provided a projection device including a device main body, and an open/close unit having a projection lens, the open/close unit being connected to the device main body in a manner openable and closable about an open/close axis formed in a vertical direction of the device main body and in a manner rotatable about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the open/close axis. The projection lens is, in a closed state in which the open/close unit is closed with respect to the device main body such that the projection lens faces outward, provided on an upper side of the rotation axis of the open/close unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
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Patent number: 8896740Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a main body, a member including a projection device, the member moveably attached to the main body, a detector that detects an orientation of the moveable member with respect to the main body, and a processor that controls the projection device based on an output of the detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
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Patent number: 8576344Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a main body, a member movably attached to the main body, a first detector configured to detect an orientation of the member with respect to the main body, a second detector configured to detect whether the main body is connected to a cradle apparatus, and a processor configured to output a command for controlling an operation of a projection device based on an output of the first and second detectors.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
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Publication number: 20120113401Abstract: There is provided a projection device including a device main body, and an open/close unit having a projection lens, the open/close unit being connected to the device main body in a manner openable and closable about an open/close axis formed in a vertical direction of the device main body and in a manner rotatable about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the open/close axis. The projection lens is, in a closed state in which the open/close unit is closed with respect to the device main body such that the projection lens faces outward, provided on an upper side of the rotation axis of the open/close unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsuya YAMAZAKI, Katsumi IKUTA, Atsuko KASHIWAGI, Nobutaka SAITOH, Nobuhito EBINE
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Publication number: 20120105701Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a main body, a member including a projection device, the member moveably attached to the main body, a detector that detects an orientation of the moveable member with respect to the main body, and a processor that controls the projection device based on an output of the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsuya YAMAZAKI, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine
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Publication number: 20120105738Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a main body, a member movably attached to the main body, a first detector configured to detect an orientation of the member with respect to the main body, a second detector configured to detect whether the main body is connected to a cradle apparatus, and a processor configured to output a command for controlling an operation of a projection device based on an output of the first and second detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Katsumi Ikuta, Atsuko Kashiwagi, Nobutaka Saitoh, Nobuhito Ebine