Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Hokao

Shigeyuki Hokao 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: 6599090
    Abstract: A cooling device is provided for cooling the inside of a main body of an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes the main body having a movable bottom surface portion and a display unit openable/closable relative to the main body. The cooling device is characterized by including means for transmitting an opening/closing angle of the display unit, and means for driving the movable bottom surface portion in accordance with the opening/closing angle of the display unit transmitted by the transmission means, to enlarge the inner space of the main body, thereby cooling the inside of the main body. Another cooling device is disclosed, which includes means for sucking a first gas, means for discharging the first gas sucked by the sucking means, and means for sucking and discharging a second gas by the action of the first gas discharged by the discharging means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuzo Ozaki, Yasuhiro Nakai, Takashi Sonehara, Shigeyuki Hokao, Motoshi Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 6437978
    Abstract: A cooling device is provided for cooling the inside of a main body of an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes the main body having a movable bottom surface portion and a display unit openable/closable relative to the main body. The cooling device is characterized by including means for transmitting an opening/closing angle of the display unit, and means for driving the movable bottom surface portion in accordance with the opening/closing angle of the display unit transmitted by the transmission means, to enlarge the inner space of the main body, thereby cooling the inside of the main body. Another cooling device is disclosed, which includes means for sucking a first gas, means for discharging the first gas sucked by the sucking means, and means for sucking and discharging a second gas by the action of the first gas discharged by the discharging means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuzo Ozaki, Yasuhiro Nakai, Takashi Sonehara, Shigeyuki Hokao, Motoshi Mizoguchi
  • Publication number: 20020012228
    Abstract: A cooling device is provided for cooling the inside of a main body of an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes the main body having a movable bottom surface portion and a display unit openable/closable relative to the main body. The cooling device is characterized by including means for transmitting an opening/closing angle of the display unit, and means for driving the movable bottom surface portion in accordance with the opening/closing angle of the display unit transmitted by the transmission means, to enlarge the inner space of the main body, thereby cooling the inside of the main body. Another cooling device is disclosed, which includes means for sucking a first gas, means for discharging the first gas sucked by the sucking means, and means for sucking and discharging a second gas by the action of the first gas discharged by the discharging means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION.
    Inventors: Yuzo Ozaki, Yasuhiro Nakai, Takashi Sonehara, Shigeyuki Hokao, Motoshi Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 6239970
    Abstract: A cooling assisting device which is connected to an information processor for assisting the cooling of the inside of the information processor. The cooling assisting device includes an executing member, typically, a docking connector for executing communication with the information processor; a sucking member, typically, an air inlet for sucking a specific gas; and a supplying member, typically, an air outlet for supplying the gas sucked by the sucking means to the information processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakai, Yuzo Ozaki, Osamu Gomibuchi, Shigeyuki Hokao
  • Patent number: 5608612
    Abstract: An electronic device using an operation battery and a memory backup battery includes a device body and a memory backup battery removal preventing mechanism. The device body includes a first accommodating portion for accommodating therein the operation battery and a second accommodating portion for accommodating therein the memory backup battery. The preventing mechanism prevents the memory backup battery accommodated in the second accommodating portion from being removed from the second accommodating portion based on whether or not the operation battery is accommodated in the first accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Hokao