Patents by Inventor Shinjiro Komatani

Shinjiro Komatani 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).

  • Accommodating case for portable recording medium
    Patent number: 9418707
    Abstract: An accommodating case from which a user can easily detach a recording medium is provided. An accommodating case includes an inner surface thereof with a medium disposition area that is an area to dispose the recording medium. In addition, the accommodating case includes an engagement plate portion for engaging with edges of the recording medium so that the recording medium disposed in the medium disposition area is prevented from separating from the inner surface thereof. Furthermore, the accommodating case includes a movable plate portion defining a part of the inner surface thereof. The movable plate portion is movable relative the other portion of the inner surface of the accommodating case to be recessed toward the outside of the accommodating case. The movable plate portion is located over the medium disposition area and an outside area of the medium disposition area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shinjiro Komatani, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Toru Kuronuma, Akio Takizawa
  • ACCOMMODATING CASE FOR PORTABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20130299369
    Abstract: An accommodating case from which a user can easily detach a recording medium is provided. An accommodating case includes an inner surface thereof with a medium disposition area that is an area to dispose the recording medium. In addition, the accommodating case includes an engagement plate portion for engaging with edges of the recording medium so that the recording medium disposed in the medium disposition area is prevented from separating from the inner surface thereof. Furthermore, the accommodating case includes a movable plate portion defining a part of the inner surface thereof. The movable plate portion is movable relative the other portion of the inner surface of the accommodating case to be recessed toward the outside of the accommodating case. The movable plate portion is located over the medium disposition area and an outside area of the medium disposition area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shinjiro Komatani, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Toru Kuronuma, Akio Takizawa
  • Battery tray, electronic apparatus, and vertical grip device
    Patent number: 8227102
    Abstract: A battery tray in which two batteries each having a thin and long shape are accommodated includes two thin and long shaped battery accommodation spaces in which the two batteries are accommodated in a state where the batteries are arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the batteries extends on the same straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukari Matsumoto, Yoshio Kajino, Shinjiro Komatani, Michihiro Iwata
  • Battery tray, electronic apparatus, and vertical grip device
    Publication number: 20090061295
    Abstract: A battery tray in which two batteries each having a thin and long shape are accommodated includes two thin and long shaped battery accommodation spaces in which the two batteries are accommodated in a state where the batteries are arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the batteries extends on the same straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukari Matsumoto, Yoshio Kajino, Shinjiro Komatani, Michihiro Iwata
  • Recording medium
    Patent number: D670292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shinjiro Komatani, Takashi Sogabe
  • Storage medium
    Patent number: D681640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Aoki, Takashi Sogabe, Shinjiro Komatani
  • Case for a recording medium
    Patent number: D713408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Miyazoe, Mayumi Marumoto, Shinjiro Komatani, Yuhei Yabe
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: D996288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Ishizu, Hiroki Sato, Daisuke Yoshida, Shinjiro Komatani