Patents by Inventor So Morimoto

So Morimoto 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: 11729553
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an arcuate headband with a continuous band having left and right side portions joining at an apex. The left and right side portions terminate in respective arcuate ends. A head rest band spans between the side portions and is connected to the side portions below the apex and spaced from the apex. Left and right ear cups that define respective centers and respective peripheries are respectively attached to the arcuate ends of the left and right side portions. The arcuate ends of the left and right side portions are juxtaposed with the respective peripheries and are distanced from the respective centers of the respective ear cups. The left and right ear cups are cambered inward from front to back and each include an element that couples a respective arcuate end segment to a hinge inside the respective ear cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Charles Kwun, So Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20230147235
    Abstract: An accessibility computer game controller includes a central control button on a round base and peripheral control buttons on the base surrounding the central control button. The peripheral control buttons can have distinct sizes and shapes. An analog stick unit is reciprocatingly engaged with the base and includes a control portion rotatable relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Glenn Black, Arthur Kwun, So Morimoto, Katsuhisa Tadano
  • Publication number: 20220080826
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls scenery display according to a current position of a mobile body is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a region where a predetermined object outside the mobile body appears within a window of the mobile body, a display unit that displays a transmissive region and a non-transmissive region within the window, and a control unit that controls the display unit on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detection unit. The detection unit detects an appearance place where the object appears in the window, on the basis of a current position of the mobile body, a moving speed and a traveling direction of the mobile body, and position information associated with the object. Thereafter, a transmissive region is displayed in the region where the object appears, or a non-transmissive region that masks a region where the object is absent is displayed in the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: YUKI SHOJI, TOSHIYUKI KIMURA, NAOTO SHIMIZU, KENTARO SHIBUKAWA, TETSU SUMII, TERUYOSHI MASUDA, OSAMU SAKURAI, SO MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210377661
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an arcuate headband with a continuous band having left and right side portions joining at an apex. The left and right side portions terminate in respective arcuate ends. A head rest band spans between the side portions and is connected to the side portions below the apex and spaced from the apex. Left and right ear cups that define respective centers and respective peripheries are respectively attached to the arcuate ends of the left and right side portions. The arcuate ends of the left and right side portions are juxtaposed with the respective peripheries and are distanced from the respective centers of the respective ear cups. The left and right ear cups are cambered inward from front to back and each include an element that couples a respective arcuate end segment to a hinge inside the respective ear cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Arthur Charles Kwun, So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D807331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D810053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Otani, So Morimoto, Taku Yaegashi, Koki Watanabe
  • Patent number: D835064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: So Morimoto, Pietro Russomanno, Sergei Streltsov
  • Patent number: D860165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D870694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D871365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D895468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D909991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamie Nakayama, Pietro Russomanno, Lukas Fuchs, So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D912650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D918171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tamie Nakayama, Pietro Russomanno, Lukas Fuchs, So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D934345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: So Morimoto, Arthur Kwun
  • Patent number: D943655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogishita, So Morimoto, Yujin Morisawa
  • Patent number: D953299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D960863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D979509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogishita, So Morimoto
  • Patent number: D1017573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: So Morimoto