Patents by Inventor Taichi Nokuo

Taichi Nokuo 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: 8867774
    Abstract: There is provided a portable audio output device that can be stably hooked over a user's external ear. A cord 2 is curved so as to be hooked over a user's external ear A. A speaker unit 10 has a holding unit 13 that holds the cord 2. The holding unit 13 holds the cord 2 in a position on the cord 2 away from an end 2a such that the cord 2 is curved between the end 2a and a portion thereof held by the holding unit 13. The holding unit 13 is configured such that the cord 2 can move relative to the holding unit 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Publication number: 20120288133
    Abstract: There is provided a portable audio output device that can be stably hooked over a user's external ear. A cord 2 is curved so as to be hooked over a user's external ear A. A speaker unit 10 has a holding unit 13 that holds the cord 2. The holding unit 13 holds the cord 2 in a position on the cord 2 away from an end 2a such that the cord 2 is curved between the end 2a and a portion thereof held by the holding unit 13. The holding unit 13 is configured such that the cord 2 can move relative to the holding unit 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D639865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sogabe, Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D667818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sogabe, Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D669057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qi Zheng, Rui Morisawa, Tomotsugu Minamikawa, Jun Komiyama, Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D671119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D676377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D677219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D681092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Sogabe, Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D682257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qi Zheng, Rui Morisawa, Tomotsugu Minamikawa, Jun Komiyama, Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D685762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D692853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D708130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Comuter Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Taichi Nokuo, Takashi Sogabe
  • Patent number: D712952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsu Sumii, Taichi Nokuo
  • Patent number: D719953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Taichi Nokuo, Tetsu Sumii