Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Tsubota

Tetsuro Tsubota 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: 8867195
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an attachment/detachment mechanism for an electronics unit mounted on a casing in an attachable/detachable manner, including: a position-keeping type switch switching between first and second states of the electronics unit; a lever switching between a securing state where the electronics unit is secured to the casing and an attachable/detachable state where the electronics unit is made attachable/detachable to/from the casing; a first restricting member switching between a restricting state where state-switching of the lever is restricted and a permitting state where the state-switching of the lever is permitted; and a second restricting member traveling between a first position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is restricted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch is permitted, and a second position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is permitted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch from the first st
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuro Tsubota
  • Publication number: 20110249382
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an attachment/detachment mechanism for an electronics unit mounted on a casing in an attachable/detachable manner, including: a position-keeping type switch switching between first and second states of the electronics unit; a lever switching between a securing state where the electronics unit is secured to the casing and an attachable/detachable state where the electronics unit is made attachable/detachable to/from the casing; a first restricting member switching between a restricting state where state-switching of the lever is restricted and a permitting state where the state-switching of the lever is permitted; and a second restricting member traveling between a first position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is restricted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch is permitted, and a second position where the state-switching of the first restricting member is permitted and the state-switching of the position-keeping type switch from the first st
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventor: Tetsuro Tsubota
  • Patent number: 7586547
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a video signal switching apparatus having editing function to select an arbitrary video signal from plural video signals or carry out synthesis thereof, which allows an operation unit to be of modular configuration every respective functions to electrically connect adjacent modules of panel modules (22A to 22D) which serve as respective operation modules to each other by relay bases (23), (24) to carry out transmission of signals between both modules, and to allow connection between the panel modules (22A to 22D) and the relay bases (23), (24) to be connector connection to thereby have ability to freely change layout of the panel modules (22B to 22D) of division size in which 19 inches rack size is fundamental in accordance with fondness of operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinari Moriya, Atsushi Kouda, Harutoshi Matsushita, Tetsuro Tsubota, Kenji Inoue, Chikatomo Nakasaka
  • Patent number: 7424386
    Abstract: A switch mechanism of a detection sensor unmounted type has a configuration in which an attaching surface for a case body for containing a movable member moved in conjunction with a button operation and a mounting surface for a detection sensor operative to electrically detect a change in the position of the movable member attendant on the button operation are different, and a magnifying mechanism operative to magnifyingly transmit the change in the position of the movable member attendant on the button operation is mounted in the switch mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tsubota, Atsushi Kouda
  • Publication number: 20060254895
    Abstract: A switch mechanism of a detection sensor unmounted type has a configuration in which an attaching surface for a case body for containing a movable member moved in conjunction with a button operation and a mounting surface for a detection sensor operative to electrically detect a change in the position of the movable member attendant on the button operation are different, and a magnifying mechanism operative to magnifyingly transmit the change in the position of the movable member attendant on the button operation is mounted in the switch mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tsubota, Atsushi Kouda
  • Publication number: 20060206549
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a video signal switching apparatus having editing function to select an arbitrary video signal from plural video signals or carry out synthesis thereof, which allows an operation unit to be of modular configuration every respective functions to electrically connect adjacent modules of panel modules (22A to 22D) which serve as respective operation modules to each other by relay bases (23), (24) to carry out transmission of signals between both modules, and to allow connection between the panel modules (22A to 22D) and the relay bases (23), (24) to be connector connection to thereby have ability to freely change layout of the panel modules (22B to 22D) of division size in which 19 inches rack size is fundamental in accordance with fondness of operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshinari Moriya, Atsushi Kouda, Harutoshi Matsushita, Tetsuro Tsubota, Kenji Inoue, Chikatomo Nakasaka
  • Patent number: 7042516
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a video signal switching apparatus having editing function to select an arbitrary video signal from plural video signals or carry out synthesis thereof, which allows an operation unit to be of modular configuration every respective functions to electrically connect adjacent modules of panel modules (22A to 22D) which serve as respective operation modules to each other by relay bases (23), (24) to carry out transmission of signals between both modules, and to allow connection between the panel modules (22A to 22D) and the relay bases (23), (24) to be connector connection to thereby have ability to freely change layout of the panel modules (22B to 22D) of division size in which 19 inches rack size is fundamental in accordance with fondness of operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinari Moriya, Atsushi Kouda, Harutoshi Matsushita, Tetsuro Tsubota, Kenji Inoue, Chikatomo Nakasaka
  • Publication number: 20030151696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a video signal switching apparatus having editing function to select an arbitrary video signal from plural video signals or carry out synthesis thereof, which allows an operation unit to be of modular configuration every respective functions to electrically connect adjacent modules of panel modules (22A to 22D) which serve as respective operation modules to each other by relay bases (23), (24) to carry out transmission of signals between both modules, and to allow connection between the panel modules (22A to 22D) and the relay bases (23), (24) to be connector connection to thereby have ability to freely change layout of the panel modules (22B to 22D) of division size in which 19 inches rack size is fundamental in accordance with fondness of operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshinari Moriya, Atsushi Kouda, Harutoshi Matsushita, Tetsuro Tsubota, Kenji Inoue, Chikatomo Nakasaka
  • Patent number: 5450254
    Abstract: An automatic cassette changer wherein a plurality of types of cassettes having different recording formats can be used. The automatic cassette changer comprises a plurality of types of cassettes in which different types of record media having different recording formats are accommodated, a cassette storage rack having a plurality of bins for storing the cassettes therein, a plurality of recording and/or reproducing apparatus each provided for selectively recording and/or reproducing a format signal in accordance with a selected one of the recording formats of the plurality of types of cassettes, and a transport mechanism for selectively transporting the cassettes between the bins and the recording and/or reproducing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Sato, Motofumi Itawaki, Yoshitaka Otonomiya, Tetsuro Tsubota, Wataru Nonaka
  • Patent number: 4849839
    Abstract: A rotary head assembly is provided with a sweeper member upstream of a magnetic head with respect to the direction of feed of magnetic tape which serves to remove dust, grit and so forth from the tape surface. The aforementioned member is provided with a surface lying oblique to the tape axis so as to effectively scrape off the dust, grit and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Sony Corportion
    Inventors: Tetsuro Tsubota, Yukio Kubota