Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Harata

Tomohiro Harata 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).

  • Video camera with a rotatably mounted viewfinder
    Patent number: 5739859
    Abstract: A video camera has a video camera body having a storage region in a side surface thereof, an imaging unit housed in the video camera body for imaging an object and generating a video signal, and an electronic viewfinder for monitoring the video signal generated by the imaging unit. An angularly movable support supports a side edge of the electronic viewfinder for angular movement about a first axis to move an opposite side edge of the electronic viewfinder away from the storage region. An auxiliary angularly moving mechanism angularly moves the electronic viewfinder about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, so that one of face and back sides of the electronic viewfinder can be selected for storage into the storage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hattori, Tomohiro Harata, Koji Yaginuma
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D436365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Monitor/television receiver
    Patent number: D501451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D375108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Video projector
    Patent number: D375970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Rechargeable battery
    Patent number: D377477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Harata, Yukari Miyata
  • Video camera combined with video tape recorder
    Patent number: D384085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D385568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D400900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Video camera combined with video tape recorder
    Patent number: D401256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D410662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D413134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Coporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D414792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D415778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Video camera combined with video tape recorder
    Patent number: D416270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Light for video camera
    Patent number: D422293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Magnetic tape cartridge
    Patent number: D424551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D435056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata
  • Combined video tape recorder and camera
    Patent number: D435573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Harata