Patents by Inventor Tomotsugu Minamikawa

Tomotsugu Minamikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230359842
    Abstract: There is provided a reader/writer device that holds an IC card in a state where the IC card is held over a card reading surface during a communication period and supports a reader/writer main body in a posture separated from a setting surface. The reader/writer device includes a reader/writer main body that communicates with an IC card placed on a card reading surface, and a stand that supports the reader/writer main body in a posture separated from a setting surface and holds the IC card on the card reading surface. The stand has a structure having a substantially U shape and bundles and holds the IC card placed on the card reading surface and the reader/writer main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru HARADA, Tomotsugu MINAMIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10248007
    Abstract: There are provided a mounting device and an imaging unit through which it is possible to easily perform various imaging techniques with an imaging device that cooperates with an information processing device according to cooperation between the devices. Provided is a mounting device that enables an imaging device configured to transmit an image to an external display device to be detachable from an external device, the mounting device including: a first mounting portion configured to be mounted on the imaging device; a second mounting portion configured to be mounted on the external device; and a rotation mechanism through which the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kubotera, Masahide Furukawa, Akihiro Baba, Tsuyoshi Umemura, Tomotsugu Minamikawa
  • Publication number: 20180356711
    Abstract: To improve the convenience of handling. It includes a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with an imaging apparatus; a display control unit that displays information regarding the imaging apparatus on the basis of communication with the imaging apparatus; and an attachable/detachable portion that is engageable with a locking portion of an accessory and attachable/detachable to/from the locking portion of the accessory. Accordingly, since it can be wirelessly connected to the imaging apparatus and control can be performed on the imaging apparatus in a state where the control apparatus is locked to the accessory, it is possible to improve the convenience of handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Otsuka, Kouji Shimizu, Yuuji Sasaki, Keita Okuda, Mokuyoh Nakano, Shunsuke Izumi, Takayuki Houshiyama, Yoshihiro Aoyanagi, Tomotsugu Minamikawa, Takumi Suzuki, Takahiro Tsuge, Keiichi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20170146894
    Abstract: There is provided a holding member including a coupling part configured to be coupled with a small imaging device, and a handle configured to be gripped by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: TOMOYUKI KUBOTERA, MASAHIDE FURUKAWA, AKIHIRO BABA, TSUYOSHI UMEMURA, TOMOTSUGU MINAMIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170031235
    Abstract: There are provided a mounting device and an imaging unit through which it is possible to easily perform various imaging techniques with an imaging device that cooperates with an information processing device according to cooperation between the devices. Provided is a mounting device that enables an imaging device configured to transmit an image to an external display device to be detachable from an external device, the mounting device including: a first mounting portion configured to be mounted on the imaging device; a second mounting portion configured to be mounted on the external device; and a rotation mechanism through which the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KUBOTERA, Masahide FURUKAWA, Akihiro BABA, Tsuyoshi UMEMURA, Tomotsugu MINAMIKAWA
  • 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: 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: D687768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomotsugu Minamikawa
  • Patent number: D698762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qi Zheng, Tomotsugu Minamikawa
  • Patent number: D822090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomotsugu Minamikawa, Keita Okuda, Kouji Shimizu, Katsuyoshi Otsuka, Takahiro Tsuge, Takumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: D886180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomotsugu Minamikawa, Keita Okuda, Kouji Shimizu, Katsuyoshi Otsuka
  • Patent number: D958223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomotsugu Minamikawa
  • Patent number: D1010712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomotsugu Minamikawa