Patents by Inventor Tomoyasu Takiguchi

Tomoyasu Takiguchi 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: 5818545
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus wherein a light receiving window is formed in a cabinet for passing therethrough an input command signal supplied from a remote commander to execute various control actions, so that desired operations can be performed by manipulating the remote commander. The window is formed in a blank portion of and/or between characters/figures inscribed on the cabinet or on a logo plate attached to the cabinet. A light sensor or a light emitter is disposed in a stage posterior to the light receiving window. When the apparatus is applied to a television receiver or a projector embedded in a wall by user's customization in a manner that only a display screen and a frame thereof are seen on the wall, the external design is not spoiled while the command signal from the remote commander can still be inputted properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Takiguchi, Takeshi Nakajima