Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Mito

Tomoyuki Mito 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).

  • Image capture apparatus with an operation member for a cover of a connector
    Patent number: 8023039
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a housing body, an image capture optical system, an image capture device, a connector, a cover, and an operation member. The display panel is provided to the housing body to be pivotable between a usage position where a display surface of the display panel is visible and a storage position where the display surface of the display panel is in contact with a surface of the housing body. The cover opens or closes the insertion/removal opening by extending or retracting on the insertion/removal opening from an interior of the housing body. The operation member is provided to the housing body, and is operated to move the cover along a direction of opening or closing the insertion/removal opening, the operation member being provided to the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mito, Nobutatsu Takahashi, Hidetoshi Isawa
  • IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080180567
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a housing body, an image capture optical system, an image capture device, a connector, a cover, and an operation member. The display panel is provided to the housing body to be pivotable between a usage position where a display surface of the display panel is visible and a storage position where the display surface of the display panel is in contact with a surface of the housing body. The cover opens or closes the insertion/removal opening by extending or retracting on the insertion/removal opening from an interior of the housing body. The operation member is provided to the housing body, and is operated to move the cover along a direction of opening or closing the insertion/removal opening, the operation member being provided to the housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mito, Nobutatsu Takahashi, Hidetoshi Isawa