Patents by Inventor Toru Karashima

Toru Karashima 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: 8363407
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima, Yohei Fukuma
  • Patent number: 8111317
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a camera body having an image-capturing lens for receiving light to form an image of a subject and a display unit having a display screen for displaying the image. The display unit is slidably supported by the camera body. A surface of the display unit opposite a surface having the display screen disposed thereon faces a surface of the camera body opposite a surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. An image capture button is disposed on the surface of the camera body opposite the surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. The image capture button is exposed when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a first direction and the image capture button is covered by the display unit when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Fukuma, Kenichi Agata, Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima, Naohiko Otake, Nozomi Ozaki, Hisaya Miyashita, Daisuke Ishii
  • Patent number: 8081439
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Karashima, Takaaki Morimura, Takaaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 8081438
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Karashima, Takaaki Morimura, Takaaki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110157806
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo YAMAMOTO, Toru KARASHIMA, Yohei FUKUMA
  • Patent number: 7969497
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a camera body having an image-capturing lens for receiving light to form an image of a subject and a display unit having a display screen for displaying the image. The display unit is slidably supported by the camera body. A surface of the display unit opposite a surface having the display screen disposed thereon faces a surface of the camera body opposite a surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. An image capture button is disposed on the surface of the camera body opposite the surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. The image capture button is exposed when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a first direction and the image capture button is covered by the display unit when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Fukuma, Kenichi Agata, Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima, Naohiko Otake, Nozomi Ozaki, Hisaya Miyashita, Daisuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20110109785
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a camera body having an image-capturing lens for receiving light to form an image of a subject and a display unit having a display screen for displaying the image. The display unit is slidably supported by the camera body. A surface of the display unit opposite a surface having the display screen disposed thereon faces a surface of the camera body opposite a surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. An image capture button is disposed on the surface of the camera body opposite the surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. The image capture button is exposed when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a first direction and the image capture button is covered by the display unit when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Fukuma, Kenichi Agata, Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima, Naohiko Otake, Nozomi Ozaki, Hisaya Miyashita, Daisuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20090040694
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru KARASHIMA, Takaaki Morimura, Takaaki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20090040707
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru KARASHIMA, Takaaki Morimura, Takaaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 7489507
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Karashima, Takaaki Morimura, Takaaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 7242585
    Abstract: An electronic device is thin and includes heat-generating components that are cooled efficiently. The electronic device includes heat-transmitting sheets 72 and 47 being stuck to inside surfaces of a lower section and an upper section of the electronic device's case and in contact with heat-generating components, which are semiconductor components such as an image processor and a central processor mounted on both sides of a motherboard provided in the case, and elastic sheets, which are laid between the portions, contacting the heat-generating components, of the heat-transmitting sheets and the inside surfaces of the sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Fukuma, Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima
  • Publication number: 20070115382
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a camera body having an image-capturing lens for receiving light to form an image of a subject and a display unit having a display screen for displaying the image. The display unit is slidably supported by the camera body. A surface of the display unit opposite a surface having the display screen disposed thereon faces a surface of the camera body opposite a surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. An image capture button is disposed on the surface of the camera body opposite the surface having the image-capturing lens disposed thereon. The image capture button is exposed when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a first direction and the image capture button is covered by the display unit when the display unit is slid over the camera body in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Fukuma, Kenichi Agata, Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima, Naohiko Otake, Nozomi Ozaki, Hisaya Miyashita, Daisuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20050117286
    Abstract: A power switch and connector that are conventionally included in a body are formed in spaces created at the outer ends of the shafts of hinges other than the body and a display, whereby the body is thinned. Electronic device comprises a body, a display, and a hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A power switch is formed at an end of the shaft of the hinge. Furthermore, the electronic device comprises the body, the display, and another hinge that joins the body and display so that they can be freely opened or closed. A port of a connector opens at an end of the shaft of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Toru Karashima, Takaaki Morimura, Takaaki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20050117291
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device which is thin and whose heat-generating components are cooled efficiently. The electronic device of the present invention is characterized by heat-transmitting sheets 72 and 47 being stuck to inside surfaces of a lower section 27 and an upper section 28 of the electronic device's case and being in contact with heat-generating components 58 and 60, which are semiconductor components such as an image processor and a central processor mounted on both sides of a motherboard 30 provided in the case, and elastic sheets 83 and 48, which are laid between the portions, contacting the heat-generating components 58 and 60, of the heat-transmitting sheets 72 and 47 and the inside surfaces of the sections 27 and 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Yohei Fukuma, Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima
  • Patent number: D710840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Yamamoto, Toru Karashima, Yohei Fukuma, Yujin Morisawa
  • Patent number: D759007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yamamoto, Yohei Fukuma, Yujin Morisawa, Toru Karashima