Patents by Inventor Toru Kirihara

Toru Kirihara 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: 20130063878
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first sealing member, a second sealing member, and a main body. The first sealing member has conductivity. The second sealing member is formed of an elastic material. The main body includes a first conductive casing, a second conductive casing, and a joining portion. The joining portion is configured to join the first casing and the second casing to each other. The joining portion includes a first attachment portion, a second attachment portion, and an anticorrosive protective layer. To the first attachment portion, the first sealing member is attached. The second attachment portion is formed on an outside air side of the first attachment portion. To the second attachment portion, the second sealing member is attached. The anticorrosive protective layer is formed on the outside air side of a contact portion of the second attachment portion and the second sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru KIRIHARA, Yuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8023033
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes: a main unit to be detachably attached to a camera body; and a display unit including a display portion on which a picture to be imaged at the camera body side; wherein the display portion includes a supporting member, a display panel including a display surface, a first connecting mechanism configured to connect the main unit and the supporting member so as to rotate, and a second connecting mechanism configured to connect the supporting member and the display panel so as to swing between a laid state in which the display panel is laid on the supporting member and a standing state in which the display panel stands from the supporting member; wherein the first connecting mechanism is configured such that the supporting member can rotate within a range of at least not less than 180 degrees on the main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kirihara, Eiji Kaji
  • Patent number: 7956922
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes a main body detachably attached to a camera body, a display unit on which an image captured at the camera body is displayed, and an eyepiece unit detachably attached to the display unit. The eyepiece unit magnifies the image. The display unit includes a support connected to the main body in a rotatable manner, a display panel having a display surface on which the image is displayed, and a connecting mechanism that connects the display panel to the support in a rotatable manner. The support and the display panel can be set to a first folded state in which a rear surface of the display panel that is opposite to the display surface is placed on the support, a second folded state in which the display surface is placed on the support, and an unfolded state in which the display panel is raised from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Toru Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20080284895
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes a main body detachably attached to a camera body, a display unit on which an image captured at the camera body is displayed, and an eyepiece unit detachably attached to the display unit. The eyepiece unit magnifies the image. The display unit includes a support connected to the main body in a rotatable manner, a display panel having a display surface on which the image is displayed, and a connecting mechanism that connects the display panel to the support in a rotatable manner. The support and the display panel can be set to a first folded state in which a rear surface of the display panel that is opposite to the display surface is placed on the support, a second folded state in which the display surface is placed on the support, and an unfolded state in which the display panel is raised from the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Toru Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20080198255
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes: a main unit to be detachably attached to a camera body; and a display unit including a display portion on which a picture to be imaged at the camera body side; wherein the display portion includes a supporting member, a display panel including a display surface, a first connecting mechanism configured to connect the main unit and the supporting member so as to rotate, and a second connecting mechanism configured to connect the supporting member and the display panel so as to swing between a laid state in which the display panel is laid on the supporting member and a standing state in which the display panel stands from the supporting member; wherein the first connecting mechanism is configured such that the supporting member can rotate within a range of at least not less than 180 degrees on the main unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kirihara, Eiji Kaji
  • Publication number: 20040160523
    Abstract: In a video camera, a viewfinder removed from a viewfinder fixture is mounted, via a bracket, on one end of a first am member fixed pivotably at the other end thereof to the viewfinder fixture. The first arm member is supported at the one end thereof on a second arm member connected to a stationary thing like a tripod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroko Mogi, Toru Kirihara