Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Wani

Yoshiaki Wani 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: 7390590
    Abstract: A battery storage case including a main body and a lid portion. In one embodiment, the case includes first and second projection trains formed on the main body and a third projection train formed on the lid portion, wherein the third projection train is adapted to engage one of the first projection train and the second projection train. In one embodiment, a through-hole is formed through a head portion of the lid portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Wani, Kenichi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20020127468
    Abstract: A battery storage case including a main body having a body portion, an opening portion of one end of the body portion and a bottom surface portion of the other end of the body portion and a lid portion having a body portion, an opening portion of one end of the body portion and a head portion of the other end of the body portion wherein projection trains are provided on the outer surface of the body portion of the main body, projection trains are provided on the inner surface of the body portion of the lid portion so as to be engaged with the projection trains of the main body, the head portion of the lid portion has a through-hole bored therein, a circumference portion of one opening portion of the through-hole is shaped like a concave portion and a part of the circumference of the through-hole is shaped like a cylindrical portion A battery storage case can be used to display batteries stored therein for sale and to carry them as spare batteries by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Wani, Kenichi Hirose
  • Patent number: 6427841
    Abstract: A battery package is disclosed which permits only required batteries of a plurality of accommodated batteries to be removed and which can be used as a container after the battery package has been opened. The battery package incorporates a cover having a plurality of battery accommodating portions which are opened in either principal plane of the cover, each of which accommodates each battery and which are integrally formed with the cover such that the battery accommodating portions project inwards; and a mount bonded to the principal plane of the cover to seal openings of the battery accommodating portions, wherein each battery accommodating portion has a battery holding portion formed at a position more adjacent to the opening as compared with the center of the accommodated battery and structured to reduce the inner diameter of the battery accommodating portion as compared with the outer diameter of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Wani, Masatsugu Shiota, Toru Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20010040115
    Abstract: A battery package is disclosed which permits only required batteries of a plurality of accommodated batteries to be removed and which can be used as a container after the battery package has been opened. The battery package incorporates a cover having a plurality of battery accommodating portions which are opened in either principal plane of the cover, each of which accommodates each battery and which are integrally formed with the cover such that the battery accommodating portions project inwards; and a mount bonded to the principal plane of the cover to seal openings of the battery accommodating portions, wherein each battery accommodating portion has a battery holding portion formed at a position more adjacent to the opening as compared with the center of the accommodated battery and structured to reduce the inner diameter of the battery accommodating portion as compared with the outer diameter of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Wani, Masatsugu Shiota, Toru Ichikawa