Patents by Inventor Yoshio Segawa

Yoshio Segawa 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: 8150089
    Abstract: A wireless microphone is provided. The wireless microphone includes: a transmitter wirelessly transmitting audio signals converted from sound collected with a microphone unit; and a receiver receiving said audio signals. A clip is provided on one surface of the transmitter in which the microphone unit is attached to the other surface thereof; and the transmitter is capable of being mounted on a plane using the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Fujio Nemoto
  • Patent number: 7753599
    Abstract: An accessory includes an apparatus-side portion and an accessory-side portion to be attached to the apparatus-side portion. The accessory-side portion includes a surface, an internally threaded portion open on the surface, and an externally threaded member to be rotatably engaged with the internally threaded portion. The externally threaded member is positioned either in a retraction position by rotation of the externally threaded member in one direction or in an extension position by rotation of the externally threaded member in an opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Fujio Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20080274650
    Abstract: Disclosed is an accessory detachably mounted on an electronic device. The accessory includes a case, an electronic circuit housed in the case and activating the accessory, and an accessory's-side connector for supplying power to the electronic circuit or sending and receiving signals. The accessory's-side connector includes a portion of the case in which a plurality of leads is provided and a plurality of contact strips constructed such that a portion of the plurality of leads is exposed to the portion of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Isao Sawachika, Fujio Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20080063391
    Abstract: An accessory an accessory includes an apparatus-side detachably attaching portion including an accessory-side apparatus detachably attaching portion to be attached to the apparatus-side detachably attaching portion, the accessory-side apparatus detachably attaching portion including an attachment/detachment surface, an internally threaded portion open on the attachment/detachment surface, and an externally threaded member to be rotatably engaged with the internally threaded portion. The externally threaded member is positioned either in a retraction position by rotation of the externally threaded member in one direction or in an extension position by rotation of the externally threaded member in an other direction opposite to the one direction. The retraction position is a position in which a lead end portion of the externally threaded portion of the externally threaded member is retracted into the internally threaded portion and the externally threaded portion is exposed on the attachment/detachment surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Fujio Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20080020651
    Abstract: Disclosed is an accessory detachably mounted on an electronic device. The accessory includes a case, an electronic circuit housed in the case and activating the accessory, and an accessory's-side connector for supplying power to the electronic circuit or sending and receiving signals. The accessory's-side connector includes a portion of the case in which a plurality of leads is provided and a plurality of contact strips constructed such that a portion of the plurality of leads is exposed to the portion of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Isao Sawachika, Fujio Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20070147631
    Abstract: A wireless microphone is provided. The wireless microphone includes: a transmitter wirelessly transmitting audio signals converted from sound collected with a microphone unit; and a receiver receiving said audio signals. A clip is provided on one surface of the transmitter in which the microphone unit is attached to the other surface thereof; and the transmitter is capable of being mounted on a plane using the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Fujio Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20060128226
    Abstract: Disclosed is an accessory detachably mounted on an electronic device. The accessory includes a case, an electronic circuit housed in the case and activating the accessory, and an accessory's-side connector for supplying power to the electronic circuit or sending and receiving signals. The accessory's-side connector includes a portion of the case in which a plurality of leads is provided and a plurality of contact strips constructed such that a portion of the plurality of leads is exposed to the portion of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Isao Sawachika, Fujio Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20050168830
    Abstract: A conversion lens apparatus includes a first and second barrels for housing a first and second lenses, wherein a back portion of the first barrel is detachably attached to the main body side barrel, a back portion of the second barrel is detachably attached to a front portion of the first barrel, the first barrel is configured, so a magnification rate of total optical system including the first lens and imaging optical system is converted to be more wide-angle side than magnification rate of the imaging optical system itself, when attached to the main body side barrel, and the second barrel is configured, so the magnification rate of total optical system including the first lens and imaging optical system is converted to be more telescopic side than magnification rate of the imaging optical system itself, when attached to the first barrel which is attached to the main body side barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Segawa, Yukio Yamada
  • Patent number: 4827363
    Abstract: A cassette tape recorder having a printed circuit board on which electronic parts forming an electronic circuit of a tape recorder are mounted, in which the board is used as a chassis. A tape cassette can be loaded onto this printed circuit board so that the whole of the cassette tape recorder can be reduced in thickness. In the event the printed circuit board is warped, the perpendicularity of a capstan relative to a cassette tape can be maintained so as to maintain stable running of the cassette tape even though the printed circuit board is warped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shizuo Takashima, Yoshio Segawa