Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Aoka

Yoshitaka Aoka 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: 7498525
    Abstract: A card type peripheral apparatus is disclosed which can be removably inserted not only into a slot of an electronic apparatus of a small size but also into a slot of an external apparatus readily and with certainty. The apparatus includes a first case, an electronic part accommodated in the first case, and a connector provided at a first end in the lengthwise direction of the first case for electrically connecting an external apparatus to the electronic part. The attachment includes a second case. Mounting portions are provided at a second end in the lengthwise direction of the first case and a first end in the lengthwise direction of the second case such that the first and second cases are removably attached to each other at the mounting portions thereof while the lengthwise directions thereof are juxtaposed with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Aoka, Keiichi Tsutsui