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Tokio Kanada
Also filed as: KANADA TOKIO
28 granted patents·159 citations·filing 1989–2007
95Inventor score
Technology areasG11B
Files withSONY CORP28
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
28 records- 0185US5504730ADisk cartridge loading mechanism for use in disk recording and/or regenerating device having a reduced thickness and reduced complexitySONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 2, 1996·39 cites·5 claims
- 0283US6973661B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 6, 2005·3 cites·1 claims
- 0379US6993778B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 31, 2006·2 cites·1 claims
- 0478US7224656B2Disc detection device and associated methodSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 29, 2007·3 cites·7 claims
- 0574US6978468B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 20, 2005·1 cites·1 claims
- 0674US5583834AMini disc playerSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 10, 1996·23 cites·12 claims
- 0774US5485445ADisc driving apparatus having means for placing a read record head at a predetermined position in the innermost region of a discSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·23 cites·10 claims
- 0865US6934957B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·3 cites·5 claims
- 0965US6757236B1Objective lens driving device with focusing coils and a tracking coil, and optical disc apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 29, 2004·6 cites·8 claims
- 1061US7730504B2Disc cartridgeSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·0 cites·5 claims
- 1160US7555763B2Disk cartridgeSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 30, 2009·3 cites·8 claims
- 1259US6208610B1Adjustable optical pickup device with means for removing stray lightSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 27, 2001·13 cites·10 claims
- 1358US5768237ADisc cartridge loading device with lid lock detection switchSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·11 cites·4 claims
- 1457US5005098ADisk drive with stabilizer block for insuring stable contact between a read/write head and a flexible recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 2, 1991·10 cites·30 claims
- 1556US7003785B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 21, 2006·1 cites·3 claims
- 1651US7010799B2Recording and/or reproducing apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·2 cites·14 claims
- 1751US5638351ARecording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 10, 1997·8 cites·4 claims
- 1850US7100179B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 29, 2006·0 cites·6 claims
- 1949US7492547B2Cartridge device with an ejection slider having a projection insertable into a positioning recessSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·0 cites·5 claims
- 2049US7107599B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 12, 2006·0 cites·5 claims
- 2146US7263708B2Cartridge type recording medium, associated apparatus and methodology of disc detectionSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 28, 2007·0 cites·4 claims
- 2245US7526783B2Disk cartridgeSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 28, 2009·0 cites·17 claims
- 2345US7003786B2Recording medium driving deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 21, 2006·0 cites·1 claims
- 2445US5835475AOptical device and optical pickup deviceSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·6 cites·12 claims
- 2544US7356827B2Disk cartridgeSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 8, 2008·0 cites·12 claims
- 2643US7596796B2Disk cartridge, and disk recording and/or reproducing deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 29, 2009·0 cites·7 claims
- 2734US5091812AStabilizing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing apparatus of flexible rotary recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 25, 1992·2 cites·6 claims
- 2830US5153797AHead pad and process for production of sameSONY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 6, 1992·0 cites·5 claims
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