Inventor
OTA SHUICHI
JP36 patents
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SONY CORP
33 patentsUS5506736AApr 9, 1996
Memory arrangement for tape cassettes used in recording and/or reproduction
SONY CORP73 citations96
US5390870AFeb 21, 1995
Recording medium cassette and a recording/reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP21 citations91
US7651287B2Jan 26, 2010
Printer device having ink ribbon cartridge with protection plate for thermal head
SONY CORP12 citations80
US5666251ASep 9, 1997
Cassettes having a plurality of sizes for storing recording mediums therein
SONY CORP7 citations74
US5455722AOct 3, 1995
A cassette having a recording medium for use with a recording/reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP7 citations74
US5412525AMay 2, 1995
Tape cassette having a rockable finger for latching a slidable shutter
SONY CORP9 citations74
US6496314B1Dec 17, 2002
Recording/playback apparatus with electric wave transmission
SONY CORP8 citations73
US6452749B1Sep 17, 2002
Tape cassette
SONY CORP7 citations73
US5316236AMay 31, 1994
Tape supplying and taking up apparatus and tape cassettes for use therewith
SONY CORP15 citations73
US6556378B1Apr 29, 2003
Tape cassette having lid and slider overlapping portions
SONY CORP6 citations63
US6345778B1Feb 12, 2002
Tape cassette with pivoting lid lock within front lid
SONY CORP4 citations63
US5438471AAug 1, 1995
Tape cassette having a pivotably movable main lid and a guidably movable top lid
SONY CORP4 citations63
US7382324B2Jun 3, 2008
Recording/playback apparatus with electric wave transmission
SONY CORP1 citations62
US7148853B2Dec 12, 2006
Recording/playback apparatus
SONY CORP2 citations62
US6950067B2Sep 27, 2005
Recording/playback apparatus with electric wave transmission
SONY CORP2 citations62
US6456462B1Sep 24, 2002
Tape cassette and recording/reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP6 citations62
US5605300AFeb 25, 1997
Tape tension regulating system for a tape cassette recording and/or reproducing apparatus accomodating cassettes of different sizes
SONY CORP5 citations62
US5502608AMar 26, 1996
Tape cassette
SONY CORP4 citations62
US5322237AJun 21, 1994
Lid assembly for a tape cassette which protects front and rear surfaces of a magnetic tape
SONY CORP4 citations62
US5337192AAug 9, 1994
Magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having tape guide cylinder of reduced diameter and increased tape wrap angle
SONY CORP5 citations61
US6437941B1Aug 20, 2002
Tape cassette and tape cassette fabricating method
SONY CORP6 citations60
US4802034AJan 31, 1989
Tape loading device with variable tape tension mechanism for recording reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP3 citations56
US7199976B2Apr 3, 2007
Reel lock mechanism of tape cassette and tape cassette
SONY CORP0 citations52
US7324053B2Jan 29, 2008
Recording/playback apparatus with electric wave transmission
SONY CORP0 citations51
US6683752B2Jan 27, 2004
Tape cassette
SONY CORP1 citations51
USRE35950ENov 10, 1998
Recording medium cassette and a recording/reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP1 citations51
US6724573B2Apr 20, 2004
Tape cassette with front lid held unlocked by lid lock pin caught in lid recess
SONY CORP0 citations42
US6666397B2Dec 23, 2003
Tape cassette and cassette holder
SONY CORP0 citations42
US6612513B2Sep 2, 2003
Tape cassette and cassette holder
SONY CORP0 citations42
US5868337AFeb 9, 1999
Large tape cassette usable in a recording/reproducing apparatus capable of using both a large tape cassette and a miniature tape cassette
SONY CORP0 citations42
US6697222B2Feb 24, 2004
Tape cassette with wide extraction portions and tape drive apparatus
SONY CORP0 citations41
US6441993B1Aug 27, 2002
Cassette Holder
SONY CORP0 citations41
US7693353B2Apr 6, 2010
Image processing apparatus, method of the same, and program for the same
SONY CORP0 citations36