Inventor
TAKI YOSHITSUGU
JP19 patents
Patents
19 patentsUS5983349ANov 9, 1999
Changer apparatus, method for locking security protection thereof, method for unlocking executing commands thereon, and computer for sending commands thereto
SONY CORP74 citations96
US5502697AMar 26, 1996
Disc processing apparatus having rotatable stocker and moving drive unit
SONY CORP75 citations96
US6088182AJul 11, 2000
Recording medium cartridge recording/reproducing apparatus using a recording medium cartridge and information management system
SONY CORP48 citations92
US6084736AJul 4, 2000
Reading device for reading identification information of a cartridge storing recording medium, recording/replaying apparatus using the same, and information managing apparatus
SONY CORP41 citations90
US5742570AApr 21, 1998
Cartridge auto-changer
SONY CORP33 citations90
US6433953B1Aug 13, 2002
Recording/reproducing apparatus
SONY CORP18 citations84
US5940629AAug 17, 1999
System for selecting drive replacement and opening information transmission path after replacement permission of the selected drive is granted
SONY CORP18 citations80
US6829117B2Dec 7, 2004
Data library that reads a memory while transporting the recording medium
SONY CORP12 citations73
US6505788B1Jan 14, 2003
Tape cassette
SONY CORP7 citations73
US5596566AJan 21, 1997
Optical disk cartridge having disk thickness sample plate
SONY CORP11 citations73
US5521899AMay 28, 1996
Optical disk apparatus for mechanically restricting the distance between an optical disk and an optical head
SONY CORP13 citations73
US7158341B2Jan 2, 2007
Tape library
SONY CORP8 citations72
US6930854B2Aug 16, 2005
Tape library
SONY CORP7 citations72
US6865047B2Mar 8, 2005
Single reel tape cartridge and recording and reproducing device using the tape cartridge
SONY CORP11 citations72
US6722598B2Apr 20, 2004
Tape cassette
SONY CORP2 citations62
US7012779B2Mar 14, 2006
Recording and reproducing device
SONY CORP2 citations53
US7145748B2Dec 5, 2006
Tape library
SONY CORP0 citations51
US7119983B2Oct 10, 2006
Tape library
SONY CORP0 citations51
US5905604AMay 18, 1999
Cassette transfer mechanism for use in cassette library system
SONY CORP0 citations49