46 US patents granted on 23 June 2009 and assigned to Sony
| 1 | D594,873 | Image for display panel or screen |
| 2 | D594,860 | Computer |
| 3 | D594,847 | Headphone |
| 4 | 7,552,463 | Television receiver, receiver and program execution method |
| 5 | 7,552,388 | Information providing device, information providing method, and program storage medium |
| 6 | 7,552,326 | Use of kernel authorization data to maintain security in a digital processing system |
| 7 | 7,552,299 | Data-processing apparatus, data-processing method and program |
| 8 | 7,552,270 | Signal transmission method, bridge unit, and information processing apparatus |
| 9 | 7,552,194 | Content delivery system and content delivery apparatus |
| 10 | 7,552,188 | Network system, element thereof and network visualization method |
| 11 | 7,552,011 | Map display apparatus and map display method |
| 12 | 7,551,918 | Mobile device control of mobile television broadcast signals to multiple destinations |
| 13 | 7,551,847 | Image pickup apparatus and method and program |
| 14 | 7,551,840 | Video tape recorder and recording method |
| 15 | 7,551,794 | Method apparatus, and recording medium for smoothing luminance of an image |
| 16 | 7,551,774 | Image processing apparatus, and image processing method |
| 17 | 7,551,704 | Information processing apparatus and data communication method |
| 18 | 7,551,672 | Encoding system and method, decoding system and method, multiplexing apparatus and method, and display system and method |
| 19 | 7,551,668 | Adaptive equalizing apparatus and method |
| 20 | 7,551,606 | Isochronous transmission for IP-oriented network |
| 21 | 7,551,540 | Solid immersion lens, focusing lens using solid immersion lens, optical pickup apparatus, optical recording reproducing apparatus and method of manufacturing solid immersion lens |
| 22 | 7,551,537 | Method and apparatus for making master optical disk |
| 23 | 7,551,526 | Disk drive apparatus and spherical aberration correcting method |
| 24 | 7,551,496 | Signal generator |
| 25 | 7,551,450 | External memory device |
| 26 | 7,551,371 | Optical pickup apparatus and optical disc apparatus |
| 27 | 7,551,366 | Zoom lens and image capture apparatus |
| 28 | 7,551,355 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus |
| 29 | 7,551,328 | Image reading apparatus and method |
| 30 | 7,551,235 | Image switching apparatus and method of controlling image processing unit thereof |
| 31 | 7,551,230 | Device and method for producing coefficient seed data used for format conversion, and information-providing medium therefore |
| 32 | 7,551,229 | Automatic channel selection method and apparatus in unstable digital channel environments |
| 33 | 7,551,226 | Image signal conversion apparatus, method and, display for image signal conversion based on selected pixel data |
| 34 | 7,551,225 | Positioning accessory for camera-equipped wireless terminals |
| 35 | 7,551,223 | Apparatus, method, and computer program for imaging and automatic focusing |
| 36 | 7,551,220 | Image recording/reproducing device with dual-operated switch depending upon orientation of the device |
| 37 | 7,551,216 | CCD imaging device and driving method thereof |
| 38 | 7,551,152 | Display and method of driving pixel |
| 39 | 7,551,135 | Transmitting device, receiving device and method for establishing a wireless communication link |
| 40 | 7,550,877 | Electronic apparatus and power supply controlling method |
| 41 | 7,550,775 | GaN semiconductor light-emitting element and method for manufacturing the same |
| 42 | 7,550,707 | Biometrics authentication system with authentication based upon multiple layers |
| 43 | 7,550,704 | Solid state imaging device, method of driving solid state imaging device, and image pickup apparatus |
| 44 | 7,550,328 | Method for production of thin-film semiconductor device |
| 45 | 7,550,326 | Method for manufacturing thin film device and semiconductor device |
| 46 | 7,550,225 | Battery |