40 US patents granted on 29 July 2008 and assigned to Sony
| 1 | D574,029 | Camera |
| 2 | D574,027 | Video camera |
| 3 | D574,015 | Digital audio player |
| 4 | D573,986 | Support for arithmetic and control unit |
| 5 | D573,976 | Amplifier for car |
| 6 | 7,406,712 | Communication apparatus, communication method, and recording medium used therewith |
| 7 | 7,406,706 | Method and system for devices efficiently sharing information regarding the content of a digital television bit-stream |
| 8 | 7,406,704 | Virtual channel system for web appliance, including interactive television |
| 9 | 7,406,649 | Semiconductor memory device and signal processing system |
| 10 | 7,406,570 | Multisystem network, and device and method for access to data storage |
| 11 | 7,406,355 | Method for generating playback sound, electronic device, and entertainment system for generating playback sound |
| 12 | 7,406,331 | Use of multi-function switches for camera zoom functionality on a mobile phone |
| 13 | 7,406,323 | Communication system and method, information processing terminal and method, and information processing apparatus and method |
| 14 | 7,406,301 | Modulation-demodulation apparatus and wireless communication apparatus |
| 15 | 7,406,253 | Picked up image recording system, signal recording device, and signal recording method |
| 16 | 7,406,213 | Image processing apparatus and method, and computer program |
| 17 | 7,406,177 | Recording medium, recording method, recording apparatus, and reproduction method |
| 18 | 7,406,175 | Key generator device, encoding/decoding device, and key generation method |
| 19 | 7,406,095 | Data processing apparatus and method with packet parsing |
| 20 | 7,406,075 | Crossbar switch, method for controlling operation thereof, and program for controlling operation thereof |
| 21 | 7,406,016 | Optical disk apparatus and control method for controlling distance between a head and a disk |
| 22 | 7,405,919 | Electronic circuit having transmission line type noise filter |
| 23 | 7,405,895 | Recording-reproducing apparatus and method of detecting dew condensation in recording-reproducing apparatus |
| 24 | 7,405,887 | Zoom lens and imaging device using zoom lens |
| 25 | 7,405,793 | Discotic liquid crystal based electronic device using interdigit structure electrode |
| 26 | 7,405,768 | Apparatus and method for determining image region |
| 27 | 7,405,735 | Texture unit, image rendering apparatus and texel transfer method for transferring texels in a batch |
| 28 | 7,405,731 | Information processing system and method |
| 29 | 7,405,728 | Portable information terminal, program, and recording medium having the program recorded therein |
| 30 | 7,405,722 | Portable telephone |
| 31 | 7,405,720 | Analog buffer circuit, display device and portable terminal |
| 32 | 7,405,711 | Fixed-pixel display device and cold cathode field electron emission display device |
| 33 | 7,405,709 | Magnetic core member, antenna module, and mobile communication terminal having the same |
| 34 | 7,405,701 | Multi-band bent monopole antenna |
| 35 | 7,405,691 | Analog-to-digital conversion circuit |
| 36 | 7,405,509 | Lever-arm displacement-increasing device |
| 37 | 7,405,499 | Waveform generating apparatus, waveform generating method, and decoder |
| 38 | 7,405,005 | Display apparatus and antireflection substance |
| 39 | 7,404,998 | Synthetic resin card and method of producing the same |
| 40 | 7,404,518 | Controller, control method, and program |
