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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Ritsuko Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Satake, Kanagawa, JP;
Miyuki Kamei, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuko Fujihira, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Noguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ; H02G 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ; H02G 3/08 ;
Abstract
An appliance comprising a housing-case, a main unit of such appliance and an optional structural member, wherein at least portions of the housing-case and the structural member are made of biodegradable material containing polylactic acid as a major component is provided. Such appliance can achieve durability sufficient for the practical use without causing environmental impact if the housing-case and structural member thereof are disposed as they are.