Patents by Inventor Shigeki Murata

Shigeki Murata has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Magnetic tape recording and/or reproducing apparatus
    Patent number: 4388658
    Abstract: A magnetic tape recording and/or reproducing apparatus wherein a magnetic tape is drawn out of a tape cartridge by a tape drawing mechanism which is driven from its inoperative position to its operative position by a motor rotating in one rotational direction only; and the tape is wound up onto one of the reels of the tape cartridge by a turntable rotating mechanism which automatically engages one of the turntables so as to rotate in accordance with the rotation of the motor in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jirou Kajino, Hitoshi Minabe, Shigeki Murata