Patents by Inventor Shinobu Nakazawa

Shinobu Nakazawa 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).

  • Tape printing apparatus, tape cartridge and tape printing apparatus including the tape cartridge, and tape cutting device
    Patent number: 6491461
    Abstract: There are provided a tape cartridge which can be changed into a compact shape for storage or transport, or makes a printing tape and a laminating tape replaceable, and at the same time facilitating the handling of them, a tape cartridge capable of holding an unrolled portion extending over a relative long distance in a proper attitude, a tape cutting device including the tape cartridge, and a tape printing apparatus including any of the above tape cartridges or having a structure making itself free from spoiling the print quality. A casing of a tape cartridge accommodating at least one roll of tape such that the at least one roll of tape can be unrolled therefrom comprises a hinge mechanism arranged at a longitudinally intermediate portion thereof, for allowing the tape cartridge to be folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakajima, Shinobu Nakazawa, Takaaki Ozawa
  • Data imprinting device for a camera
    Patent number: D369366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinobu Nakazawa
  • Data imprinting device for a camera
    Patent number: D373131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Akaiwa, Shinobu Nakazawa