Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Kitayama

Toshihiko Kitayama 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).

  • Printing apparatus equipped with a loading mechanism for an inksheet cassette
    Patent number: 4754290
    Abstract: A shell-type printing apparatus is equipped with a link mechanism for loading and unloading an inksheet cassette from the printing apparatus. The link mechanism comprises a support frame which supports an inksheet cassette and two pairs of links which have one end pivotably mounted on the base of the printing apparatus and the other end pivotably connected to the support frame. The link mechanism rotates the support frame between a first and a second position. In the first position, the support frame is disposed above and to the front of the base of the printing apparatus so that an inksheet cassette can be mounted on the support frame. In the second position, the support frame is disposed inside the base and the inksheet cassette is disposed in the proper position for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kitayama, Ryuzo Une