Patents by Inventor Akio Nomura

Akio Nomura 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).

  • Facsimile arrangement having automatic answering telephone set and facsimile set and switching process therefor
    Patent number: 5086455
    Abstract: A facsimile arrangement comprises a reception mode switching device adapted to connect a telephone line to the automatic answering telephone set upon detection of an incoming call signal regardless of whether a calling party is sending speech or a facsimile message and a detection device adapted to detect a signal from the calling party's facsimile. The reception mode switching device disconnects the telephone line from the automatic answering telephone set and then connects the telephone line with the facsimile set when the signal from the calling party's facsimile is detected. The calling party does not have to wait for a while when the calling party wants to leave a message since the automatic answering telephone set starts always prior to facsimile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Satomi, Akio Nomura, Kazuaki Oshita, Tetsuya Kuwahara