Patents by Inventor Akira Kinefuchi

Akira Kinefuchi 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).

  • Questionnaire system
    Patent number: 5496175
    Abstract: A questionnaire producing and aiding system according to the present invention is arranged to store a questionnaire element including a question and a plurality of reply choices which have been previously produced in a memory thereof. When a questionnaire is produced, the saved questionnaire element is used while adding, correcting and deleting the contents so that a questionnaire sheet is produced. Therefore, the questionnaire producing operation can be performed efficiently. The data about the produced questionnaire sheet are stored in a portable recording medium.The questionnaire reply gathering system according to the present invention is arranged to read data about the questionnaire sheet from the storage medium to display the contents of the questionnaire sheet on the terminal display apparatus, and to gather reply data supplied from the terminal input apparatus to be stored in the portable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Nichirei Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Oyama, Tadashi Temma, Miyuki Maeda, Tetsuo Kusuzaki, Hiromichi Kimura, Kazumi Abe, Naohiko Kunishi, Akira Kinefuchi, Takahiro Miura