Patents by Inventor Hideaki Shiga

Hideaki Shiga 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).

  • Publication number: 20040206841
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge has a cartridge casing, a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation and a leader pin fixed to the leading end portion of the magnetic tape. The leader pin is provided at its opposite ends with engagement portions which are brought into engagement with a tape drawing mechanism of a recording and reproducing system when the magnetic tape cartridge is loaded in the recording and reproducing system. The end face of each engagement portion is provided with a recess at which the tape drawing mechanism chucks the leader pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Hideaki Shiga, Daisuke Takahashi, Yusuke Ishihara, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20040195415
    Abstract: The present invention aim at providing a magnetic tape cartridge, which can be assembled using an automated products line by enabling the assembling operation of a spring member and a slide door with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouta Kitamura, Hideaki Shiga, Hidetoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040195416
    Abstract: The present invention aim at providing a magnetic tape cartridge, which can be assembled using an automated products line by enabling the assembling operation of a spring member and a slide door with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouta Kitamura, Hideaki Shiga, Hidetoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040190182
    Abstract: The present invention aim at providing a magnetic tape cartridge, which can be assembled using an automated products line by enabling the assembling operation of a spring member and a slide door with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouta Kitamura, Hideaki Shiga, Hidetoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6796520
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge is equipped with a cartridge, a single tape reel, a tape leader pin, and a U-shaped clip. The cartridge case is formed by fastening upper and lower cases of synthetic resin together and has a tape leader opening formed in the upper and lower side walls of the upper and lower cases. The single tape reel has magnetic tape wound thereon and is rotatably housed within the cartridge case. The tape leader pin is firmly attached to a leading end of the magnetic tape, and is detachably held in an upright state between the upper and lower cases so that it faces the tape leader opening. The U-shaped clip is attached to walls near the tape leader opening to fasten the upper and lower cases together, whereby the fastening strength of the upper and lower cases is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ishihara, Daisuke Takahashi, Hideaki Shiga, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 6796521
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge, which can be assembled using an automated products line by enabling the assembling operation of a spring member and a slide door with ease. For attaining these problems, there is provided a magnetic tape cartridge comprising a magnetic tape cartridge comprising; an opening provided on one side wall of a cartridge case, and is used for tape drawing; a slide door slidably supported by a guide part disposed along said one side wall, and said slide door is used achieving the shutting-and-opening operation of said opening; spring member for impelling said slide door to the shutting direction side, and tape drawing; placed on said guide part; and a leading part for leading one end part of said spring member to a spring engaging part provided on said slide door, and is provided at one end part of said spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouta Kitamura, Hideaki Shiga, Hidetoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040169103
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge is equipped with a cartridge, a single tape reel, a tape leader pin, and a U-shaped clip. The cartridge case is formed by fastening upper and lower cases of synthetic resin together and has a tape leader opening formed in the upper and lower side walls of the upper and lower cases. The single tape reel has magnetic tape wound thereon and is rotatably housed within the cartridge case. The tape leader pin is firmly attached to a leading end of the magnetic tape, and is detachably held in an upright state between the upper and lower cases so that it faces the tape leader opening. The U-shaped clip is attached to walls near the tape leader opening to fasten the upper and lower cases together, whereby the fastening strength of the upper and lower cases is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ishihara, Daisuke Takahashi, Hideaki Shiga, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20040164200
    Abstract: A single reel with magnetic tape wound thereon is housed in a case. A restraining member, for restricting rotation of the reel by moving toward or away from the reel, is urged in a restraining direction by an urging member. The pushing-up portions of a releasing member are inserted into the through holes bored in the reel gear of the reel 2 so that the lower ends can abut a driving gear. The releasing member moves the restraining member in a releasing direction by moving according to the chucking operation of drive-side rotation drive means. In this manner, reel-rotation restraining means allows rotation of the reel when being used and restricts the rotation when not being used. In this construction, each of the through holes is bored between the tooth edges of the reel gear so that the releasing member can perform a reliable releasing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Daisuke Takahashi, Hideaki Shiga, Seiji Tsuyuki, Yusuke Ishihara
  • Patent number: 6779242
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge is provided, in which the mating of the lower half and the upper half can be easily performed and which is applicable to automated assembly, when the magnetic tape cartridge having a sliding door is assembled. The rib projects from the upper section of the first guide wall in the direction of the opposite second guide wall. On the other hand, the groove, which faces the rib, is carved on the inner side surface of the sliding door. The rib engages with the groove, thereby restricting the vertical displacement of the sliding door. Also, the engagement of the rib and the groove guides the sliding door in the guide channel freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Hatano, Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Hideaki Shiga, Kouta Kitamura, Seiji Tsuyuki, Yusuke Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20040149851
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge includes a cartridge casing formed by upper and lower casing halves connected together, and a single reel around which a magnetic tape with a leader pin fixed to the leading end of the magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation. The leader pin is removably held in a tape draw-out opening with its axial direction directed in the vertical direction under urging force of a spring member acting on its upper and lower end portions sideways with the upper and lower end portions received in recesses respectively formed in the upper and lower casing halves. An inclined surface directed obliquely downward is formed at least a part of the side wall of the recess formed in the upper casing half opposed to the direction in which the spring member urges the leader pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shiga, Yusuke Ishihara, Kiyoo Morita, Daisuke Takahashi, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20040149848
    Abstract: A reel chucking structure comprises a rotation drive transmission part for transmission of rotation drive between a reel for winding a tape thereon and a spindle for driving and rotating the reel. The rotation drive transmission part is disposed in a plane extending substantially perpendicularly to a rotation axis. A projecting portion and a recessed portion for making the rotation axis of the reel coincide with the rotation axis of the spindle and projections and recesses for securing the spindle and reel in the rotation direction are disposed at different positions in the plane independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Shiga
  • Patent number: 6761327
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge includes a cartridge casing formed by upper and lower casing halves connected together, and a single reel around which a magnetic tape with a leader pin fixed to the leading end of the magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation. The leader pin is removably held in a tape draw-out opening with its axial direction directed in the vertical direction under urging force of a spring member acting on its upper and lower end portions sideways with the upper and lower end portions received in recesses respectively formed in the upper and lower casing halves. An inclined surface directed obliquely downward is formed at least a part of the side wall of the recess formed in the upper casing half opposed to the direction in which the spring member urges the leader pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shiga, Yusuke Ishihara, Kiyoo Morita, Daisuke Takahashi, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 6760192
    Abstract: A single reel with magnetic tape wound thereon is housed in a case. A restraining member, for restricting rotation of the reel by moving toward or away from the reel, is urged in a restraining direction by an urging member. The pushing-up portions of a releasing member are inserted into the through holes bored in the reel gear of the reel 2 so that the lower ends can abut a driving gear. The releasing member moves the restraining member in a releasing direction by moving according to the chucking operation of drive-side rotation drive means. In this manner, reel-rotation restraining means allows rotation of the reel when being used and restricts the rotation when not being used. In this construction, each of the through holes is bored between the tooth edges of the reel gear so that the releasing member can perform a reliable releasing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Daisuke Takahashi, Hideaki Shiga, Seiji Tsuyuki, Yusuke Ishihara
  • Patent number: 6752341
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge includes a cartridge casing formed by upper and lower casing halves and a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation. A slide door for opening and closing a tape outlet opening is mounted on the cartridge casing to be linearly slidable along a door passage between a closing position where it closes the tape outlet opening and an opening position where it opens the tape outlet opening. A door spring for urging the slide door toward the closing position and holding the same in the closing position is disposed on the door passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Hideaki Shiga, Daisuke Takahashi, Yusuke Ishihara, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 6751059
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge includes a cartridge casing and a single reel which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation. A brake component including a brake member is provided with a brake gear and is movable up and down between an operative position where the brake gear prevents rotation of the reel and a retracted position where the brake gear permits rotation of the reel. An urging component is used to urge the brake member toward the operative position. The urging component acts on an outer periphery of the brake member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Hideaki Shiga, Daisuke Takahashi, Yusuke Ishihara, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 6745967
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge has a cartridge casing, a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation and a leader pin fixed to the leading end portion of the magnetic tape. The leader pin is provided at its opposite ends with engagement portions which are brought into engagement with a tape drawing mechanism of a recording and reproducing system when the magnetic tape cartridge is loaded in the recording and reproducing system. The end face of each engagement portion is provided with a recess at which the tape drawing mechanism chucks the leader pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Hideaki Shiga, Daisuke Takahashi, Yusuke Ishihara, Seiji Tsuyuki, Jeffrey S. McAllister, Thomas Albrecht, Robert Ralph Heinze
  • Patent number: 6744596
    Abstract: In a magnetic tape cartridge comprising a thin cartridge casing having flat upper and lower surfaces and a single reel which is housed in the cartridge casing for rotation and around which a magnetic tape is wound, island-like or point-like projections are provided at least three places of the lower surfaces of the cartridge casing near the leading edge and the trailing edge of the cartridge casing as viewed in the direction X of insertion of the magnetic tape cartridge in a recording and reproducing apparatus and recesses which are adapted to be engaged with the projections are provided on the upper surface of the cartridge casing so that, when a plurality of the magnetic tape cartridges are stacked, the projections and the recesses of the cartridge casings of magnetic tape cartridges which are just above and below each other are engaged with each other, whereby the magnetic tape cartridges are prevented from being displaced with respect to each other when a plurality of magnetic tape cartridges are stacked
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoo Morita, Daisuke Takahashi, Yusuke Ishihara, Hideaki Shiga
  • Publication number: 20040099762
    Abstract: A magnetic tape cartridge reel comprising a hub having a first end and a second end configured to receive a magnetic tape to be wound thereon and at least one flange which is attached to at least one of the first end and the second end of the hub, wherein the at least one flange is formed separately from the hub and is made of a flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Shiga
  • Patent number: 6741423
    Abstract: A single-reel magnetic tape cartridge has a cartridge casing and a single reel around which a magnetic tape is wound and which is contained in the cartridge casing for rotation, in which the magnetic tape is fixed at the leading edge thereof to a leader pin employed for extracting the magnetic tape from the cartridge and the flanges at the upper and lower ends of the leader pin are engaged by the lateral drawing force of a latch spring removably held in the tape cartridge casing. Even for cases in which there is a deviation in the insertion position in which leader pin is inserted by the record and playback apparatus, etc. causing the entry path of the leader pin into the cartridge casing to be off track, etc., it is still possible for the leader pin to be inserted into the cartridge casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shiga, Yusuke Ishihara, Daisuke Takahashi, Seiji Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20040096702
    Abstract: A magnetic disc medium comprising: a magnetic sheet in the form of a disk; a case encasing the magnetic sheet so as to be capable of rotating; and a nonwoven liner fastened on an inner face of the case so as to face the magnetic sheet, wherein the magnetic sheet comprises a support, a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer, and a magnetic layer containing hexagonal ferrite powder dispersed in a binder and having central plane average surface roughness of from 1 nm to 4 nm, and the liner comprises polyethylene terephthalate in an amount of 20% by weight or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Saito, Hitoshi Noguchi, Hideaki Shiga