Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Yasutomi

Hitoshi Yasutomi 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).

  • Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus
    Patent number: 7248430
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes an arm section pivotable about a pivoting shaft; a tape guide section provided on the arm section for guiding a magnetic tape; a capstan section for driving the magnetic tape so as to run; and a maintaining section provided on the capstan section. The arm section is pivotable between a first location and a second location. The first location is a location at which the information recording to and/or information reproduction from the magnetic tape is possible. The second location is a location at which the information recording to and/or information reproduction from the magnetic tape is not possible. When the arm section pivots from the second location to the first location, the maintaining section maintains a relative position of the arm section, which is in the first location, to the capstan section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Konishi, Koichiro Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Kanchiku, Hitoshi Yasutomi, Takefumi Yanagihara
  • Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus
    Patent number: 7180698
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus according to the present invention includes a cylinder for recording information to and/or reproducing information from a magnetic tape; a chassis section having a first chassis surface having the cylinder provided thereon and a second chassis surface substantially perpendicular to the first chassis surface; a capstan section for driving the magnetic tape so as to run, the capstan section being provided on the first chassis surface; and a securing section for securing the capstan section to the chassis section, the securing section being provided on the second chassis surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Kanchiku, Hitoshi Yasutomi
  • Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus
    Publication number: 20040212918
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus according to the present invention includes a cylinder for recording information to and/or reproducing information from a magnetic tape; a chassis section having a first chassis surface having the cylinder provided thereon and a second chassis surface substantially perpendicular to the first chassis surface; a capstan section for driving the magnetic tape so as to run, the capstan section being provided on the first chassis surface; and a securing section for securing the capstan section to the chassis section, the securing section being provided on the second chassis surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Koichiro Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Kanchiku, Hitoshi Yasutomi
  • Magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus
    Publication number: 20040201004
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction apparatus includes an arm section pivotable about a pivoting shaft; a tape guide section provided on the arm section for guiding a magnetic tape; a capstan section for driving the magnetic tape so as to run; and a maintaining section provided on the capstan section. The arm section is pivotable between a first location and a second location. The first location is a location at which the information recording to and/or information reproduction from the magnetic tape is possible. The second location is a location at which the information recording to and/or information reproduction from the magnetic tape is not possible. When the arm section pivots from the second location to the first location, the maintaining section maintains a relative position of the arm section, which is in the first location, to the capstan section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Akio Konishi, Koichiro Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Kanchiku, Hitoshi Yasutomi, Takefumi Yanagihara
  • Magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus including a rotary head cylinder and both vertical and inclined guides for winding a magnetic tape about the rotary head cylinder
    Patent number: 6172840
    Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention is a magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus for pulling out a magnetic tape from a tape cassette and winding the magnetic tape around a rotary head cylinder, having a rotary head, for a predetermined arc, for recording/reproducing the magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Konishi, Koichiro Hirabayashi, Hitoshi Yasutomi