Patents by Inventor Jiro Mutoh

Jiro Mutoh 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).

  • Patent number: 5148189
    Abstract: A thermal print head includes a plurality of selective electrodes formed on a substrate, a common electrode formed on the substrate at a distance from the selective electrodes, and a fiber mounted on the substrate at a position between the common electrode and the selective electrodes. The fiber projects higher than the top surfaces of the common and selective electrodes, and is fixed to the substrate by an adhesive having a top surface which is upwardly inclined toward the fiber. Heat resistive films overlay the fiber and adhesive and electrically connect the selective electrodes to the common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kuwabara, Jiro Mutoh, Akihiko Abe