Patents by Inventor Jun Kitera

Jun Kitera 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: 5917533
    Abstract: A cassette casing for holding an ink film ribbon has a discharge outlet for the ink film ribbon. A winding core is rotatably mounted in the cassette casing. An ink film ribbon is wound on the winding core and has one end thereof discharged through the discharge outlet. At least one slide contact member is disposed at the discharge outlet and contacts the ink film ribbon along the full width of the ink film ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Suzuki, Hiroshi Orita, Michirou Ohishi, Kiyoshi Negishi, Katsumi Kawamura, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Toshimasa Yamanaka, Jun Kitera, Mikio Horie
  • Patent number: 5638104
    Abstract: A thermal line printer with a page-width print head includes a page-width ink film ribbon that feeds in the same direction as paper inserted in the printer. The thermal line printer may print on ordinary untreated paper, and the ink film ribbon may be stored in a cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Suzuki, Hiroshi Orita, Michirou Ohishi, Kiyoshi Negishi, Katsumi Kawamura, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Toshimasa Yamanaka, Jun Kitera, Mikio Horie
  • Patent number: D453351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D522032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D522033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D457906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D562875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D572740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D573167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D597580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D361084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimasa Yamanaka, Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D362267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimasa Yamanaka, Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D402278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Hayamizu, Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D415128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Kitera
  • Patent number: D416033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Kitera