Patents by Inventor Kaoru Shiino

Kaoru Shiino 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: 4133491
    Abstract: A number of reel groups each consisting of two or more reels are axially arranged side by side on reel support shafts. A number of tapes equal to the number of reel groups are wound simultaneously, one on a corresponding reel of each reel group. When the tapes are fully wound up on the reels of the reel groups, the reel groups are axially shifted on the shafts to change reels. The axial movement of the reel groups may be made by axially sliding the reels on the shaft or by axially shifting the reels and the shaft together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tuneo Yamazaki, Kaoru Shiino, Akira Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Kato