Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Tachikawa

Katsuhiko Tachikawa 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: 7684810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication trunking system control method. According to the control method, a channel (f1), which is normally used as a control channel, is used as a telephone communication channel when a plurality of channels (f2-fn), used as telephone communication channels, are being used. For example, the channel (fn) has been adapted to be able to operate not only as a telephone communication channel but also as a control channel. When the telephone communication using the channel (fn) is completed, the channel (fn) is established as a control channel in place of the channel (f1). In this way, the currents consumed by wireless units accommodated in a trunking system can be reduced, and the time period for which the trunk operation is inoperative can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20070105551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication trunking system control method. According to the control method, a channel (f1), which is normally used as a control channel, is used as a telephone communication channel when a plurality of channels (f2-fn), used as telephone communication channels, are being used. For example, the channel (fn) has been adapted to be able to operate not only as a telephone communication channel but also as a control channel. When the telephone communication using the channel (fn) is completed, the channel (fn) is established as a control channel in place of the channel (f1). In this way, the currents consumed by wireless units accommodated in a trunking system can be reduced, and the time period for which the trunk operation is inoperative can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 7111934
    Abstract: The feeding apparatus 50 includes a hopper 51 that is provided operable to support the papers in inclined attitude and pivot around a pivot axis 51a, and a feed roller 53 that is provided at a feed roller shaft 54 and feeds the paper to the downstream side by rotating in contact with the paper. When seen from the side view of the feeding path, guide rollers 57 and 58 are provided near the feed roller 53 and are driven to rotate in contact with paper. A movable member, provided near the feed roller 53, pivots around a pivot axis 63a so that the movable member moves backward and forward to the feeding path. Accordingly, a clearance between the feed roller 53 and the hopper 51 is narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasumichi Okuda, Kazuo Otsuka, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Katsuhiko Tachikawa
  • Publication number: 20050168501
    Abstract: The feeding apparatus 50 includes a hopper 51 that is provided operable to support the papers in inclined attitude and pivot around a pivot axis 51a, and a feed roller 53 that is provided at a feed roller shaft 54 and feeds the paper to the downstream side by rotating in contact with the paper. When seen from the side view of the feeding path, guide rollers 57 and 58 are provided near the feed roller 53 and are driven to rotate in contact with paper. A movable member, provided near the feed roller 53, pivots around a pivot axis 63a so that the movable member moves backward and forward to the feeding path. Accordingly, a clearance between the feed roller 53 and the hopper 51 is narrowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Yasumichi Okuda, Kazuo Otsuka, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Katsuhiko Tachikawa