Patents by Inventor Kikuo Kurita

Kikuo Kurita 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: 4896148
    Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying character information in various modes. This display apparatus allows the display modes to be changed by changing a character size and a display start address without changing the relative position of a cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kikuo Kurita
  • Patent number: 4864518
    Abstract: A proportional spacing display apparatus for displaying characters on a display screen with spacings corresponding to types of character. One character display cycle comprises a half cycle for reading character data from a video memory and a half cycle for rewriting the character data in the video memory. The character data reading half cycle has a fixed time period necessary for data reading, while the character data rewriting half cycle has a time period variable with character widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kikuo Kurita