Patents by Inventor Koutaro Yoshimura

Koutaro Yoshimura 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).

  • Printer and data processing apparatus having printing unit
    Patent number: 5462375
    Abstract: A printer having a printer body and a print unit is disclosed. The printer body has an upper surface that supports a sheet in a horizontal plane and a drive roller below the horizontal plane. The print unit has a print head and a driven roller and rotates about the drive roller. The print unit is rotatable to printing and non-printing positions in which the printing unit is above and below the horizontal plane, respectively. A data processing apparatus having a printing unit with a print head, a display unit with a cover and display, and an input body with an upper surface that defines a horizontal plane is also disclosed. The display unit is rotatable to open and closed positions. The printing unit is above the horizontal plane in a printing position when the display unit is in the open position and below the horizontal plane in a non-printing position when the display unit is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Isobe, Koutaro Yoshimura, Shigemi Togashi