Patents by Inventor Kouzou Taba

Kouzou Taba 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).

  • Tape loading apparatus for loading a magnetic tape in a magnetic recording and reproducing system
    Patent number: 5930070
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproducing system including a reel base for supplying or taking up a tapelike magnetic recording medium, and a tension band for braking the reel base, which is wound around the reel base through a predetermined angle. First and second retainers are provided for holding opposite ends of the tension band, respectively. The first and second retainers are pivotally attached to a pivotal tension arm. The tension arm has a tension post so that the magnetic recording medium is brought into sliding contact with the tension post. An urging member is provided for adjusting the tension of the magnetic recording medium to a desired value. The system also includes a control member which has a contact portion capable of being brought into contact with a guide portion of the second retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Tanabe, Shoji Kawahara, Kenji Sasaki, Ichiro Senda, Kouzou Taba, Masayuki Akieda