Patents by Inventor Kozo Kishida

Kozo Kishida 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 for monochrome and color printing
    Patent number: 5082381
    Abstract: A printer for use with both monochrome and color ink ribbon cartridges has a cartridge holder which is rotatable to correctly position the ink ribbon of whichever cartridge is put in place in front of the print head. The cartridge holder and a transmission for driving it are mounted on a carriage which is movable in front of a platen. A driving motor for powering the transmission is placed on the carriage to convert the printer from monochrome so as to be able to use with either a monochrome or a color ink ribbon cartridge and a switch having two sets of contacts in a single circuit responds to the presence of a color ink ribbon cartridge to position the color ribbon in front of the printer at a color home position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Kishida, Hiromi Shishiuchi, Takao Mimura
  • Printer for monochrome and color printing
    Patent number: 4867587
    Abstract: A printer for use with both monochrome and color ink ribbon cartridges has a cartridge holder which is rotatable to correctly position the ink ribbon of whichever cartridge is put in place in front of the print head. The cartridge holder and a transmission for driving it are mounted on a carriage which is movable in front of a platen. A driving motor for powering the transmission is placed on the carriage to convert the printer from monochrome so as to be able to use with either a monochrome or a color ink ribbon cartridge and a switch having two sets of contacts in a single circuit responds to the presence of a color ink ribbon cartridge to position the color ribbon in front of the printer at a color home position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation, a Japanese Corporation
    Inventors: Kozo Kishida, Hiromi Shishiuchi, Takao Mimura