Patents by Inventor Kozo Toda

Kozo Toda 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).

  • Communication apparatus for selected data and speech communication
    Patent number: 5093857
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a facsimile system for performing data communication, a plurality of telephone sets for performing speech communication; and a control unit for controlling the facsimile system. Each telephone set includes a display unit for displaying a state of data communication. The control unit selectively sends information associated with the state of the facsimile system to the telephone sets to cause the display units to display the state of the facsimile system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takehiro Yoshida, Kenzo Sakakibara, Kozo Toda
  • Image communication system having improved line control
    Patent number: 5020096
    Abstract: An image communication apparatus includes a plurality of speech or nonspeech communication terminals and a line controller for connecting the plurality of terminals to a communication line. Each of the terminals includes an image reader circuit for reading an original image, and the line controller includes a transmitter for transmitting image data by the image reader circuit to the communication line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenzo Sakakibara, Takehiro Yoshida, Kozo Toda
  • Recording apparatus with sheet size selection
    Patent number: 4956723
    Abstract: There is disclosed a facsimile apparatus or the like with plural feeding units for feeding sheets of different sizes, in which a sheet of smaller size is automatically selected for recording information necessary for monitoring the functioning of the apparatus, thereby avoiding unnecessary consumption of recording sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kozo Toda