Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Segawa

Kunihiko Segawa 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).

  • Original holder adaptable for both laterally long and vertically long images
    Patent number: 5835201
    Abstract: An original holder of the present invention can be inserted in a plurality of different directions into a flat bed scanning-type image reading apparatus. This structure allows both a laterally long image and a vertically long image to be promptly displayed as an erecting image without any specific operations. An original holder (10) embodying the invention includes a lower frame (12) and an upper frame (14), which are joined with each other to allow free opening and closing. The lower frame (12) and the upper frame (14) respectively have inner openings (12W,14W). The original holder (10) holds an original P in such a manner that the periphery of the original P is clamped between the lower frame (12) and the upper frame (14) and that the original P is observable through the openings (12W,14W). The original holder 10 has a substantially square shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Itano, Kunihiko Segawa