Patents by Inventor Masaharu Tabuchi

Masaharu Tabuchi 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).

  • Band-like matter fastening seal, roll photo film, apparatus and methods for manufacturing a band-like matter unit
    Patent number: 7374803
    Abstract: A band-like matter fastening seal for fixing a wound end of a band-like matter that is wound in a roll form to the body of said band-like matter, includes: a first attaching part adhered to said end of the band-like matter; a second attaching part having an attaching side adhered to the body of the matter in order to fasten the end to the body of the matter; and a handle part extended from the second attaching part, the attaching side being exposed when the attaching side is lifted from a masking side covering the attaching side, wherein the handle part rises up along the tangent line of the roll when a portion of the band-like matter fastening seal in the vicinity of the handle part is curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Tabuchi, Takashi Komine, Yukio Seto, Hironori Sasaki, Akihiro Sanda, Nobuo Sugiyama, Yasuko Sano, Naoki Yoshikawa, Mototada Yasui
  • Band-like matter fastening seal, roll photo film, apparatus and methods for manfacturing a band-like matter unit
    Publication number: 20020168598
    Abstract: A band-like matter fastening seal for fixing a wound end of a band-like matter that is wound in a roll form to the body of said band-like matter, includes: a first attaching part adhered to said end of the band-like matter; a second attaching part having an attaching side adhered to the body of the matter in order to fasten the end to the body of the matter; and a handle part extended from the second attaching part, the attaching side being exposed when the attaching side is lifted from a masking side covering the attaching side, wherein the handle part rises up along the tangent line of the roll when a portion of the band-like matter fastening seal in the vicinity of the handle part is curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu Tabuchi, Takashi Komine, Yukio Seto, Hironori Sasaki, Akihiro Sanda, Nobuo Sugiyama, Yasuko Sano, Naoki Yoshikawa, Mototada Yasui
  • Apparatus and method for producing photographic roll film
    Patent number: 6372065
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus comprising a film-cutting means for cutting a lengthy photographic film fed from a film roll into those having a length suitable for a film size included in film information, a conveyer apparatus for changing transport operation for a photographic film strip depending on the film size, a timing-changing means for changing transport timing for the photographic film strip to be fed to a winding section depending on the film size, and a timing-changing means for changing transport timing for a shield paper strip to be fed to the winding section depending on the film size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Tabuchi, Yukio Seto, Taro Yamamoto