Patents by Inventor Masahiro Funakoshi

Masahiro Funakoshi 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).

  • Heat transfer recording apparatus with common drive source for driving plural elements
    Patent number: 5412407
    Abstract: A heat transfer recording apparatus which is arranged to transfer ink from a heat transfer printing medium to a recording medium by selective application of heat while transporting the heat transfer printing medium and the recording medium. The apparatus is provided with a winding mechanism for winding the heat transfer printing medium, a rewinding mechanism for rewinding the heat transfer printing medium, a transporting mechanism for transporting the heat transfer printing medium and the recording medium, a discharging mechanism for discharging the recording medium, a cutter for cutting the recording medium after completion of image recording, and a driving-force transmitting mechanism for selectively transmitting the driving force of a common drive source to the winding mechanism, the rewinding mechanism, the discharging mechanism, and the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Okubo, Toshiyuki Hayashi, Masahiro Funakoshi
  • Thermal transfer recording apparatus
    Patent number: 5281977
    Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer recording apparatus capable of regulating the amount of transport of ink sheet according to the selected recording sheet, thereby maintaining uniform quality of image recording. The apparatus is provided with an ink sheet transporting mechanism, a recording sheet transporting mechanism, a thermal recording head, a selector for selecting the recording sheet, and a controller for regulating the transport amount of ink sheet according to the selected recording sheet. For a recording sheet with rougher recording surface, the transport amount of ink sheet is so regulated to increase the amount of transferred ink, thereby better covering the rougher recording surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeharu Kurita, Toshiyuki Hayashi, Toshiyuki Takano, Masahiro Funakoshi
  • Heat transfer recording apparatus with a common drive source for selective plural functions
    Patent number: 5041845
    Abstract: A heat transfer recording apparatus for transmitting the ink of a heat transfer medium to a recording medium to thereby record an image on the recording medium has conveying member for conveying the recording medium, winding member for winding the heat transfer medium after image recording, a cutter for cutting the recording medium after image recording, a drive source, first force transmitting member for transmitting the drive force of the drive source to the winding member and second force transmitting member for transmitting the drive force of the drive source to the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Ohkubo, Toshiyuki Hayashi, Masahiro Funakoshi