Patents by Inventor Masami Sasou

Masami Sasou 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).

  • Patent number: 6367727
    Abstract: A roll photo film includes a spool which has a cylindrical core. A light-shielding sheet has a front end portion and a rear end portion. The front end portion is secured to the core. A first end of a photo filmstrip is secured to one securing position on the light-shielding sheet. The photo filmstrip is wound about the core in a roll form with the light-shielding sheet. A roll photo film producing apparatus includes a punch/die set, which has a trimming punch and a trimming die, and trims the rear end portion with a reduced width. A hole-forming punch and a hole-forming die are incorporated in the punch/die set, and cut a retaining hole through the rear end portion in a simultaneous manner with trimming of the rear end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Sasou, Teruyoshi Makino
  • Patent number: 6079654
    Abstract: A roll photo film includes a spool which has a cylindrical core. A light-shielding sheet has a front end portion and a rear end portion. The front end portion is secured to the core. A first end of a photo filmstrip is secured to one securing position on the light-shielding sheet. The photo filmstrip is wound about the core in a roll form with the light-shielding sheet. A roll photo film producing apparatus includes a punch/die set, which has a trimming punch and a trimming die, and trims the rear end portion with a reduced width. A hole-forming punch and a hole-forming die are incorporated in the punch/die set, and cut a retaining hole through the rear end portion simultaneously with trimming of the rear end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masami Sasou, Teruyoshi Makino
  • Patent number: 6021973
    Abstract: A take-up spool to be set in a photo film take-up chamber is used with a roll photo film of the 120 type to be loaded in a photo film supply chamber. The take-up spool has a slit, formed in a spool core to extend in an axial direction, is open in first and second openings, and has first and second walls. A trapezoidal erect plate is disposed erectly on the first wall, oriented crosswise to the axial direction. The erect plate has first and second inclined edges, confronted respectively with the first and second openings, and inclined with reference to the first wall. A pair of lateral claws are disposed on respective lateral faces of the erect plate to extend in the axial direction. Two press ridges project from the second wall. In combination, the roll photo film includes a spool, a photo filmstrip, a trailer, a leader, and a retainer hole formed in the leader. The retainer hole receives insertion of the erect plate, and is retained by the lateral claws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruyoshi Makino, Masami Sasou