Patents by Inventor Masatsugu Aoki

Masatsugu Aoki 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: 4337697
    Abstract: A printer for printing function symbols and numerals, characterized by comprising a type wheel for printing numerals which can rotate with a rotary shaft and which can move in the axial direction of the rotary shaft, a type wheel for printing function symbols which can rotate with the rotary shaft and which can move in the axial direction of the rotary shaft, and a print hammer whose printing face is provided with a groove and which is arranged in opposition to the type wheels, so that when either one of the type wheels lies in a printing position, the other type wheel is confronted to the groove of the printing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatsugu Aoki, Yasuhiko Iwane
  • Patent number: 4133422
    Abstract: A simplified and compact typing machine to be incorporated in an electronic calculator has a type wheel for presenting different numerals upon rotation. The type wheel is moved along a line of digits, i.e., laterally and in the generally horizontal direction, for typing successive numerals and the typing is performed when a hammer head is swung, or the type wheel is rotated, by the movement in one direction of an acting rod of an electromagnetic relay. The same relay acting rod also laterally moves the type wheel in the direction of the line of digits, on its return motion, by a distance corresponding to the space of one digit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Suzuki, Ikutaro Inoue, Hideo Tamai, Masatsugu Aoki
  • Patent number: 4051942
    Abstract: A printing apparatus for an electronic calculator or the like comprises a first type wheel formed with mathematical operator symbols which is fixed to a spline shaft and a second type wheel formed with digits which is slidably mounted on the spline shaft for integral rotation. A stepping motor rotates the spline shaft for character selection. A carriage is connected to the second type wheel and is movable by a cable wound around drive and take-up spools to move the second type wheel along the spline shaft for serial feed. A single electrical solenoid actuates a printing hammer for printing and subsequently actuates a ratchet and pawl mechanism to serially feed the second type wheel by one character position in one reciprocation of the solenoid plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Suzuki, Ikutaro Inoue, Hideo Tamai, Masatsugu Aoki
  • Patent number: 3978438
    Abstract: A frequency band selection switch and variable resistor assembly for one channel of a television tuner in which tuning is performed by varying a tuning voltage. A tuning shaft is connected to the slider of the variable resistor through a harmonic drive reduction gear assembly. A tuning scale is connected to the slider through a bored tuning scale shaft through which the tuning shaft coaxially extends. A bored switch shaft through which both the tuning and tuning scale shafts coaxially extend carries a movable contact of the band selection switch and a frequency band indicator. An assembly support member has a graduated dial associated with both the tuning scale and the frequency band indicator in a unitary manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masatsugu Aoki