Patents by Inventor Miho Ataka

Miho Ataka 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: 5390003
    Abstract: An image forming system, for preventing forgery of paper money, a check, securities or the like, having a plurality of copying apparatuses, and a controller, for controlling each of the copying apparatuses, connected with them through a communication line. The copying apparatus includes a reader which reads an image as of the paper money, etc. and which outputs image data corresponding to the image; a printer for printing the image read by the reader on paper; a first transmitter for transmitting the image data to the controller through the communication line; and a prohibiting device for prohibiting an operation of the printer. A signal, which prohibits copying, is transmitted from the controller to the copying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ikunori Yamaguchi, Keiji Nakatani, Miho Ataka